...QUESTION: Management Information Systems are too important to be left up to Information Technology (IT) personnel only. Do you agree? Why or why not? Discuss. The impact of globalization has motivated organizations to rethink the way in which they do business. In order for organizations to survive or be successful in this present global environment they have to solve problems affecting the organization and make decisions which are to the best interest of the organization and which will add to its value. Problem solving and decision making have to be based on relevant information. The type of information gathered and way in which the information is stored, utilized and managed to assist an organization in achieving its goals determine how successful organizations are today, (Oz, 2009). Laudon and Laudon (2014) stated that the collection, processing, storage and distribution of information to assist in decision making and management of an organization constitute information systems. Furthermore, they described management information systems as an element of information systems literacy concerned with behavioural and technical issues relating to the development, utilization and effect of information systems. Information Technology (IT) Personnel play a significant role in Management Information Systems (MIS). However, since MIS is not limited to technical issues, it is imperative that other significant individuals be involved. Laudon and Laudon (2014) put forward...
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...Chapter 1 1. How are information systems transforming business and what is their relationship to globalization? E-mail, online conferencing, and cell phones have become essential tools for conducting business. Information systems are the foundation of fast-paced supply chains. The Internet allows many businesses to buy, sell, advertise, and solicit customer feedback online. Organizations are trying to become more competitive and efficient by digitally enabling their core business processes and evolving into digital firms. The Internet has stimulated globalization by dramatically reducing the costs of producing, buying, and selling goods on a global scale. New information system trends include the emerging mobile digital platform, online software as a service, and cloud computing. 2. Why are information systems so essential for running and managing a business today? Information systems are a foundation for conducting business today. In many industries, survival and the ability to achieve strategic business goals are difficult without extensive use of information technology. Businesses today use information systems to achieve six major objectives: operational excellence; new products, services, and business models; customer/ supplier intimacy; improved decision making; competitive advantage; and day-to-day survival. 3. What exactly is an information system? How does it work? What are its management, organization, and technology components? From a technical...
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...Information Management and Technology My survey responses included both Cadre of the Technical Logistics College (TLC) and students of both the Warrant Officer Basic Course (WOBC) and Warrant Officer Advance Course (WOAC). A particularly challenging question for most was, “Has technology helped or hindered critical thinking?”. Most of those surveyed believed that technology is important to “keeping up with the times”. Text messaging, for example, improved information transfer between leaders and subordinates. Also, the use of GPS has improved battlefield navigation and targeting. Finally, commanders can receive almost real-time updates on training and other battlefield-related events. As a leader, I can attest to the fact that rapid information transfer and response are critical factors in the Military Decision-Making Process (MDMP) and to mission execution and accomplishment. It allows commanders to keep step with the ever-changing combat environment. Moreover, with the ongoing Army force reduction, the use of technology will play a vital role in a unit’s ability to make mission with less personnel as Soldiers will have to be more versatile, capable of multitasking, and have the means to research and share information. Another portion of those surveyed thought that technology, in its nominal use, is a good thing. They opined that training and operating with both technology and more traditional methods of conducting Army business is the best approach to mission...
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...Introduction Since the growth of information technology there has been a change in the banking industry from branch banks and paper to net working and digitized banking services. The ways of communicating information and knowledge through computers has truly changed the way we think, work and live. A good example is through Information Systems, which can be defined as any method of communication knowledge from one person to another and/or from one source to another. It works by providing the best possible information to its users while also taking into account that different users with their own specific tasks may need their information presented in different ways. Improving the ways users retrieve, identify and respond to information. In contrast to a data system, that simply provides raw data to the user. Competitive advantage in the digital economy is even more important now than ever before, as for some businesses the impact of the digital economy is groundbreaking. The fast changing technologies, markets and the appearance of new business models have introduced major changes in industry structure shifting the nature of competition while keeping the core business but not the core business of most firms , not changing the, instead information systems simply offer tools that can increase the company’s success through the traditional sources of competitive advantages - be it reduced expenses, enhanced customer service, or superior management skills. This report studies...
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...You are experienced in information management and its benefits and challenges. You manage online accounts across multiple mobile devices and computers—and social media, texts, photos, videos, music, docs, address books, events, downloads, and other content that make up your digital library. Not being able to transfer and synchronize whenever you add a device or app is annoying and inefficient. To simplify add-ons, upgrades, sharing, and access, you might leverage cloud services such as iTunes, Instagram, Diigo, and Box.net. At some point, a user may want to start over with the latest mobile device—and re-organize everything to make dealing with information and devices easier. That's a glimpse at the information management situations facing organizations today—and why a plan is needed to guide, control, and govern IT growth. As with building construction (e.g., Figure 2.1), blueprints and models help guide and govern IT assets. Image from book Figure 2.1: Blueprints and models, like those used for building construction, are needed to guide and govern an enterprise's IT assets. To better reflect organizational content, the term information management is used instead of data management. The most potentially valuable and challenging type is human information—the semistructured or unstructured content generated by humans from social media, mobile devices, search engines, and sensors as well as texts, images, audio, and video. To function in the big, cloudy, mobile and social world...
