...ou t a fictit iou s fir m we ca ll Next-Da y Air S er vice (NDAS ). Th e ca s e s t u d y b egin s h er e in Ch a p ter 1 a n d con tin u es th r ou gh ou t th e r es t of th e b ook . It r equ ir es you to com p lete ta s k s th a t a r e r ela ted to top ics cover ed in ea ch cor r es p on d in g ch a p ter of th e text. Th e en d of ea ch ch a p ter con ta in s th e ca s e n a r r a tive, r ela ted figu r es , a n d a s et of qu es tion s a n d p r ob lem s . Th es e d o n ot h a ve on e u n iqu e s olu t ion . Th er e a r e too m a n y a lter n a tives wh en d ea lin g with LANs , WANs , MANs , BNs , a n d th e In ter n et, s o a r ea lis t ic n etwor k d es ign a n d d evelop m en t p rob lem ca n h a ve s evera l wor k a b le a n s wer s . As with a n y r ea l-life p r ob lem with a m b igu ities or u n r es olved con s id er a tion s , you m u s t m a k e you r own a s s u m p tion s . Feel fr ee to r ea d a h ea d or u s e th e in d ex to fin d r ela ted s u b jects th a t s u p p or t you r r ecom m en d a tion s . You r in s tr u ctor m a y p r ovid e a d d ition a l gu id elin es r ega r d in g r ep or t for m a ts , Web a n d lib r a ry r es ou r ces , k ey a s s u m p tion s , a n d th e lik e for th e va r iou s qu es tion s a n d p r ob lem s p r es en ted in th is ca s e s tu d y. Be s u r e to p r ovid e a d equ a te ju s tifica t ion for a n y r ecom m en d a tion s you m a k e. (NDAS ) wa s fou n d ed in 1 9 8 5 to com p ete in th e exp a n d in...
Words: 5186 - Pages: 21
...9 -3 1 3 -0 1 6 REV: AUGUST 1, 2014 REGINA E. HERZLINGER NATALIE KINDRED Shanghai Pharmaceuticals With 2011 revenues of $8.67 billion, 1 Shanghai Pharmaceuticals (SPH), a vertically integrated Chinese pharmaceutical conglomerate, produced active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), chemical and biological drugs, and traditional Chinese medicines (TCMs); distributed its own and other drug makers’ products to hospitals and other customers; and operated a chain of retail pharmacies. The company—essentially a collection of subsidiaries operating under a unified management structure— was formed through the 2009 merger of several state-owned enterprises (SOEs), part of a broad policy effort in China to streamline state assets, consolidate the fragmented pharmaceutical sector, and enhance the global competitiveness of domestic firms. Emblematic of China’s hybrid economic policies, SPH had both government and private shareholders and competed in a historically statecontrolled industry that was adapting to the growing influence of market forces. SPH’s initial public offering (IPO) on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 2011 marked an important step in its quest to transform from a traditional SOE into a market-oriented company. While working to expand SPH’s domestic footprint, the company’s leadership was also considering a potential acquisition of a U.S. or European drug producer, an unusual move for a Chinese company. SPH could leverage such an acquisition to learn from Western research...
Words: 12061 - Pages: 49
...NDAS Case Study – PART 1 Read the following case study and answer the following questions. 1. Briefly describe the current state of NDAS’s office automation, system integration, and networking. Begin by explaining how each department uses information technology, what hardware it uses, and what functions currently are automated. Also assess which department is most in need of a network. [5 marks] The level of automation varies significantly among the NDAS departments and offices. In addition, NDAS is in the process of downsizing to achieve a more cost-effective computer support system. For example, the Sales and Marketing Division has a desktop computer for each of the account representatives. All of these computers are connected to a small local area network (LAN) that serves only the Sales and Marketing Division. The Accounts Receivable Division recently downsized its minicomputer to a powerful desktop computer with a faster processor, motor memory and increased disk storage space. This new desktop supports databases for both customer billing and “bad dept” expenses. The Accounts Payable Division has an older minicomputer and is in the process of downsizing to a modern powerful desktop computer. It has its own vendor database that includes invoices received by NDAS from other carries stored on the older minicomputer. Fleet Maintenance prefers to process all its information manually; however, this area is being considered for automation. None of the departmental...
