...How integrated information system maximize the value of operation at SEJ. Answer: SEJ’s success that it achieved globally is because of their integrated information system. There is a possibility that an information system followed by any organization either can add value to its operation or can mislead that organization by providing false data. At its early stage of information flow SEJ established an online ordering system or the POS system. This system was one way communication which enables SEJ only to order the products by communicating with the headquarters host computer. But not aid SEJ by the feedback from customers, suppliers or HQ’s host computer, which is essential for future product development. Interactive two-way communication was achieved with the use of Integrated Service Digital Network (ISDN) in 1991. The two way communication enables franchisees to directly access the host computer and the central database containing the POS data and their analyses. The operation part of SEJ was not only to order products but to order in right quantity, maintain the delivery time, maintain the stock keeping units (SKU’s), contact with the manufacturers, suppliers to its new product development. Now describing how this integrated system maximizes the value of SEJ’s operation: * As the integrated information system can record the customers buying preference along with which product is bought at what time, it makes easy for the store managers to determine the delivery volume...
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...University Abstract This paper describes the transformation of the United Parcel Service (UPS) that began as a very small delivery service and evolved into a multimillion dollar company that provides delivery services worldwide. It details how UPS purchased and utilized new technology to improve their performance and provide the best possible service to its customers. It shows the strategic, technical and organizational issues that UPS had to address and how they faced both challenges and opportunities within their logistics and capital business models. History of UPS UPS has increased its speed and efficiency of delivering packages using information technology. UPS began operations in 1907 on the West coast of the U.S. It expanded its business in the 1930’s to include New York and then internationally in the 1970’s. Today, UPS will deliver over 14 million packages all over the world using around 70,000 drivers that are wirelessly connected to the UPS main databases. In the year 1907, America needed delivery service and so Jim Casey borrowed $100 from a friend to begin the American Messenger Company in Seattle WA. In 1913, the company purchased its first Model T, made changes to its delivery methods and changed its name to Merchants Parcel Delivery. In 1924, after expanding outside of the Washington area, they built their first conveyor system to handle packages. In 1930, they expand their services to the east coast. In 1953, it resumed its air operations after...
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...dichotomy in a Theory E approach, incorporating practices driven by an economic imperative and a Theory O approach, incorporating practices for improving organizational capability are questioned by this research. By comparing the integrated model identified by Beer and Nohria (2000) with 18 other change management approaches, the limitations of their model are exposed. Considerable similarities are observed between change management models and this leads to the conclusion that a more comprehensive integrated model should be developed and tested. This includes the importance of identifying the context for change as a prerequisite to change design. Initial research validated the use of an extended list of critical success factors, the utility of a new model for initiating change and reinforced the importance of a contingency paradigm. KEY WORDS : Change, change management, integrated change, business transformation Introduction In the first part of this research ‘Challenging the Code of Change: Part 1. Praxis does not make Perfect’, a comparative review of Beer and Nohria’s (2000) Theory E and Theory O integration thesis led to the conclusion that their model required further development with the following rationale. 1. The limitations identified in the integrated Theory E/Theory O model. Correspondence Address: Nigel Leppitt, Director-Haldane Associates, 14 Carlisle Road, Hampton, Middlesex, TW12 2UL,...
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...Specifying Information Systems for Business Process Integration – A Management Perspective1 Joerg Becker, Alexander Dreiling, Roland Holten, Michael Ribbert University of Muenster Dept. of Information Systems Leonardo-Campus 3 48149 Muenster, Germany {isjobe|isaldr|isroho|ismiri}@wi.uni-muenster.de Abstract Supply chain management and customer relationship management are concepts for optimizing the provision of goods to customers. Information sharing and information estimation are key tools used to implement these two concepts. The reduction of delivery times and stock levels can be seen as the main managerial objectives of an integrative supply chain and customer relationship management. To achieve this objective, business processes need to be integrated along the entire supply chain including the end consumer. Information systems form the backbone of any business process integration. The relevant information system architectures are generally well-understood, but the conceptual specification of information systems for business process integration from a management perspective, remains an open methodological problem. To address this problem, we will show how customer relationship management and supply chain management information can be integrated at the conceptual level in order to provide supply chain managers with relevant information. We will further outline how the conceptual management perspective of business process integration can be supported by...
