摘要：The introduction of up-to-date information technologies in all aspects of business activities, maritime industry included, represents the basic prerequisite of success. Due to extremely difficult situation in maritime industry in most under-developed countries, there are no adequate information systems. Wishing to present the current situation and the possibilities of application of up-to-date scientific methods in projecting and implementing information systems, this paper deals with: (a) Up-to-date methodological approach to projecting information systems through CSF (Critical success factor), E-M (End- Means), BSP (Business System Planning) methods and their comparative analysis; (b) Present condition of information systems in shipping companies of most under-developed countries; (c) Possibilities of modeling the existing systems through determining the business goals and projecting matrix relations between business organizational units, processes, and data classes; (d) Upgrading of these relations by HIPO (Hierarchy Input Process Output) method, referring to input-output diagrams of certain business processes; (e) Possible architecture of integrated shipping company information systems; (f) Review of integrated ship information systems as a key subsystem of a shipping company.
关键词：information system; modeling; shipping company
