How Can Information System Provide A Competitive Advantage?

With information systems we mean 'Computerized information systems' that tend to automate the work flow process within an organization and ensure a smooth flow of operations. They also help reduce the paperwork and improve the effectiveness of managers and an efficient usage of resources by reducing the input significantly and optimizing the outputs. Also, it is less cumbersome to automate the process of storing and retrieving the data virtually than maintaining enormous records in papers.

Competitive Advantage can be gained through offering your business in a unique way which is the differentiation. The other way is cost leadership which means that you have the lowest cost in the market. It can be said that a well organized Information System can be the suitable bedrock for your company to accomplish its goals and it is directly related to the strategies of the company how to make use of the IT and IS as one of the RESOURCES in this direction.

By the principle of give and take

Yes. Information system provides competitive advantage to a business or organization
The company needed to reliably, easily and securely transfer sensitive files and implement a system to share files and ensure a business continuity/disaster recovery plan.
On the other hand, if that organization has all the above sources of information and uses it then the said organization is going to improve and succeed if not gain more profits.