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...Quality Function Deployment of Custom Orientation Stabilization Integrated Systems September 23, 2012 Scott Jaster ENM5100 Quality Engineering Florida Institute of Technology ABSTRACT The purpose of this paper is to present a description of the Quality Function Deployment (QFD) process with respect to the development of an alternative means of multi-axis orientation stabilization. The intention is to discuss the quality control process of choosing the "best" components for the system, and meeting customer requirements before, during, and after product delivery. There will be an exploration of the Quality Function Deployment (QFD) process that pertains to the systems integration design, manufacture, and delivery process, from the user’s ultimate perspective. The interactions of the various components must be defined by the desired specifications, modeled, and analyzed to produce the optimal setup that meets the respective performance requirements of the user, while following along with the QFD process strategy. The focus will be on the House Of Quality (HOQ), described within. A related discussion will be the determination of the viability and functionality of designing a system capable of efficiently counteracting axial orientation wobbling; but this is the byproduct of the properly employed functional Quality process. Ultimately, the discussed Quality process allows the user to efficiently and subjectively determine the best engineering trade-offs related...
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...recent years. The challenge in their current supply chain system revolves around the inefficient management of their large data base of suppliers, the existence of independent distributors and their inability to communicate and provide direct service to their customer base. Recognizing an immediate need to improve and enhance their supply chain, making it more cost effective and profitable, I have decided to implement portions of the supply chain strategy “Virtual Integration” from companies such as Dell. Although there are several main differences between the two companies which is visible in the comparison, pieces of Dell’s virtual integration strategy can be applied to Ford’s supply chain to improve operations. Through this solution, Ford will implement information technologies and internet, along with innovative concepts from high tech businesses, in order to directly interact and perform transactions with their suppliers and customers. This solution will allow Ford to increase its sales by gaining customer satisfaction and by providing rapid communication with their suppliers, manufacturers, and customers – but also keep current client that enjoy buying from dealerships. Since Dell and Ford are two different types of industries, a modification of the virtual integration system currently used by Dell will be applied. Aspects of the virtual integration system will be added concurrent to the current supply chain system, which will remain. This is critical since trying to introduce...
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...Managing Operations, Information, and Knowledge of Gate Gourmet Words 3,000 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Abstract 4 1.0 Introduction 5 2.0 About Gate Gourmet 5 3.0 Systems that enable efficient use of input resources and their impact on output of goods and services supplied by Gate Gourmet 6 3.1 Transformation Process 6 3.2 Production Techniques 6 1. Cuisine Sous-Vides 6 2. Hot Filling 6 3. Modified Atmosphere Packing 6 4. Food Safety Checks and Assurance Systems 7 5. Gate Serve Provisioning services 7 6. Post Flight Aircraft Stripping 7 2. Existence of Trade-offs within Gate Gourmet and challenges faced by following this approach 8 4.0 Supply Chain Management issues and supplier selection 9 4.1 Supply Chain 9 2. Supply Chain Management 9 3. Impact of integrated system in the management of suppliers and supplier selection 9 1. Alpha Flight Group 9 2. Pourshins 10 3. Supplair 10 4. DeSter 10 5. Potmstudios...
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...This high debt limits the flexibility of Kindred to respond in the market due to low working capital. It was also stated that the high debt made it difficult to pay its debt (2014). Opportunity 1 Gentiva and Centerre Acquisitions (Kindred, 2014) The acquisition of Gentiva provides a potential bigger footprint for Kindred in the integrated care markets. The dimension of the opportunity is the enhanced benefit for the patients care and needed revenue for Kindred. Kindred acquired Centerre Healthcare operating inpatient rehabilitation hospitals for growth in their rehabilitation services. This purchase would be integrated into Kindred’s RehabCare business. The dimension here is that this further growth in the rehabilitation care business would grow and deepen Kindred’s relationships with the best hospitals in the states (Kindred, 2015) Opportunity 2 Grow care management (Kindred, 2014) Kindred’s care management business was launched primarily through the acquisition of Western Reserve Senior Care. Western Reserve filled a much needed gap in its integrated care market providing “primary care, specialty care and urgent care services for seniors who cannot leave...
