...The government decision to cancel the warrant program of loan for PC purchases, will have multiple consequences. Among them, a big proportion of less affluent students won’t have the means to buy this essential tool and will find themselves in disadvantage when compared to rich students. More than that , middle class students with no longer access to this program, but with access to traditional financial sources, won’t have any other choice but going after those sources. However, without the government backing the loan, the conditions to get affordable credit with any of those sources, will contribute to get in a bigger debt than the one we contract with the government. The interest rates for the student will be even higher. In...
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...INTRODUCTION: This case involves the suspects being arrested for PC 415(1)-Public Disturbance Fighting. Suspect Jonathan was also arrested for public intoxication and unable to care for himself in violation of PC 647(f)-Public Intoxication. INJURIES: Suspect Jonathan Lineses sustained swelling under his left eye, abrasions across the right side of his head and an approximate four inch scratch along the left side of his temple. Lineses was medically treated inside of the Pasadena Jail by the on duty nurse. Officer Goetz #3172 took photos of Lineses injuries, which were later uploaded into VeriPic. Suspect Mike Ordaz sustained an approximate half inch scrap on the back of his head and scraps on both elbows. Ordaz refused medical treatment....
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...Zing PC Company Introduction In April 200X, Zippy Computer, Inc., merged with Binger International, Ltd. The new entity was named Zinger Electronics, Inc. and began trading on the NASDAQ. Zinger Electronics, Inc., produces a variety of high-tech goods and services—computers and servers, Internet services, Web hosting, and business-to-business e-commerce applications. Their award-winning computers are sold under the ZingPC brand to business, government, education, and consumer markets. The ZingPC division designs and manufactures a broad range of computer products that ranks among the industry leaders in technology, innovation, price, and computing performance. These award-winning products are marketed under the following lines: Zinger Millennia desktop computers, Zinger TransPort notebook computers, Zinger ClientPro corporate computers, and HP NetServer servers. These product lines are manufactured exclusively at the company’s facilities in Cheyenne, Wyoming. ZingPC products can be purchased directly from the company’s Web site http://www.ZingPC. com, by calling a toll-free 800 telephone number, through company field sales representatives, and through leading national retailers. Early Successes and Challenges As a new organization, ZingPC adopted a product-focused strategy. Its goal was to provide the fastest and most powerful PC on the market. ZingPC built a 216,000- square-foot facility in Laramie, Wyoming (more than doubling its original capacity), and dedicated...
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...INTRODUCTION: This case involves the suspect being arrested for PC 148(a)(1)-Resisting/Delaying a Peace Officer. LOCATION DESCRIPTION: This incident occurred on the north parkway in front of 95 W. Hammond Street. EVIDENCE: • Photos of Suspect Marcos Alexander Flores • Photos of Officer Acosta #0044 INJURIES: None. INVESTIGATION: On 05-25-17 at approximately 0523 hours, Officer Austin #0551and I were working uniformed patrol in unit #13. We were monitoring the radio and heard Officer Gawlik #3116 and Officer Herrera #3995 responding to 95 W. Hammond Street regarding a disturbance investigation. Dispatch advised that Suspect Marcos Flores was at the above location threatening to break a rear window. The reporting party later advised...
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...Case Study Week 4 A-1 Use Parts 1, 2 and 3 of the case study in Appendix B, Topic A, named Billing System Conversion Project to develop a communication plan for the conversion project. Identify at least three audiences. Identify all audiences who have an interest in the project (sponsor, team members, and so on). For each audience, describe the type of information that should be communicated (progress, scope changes, costs, and so on) and the level of detail needed. List the frequency of each communication (weekly, monthly, as needed, and so on). Audience: Team Type(s) of information: presentation of project progress Frequency: as needed Audience: client/customer Type(s) of information: report of overall progress, formal briefing Frequency: as needed Audience: Team Type(s) of information: team meeting, group interaction for project Frequency: weekly B-1 Use Parts 1, 2 and 3 of the case study named Billing System Conversion Project, to determine which tasks or deliverables can be purchased from sellers and then determine which ones, if any, you would recommend for seller purchase. The tasks and deliverables that could be outsourced include the training of the team, the update of the system, software install, and the purchase of the new PCs. The only thing I would recommend outsourcing or buying from an external seller would be the PCs so that a price comparison can be done and the company could make the best financial decision. C-1 1. Use Parts 1...
