...Small Businesses and the Use of Social Media Networking Rasheeda Saboor Managerial Applications of Information Technology – MIS535 DeVry University, Keller Graduate School of Management June 16, 2013 Abstract Social media has grown to be very significant to small businesses in the past few years. In this study, I will analyze how a small business currently uses social media, how the business can expand the use of social media and precautions small businesses should consider when utilizing social media. The business owner interviewed for this research study is a small restaurant owner. The conclusion of the research will include recommendations for why a small business may consider the utilization of social media as a strategy to gain or maintain competitive advantage. Brief Company Background Stonewall Fish, Wings & Things (SFWT) is a small take-out restaurant located in Atlanta, Georgia. The restaurant is owned and operated by Kariem Abdul. The restaurant has been operating for 10 months. The restaurant has 4 employees that are responsible for providing customer service and preparing orders. I have established that Stonewall Fish, Wings & Things has a need to get its name out to more locals in the area. This need is brought about by the limited use of technology and marketing by SFWT. I propose that the company begin to use social networking outlets that are available as well as setting up a website. I will provide SFWT with the many advantages...
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...uestion Type: | # Of Questions: | # Correct: | Multiple Choice | 5 | 4 | Essay | 4 | N/A | | | Grade Details - All Questions | 1. | Question : | (TCO A) Domino's upgraded Pulse Evolution system incorporated a Pizza Tracker functionality that shows the progression of individual pizza orders. This is an example of using information systems to achieve which business objective? | | | Student Answer: | | Customer and supplier intimacy | | | | Survival | | | | Improved decision making | | | | Operational excellence | | Instructor Explanation: | pp. 52–53 | | | | Points Received: | 10 of 10 | | Comments: | | | | 2. | Question : | (TCO A) Networking and telecommunications technologies, along with computer hardware, software, data management technology, and the people required to run and manage them, constitute an organization's | | | Student Answer: | | data management environment | | | | networked environment | | | | IT infrastructure (Correct answer) | | | | information system | | Instructor Explanation: | p. 21 | | | | Points Received: | 10 of 10 | | Comments: | | | | 3. | Question : | (TCO B) Internet technology | | | Student Answer: | | makes it easy for rivals to compete on price alone. | | | | imposes a significant cost of entry, due to infrastructure requirements. | | | | increases the difference between competitors because...
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...March 2009 Sales and Marketing System in a Cloud Environment at FLAVOR SHAKES ltd. by Table of Content 1. Abstract 2. Company Overview 3. Discussion of business problem(s) 4. Name of the Company 5. Brief description of proposed solution 6. General benefits it will provide the company 7. Audience to whom you are presenting the recommendation(s) 8. References 1- ABSTRACT The world is changing daily and many companies are looking to develop ways to save on production and hardware. The idea of having a system called “the cloud” allows a company to store files away from the main server will help a company to store more and free space on the main server. Computer owners always try to speed up their systems and find secure location to store files and other media. The best recent technological advancement “cloud storage” is centralized, secure and accessible from anywhere in the world. A healthy computer system runs fast and without downtime. Cloud storage system just does that, it keeps company computers running with the least amount of downtime, faster and reliable. In this paper, Flavor Shakes Ltd., has issues with server space and need newer solutions of developing better service to its customers, vendors and facilities. I believe, after reading my research and conclusion, Flavor Shakes will benefit from its membership with a “cloud server space “ by boosting server speed and shipping products as promised...
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...MGMT-591: Leadership & Org Behavior | LSI Results | Joe Student | | Joe student@hotmail.com | 3/16/2013 | | To: Professor From: Joe Student Subject: LSI Result Paper Date: 16 March 2013 The result of this survey show how I react and behave in my professional and personal life. I was a little surprised after I saw the results. I had thought of myself a little differently than the results indicated but saw that it reflected what I had been working to improve and what needed to still be worked on. My achievement and self – actualizing styles are in the highest range. In addition humanistic-encouraging and affiliative styles were also in the high range. Indicating that my constructive styles were all in the high range. I believe my experience and life skills learned have led to my LSI survey indicating that I have worked very hard to improve myself overall. My high range achievement scores indicate that I will feel positively challenged by what I am confronted with in life. I will strongly believe that I can change things and make them the way they should be, and I am a risk taker. Recognizing that I will have problems and setbacks, I have contingency plans to overcome obstacles and unknowns. Additionally, I typically derive great satisfaction from being guided by my own goals, and I do tend to encourage others to adopt my goals, from a genuine desire to see them improve. I try to encourage achievement-oriented thinking by helping others discover...