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...Fedex History | 2 | 2.2. Fedex Malaysia | 3 | 2.3. Fedex Supply Chain | 4 | 2. Product Offered by Fedex | 5 - 10 | 3. Services Offered by Fedex | 11 - 12 | 4. Swot Analysis of Fedex | 13 - 15 | 5. Conclusion | 16 - 17 | 6. References | 18 | 7. Appendix | 19 - 20 | 1. BACKGROUND OF THE COMPANY 2.1. FedEx History FedEx Corporation is the short name originally from Federal Express Corporation. FedEx is one of an American involve in global courier delivery services industry. It was founded as a company in 1973 as Federal Express Corporation. The idea of integration delivery airplanes and trucks into one delivery system founded by Frederick W. Smith. FedEx Company headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee United States. A city selected for its geographical centre to the original target market cities for small packages. In addition, the Memphis weather was excellent and rarely caused closures at Memphis International Airport. The company began its operation in April 1973 which are 14 small aircraft from Memphis International Airport were launched. Federal Express delivered 186 packages to 25 US cities. In 1998, FDX Corporation was founded in January 1998 with the acquisition of Caliber System Inc. by Federal Express which is roadway services. Extension by an acquisition of Caliber, FedEx start to offer others services such as subsidiaries which are RPS, a small-package ground service by Roberts...
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...INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS ASSIGNMENT MFP/MBA NOVEMBER 2012 – MARCH 2013 SEMESTR MARIA LEBEDINSKAYA STUDENT ID: B0274MAMA1112 28 JANUARY 2013 COURSE LECTURER: DENVER REYNOLDS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND LAW B. Gates: ".The most reliable way to distinguish your company from competitors -Is to organize the work with information …". ABSTRACT In this work the hierarchical structure of the company is considered and the analysis of requirements to the information at each level of decision-making is made. Three levels are considered: the strategic, tactical and operational. Recommendations about the use of information systems at each level are made. The option of the information system for the chosen company is offered. Necessary security measures for information systems are discussed. The analysis of the use of Cloud Computing of systems is made. For the analysis the JSC «Nordelectroprom» company was chosen. TABLE OF CONTENTS Abstract…………………………………………………………………………………………2 Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………..4 Task A…………………………………………………………………………………………...9 Task B…………………………………………………………………………………………..23 Task C…………………………………………………………………………………………..25 Task D…………………………………………………………………………………………..28 Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………………....29 References……………………………………………………………………………………....30 INTRODUCTION Business of our century characterizes the rapid development of information technologies. The major factor of success...
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... * Professor, Birla Institute of Technology(Deemed University), Noida Campus, Noida (U.P). ** Research Scholar, Singhania University, Rajasthan. ABSTRACT TO keep pace with rapid changes in the business world, companies need an integrated and flexible enterprise system that supports all aspects of their business with state-of-the-art functionality. An Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system helps companies to run their businesses in an effective and efficient manner by providing integrated and consistent information flow. It makes the task of keeping track of all the transactions so much easier. A retail ERP system allows automatic recording of the transactions in real-time environment. They have become indispensable tools to survive and increase profitability in race of running the large organization. SAP ERP system is tightly integrated with the Sales and Distribution module. This integration enables the mapping and supply of single-site or multi-site organizations. Developing precise logistics planning for just-in-time deliveries, this system can also generate replenishment orders by using defined warehouse requirements. The ERP Information Systems facilitates faster and better management decisions by providing crucial information in a timely manner. The research focuses on to gain in general understanding of SAP Sales and Distribution module of SAP ERP as a theoretical and real-world perspective. As increased efficiency...