Words: 1557 - Pages: 7
...beginning of a cumulative case study about a fictitious firm we call Next-Day Air Service (NDAS). The case study begins here in Chapter 1 and continues throughout the rest of the book. It requires you to complete tasks that are related to topics covered in each corresponding chapter of the text. The end of each chapter contains the case narrative, related figures, and a set of questions and problems. These do not have one unique solution. There are too many alternatives when dealing with LANs, WANs, MANs, BNs, and the Internet, so a reallife network design and development problem can have several workable answers. As with any real-life problem with ambiguities or unresolved considerations, you must make your own assumptions. Feel free to read ahead or use the index to find related subjects that support your recommendations. Your instructor may provide additional guidelines regarding report formats, Web and library resources, key assumptions, and the like for the various questions and problems presented in this case study. Be sure to provide adequate justification for any recommendations you make. (NDAS) was founded in 1985 to compete in the expanding market for overnight package deliveries. NDAS provides local pickup and delivery of these parcels and other small freight items. The founders initially restricted their efforts to the rapidly growing central Florida region. To support its operation, NDAS purchased a facility near the Tampa International Airport. This facility consisted of...
Words: 1947 - Pages: 8
...Also assess which department is most in need of a network. The level of automation varies significantly among the NDAS departments and offices. In addition, NDAS is in the process of downsizing to achieve a more cost-effective computer support system. For example, the Sales and Marketing Division has a desktop computer for each of the account representatives. All of these computers are connected to a small local area network (LAN) that serves only the Sales and Marketing Division. The Accounts Receivable Division recently downsized its minicomputer to a powerful desktop computer with a faster processor, motor memory and increased disk storage space. This new desktop supports databases for both customer billing and “bad dept” expenses. The Accounts Payable Division has an older minicomputer and is in the process of downsizing to a modern powerful desktop computer. It has its own vendor database that includes invoices received by NDAS from other carries stored on the older minicomputer. Fleet Maintenance prefers to process all its information manually; however, this area is being considered for automation. None of the departmental computers is integrated. The Dispatch department needs a high speed data communication network the most, because it is the very essence of Next Day Air Services business. Without an efficient parcel tracking network, there will be no NDAS! 2. With the “types of networks” and future technologies discussed in this chapter, what kind of network would appear...
Words: 856 - Pages: 4
...NDAS Case Study 1 Question 1 The current level of office automation at NDAS varies with each department. The company is also in the process of upgrading its computer systems to improve performance and reduce costs. The Payroll Department has a minicomputer on which it runs the payroll twice monthly. The Sales and Marketing department has a desktop computer for each account representative. All the computers are connected to a LAN, which serves only the Sales and Marketing department. The Accounts Receivable Division has recently replaced its old minicomputer with a more powerful microcomputer. This new server supports databases for both customer billing and bad debts. The Accounts Payable Division maintains its vendor database on an older minicomputer. It is in the process of downsizing to a powerful desktop server. The vendor database contains billing information of NDAS and ODI. The Accounts Payable Division is also responsible for payroll. Employees in Accounts Receivable and Payable divisions have PCs on their desks. The Fleet Maintenance Division has no computers and processes all its information manually. The Dispatch department, which is part of Fleet Maintenance, also processes its work manually. This division is responsible for bundling incoming packages and preparing them for overnight delivery. The Dispatch department is most in need of a network. The various branches and agents of NDAS are located far apart - there may be delays with deliveries and payments...
Words: 610 - Pages: 3
...DCOMP 114 ● DATABASE SYSTEMS Group Assignment 10% Module Details Course Location : Gaborone, Botswana Department : Faculty of Information and Communication Technology Program Name : Associate Degree in Business Information Systems Associate Degree in Software Engineering B Sc (Hons) in Information Technology B Sc (Hons) in Software Engineering with Multimedia Semester : 2 Commence Date : Week 2 Deadline Date : Week 5 Principal Lecturer : Mr. Mugumba, H. Contact : 3180135 ext 210 ------------------------------------------------- Question In a group of 4-5 students, your team has been given a project to design a database system for Air Botswana to manage luggages for their customers. This systems wil be very useful for tracking lagguges for customers travelling with the airlines. The system should be able to cater the for the following as specified: 1. Passenger information . This should include passengers name, Indetity number, gender, date of birth, date of birth, address and any other information that your team feels might be relevant 2. Flight information . this should include flight number, airline company,departure time, arrival time, departure city, destination, passenger number, airplane number etc. 3. Luggage information. It must include luggage id,weight, owner, flight No. etc 4. Destination: country name, partuclar city of destination, airport of destination 5. Airplane information: Type, name, code Your tasks ...
