...Information Systems Proposal BIS/220 Computer Information Systems Table of Contents Introduction 3 Understanding the market challenges 3 Internal operations and External operations 3 Information Technology Comparison chart 4 Technology and Information systems benefits and drawbacks 4 Bullets of successful strategy 5 References 6 Thriving as a small business in a competitive market calls for many ingenious strategies to remain afloat. As companies enter into the market they can become easily consumed, overwhelmed and sometimes unnoticeable. Opening business doors as a nostalgic record store immediately identifies a consumer demand, in efforts of remaining competitive and ultimately in business. As many internal operations are facets to efficient workplace process equating to fiscal conservatism, there are also many external factors that are paralleled. This proposal shall outline the effectiveness and detriments of many technologies and information systems that remain current in the market for small businesses today. After reviewing the consumer market drive for record store inventory, results have demonstrated the most effective method to liquidate the product inventory would be marketing. By streamlining an effective marketing campaign and a competitive edge strategy the company would have the ability to target specific audience within the context of the company’s products...
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...Delivery through Information Management Case Description According to government sources, U.S. expenditures on health care in 2009 reached nearly $2.4 trillion dollars ($2.7 trillion by the end of 2010). Despite this vaunting national level of expenditure on medical treatment, death rates due to preventable errors in the delivery of health services rose to approximately 98,000 deaths in 2009. To address the dual challenges of cost control and quality improvement, some have argued that what is needed is an integrated electronic medical record (EMR) system and associated information technology-enabled processes. While the information systems currently available may meet the needs of the industry, the question remains as to what is required within and by the health care services organization to achieve a satisfactory response to these dual challenges. At the present time, Partners Healthcare System (PHS) maintains a centralized digital records library on over 5 million patients, augmented in real-time by data, textual comments, and artifacts (i.e. x-rays, MRI’s, EKG’s, etc.) as these patients visit doctor offices, receive hospital-based or home care services, and obtained prescription medications and other therapies. Procedures are in place to ensure the data quality and integrity of these patient files. Going forward, any health care professional across the network can access a patient’s complete record, ensuring accurate, timely, and comprehensive information sharing about...
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...achieve your organizational goals every year Summary of practices 1. Safe, Healthy And Happy Workplace 2. Open Book Management Style 3. Performance Linked Bonuses 4. 360-Degree Performance Management Feedback System 5. Fair Evaluation System For Employees 6. Knowledge Sharing 7. Highlight Performers 8. Open House Discussions And Feedback Mechanisms 9. Reward Ceremonies 10. Delight Employees With The Unexpected [pic] 1. Safe, Healthy and Happy Workplace Creating a safe, healthy and happy workplace will ensure that your employees feel homely and stay with your organization for a very long time. Capture their pulse through employee surveys. [pic] 2. Open Book Management Style Sharing information about contracts, sales, new clients, management objectives, company policies, employee personal data etc. ensures that the employees are as enthusiastic about the business as the management. Through this open book process you can gradually create a culture of participative management and ignite the creative endeavor of your work force.. It involves making people an interested party to your strategic decisions, thus aligning them to your business objectives. Be as open as you can. It helps in building trust & motivates employees. Employee self service portal, Manager on-line etc. are the tools available today to the management to practice this style. [pic] 3. Performance linked Bonuses Paying out bonuses or having any kind...
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...service provider in Malaysia and operating 20 private specialist hospitals in Malaysia and two hospitals in Jakarta, Indonesia. Since the opening of the first hospital in Johor Bahru in 1981, KPJ has now served the community for three decades. Today, KPJ has its staff strength of 8,992 employees who support the medical services provided by 860 Medical Consultants specializing in various disciplines including Cardiology, Oncology, Plastic, Orthopaedic and Reconstructive Surgery. KPJ always continue to invest in the latest equipment to enhance medical and surgical outcomes. Financial Position In the fiscal year of 2007, KPJ Health Care Berhad had earned the first billion dollar and this achievement had brought the KPJ Group come in to a new chapter after more than 25...
