Discuss any four (4) of the major constraints, which come in the way of operating a Management Information System (MIS).

Major constraints which come in the way of operating a management information system are as under: Non-availability of experts, who can diagnose fully the objectives of the organisation and give a desired direction needed for operating management information system. Difficulty usually faced by experts, in selecting the sub-systems of MIS, to be designed and operated upon first. Source of availability of experts for running MIS effectively, is not always known to the management. Due to varied objectives of business concerns, the approach adopted by experts for designing and implementing MIS is non-standardised one. Non-availability of cooperation from staff. Non-availability of heavy financial resources required for running the MIS effectively. Turnover of experts is quite high. It is difficult to quantify the benefits of MIS, so that it can be easily comparable with cost. Perception problems as its utility are not readily perceptible by many users.