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...water. The Leaders of the city considered over 40 optional ways and methods to get additional water to customers of Aurora. They considered importing additional water from across the continental divide. After careful review, the city decided on what is now known as the Prairie Waters Project. This water delivery system brought in additional pre-treated water from the South Platte River. This water was pumped 34 miles to a new water purification facility. The treated water was then delivered to higher-pressure zones within Aurora’s potable water distribution system. A project of this size and complexity demanded a well thought-out and unique approach to product delivery along with teamwork to be completed within the tight timeline. The program management approach consisted of an integrated Program Management Team (PMT) comprised of CH2M HILL and Aurora Water employees. A number of other engineering and construction teams worked closely with the PMT. “Possibly, the reason most responsible for the success of the Program was the team’s commitment to working together toward a common goal of effective delivery of the PWP” (Catalano, 2011, p. 3). As part of the integrated PMT, CH2M HILL employees collaborated with the city and each person had clearly defined roles and responsibilities. The PMT was responsible for awarding and negotiating design contracts, obtaining all the proper and required permits, the acquisition of land and easements required for this...
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...profession and provide a description of the jobs and services provided by that profession. Research regulatory or professional organizations that serve the profession you chose, and describe an area in which the profession seeks to improve or expand. In what other ways might the profession grow to better serve the ever-changing health care population? HLT 314V Week 1 Discussion 2 Select and describe one of the key factors that influenced the evolution of the U.S. health care delivery system to what it is today. What challenges and opportunities are still relevant? How is the selected key factor affecting health care delivery today? How might it affect future health care delivery? HLT 314V Week 1 Assignment Health Care Timeline Details: Review the Topic Material, “Timeline for the History of Public Health and Epidemiology” to complete this assignment. Using this resource as an example, create your own timeline in a Word document with significant dates that influenced and changed the health care delivery systems. 1. Your timeline should begin where the timeline in the topic material above ends (1988). 2. Your timeline should end with the most current and significant information that you can find. You are required to add a minimum of 10 significant dates to this timeline in order to receive a passing grade. 3. Provide a detailed description for each significant date and event you add to the timeline. Use appropriate and scholarly sources in order to complete this assignment successfully...
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...a supply chain strategy involves designing a process architecture that maps out the activities of the entire supply chain. Companies with high-performing supply chains design an integrated architecture, in which Plan, Source, Make, Deliver, Return, and Enable processes work together in a highly coordinated fashion to provide an important source of competitive advantage. Although a daunting undertaking, it’s critical to getting the most out of your supply chain. Once the supply chain strategy is in place, the next step is to assemble the supply chain processes that will allow the company to realize that strategy. Fundamentally, at the heart of every supply chain are six main processes planning, procurement, production, order fulfillment, returns, and enablers. Each of these processes comprises a set of subprocesses and activities the thousands of steps required to produce a product or service and deliver it to customers. And the steps must be integrated and coordinated into a coherent workflow. Getting the different pieces to fit together seamlessly is no easy task. For this reason, it is critical to develop a supply chain process architecture that is, a blueprint of the six main supply chain processes. This blueprint also provides the basis for selecting and operating supporting information systems, which are fundamental for supply chains to function. The architecture must map out how the entire supply chain will operate, not only during normal conditions but also in the event...
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...2. Data mining search parameters A data mining algorithm is a set of heuristics and calculations that creates a data mining model from data. To create a model, the algorithm first analyzes the data you provide, looking for specific types of patterns or trends. The algorithm uses the results of this analysis to define the optimal parameters for creating the mining model. These parameters are then applied across the entire data set to extract actionable patterns and detailed statistics. The mining model that an algorithm creates from your data can take various forms, including: * A set of clusters that describe how the cases in a dataset are related. * A decision tree that predicts an outcome, and describes how different criteria affect that outcome. * A mathematical model that forecasts sales. * A set of rules that describe how products are grouped together in a transaction, and the probabilities that products are purchased together. Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services provides multiple algorithms for use in your data mining solutions. These algorithms are implementations of some of the most popular methodologies used in data mining. All of the Microsoft data mining algorithms can be customized and are fully programmable using the provided APIs, or by using the data mining components in SQL Server Integration Services. You can also use third-party algorithms that comply with the OLE DB for Data Mining specification, or develop custom algorithms that can be...
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