CHAPTER ONE
1.1    INTRODUCTION
    The ability to obtain and analyze a sufficient quality of relevant information is a key requirement for effective decision. Management information system should supply the basic information that a manager need in order to make decision. This move closely with the information provided is tallies with the decision-making needs. The better the decision that he will be made. This means that the designers of an information system information flows and by way it, and make it quickly available, decision process or greatly improved.
Management information system, when properly designed usually brings about changes system must be individually designed for each organization, tailor made for a particular purpose and objectives. In order to examine and painting the usefulness in denying management information system for an organization. I will like to take a case study of lever brother Nigerian Plc.
1.2    OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
The aim and objectives of this research work is basically to study variables to be put into consideration in choosing and designing an effective management information system. The study also intends to make it clear to every manager and management executives that they are board to understand how an inflation system works as well as how to use it.
1.3    STATEMENT OF PROBLEMS
As the research is variously urged to shed more light on the great importance of effective management information system to Lever Brother Nigeria Plc,the problem of giving adequate information as a decision for  disclosing necessary information considered confidential to the Organization is encountered.
Also the problem of finding text books and Journal that exhaustively treat the topic in question, management information system is countered for this undoubtedly sabers the research of her hope full identify and system solution to some or all problems associated with the designing of the management information system.
1.4    HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF LEVER BROTHER NIGERIA PLC LAGOS.
Lever Brother Nigeria Plc (RCIIB) was established:- April 1923 as Lever Brother (West Africa) Limited; It is the oldest surviving manufacturing concerning in Nigeria today. The business as conceived by the founder “LORD LEVER HULM” was basically to manufactures soap using local palm oil over years, however, it has diversified into the production and marketing of non Soaps, Detergents, foods and Personal productions. However, Lever Brothers is a subsidy of the multi local and national company Unilever Plc. Its equally holdings are today 50.40% Unilever and 49.06% Nigeria Investors.
    Through selected acquisition and mergers, the company  range of quality product is broad, these include Omo, Lux,. Oxbar, Ran, Close – up fresh, Esteem hair care range, Raslure, blue band, Breden, Hoslum, Royco, Lipton yellow label tea e.t.c. The top sheet branches are produced in four factory sites in Apapa the oldest Aba factory built in 1957 producing detergents. Agbara a food factory which was commissioned in 1987, and orgene the latest after the mayor of Unilever Nigeria limited with lever brother Nigeria Plc. And thus where the manufacturing of their Personal Products Boards is consolidated.
    A major restructuring of the company was affecting in 1959 for more effective control and management the post of chairman and managing Director formally held by an individual was split. Thus on January 1st 1998 Mr. Felix Ohiwere was appointed chairman and Mr. R. E Clerk became vice chairman/Chief Executive. The company also changed from its directional structure to a functional one. Lever Brother Nigeria Plc. New functional directors of corporate relation/Personnel logistics, finance, Marketing Customer’s Service and technology duties. The present focus is towards a redesigned and improvement on the company’s  work culture engine system improvement. Taking the interest of its community. Public and shareholder very much to heart. The company does not have depot in state they only have regional offices and it is being divided into four (4) Zones.
SOUTH WEST REGIONAL OFFICE