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...assessment in selecting an EHR product for a health care workplace The purpose of the needs assessment is to determine the gap between an organization’s current state and the overall needs of the organization with consideration to the strategic plan. The process is usually initiated by a person or group with a vision of the future. Evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses of the organization related to efficiency, quality, and financial strengths should be considered. Understanding an organization’s current state workflow process as well as long-term goals related to efficiency, quality, and financial outcomes by creating a gap analysis can assist the decision-making group. Long-term goals in today’s environment include the patient needs within a clinical setting, getting feedback from patients to evaluate how they may use technology to connect with medical personnel for their healthcare needs. “Use of systems for patients to self-schedule, entering data into daily logs for chronic illness, and Internet-enabled communication to their healthcare team are cogent considerations” (Hebda & Czar, 2013, p. 155). Implementing a new electronic health records (EHR) system to replace manual records is a complicated task. EHRs use complex algorithms to exchange patient data among different physicians and departments such as pharmacies and laboratories. EHRs are becoming increasingly popular because employees and patients can access records anytime and anywhere. Patient drug alerts are also...
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...Best Practices in Records Management & Regulatory Compliance Andy Moore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Cheryl McKinnon, Hummingbird Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . .4 Records Management: Beyond the Quick Fix There’s a movie playing at my multiplex that warns against placing blind trust in technology, because it’ll getcha in the end. I haven’t seen it yet …” The RM Challenge of Electronic Communications The world of a typical knowledge worker is changing once again. Over the last two decades the technology revolution has broadened access to authoring tools, e-mail and other forms of electronic communication … TOWER Software North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Randolph Kahn, Esq. & . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Barclay T. Blair, Kahn Consulting E-Mail Management: Avoiding the 6 Common Mistakes Information management has become a vital focus for all organizations to address risk mitigation, compliance and overall business continuity … Records Management Redefined: From The Backroom to the Boardroom What is Records Management? Records management is the application of policies, practices, technologies and other management controls … Del Zane and Dean Berg, Stellent . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Turning Compliance Projects into Business Processes In the not-too-distant past, compliance initiatives often were characterized by back-office operations that involved large volumes of records … Michael McLaughlin, Exact Software . . . . . ....
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...in January 2011 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems without permission in writing from the publisher. CONTENTS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Introduction: Why a Grievance Handling Procedure is Vital Definition of Grievances and Complaints at the Workplace Work-related Grievance Types of Grievance: General vs Individual Handling of General Grievances Handling of Individual Grievances Making the Grievance Procedure Work Employee Counselling Handling Unexpected Scenarios 01 02 03 05 06 09 12 20 24 28 10. Going Beyond the Organisation 01 1. Introduction: Why a Grievance Handling Procedure is Vital There is a greater diversity in the Singapore workplace today, comprising employees from different age, nationality, gender, ethnic and religious background. In such work environment, miscommunication and misunderstanding are likely. If not managed properly, such misunderstandings will affect employees’ moral and productivity. With employees being more Internet savvy and the popularity of social media, such unhappiness may also be publicised on social media platforms such as Facebook or Twitter. Such negative publicity can affect the employers’ image and brand, causing unnecessary embarrassment to the management. In some cases, such grievances can also lead to expensive and time consuming litigations. Employers can pre-empt such situations by creating...
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...Working safely with trees recommended practices for the amenity tree industry WORKING SAFELY WITH TREES Foreword The amenity tree industry presents a challenging and changeable work environment associated with a high rate of injuries and several fatalities – the majority involving unexpected falling trees and branches. Tree-related fatalities were examined in depth as part of the Work Related Fatalities Program – a joint venture involving the Victorian WorkCover Authority, the State Coroner’s Office and VIOSH Australia (University of Ballarat). The Tree Felling Safety Group (TFSG) was formed as a result of this work to promote health and safety in forestry, arboriculture and urban tree industries. The TFSG includes representatives from industry, local government, unions and WorkSafe Victoria – the operational name for the health and safety arm of the Victorian WorkCover Authority. The Group is keen to see potential solutions implemented to help to prevent death and serious injury involving tree workers. The development of this guidance material was a TFSG initiative. The result is a practical and user-friendly guide produced by industry representatives that aims to improve workers’ awareness and understanding of common hazards, risks and safety requirements, while assisting employers to meet their legal obligations. I urge everyone working in the amenity tree industry to use this booklet as a constant reference point, particularly supervisors and team...
