...Information System Part 1 Page 35 1. A)Based on the textbook, there’s an example of the business such newspaper, newspaper’s readership continue to decline and more than 64 million people receive their news online, 67 million Americans now read blogs, 21 million write blogs. These did not exist 5 years ago (Pew 2008). Social networking such as my space or face book attract 70 and 30 million visitors per month and as we can see businesses are starting to use social networking as the tools to connect with their employee, customers and managers worldwide. B)The emerging mobile digital platform, such Iphone, Blackberry, and tiny web surfing netbooks, growth of online software as a service, the growth in “cloud computing” where ore and more business software runs over the internet. C) Digital Firm is one in which nearly all of the organization’s significant business relationships with customers, suppliers and employees are digitally enabled and mediated. Core business processes are accomplished through digital networks spanning the entire organization or linking multiple organizations. Digital firms are characterized by the use of 4 major information systems: supply chain management-systems seek to automate the relationship between the suppliers and the form to optimize the planning, sourcing, manufacturing, and delivery of products and services; customer relationship management-systems attempt to develop a coherent, integrated view of all the relationships a firm maintains...
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...departments that I chose to do this essay on are Accounting, Marketing, and Human Resources. These departments I feel are the pinnacle of business management. Without these departments a business can’t function or grow and would eventually crash and burn. I hope to enlighten you on how each of these departments software function and show you why each are needed. An excellent software application for Accounting is the Formtran application. This application is known for being the fastest data collector. The application offers compliance, consistency, and efficiency. This provides help with purchase orders, credit memos, invoices, physical inventor forms, fixed asset forms, capital expenditure requests, and check requests. The software provides a system that helps with certification testing, applicant tracking, charitable fund drives, employee satisfaction, pre-employment testing, time sheets, training, and pay roll forms. If one works in the Marketing department one would benefit from Customer relationship management (CRM). CRM is used the most in large organizations. The marketing and sales department can capture, store, and organize information with the use of CRM to better improve the quality of service to existing and new potential customers. At one touch of a button key information about a company’s customers can help marketing personal make timely and accurate decisions. In the Human Resources department, software applications such as iCIMS are being used by companies such as...
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... Busi 2255- 01 0535895 Randall Fisher Due: November 22, 2011 Table of Contents Introduction 3 The industry 3 The Organization 4 The Software package 6 The Inventory Order Module 10 Conclusion 12 Works Cited 13 Introduction I currently work for Passage Auto Parts Ltd, a family owned aftermarket parts distribution business. The company is owned by my father John Swaine, operated my sister Johnna Swaine and myself, Leah Swaine. Throughout this research paper I will be discussing the automotive aftermarket industry in Canada, the specific details of Passage Auto Parts Ltd, and the Jobber Management System (JMS) that the organization currently uses to capture information and conduct daily business activities. I will be touching on the main functions of this software including: strengths, weaknesses, and overall effectiveness in terms of cost and information provided to the organization. I will be elaborating on the inventory order module of JMS, and how the order process is completed within the organization. Many of the areas discussed in the paper will come from my experience within the business, having worked there since it’s beginning, in November of 2005. The Industry Passage Auto Parts Ltd is a member of the automotive aftermarket industry in Canada. The industry is composed of companies that manufacture, distribute, and...
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... | |Course Title |Advanced Information and Management System | |Degree/Program |Master of Management/Master in Business Administration | |Course Description |The information systems function in an organization has a broad responsibility to plan, develop or acquire, implement, and manage an infrastructure of information technology (computers and | | |communications), data (both internal and external), and enterprise-wide information processing systems. It has the responsibility to track new information technology and assist in incorporating | | |it into organization’s strategy, planning, and practices. The activity of developing or acquiring information technology/information systems applications for organizational and | | |inter-organizational processes involves projects...
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...Information Systems and Software Applications Josh Chaplin BIS 219 June 6, 2011 University of Phoenix Information Systems and Software Applications Companies have a large selection of information systems to complement their manufacturing, sales, or service providing business. Managers must consider the needs of the organization when choosing a computer system. The ability to customize a system to address the needs of accounting, finance, human resources, marketing, and management is vital to managing a well rounded information system. Understanding which system can work to fulfill the most important needs will prove to be the most useful systems. Modern organizations require highly specialized information systems to meet the needs of their business environment. Accounting departments look to satisfy accounts payable, accounts receivable, asset management, general ledger, and financial reporting tools. Finance departments rely on accurate complete accounting systems that provide customizable financial reporting. Precisely analyzing financial data to forecast cash flow, credit markets, and investment opportunities allows finance departments to advise management on the health of the organization. Management relies on information systems to plan and make decisions that affect the company. In addition, operations management uses information systems for analyzing each part of their business including production, pricing, quality control, customer service...