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...Strengthening Patient Registration and Fraud Prevention using Cloud Computing Technology at George Hopesman-Wubarte Hospital By XXX Managerial Applications of Information Technology – MIS535 Professor XXX DeVry University, Keller Graduate School of Management August 17, 2013 Table of Contents 1.0 ABSTRACT3 2.0 BRIEF COMPANY BACKGROUND4 3.0 BUSINESS PROBLEM4 4.0 HIGH LEVEL SOLUTION5 5.0 GENERAL BENEFITS6 6.0 BUSINESS/TECHNICAL APPROACH AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN 8 7.0 BUSINESS PROCESS CHANGES13 8.0 HISTORICAL RESEARCH15 9.0 TECHNOLOGY/BUSINESS PRACTICE19 10.0 CONCLUSION AND OVERALL RECOMMENDATIONS25 11.0 REFERENCE27 1.0 ABSTRACT George Hopesman-Wubarte Hospital (GHW) has been a nationally recognized leader in the healthcare industry for several years. However, in order to remain the innovative leader of its kind, the Greinly and Associates Consulting Group (GACG) has been asked to give some recommendations on how Information Technology can bring some improvements. The results of a conducted study of the patient information and medical records system indicted that a biometric known as Electronic Health Records (EHR) would drastically improve the timeliness and security of this process. A complete comprehensive study of the current antiquated system has been done. This study has allowed for the recommendations of how to implement the business and technical changes of the old system into the new EHR system to be brought forth. A theoretical analysis, backed...
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...HW1 study guide (will be included in quiz1) 1. As discussed in the chapter opening case, which of the four generic strategies did Verizon employ to combat the competition offered by AT&T? a. low-cost leadership b. focus on market niche c. customer and supplier intimacy d. product differentiation Answer: D 2. According to the ________ definition of organizations, an organization is seen as a means by which primary production factors are transformed into outputs consumed by the environment. a. microeconomic b. macroeconomic c. sociotechnical d. behavioral Answer: A 3. All of the following are major features of organizations that impact the use of information systems EXCEPT for a. business processes. b. environments. c. goals. d. agency costs. Answer: D 4. Business processes are collections of a. informal practices and behaviors. b. formalized and documented practices. c. routines. d. rights and privileges. Answer: C 5. Mintzberg"s classification of organizational structure categorizes the knowledge-based organization where goods and services depend on the expertise and knowledge of professionals as a(n) a. entrepreneurial structure. b. divisionalized bureaucracy. c. professional bureaucracy. d. adhocracy. Answer: C 6. A large bureaucracy existing in a slowly changing environment that produces standard products and is dominated by centralized management making is classified by Mintzberg as a ________ bureaucracy....
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...MIS 535 Week 7 Homework Click below link for Answer http://workbank247.com/q/mis-535-week-7-homework/13272 http://workbank247.com/q/mis-535-week-7-homework/13272 1. Social media sites result in loss of personal information because (Points : 1) | sites lack appropriate tools to prevent security fraud. hackers spend more time working to penetrate the sites. users are not careful and share inappropriate business or personal information. Wikileaks is publishing social media site information. | Question 2.2. Information systems (Points : 1) | pose traditional ethical situations in new manners. raise new ethical questions. raise the same ethical questions created by the Industrial Revolution. raise ethical questions primarily related to information rights and obligations. | Question 3.3. The feature of social institutions that means mechanisms are in place to determine responsibility for an action is called (Points : 1) | due process. accountability. courts of appeal. the judicial system. | Question 4.4. The process in law-governed societies in which laws are known and understood and there is an ability to appeal to higher authorities to ensure that the laws are applied correctly is called (Points : 1) | liability. due process. courts of appeal. FOI appeals. | Question 5.5. Immanuel Kant's Categorical Imperative states...