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...expansion in 1993 added a plastic beverage container production plant in Albany, GA. Most recently, the fan manufacturing operations moved from Michigan to a new plant in China in 2000. As the industry leader in the use of polymer materials, Riordan’s diverse customer base includes automotive parts manufacturers, appliance manufacturers, aircraft manufactures, the Department of Defense, and beverage makers and bottlers. Executive Summary Riordan has three plants based in Albany, Georgia, Pontiac, Michigan, a joint venture in Hangzhou, China, and a corporate headquarters in San Jose, California. Because each location has its own separate finance and accounting system, Team C finds that it will be feasible and cost-effective to find ways to combine the systems with a seamless compatibility by addressing the accounting department first. The other three areas of Riordan that are integral in sustainability and growth of the company are in need of attention as well. The departments that Team C proposes to improve with the implementation of sufficient systems or subsystems are Human Resources, Legal, and Sales and Marketing. The HR department has information that is either not being stored properly, stored in unknown databases, housed in file cabinets or cannot be located. A newly proposed system will tie all information together in all locations and provide a secure central repository. The legal department is governed by...
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...from the research article in general to letters. Studies on genre analysis into meeting minutes are however, very limited and so the aim of this study is to investigate the communicative purpose, schematic structure and lexico grammatical features which characterize this genre. Swales' (1990) rhetorical approach to genre analysis was used to investigate eighteen meeting minutes which revealed the occurrence of seven moves with each having its own communicative purpose and linguistic features which characterize the genre as a formal one. The study has implications for genre studies in the area of pedagogy and further research. Key words: genre, minutes, discourse, moves, steps, Ghana. 1.0 INTRODUCTION Minutes is a highly formal written genre situated in the domain of business discourse and is an official record and considered a legal document by auditors, IRS and the law courts. Oxford defines it as a written record of what is said and decided at a meeting. It is used by institutions, corporate bodies and varied organisations. Its main communicative purpose is to record and relay information to the members of that discourse community. It also gives members the platform to express their views and opinions and take decisions on pertinent issues and admonish or caution the users of that genre. Swales and Feak (2009:1), define genre as ‘a type of text or discourse designed to achieve a set of communicative purpose’. According to Holmes, these communicative purposes are distinctive...
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...Business Research Report Information Technology in Marketing Table of Contents Executive Summary……………………………………………………………………………………………………….3 Introduction………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….4 Research Findings………………………………………………………………………………………………………….5 Hyper Targeting………………………………………………………………………………………………………….5 Social Media……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….6 Customer Relationship Management (CRM)……………………………………………………………….7 Recommendations…………………………………………………………………………………………………………8 Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….8 References…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….9 Executive Summary This report examines new information technology that is available to help marketers. People spend so much time online these days that it is almost impossible to market without using technology and still reach a large number of consumers. The three technologies we chose to study for this are hyper targeting, social media and customer relationship management (CRM). Hyper targeting is the ability to advertise to certain people or groups of people based on specific criteria. Hyper targeting was first heard of through MySpace and involves using information like age, sex, location and interests to determine who to advertise what content to. Social media, dating sites and shopping sites all use given registration information to learn more about consumers. The more companies know about people, the better they can decide...
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...Is Social Business working out? Ricardo Thomas Florida Tech University Is social business working out? summary of major issues The social media platforms growth in the average person's life has significantly altered our communication with each other, both at home and in the workplace. In recent years companies have been trying to leverage the power of social media within the business environment. Once the value of social business is understood and the effective use of the many available tools are utilized, it can be advantageous to an organization's bottom-line. Several known implementation challenges can be averted if these prerequisites are in place before implementing a tool. The example of the NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center which launched a custom-built enterprise social network called ‘Spacebook’ to help small teams collaborate without e-mailing larger groups demonstrated the need to have full employee buy-in. The program was quickly decommissioned, due to users being overlooked during its implementation. The design failed to take into account the users' adaptability, it didn’t focus on the people. It had been designed and developed without taking into consideration the organization's culture and politics. No one knew how Spacebook would help them to do their jobs, as opposed to an existing method of collaboration such as e-mail. The case demonstrates that while modern social and collaboration tools can be a huge benefit to productivity, most organizations...