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...1. Define the term e-Government. Identify three forms of e-Government and give an example of each. e-Government is the use of information and communications technology to simplify the sharing of information, speed formerly paper-based processes, and improve the relationship between citizens and government. 2. Identify and briefly describe three limitations that complicate the use of handheld devices used for m-commerce. 3. What role do digital certificates and certificate authorities play in e-commerce? Digital Certificates are issued by Certification Authorities (CA). Like a central trusted body is used to issue driving licenses or passports, a CA fulfil the role of the Trusted Third Party by accepting Certificate applications from entities, authenticating applications, issuing Certificates and maintaining status information about the Certificates issued. 4. What is mobile commerce? How big is the mobile commerce market in the U.S.? Mobile commerce (m-commerce) relies on the use of mobile, wireless devices, such as cell phones and smartphones, to place orders and conduct business. 5. Briefly explain the differences among smart, credit, charge, and debit cards. A credit card, such as Visa or MasterCard, has a preset spending limit based on the user’s credit history, and each month the user can pay all or part of the amount owed. A charge card, such as American Express, carries no preset spending limit, and the entire amount charged to the card is due at the end of the...
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...Information System Business Problem Dimensions The three dimensions of business problems are people, organization and technology. People can be detrimental to a business in that they may lack the necessary training or understanding of a business’s information systems. A lack of training or understanding of how the company works, the flow of shipping & receiving of products or inventory, and a company’s business objectives will hinder the success of a business. Managers and workers should be trained in many areas and procedures in order to work more efficiently and effectively. Organization problems in business can be related to outdated business processes, turbulent business environment from unsupportive culture or attitudes, faulty company practices or office politics, to name a few. Some of these organizational issues can be placed on faults in the current system or from influences in the past practices that have not been previously addressed or corrected. Technology can also pose problems within a business by the fast-paced changes that come with new technology such as improvements to computer hardware and software, and database capacities. Adding to technology problems is, the lack of knowledge or employee training in operational practices for the company used electronic systems. Information Technology (IT) “consists of all the hardware and software that a firm needs to use in order to achieve its business objectives” (Laudon & Laudon, 2011, p. 10). This...
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...interrelated components that interact to achieve a goal is: a) A system b) An accounting information system c) Data d) Mandatory information 2. Facts that are collected, recorded, stored and processed by an information system a) Information b) Data c) Systems d) Mandatory information 3. Information is a) What happens when the data exceeds the amount the human mind can absorb. b) The benefit produced by the information minus the cost of producing it. c) Facts that are collected, recorded, stored, and processed by an information system. d) Data that have been organized and processed to provide meaning to a user. 4. Data are a) facts entered, stored, and processed by an information system. b) processed output that is useful to decision makers. c) another word for information. d) quantitative facts that are not qualitative by nature. 5. Which of the following statements below shows the contrast between data and information? a) Data is the output of an AIS. b) Information is the primary output of an AIS. c) Data is more useful in decision-making than information. d) Data and information are the same. 6. The value of information can best be defined as a) how useful it is to decision makers. b) the benefits produced by possessing and using the information minus the cost of producing it. c) how relevant it is. d) the extent to which it maximizes the value chain. 7. An accounting information system (AIS) processes __________ to provide users with __________. ...
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...case considered as a digital signal, and in the second case as converted to an analog signal. ======================== An analog or analogue signal is any continuous signal for which the time varying feature (variable) of the signal is a representation of some other time varying quantity, i.e., analogous to another time varying signal. For example, in an analog audio signal, the instantaneous voltage of the signal varies continuously with the pressure of the sound waves. It differs from a digital signal, in which a continuous quantity is represented by a discrete function which can only take on one of a finite number of values. The term analog signal usually refers to electrical signals; however, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and other systems may also convey analog signals. An analog signal uses some property of the medium to convey the signal's information. For example, an aneroid barometer uses rotary position as the signal to convey pressure information. In an...
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...February 10, 2011 Management Information System Interactive session: Organizations 1. Describe Johnny’s business model and business strategy. What challenges does Johnny’s Lunch face as it begins its expansions? Johnny’s Lunch is restaurant with a distinctive atmosphere, top-notch service, serving well and excellent quality cheap food. Johnny acquired respect and success throughout the years in Jamestown, New York. Johnny wants to increase and expand its name all over the country. Johnny’s Lunch face many challenges as it begins its expansions, such as retain restaurant’s small-town, local flavor as franchises proliferate across the country, and sustain the growth during a weak economy. 2. What systems has the company used or planned to use to overcome these challenges? What types of system are they? What role will each play in helping Johnny’s Lunch overcome these challenges? To overcome these challenges, Johnny’s Lunch uses some systems from state-of-the-art technology, such as point of sales (POS) system and inventory management system. Likewise, Johnny’s Lunch is using a Smart site solution from Pitney Bowes MapInfo. A POS system can captures sales transaction data from anywhere, helps monitor inventory, control wastes, adhere to government regulations, and some other advantages. The Smart Site Solution helped Johnny’s Lunch to see it level of competition, characteristics of prospective franchise location, and around 4,500 locations through the...