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...Improving Inventory Management Systems at Racetrac Petroleum Stores Using RFID Justin T. Hill MIS535: Managerial Applications of Information Technology Devry University, Keller School of Management Dr. Charles Brooks August 3, 2012 Racetrac Petroleum employs a mix of different innovative technologies to stay ahead of its competitors. This has enabled the company to become a recognized leader in retail and convenience-store shopping in the Southeast United States. This proposal will provide insight on how Racetrac can augment its technology efficiency by improving its inventory management system. The business problem to be solved is augmenting the efficiency of the inventory management process at Racetrac Petroleum, Inc. by minimizing the time and labor required by the traditional method of using bar codes and scanners to manage inventory. Racetrac Petroleum, Inc. is a privately-owned corporation which was founded in 1934 in St. Louis, Missouri but relocated its corporate headquarters to Atlanta, Georgia in 1976. It offers gasoline, including octane fuels and ultra-low sulfur diesel; and lunch and breakfast options, medicines, gift cards, money orders, auto supplies, lottery tickets, maps, newspapers, air filling facilities, cigarettes, bread, batteries, and other personal needs. I propose the use of Radio Frequency Identification Data (RFID) to track the movement of products in Racetrac stores. Implementing this technology will improve and expedite...
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...Business and Process Reengineering in the State of California, Department of Developmental Services Managerial Applications of Information Technology – MIS535 (ON) 13556 DeVry University, Keller Graduate School of Management Proposal Subject of Course Project: The subject of my course proposal focuses on the use of the four different databases used by the 21 regional centers and the Department of Developmental Services (DDS) to track payments to the regional centers who intern make payments to various vendors. The vendors are individuals, small businesses, or non-profit organizations who provide services to approved consumers on the behalf of the State of California. Having four databases that are not connected to one another obtain, enter, track, and edit the information is an inefficient use of time, people, and taxpayer’s dollars. As an auditor who has had to learn to navigate, manipulate, and generate data from these four databases in effort to analyze the information to determine if fraud has been committed, I can say that it is a tireless and cumbersome process that can definitely been improved. Business Problem Statement: The business process that I will be reengineering is how to gather all the vendor payment information for DDS’s approximately 30,000 vendors into one database on a cloud server. Name of the Organization: The State of California, Department of Developmental Services High Level Approach (es): Review and Analyze what type of Enterprise...
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...Week 6 Course Project MIS535 Managerial Applications of Information Technology The goal is to add value to current clients as well as prospects. In addition, the company wants to get busy families and business owners to agree to set appointment in order to meet with a financial service professional. Lastly, the company wants people to utilize its Information Systems. New York Life Insurance Company was founded in 1845. The headquarters are in New York City. New York Life Insurance Company is a Fortune 100 company and one of the oldest and largest mutual life companies in the United States. The company maintains operations in all 50 states and also services areas in Asia and Latin America. The company has over 60,000 licensed insurance agents and over 17,000 non-licensed employees. New York Life also holds the highest possible ratings for financial strength. This is based on the life insurance industry’s four principal ratings agencies. With the industries sales growth being around 12% in 2010, New York Life Insurance Company had an increase in sales that was 39% over 2009. The biggest thing about being in the insurance business is sales. As long as New York Life Insurance Company is compliant with the regulations, the company can be creative in building the business to be a dominant force in the industry. By solving the problem, agents will be able to collaborate with managing partners. This will allow the rest of team to be able to revisit appointments that...
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...Implementing a Site Infrastructure Support Knowledge Exchange using Microsoft OneNote Managerial Applications of Information Technology – MIS535 Keller Graduate School of Management April 12, 2015 Abstract With every new acquisition and simple personnel attrition, there is always a problem of supporting newly acquired facilities and maintain existing ones by the Site Infrastructure Support or SIS personnel. Outline below is high level proposal to implement a Microsoft OneNote server that will confront this issue head on. Business Problem Statement SIS personnel are generally based at one facility and are geographically spread-out throughout many countries. The challenge is ensuring all SIS personnel can adequately support their facility as well as other SIS personnel facilities, in their respective zones, if the need ever arises. A zone is a section of facilities encompassing a geographic location, such as the Carolinas which covers the 23 facilities in North and South Carolina. What makes this difficult is each facility is spread-out from one another and all have dissimilar applications, hardware, telephony, and infrastructure designs. With business expanding, synergy between the sites is becoming more and more critical. Name of the company or organization The first phase of this initiative would include 6 ABC facilities in Roxboro, Raleigh, and Middlesex. If this project phase is successful, it will be expanded to all of the Carolina Zone and if adoption...