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...Ethics We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to providing a workplace that is free of discrimination of all types from abusive, offensive or harassing behavior. We are committed to creating a work environment where everyone is treated with dignity and respect, bringing out the full potential of each person. This philosophy will, in turn, contribute directly to our business success. The success of our business is dependent on the trust and confidence we earn from our employees, customers and shareholders. We gain credibility by adhering to our commitments, displaying honesty and integrity and reaching company goals solely through honorable conduct. Managers have a responsibility to create an open and supportive environment where employees feel comfortable raising concerns in respect to ethics and transparency. We all benefit tremendously when employees exercise their power to prevent mistakes or wrongdoing by asking the right questions at the right times. We believe in protecting all confidential company information, as well as nonpublic information entrusted to us by employees, customers and other business partners. We will not disclose confidential and nonpublic information without a valid business purpose and proper authorization. We create, retain and dispose of our company records as part of our normal course of business in compliance with all policies and guidelines. All corporate records must be true, accurate and complete. Company data must be promptly and...
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...the cost of living. While this social mission has remained its fundamental focus, it also recognises that there are other important aspects of CSR that it can contribute towards. Mr Seah Kian Peng, CEO (Singapore), NTUC FairPrice, said, “Our social mission has always been a fundamental priority for us and we will stay true to our role in providing affordable essentials to all. As a leading retailer, with over 100 supermarket and hypermarket stores, we believe we can create a bigger impact and extend our social responsibility beyond moderating the price of essentials. This is why under our new CSR framework, we aim to be the leading responsible retailer, caring and doing the right things for our customers, our staff, our community and our environment.” To consolidate and drive its CSR efforts in a more strategic manner, a FairPrice CSR Committee was set up at both corporate and board management levels earlier in 2010. The committee comprises members from FairPrice’s Senior...
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...12 2.2 Assess the risks 12 2.3 Control the risks 13 2.4 Review control measures 14 3. SAFE WORK METHOD STATEMENTS 16 3.1 What is a safe work method statement? 16 3.2 Preparing a safe work method statement 17 3.3 Implementing a safe work method statement 18 3.4 Reviewing a safe work method statement 19 4. WHS MANAGEMENT PLANS 21 4.1 What is a WHS management plan? 21 4.2 Preparing a WHS management plan 21 4.3 Implementing the WHS management plan 21 4.4 Reviewing and revising a WHS management plan 22 5. LICENCES 23 5.1 High risk work 23 5.2 Other licences 23 6. INFORMATION, TRAINING, INSTRUCTION AND SUPERVISION 25 6.1 General construction induction training 25 6.2 Workplace specific training 26 6.3 Other training 26 6.4 Supervision 27 7. FACILITIES AND THE WORK ENVIRONMENT 28 7.1 Facilities at a construction workplace 28 7.2 The work environment 29 7.3 Emergency plan 31 8. CONTROLLING RISKS IN CONSTRUCTION WORK 32 8.1 Falls and falling objects 32 8.2 Traffic management 37 8.3 Essential services 38 8.4 Hazardous manual tasks 39 8.5 Hazardous chemicals 40 8.6 Asbestos 44 8.7 Confined spaces 46 8.8 Public access and workplace security 47 8.9 Electricity 48 8.10 Plant 48 8.11 Noise 50 8.12 Steel construction 51 8.13 Concrete placing 52 8.14 Safety signage 53 APPENDIX A – DEFINITIONS 54 APPENDIX B – TECHNICAL STANDARDS AND OTHER REFERENCES 57 APPENDIX C – EXAMPLES OF THE INTERACTION BETWEEN DUTY HOLDERS 59 APPENDIX D –...
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