Abstract:
The New Economy IS dnving a 'Worldwide <conOlTI1C shift that will have a profound impact on our live>;,
Two confluent forces ha,c triggered this phenomenon _ the globalizatlon of bu,inc;;, and the
Information r""hnology (TIl IT " crealmg new opporlumtles for busincs>cs, countries Jnd people by
leveling the playing field for everyone. InfomlallOn Technology Can playa major role to modernize the
IlR management of an orgallllalion. In loday's business environment, llR must become a leader in
Identifymg new bu,inc" opportunities, defil1lng bminess strategy and corporate pnontics, ~nd preparing
the orgamzatlOll for contlllUOUSand ofien di,ruptive ch"ngc;.
To harness the benefit of Human Resources 1Il full potential, an orgamwlion Can adopl " computerized
,)'Stem known a, Human Resource lnfoml.llion Sy,tcm (HIUS). BRIS is designed to support the
plallmng, admlllistratlOn, deCISIon-making, and control activities of human resources. Appl1catlOns su~h
as cmployee ,e1ectioll and placement, payroll, pension, benefits management, training projections, career
progress, equlty monitonng, and productivity evaluation are supported by tlus mfonnatlOn 'y,lcm.
Managing human resources ha. many forms and mamfestations. Im'ariably it boils down to taklllg
deei,ions concerning the employment, non-employment or lenns ofcmployrnent of the human resources
such that the organlzatlonal goals arC mcl. But decision-making is dlfficult under COnd,tions of
ullcertainty. To reduce the level of unccrtainty, the Human Resource Management (HRJ,,1) spe~ialist
requues IIlfonnatlon and data in thc particular environmellt in WlllCh he/she has to function, Such
infonnatioll and data i, pro,ided to HR manager by the HRIS function.
Bangladesh Jute Research Institute (BIIU) i, "n "lLtonomous govemment org"nlzatlon, L1ke other
govermnent orgamzatlOn, t1'aditlOllal (i.e. manual) ')'f>tem of HR transacllOll occurs III lhi, inSlitule.
Valuable time and m"npower are not bemg used IIIall effective mannor beoaus. of tho trJditlOnal system.
Automallon " the most appropriale W"y to reduce the repelltlve task, of HR dcpartmcnt and it also
reduces the manpower cost in the long run.
Flrst phase of this study is to invc.<;tigatethe eXlStmgHR system ofBJRI. The ",,,ond phase oftlle study
IS to develop an HR infonnatiOll system for ~le organization, Development of such a software needs
thorough system analYSIS and design as well as extellsive evaluation and testing before actually
implementation. After ll]vestigatlllg the CUITentsystem of BJRI, a software has been developed name as
HR As,i,t"nt Plus, The developed softw",,, ,,"n roplace the trad,tional HR system of BJRJ. 111Cdet",l
sy,tem aTI"lysis of the software is covered in the ,tudy. A relevant overview of thc literature is also
incorporated to make the study comprehenSLve. The benefits and the ehallengc, involved ill
implemenlmg such aUlomation arc d"cussed exlenSlvely in the study.