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...INT401I/202/0/2013 Tutorial Letter 202/0/2013 Information and Technology Management IV INT401I Year module School of Computing This tutorial letter contains the model answers to assignment 1 & 2, and the Oct/Nov 2013 examination and Jan/Feb 2014 supplementary examination preparation notes. Bar code CONTENTS 1 TUTORIAL MATTER THAT YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED TO DATE .................................. 3 Plagiarism ................................................................................................................................... 3 2 THE MODEL ANSWERS TO ASSIGNMENT 1 ........................................................................... 3 3 THE MODEL ANSWERS TO ASSIGNMENT 2 ........................................................................... 6 4 THE OCT/NOV 2013 EXAMINATION AND JAN/FEB 2014 SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATION PREPARATION NOTES ............................................................................................................12 2 INT401I/202 1 TUTORIAL MATTER THAT YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED TO DATE Title Description TUTORIAL LETTER 101/0/2013 Tutorial letter 101 contains important information about your module. VERY important information. TUTORIAL LETTER 201/0/2013 TUTORIAL LETTER 202/0/2013 Tutorial letter 202 contains the model answers to assignment 1 & 2, and the Oct/Nov 2013 examination and Jan/Feb 2014 supplementary examination preparation notes (this tutorial letter). Plagiarism NB: Plagiarism is the act of taking words...
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...INT401I/202/0/2015 Tutorial letter 202/0/2015 Information and Technology Management INT401I Year Module School of Computing IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This tutorial letter contains model answers for assignment 6. CONTENTS 1 Tutorial letters that you should have read to date .......................................................................... 3 2 Model answers for assignment 6................................................................................................... 3 Unisa PO Box 392, UNISA, 0003 Copyright © Unisa 2015 In terms of the Copyright Act 98 of 1978 no part of this material may be reproduced, be stored in a retrieval system, be transmitted or used in any form or be published, redistributed or screened by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise) without the prior written permission of Unisa. However, permission to use in these ways any material in this work that is derived from other sources must be obtained from the original sources. Printed in South Africa by Unisa. 2 INT401I/202 1 Tutorial letters that you should have read to date Title TUTORIAL LETTER 101/0/2015 TUTORIAL LETTER 201/0/2015 TUTORIAL LETTER 202/0/2015 (this tutorial letter) Description Tutorial letter 101 contains important information about your module. Tutorial letter 201 contains model answers for assignment 5 and the Oct/Nov 2015 examination and Jan/Feb 2016 supplementary examination preparation...
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...|Managing Information Technology | |Pak ‘n’ save as a company focuses on “cut-prices” and mainly competes on Cost Leadership. They have a large variety of products available in wide | |range of brands and prices. It has also been rated as the cheapest supermarkets in surveys in most parts of New Zealand including Auckland. Their | |unique marketing strategies give them an edge over the other competitors. Going forward we will give a detailed insight on the core competencies of | |the company that helps them to stay ahead from the competitors and also the areas to be improved using Michael Porter’s Five Forces Model | |Pak ‘n’ save as a company focuses on “cut-prices” and mainly competes on Cost Leadership. They have a large variety of products available in wide | |range of brands and prices. It has also been rated as the cheapest supermarkets in surveys in most parts of New Zealand including Auckland. Their | |unique marketing strategies give them an edge over the other competitors. Going forward we will give a detailed insight on the core competencies of | |the company that helps them to stay ahead from the competitors and also the areas to be improved using Michael Porter’s Five Forces Model. | |Prepared by: ...
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...University of La Verne Winter 2013 BUS 510: Management of Information Technology Group Project F&F Virtual Fitting Room of Tesco Instructor: Dr. Nazila Safavi Group members: ming-wei li Shunzi Jin Tzu-hao Huang Xia Fang Yan Lu Jan. 30, 2013 Table of Content Abstract 3 Introduction of Tesco 4 F&F 3D virtual fitting room system 5 * Introduction 5 * Features 5 * Operation 6 * Benefits & Shortcomings 7 System Improvement 11 * Technology 11 * Operation ...
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...as “Employee Champions” whose primary function was to engage in one-on-one interactions with people communicating organizational policies and procedures, collecting resumes, explaining company benefit packages, etc. In the past two decades, the internet has become a powerful information tool that has revolutionized business practices by facilitating changes in how organizations conduct business. The purpose of this paper is to describe how information literacy influences the Human Resource profession and how the internet has effected change in how HR departments deliver services as well. Implementing electronic human resources (e-HR) to conduct Human Resources (HR) transactions using internet technology has manipulated not only individual performance and behaviors ensuring business success it has revolutionized how people view HR (2010). Human Resources Office (HRO) The concept of Information Literacy in the Forest Service HRO and its influence is constantly evolving. The Albuquerque Service Center creates and designs ten Human Resource Offices across the United States based upon the need for HR operational expertise and superior customer service to meet service team requirements. Information Literacy influences the HRO functional effectiveness by ensuring compliance to government and agency...