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...Johnny’s Lunch face many challenges as it begins its expansions, such as retain restaurant’s small-town, local flavor as franchises proliferate across the country, and sustain the growth during a weak economy. 2. What systems has the company used or planned to use to overcome these challenges? What types of systems are they? What role will each play in helping Johnny’s Lunch overcome these challenges? To overcome these challenges, Johnny’s Lunch uses some systems from state-of-the-art technology, such as point of sales (POS) system and inventory management system. Likewise, Johnny’s Lunch is using a Smart site solution from Pitney Bowes MapInfo. A POS system can captures sales transaction data from anywhere, helps monitor inventory, control wastes, adhere to government regulations, and some other advantages. The Smart Site Solution helped Johnny’s Lunch to see it level of competition, characteristics of prospective franchise location, and around 4,500 locations through the country where Johnny’s Lunch could be successful. 3. What other kinds of systems described in this chapter might help Johnny’s Lunch as it expands? The Supply chain management (SCM) system would help Johnny’s lunch to manage relationship with its suppliers. This system helps suppliers, purchasing firms and distributors to share information about orders. This will facilitate Johnny’s lunch to purchase with a lowest cost and get it delivered with the least amount...
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...In chapter one, the basics of Information Technology was explained in great detail. Certain key topics that were mentioned were the IT architecture, infrastructure and information system. Each has a significant role, for example IT architecture “guide for current operations and a blueprint for future directions”. Also mentioned is computer based information system and its components which are hardware (keyboard, monitor etc) software (programs), database (related files), and network (connecting systems). Chapter one continues to explain various types of information systems which support either a certain part of an organization or an organization as a whole. Certain types of Informational Systems are transaction processing system (records data of basic transactions in the business), Electronic Commerce systems ( B2B, B2C, C2C which is doing business online whether it is business to consumer, vice versa or consumer to consumer- Amazon and Ebay are great examples of companies that combine all 3 aspects of e-commerce) Expert systems (which tries to duplicate the work of humans). Other types of informational systems exist, but I limited to three I found most important to managers and their business. Chapter two goes more in depth regarding real world simulations. Beginning of the chapter compared and contrasted the old vs. the new economy which is digitalized. The digital economy is the basics of business electronically. Such as buying, selling, exchanging of goods servicing and more...
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...Health Information systems Week 4Assignemnt1 Nicole Hartman-Lacerna Professor. Ford 07/25/014 In the health care field and throughout organizations they all do things a little differently and different times as well I feel that when it goes to dealing with electronic medical records every physician and organization has there pros and cons with going this route. They are skeptical of how this will affect not only themselves, but the patients that care for and provide service to. Obama set standards saying that doctors and practices would be reimbursed for using electronic methods because it was the best and safest alternative to paper filing and records. I think that many doctors steer away from this because although the cost of having it set up and paying to keep it maintained is nothing compared to the money that they make, but having to hire those that can use the systems, and taking the time to train them, a and learning themselves and maintaining that they would also be having to take time away from their patients to deal with a new system and adjusting to the processes, but if they did once learned it would be something that all would benefit from they just don’t all see the big picture on that. Another reason that I feel that this isn’t used more is the ease of using it, in researching this I have seen that more and more physicians say that easing into this is far more difficult then they anticipate, and that they are equipped to deal with and it...
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...job that need to submit your updates so the client can be updated also like delivering also loads of programs for example me as photographer I use program called Zenfolio throw this program I can deliver the client there picture show proofs to the client can make slide show and also I can sell pictures throw this program so most of the business can modernize and makes use of the new technology what matter what's your business Q4) loads of people use to think and some of them they use to think this type of phones people bring it up for games and fun but originally this type of devices you can use it for games and you can use it for business for example one of the biggest company in Dubai I can't mention the name they have online enquire system that you can submit your enquire online and they have apple program that reads the enquire give you main idea about the enquire is it regular customer in which session they work the most and...
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...APPLICATION FORM JAPANESE GOVERNMENT（MONBUKAGAKUSHO:MEXT)SCHOLARSHIP FOR 2015 日本政府（文部科学省）奨学金留学生申請書 Undergraduate Students （学部留学生） INSTRUCTIONS（記入上の注意） １．The application should be typed if possible, or neatly handwritten in block letters.（明瞭に記入すること｡） ２．Numbers should be in Arabic numerals.（数字は算用数字を用いること｡） ３．Year should be written using the Anno Domini system. （年号はすべて西暦とすること｡) ４．Proper nouns should be written in full, and not abbreviated. （固有名詞をすべて正式な名称とし、一切省略しないこと｡) ※ Personal data entered in this application will only be used for scholarship selection purposes, and contact information such as E-mail addresses will only be used for building networks after the student returns home and for sending information by the Japanese Government when necessary. （本申請書に記載された個人情報については、本奨学金の選考のために使用するほかは、特にE-mail アドレス等の連絡先については、帰国後における関係者のネットワークを作ること、及び必要に応じ日本政府より各種情報を送信する以外には使用しない。） １．Name in full, in your native language (Sex) （姓名（自国語）） □Male（男） (Family name/Surname) (First name) (Middle name) □Female（女） In Roman capital letters (Marital Status) （ローマ字） (Family name/Surname) (First name) (Middle name) □Single（未婚） ※Write your name exactly as it appears in your passport. （綴りはパスポートの表記と同一にすること） □Married(既婚) ２-1．Nationality（国籍） ２-2．Possession of Japanese nationality □Yes, I have （はい） （日本国籍を有する者） □No, I don’t have（いいえ） ...
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