Internal Control: Management Information System (Mis)
Internal Control: Management Information System (MIS)
The OLUS HOTEL is a 100% Filipino-owned corporation duly registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission since June 2009. It is a three-story building along Quezon Hi-way. Situated at the techno hub district of Quezon, its presence has helped spur the current thrust and development of other areas going farther north. This synergistic relationship has given several competitive advantages, which are translated into profits for the sustainable operation of the hotel.
OLUS HOTEL has a database manager, customized software that serves as the company’s property management system. It is powerful software platform that provides the hotel with immediate access to electronically updated rates, availability, and stay controls. It also provides access to hotel inventory along with the ability to deliver reservations through several distribution systems. By using such, there is an increase in efficiency in sales and effectiveness for the revenue management controls are literally placed in properties’ hands.
The cores of the system are the following: the front desk, where they input check in or check out, the second is the accounting where they audit revenue daily and third is housekeeping who inputs the status of the rooms.
These stand alone programs are due for linking in 6 months time. The data are backed-up. Dates are backup daily and stored in a fire proof place. Weekly back-ups are also done that are stored off-site using hard drives to ensure data backups. The only one who can access and monitors the whole data base in their MIS officer, he sees to it that there would be no interruption in the distribution of electricity and the computer where the database is managed. In case of blackout, the UPS or uninterrupted power supply is used to avoid loss of information.
To maintain logical security, access is only permitted by the use of a valid and unique identity (ID) and password combination.
The OLUS HOTEL is a 100% Filipino-owned corporation duly registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission since June 2009. It is a three-story building along Quezon Hi-way. Situated at the techno hub district of Quezon, its presence has helped spur the current thrust and development of other areas going farther north. This synergistic relationship has given several competitive advantages, which are translated into profits for the sustainable operation of the hotel.
OLUS HOTEL has a database manager, customized software that serves as the company’s property management system. It is powerful software platform that provides the hotel with immediate access to electronically updated rates, availability, and stay controls. It also provides access to hotel inventory along with the ability to deliver reservations through several distribution systems. By using such, there is an increase in efficiency in sales and effectiveness for the revenue management controls are literally placed in properties’ hands.
The cores of the system are the following: the front desk, where they input check in or check out, the second is the accounting where they audit revenue daily and third is housekeeping who inputs the status of the rooms.
These stand alone programs are due for linking in 6 months time. The data are backed-up. Dates are backup daily and stored in a fire proof place. Weekly back-ups are also done that are stored off-site using hard drives to ensure data backups. The only one who can access and monitors the whole data base in their MIS officer, he sees to it that there would be no interruption in the distribution of electricity and the computer where the database is managed. In case of blackout, the UPS or uninterrupted power supply is used to avoid loss of information.
To maintain logical security, access is only permitted by the use of a valid and unique identity (ID) and password combination.