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...Social media for Small business marketing Rui Jiao Managerial Applications of Information Technology – MIS535 DeVry University, Keller Graduate School of Management Social media for small business marketing Topic Social media has become an useful business tool in the past five years, it’s different from the traditional or industrial media. In this proposal will discuss how can the social media help the small business companies to enlarge the customer group, how to select the currently way to use the social media and what should be considered when small business use social media. The social media such as Facebook, Twitter, MySpace have worldwide uses,they provided awesome platform for everyone(include small business) to share the information of products or the experience in buying process. In conclusion, the reach will analysis why the social media as a strategy can help small business get competitive advantage. Problem Most of small business companies are face with lack of customers, but they don’t enough fund to against with big companies. Not to mention the expensive ad fee in TV, newspapers and magazines. The Jumei company, it’s a new Chinese company which is a B2C e-commence website. The main customers is female, because this web sales cosmetic. Like almost small business, the company’s problem is lack of customers and don’t have enough fund to against with big companies...
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...Managerial Applications of Information Technology – MIS535 May 27, 2013 Proposal Subject This proposal discusses the mismanagement of inventory that causes the major business problem. Resolving the issue requires better management procedures for controlling inventory with efficient and effective use of the existing resources. Implementation of Just in Time System will eliminate inventory waste, production delays, and extra cost of storage and disposal. Resolving these kinds of inventory management challenges will lead to positive competitiveness and will ultimately result in higher profit. Business problem Ford Company wants to produce a new model known as 2013 Ford Explorer. It has set it a target of producing 1,100 cars each day for the first eight weeks. However, it faces several constraints that threaten to prevent it from attaining this target. The cost of materials that it would incur is higher due to the huge amount of raw materials required in the production of these cars. It also requires a lot of time to assemble these cars, and this threatened the company’s objective of meeting its production target (Sulivan, 2005). It previously received its supplies from various suppliers who had to manufacture all the components required for the production of this model, load them into containers and later schedule them for delivery. This process of inventory management model is not efficient, since employees do most of the handling of materials and thus the quality...
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...Devin Z Hall Managerial Applications of Information Technology-MIS535 DeVry University, Keller Graduate School of Management November 9, 2014 Integrating an Efficient ERP System to introduce virtual billing and Inventory Management at Penske Truck Rental Proposal Topic This proposal will introduce the integration of efficient billing and inventory maintenance throughout Penske Truck Rental, the impact it will have in comparison to current operations, and proposes a solution. Penske sustains multiple ERP systems (RentalNet, ServiceNet, AS400, etc.) as well as maintains physical copies of inbound and outbound vehicle inspections. Throughout all the divisions, this standard has led to an absence of IT costs as the individual systems are not responsible for storing data significant to the lifespan of the vehicles as it relates to damages. Financial records are not readily accessible to consumers as data is only stored in a system manageable through Penske employees. These seemingly minor details promotes the absenteeism of technology. Incorporating the use of a more efficient ERP system in a cloud computing environment will impact the structure to manage, acquire, and utilize data for billing and operations. Problem The business problem to be addressed and solved is how to better utilize IT to reduce responsibility of employee operations, increase awareness of equipment inventory management as well as financial management aspects of Penske Truck Rental...
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...Impact of power and politics in Dan Mart Inc. in achieving the firm’s Technological Goals Table of Contents 1. Abstract 2. Brief Company background 3. Challenges * Political * Power 4. Benefits of addresses the challenges 5. Business/technical approach 6. Business process changes 7. Technology or business practices used to augment the solution 8. High-level implementation plan 9. Conclusions and overall recommendations 10. Summary of project References Abstract The purpose of this project is to identify the impact of power and politics in Dan Mart Inc management decision in choosing information technology architecture that can provide a high availability and clustering in a business environment like Dan Mart Inc, this project will also identify the limitation power and politics, advantages and cost of implementing each one so as to have a choice of choosing from them all. But for the sake of this project the use of Oracle cooperation high availability and clustering technologies will be the target. We would be discussing different types of technologies by Oracle such as real application...
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