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...MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM CASE STUDY 1 Valery Alyssa Rosete-Lao Dr. Milani Austria MBA 12-613377 Professor I. TITLE: UPS COMPETES GLOBALLY WITH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY II. BRIEF INTRODUCTION CASE SUMMARY UPS has created its own information system with Delivery Information Acquisition Device (DIAD) and Web-based Post-Sales Order Management System (OMS) globally by using developed information technology. These special systems help the company to reduce the cost of transaction greatly. By building its efficient order information management system, UPS can make optimal routing strategy, place orders online, and track shipments to meet customer needs. These information systems guarantee the possibility of two-day delivery nationwide as well as lower warehousing and inventory costs for the company. United Parcel Service (UPS) started out in 1907 in a closet-sized basement office. Jim Casey and Claude Ryan are two teenagers from Seattle with two bicycles and one phone promised the “best service and lowest rates”. UPS has used this formula successfully for more than 90 years to become the world’s largest ground and air package-distribution company. It is a global enterprise with more than 425,000 employees, 93,000 vehicles, and the world’s ninth largest airlines. The firm has been able to maintain leadership in small-package delivery services despite stiff competition from FedEx and Airborne Express by investing heavily in advanced information...
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...A Diagram of Flow of Information Business and career success depends on understanding and leveraging all types of data, from structured transaction data to unstructured texts. As data types and sources have changed so have information management technologies. Information deals with how information is stored and organized; and the speed at which it is captured, analyzed, and reported. Smashups are a familiar example of information management technology. Consumer smashups are applications that collect and combine data from multiple public sources and then organize them through a browser user interface. Enterprise mashups, also referred to as business mashups, combine data from multiple internal and public sources and publish the results to enterprise portals dashboards, or the cloud. Enterprise mashups are widely used in social media and to support performance management and reporting. In the past few years, information has increased in volume, velocity, variety, and complexity. Images, audio, video, location data, and social data from within and outside the enterprise are being captured for business purposes. These trends have major mobile, connected, interactive, immediate and fluid and dependent on how well information is managed. The overall goal of information management is the design and implementation of a well-planned out IT architecture, policies, and procedures needed to effectively and efficiently support the information and decision needs of an organization. Business...
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...Abstract: Information Technology (IT) Vs. Management Information System (MIS)-in the context of Corporate Management: Information Technology The central aim of IT management is to generate value through the use of technology. To achieve this, business strategies and technology must be aligned. IT Management is different from management information systems. The latter refers to management methods tied to the automation or support of human decision making. IT Management refers to IT related management activities in organizations. MIS is focused mainly on the business aspect, with strong input into the technology phase of the business/organization. A primary focus of IT management is the value creation made possible by technology. This requires the alignment of technology and business strategies. While the value creation for an organization involves a network of relationships between internal and external environments, technology plays an important role in improving the overall value chain of an organization. However, this increase requires business and technology management to work as a creative, synergistic, and collaborative team instead of a purely mechanistic span of control. Historically, one set of resources was dedicated to one particular computing technology, business application or line of business, and managed in a storage-like fashion. These resources supported a single set of requirements and processes, and couldn’t easily be optimized or reconfigured to support...
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...DATABASE DESIGN Research Paper You are to write a research paper about an approved topic in the field of Information Technology (IT) Management, preferably in the area of Database Systems. The topic must be of current interest to the IT professionals. The deadline for the topic approval is September 20. You must turn into me one page (single-spaced) ‘Abstract’ of your paper by that date. A partial list of journals which publish articles pertaining to the IT area is attached. These publications are some of the source for your research work. Your paper must be between 12 and 15 pages of typed, doubled-spaced text, not including your references and any appendices or attachment. Plagiarism will result in a grade of zero. Your research paper is due on November 29. It will be graded according to the criteria on the attached page Suggested Structure of Research Paper Abstract: Half-page (single spaced) summary of the paper I. Introduction: - Problem Background -Problem Importance - Purpose and contents of this paper i. Target audience of the paper ii. Overall objective iii. Within the overall objective, the specific issues or question addressed in the paper iv. A precise statement of the content of the paper v. Scope and limitation of the paper vi. Usefulness of the paper - How would the target audience...
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...In order to clearly define my role as head of the Information Technology (IT) at Magnum it’s important to highlight the role of Information Technology in organizations and how it is being utilized in organizations. Thus, giving a better understanding of how I define my role within our organization. Information Technology (IT) has become a vital and integral part of every business plan. Information Technology plays a significant strategic role in the management of an organization. The use of Information Technology has become a major part in the decision making process of an organization; ensuring that data is readily available for management. With the assistance of an Information Technology Manager, organizations have more information at their disposal that ever before, modern IT improves good organization and usefulness at each stage of the decision making process. Effective use of the information systems aid greatly in the processes of organization wide knowledge and actively integrate into the existing culture of the organizational. For many companies, email is the principal means of communication between employees, suppliers and customers. Email was one of the early drivers of the Internet, providing a simple and inexpensive means to communicate. Over the years, a number of other communications tools have also evolved, allowing staff to communicate using live chat systems, online meeting tools and video-conferencing systems. Voice over internet protocol (VOIP) telephones...
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