Words: 981 - Pages: 4
...This paper provides an overview of the modern US generic drug industry evolution after the Hatch-Waxman Act of 1984, considered one of the most significant legislation impacting generic drug approval to the US pharmaceutical market. In the early 1980s, there were very few generic drug products in the US market. Although the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) made it possible to gain generic drugs approval via the “paper new drug application (NDA)”, it was still difficult for generic companies due to insufficient scientific literature published by innovator companies that supported justification of safety and efficacy. In response, the Hatch-Waxman Act was negotiated and amended the FD&C Act by creating an Abbreviated NDA (ANDA) for approval of a generic drug by the FDA on the basis of bioequivalence – clinically showing the same efficacy and safety as the reference product....
Words: 411 - Pages: 2
...SPARKS, Nev- Nevada Department of Agriculture (NDA) is proud to announce the first ever Nevada School Breakfast Challenge. Many of Nevada’s school children start their day without a nutritious breakfast. When kids skip breakfast, it can affect their health as well as their ability to learn in school. More than half of low-income students who eat lunch at school do not receive school breakfast. In fact, Nevada ranks 41st in the nation for breakfast participation with an average participation rate of 21.79%. The national average is 27.34%. On Wednesday, January 28th Governor Brian Sandoval will be joined by First Lady Kathleen Sandoval to announce the first ever Nevada School Breakfast Challenge. The announcement will be made at...
Words: 338 - Pages: 2
...Clinical Trials for New drugs. Therapies and Medical equipment The process for a new drug can take years and several stages to be approved by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration). Although most drugs are tested for specific kinds of diseases they might often have disappointing results for a specific disease but may have great results for another. The FDA has twelve stages of drug development and Review; these are important procedures before and after clinical trials. The twelve stages of drug development fall into the FDA’s four categories: pre-clinical, clinical, NDA (New Drug Application) review and post marketing. In the pre-clinical category there are two stages; animals tested and IND (Investigational New Drug) Application. The drug sponsor, companies/research institutions responsible for developing a drug, develops a new drug and seeks to have it approved by the FDA. Once the drug has been developed the sponsor has to test the new drug on animals for levels of toxicity, safety and efficacy of the drug. The sponsor then must submit an IND application and must include the results from animal testing. When the FDA approves of the new drug they make sure that it is completely safe to proceed and test on humans. In most cases drugs that have gone through the pre-clinical testing never actually make it to the human testing phase or are reviewed by the FDA. If the new drug is approved for human testing the research moves on to the clinical category, aka clinical...
Words: 887 - Pages: 4
...COMMUNICATION & NETWORKING Department Course Name : Faculty of Information & Communication Technology : B Sc (Hons) in Software Engineering with Multimedia, B Sc (Hons) in Information Technology, B Sc (Hons) in Business Information Technology, B Sc (Hons) in E-Commerce B Sc (Hons) in Mobile Computing Semester : 01 Commence Date : Week 9 Deadline Date : Week 12 Unit Controller / Examiner : Pn. Noris Ismail Contact Number : 03-8317 8408 E-mail : norismdn@gmail.com Group Assignment Answer QUESTIONS NDAS Case Study – PART 1 Read the following case study and answer the following questions. 1. Briefly describe the current state of NDAS’s office automation, system integration, and networking. Begin by explaining how each department uses information technology, what hardware it uses, and what functions currently are automated. Also assess which department is most in need of a network. [5 marks] The level of automation varies significantly among the NDAS departments and offices. In addition, NDAS is in the process of downsizing to achieve a more cost-effective computer support system. For example, the Sales and Marketing Division has a desktop computer for each of the account representatives. All of these computers are connected to a small local area network (LAN) that serves only the Sales and Marketing Division. The Accounts Receivable Division recently downsized its minicomputer to a powerful desktop computer with a faster processor, motor memory and increased disk storage space. This...
Words: 1815 - Pages: 8
...Order Code RS22814 February 21, 2008 FDA Fast Track and Priority Review Programs Susan Thaul Specialist in Drug Safety and Effectiveness Domestic Social Policy Division Summary By statutory requirements and by regulation, guidance, and practice, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) works with several overlapping yet distinct programs to get to market quickly new drug and biological products that address unmet needs. FDA most frequently uses three mechanisms for that purpose: Accelerated Approval, Fast Track, and Priority Review. The first two affect the development process before a sponsor submits a marketing application. Accelerated Approval allows surrogate endpoints in trials to demonstrate effectiveness and is relevant in fewer situations than the others. The Fast Track program encourages a sponsor to consult with FDA while developing a product. Unlike the others, Priority Review involves no discussions of study design or procedure; it relates only to an application’s place in the review queue. Analysis of total approval time for approved applications under the Fast Track and Priority Review programs shows that for seven of the past nine years, Fast Track products have shorter median approval times than do all those applications assigned to Priority Review. It takes an average of 15 years from the moment a manufacturer first approaches the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with an idea for a new drug to its final approval for marketing.1 Steps...
