In a narrow sense, it refers to the information transmission movement through certain channels under the conditions of research, development and application of modern information technology, according to certain requirements.
With the informatization of society, the emergence of a large amount of information and the surge of people's demand for information, information flow has formed a complex and rapidly changing form. This flow can occur between people, between people and institutions, within institutions and between institutions.
Extended data
Information flow can be said to be the nerve of the circulation system, the internal mechanism of the existence and movement of the circulation system, and it plays a very important role in the process of commodity circulation. Its role is mainly manifested in the following aspects.
The circulation process is realized as a whole movement, that is, the movement circulation system of the system is also a collection of various elements, and the reason why different elements can form a collection is to connect them through information.
Information flow not only has the function of connecting the circulation system, but also has the function of communicating the circulation system with the external system and environment. The circulation system is not an isolated system, but a part of the social and economic system.
Other systems constitute the external system and external environment of the circulatory system, which affects the movement of the circulatory system. The circulatory system in turn affects the movement of other systems. The interaction and connection between different systems are also connected by information.
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