Words: 2951 - Pages: 12
...1. Evaluate the situation in which Mason and Shepherd find themselves with respect to their existing employers. What legal and ethical issues do you see and how would you advise them to proceed? Mason's endeavor for the venture creation is strictly bounded by her employment agreement with ATS. That is to say, she will be in clear violation of the Noncompetition, Nonsolicitation, Nondisclosure and Development provisions, if she plans to pursue the venture within one year by utilizing the information and social network she gained from the company. So the first barrier she need to tackle is to prove this new business is not in competition with ATS at all. Also she cannot speak with any current customers of ATS. These limitations will probably strangle the venture in embryo. Also, Mason had recently played golf with a colleague, who told her that if she ever left the company or came upon an idea. he wanted to be involved. Yet, because she signed an employment agreement with a non-solicitation clause, she was very skeptical. Another possible sticky situation is that ATS claims ownership of the data in her office computer, which contain many resources and information useful for her and accounts about her new venture. First aid for this situation is to remove all the incriminating data and information about the venture as soon as possible. Beyond that she can hire a legal consultant and lawyer to negotiate with ATM. Shepherd's problem is more about intellectual property...
Words: 941 - Pages: 4
...of a network. NDAS was established in 1985. The main objective with NDAS is to compete in todays growing market for overnight package deliveries. The current state of automation varies among departments. Computers are linked to a LAN that only attends for Sales and Marketing. The Accounts Receivable Department, led by Jane Van Dyke, is accountable for all billing and collecting, as well as payroll.. The minicomputer that the company was using was recently replaced with a microcomputer server. An asset to this new server offers databases for bad debts and customer billing. The Fleet Maintenance, however, has no computer competence. The management in that department made a decision to track all the essential information manually. The remote offices currently communicate with corporate headquarters and each other via phone, fax, and mail. It is worth noting that there are desktop computers available in the remote offices, and a number of managers have laptop computers. Management realizes its need for regulating their systems, the equipment, and its procedures before any further networking can be proficient. The management also expect any of their systems to permit for development into other information technology areas of networking. 2. In view of the types of networks and future technologies discussed in this chapter, what kind of network would appear to be the most beneficial to NDAS? The network that would appear most beneficial to NDAS is to enter the...
Words: 639 - Pages: 3
...vice (NDAS ). Th e ca s e s t u d y b egin s h er e in Ch a p ter 1 a n d con tin u es th r ou gh ou t th e r es t of th e b ook . It r equ ir es you to com p lete ta s k s th a t a r e r ela ted to top ics cover ed in ea ch cor r es p on d in g ch a p ter of th e text. Th e en d of ea ch ch a p ter con ta in s th e ca s e n a r r a tive, r ela ted figu r es , a n d a s et of qu es tion s a n d p r ob lem s . Th es e d o n ot h a ve on e u n iqu e s olu t ion . Th er e a r e too m a n y a lter n a tives wh en d ea lin g with LANs , WANs , MANs , BNs , a n d th e In ter n et, s o a r ea lis t ic n etwor k d es ign a n d d evelop m en t p rob lem ca n h a ve s evera l wor k a b le a n s wer s . As with a n y r ea l-life p r ob lem with a m b igu ities or u n r es olved con s id er a tion s , you m u s t m a k e you r own a s s u m p tion s . Feel fr ee to r ea d a h ea d or u s e th e in d ex to fin d r ela ted s u b jects th a t s u p p or t you r r ecom m en d a tion s . You r in s tr u ctor m a y p r ovid e a d d ition a l gu id elin es r ega r d in g r ep or t for m a ts , Web a n d lib r a ry r es ou r ces , k ey a s s u m p tion s , a n d th e lik e for th e va r iou s qu es tion s a n d p r ob lem s p r es en ted in th is ca s e s tu d y. Be s u r e to p r ovid e a d equ a te ju s tifica t ion for a n y r ecom m en d a tion s you m a k e. (NDAS ) wa s fou n d ed in 1 9 8 5 to com p ete in th e exp a n d in g m a r k et for over n igh t p a ck a ge d eliver ies . NDAS p r ovid...
Words: 5174 - Pages: 21