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...Netflix Case Study * Company Overview Netflix is the world's largest online movie rental service, providing more than seven million subscribers access to more than 90,000 DVD titles plus a growing library of more than 5,000 choices that can be watched instantly on their PCs. The company offers nine subscription plans, starting at only $4.99 per month. There are no due dates and no late fees – ever. All Netflix plans include both DVDs delivered to subscribers' homes and, for no additional fee, movies and TV series that can be started in as little as 30 seconds on subscribers' PCs. DVDs are delivered free to members by first class mail, with a postage-paid return envelope, from over 100 U.S. shipping points. Nearly 95 percent of Netflix subscribers live in areas that can be reached with generally one business day delivery. Netflix offers personalized movie recommendations and has two billion movie ratings. Although, very successful completion grows which are threats to the company. Netflix needs to create a strategy to be able to Partner with cable companies and networks such as HBO, Cinemax that do not license any of their series. They need to create a team hence forth, spend and analyze critically their hiring decisions. This team will be monitoring, evaluating and disseminating the information from the external and internal environments to key people within the organization. They need to create a pool of highly qualified experienced personnel that would efficiently and effectively...
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...INFO 410 Case Studies 1-2 Handout General Instructions Case studies are to be performed as described in the syllabus and in the Chapter 1 lecture notes. The questions provided here are NOT designed to be comprehensive steps, just some of the points I’d expect you to address while doing the case studies. So please go beyond the issues identified here; these are just help to get you started. 1. Case Study I-1 IBM’s Decade of Transformation: Turnaround to Growth (starts on page 5) This case study addresses several problems over the history of IBM, so it’s more like a series of little case studies. Focus your attention on the state of IBM when Louis Gerstner took over in April 1993, and address how he could have proceeded from that point. Of course the actual answer is the creation of One IBM, but what other options could he have pursued? Only use the exhibit data through 1994, and you can ignore the discussion of EBOs and other events well after 1994. Since IBM is both a user of IT, as well as an innovator and creator of IT equipment, they have an unusual position compared to many organizations. Focus on the problems IBM faced during this time and the alternatives they faced for dealing with the problems. What is the origin of the problem? Is it a technical issue, or customer relations, or competition, or something else? What functional areas within IBM were responsible for handling each problem (e.g. HR, accounting, marketing, engineering, etc.)? ...
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...Title: The Fall of IBM Date: September 20, 2013 I. Executive Summary The purpose of this case study analysis is to analyze the situation of IBM in the 1990s, to come up with possible mutually exclusive alternatives for IBM’s management and ultimately, to recommend a possible strategy to regain back IBM’s throne in the industry. The problem of the case study is all about the survival of IBM in a much more competitive market ever encountered by the company. And also, overcoming new challenges brought about IBM’s new management and the dynamic technological environment. The methods of analysis used for this case study are the Porter’s Five Forces Model and the ANSOFF matrix analysis. Brief explanations were provided in each of the methods used for analysis. After analyzing the case study, the following three mutually exclusive alternative course of action were developed: 1. Decentralize Management; 2. Invest heavily on research and development and; 3. Partner with suppliers From the alternatives, I recommend that IBM should partner with its suppliers. Collaboration with suppliers will increase business flexibility and executive level business decision support. This will surely bring the most benefit for the company among the other alternatives course of action. The suppliers play a great role in the industry and having strong connections with them can help the company survive and even excel in the industry. Outline and Implementation: ...
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...CASE STUDY: Chipping Away at Intel General Environment 1. Social Important as a semiconductor business, provided as the biggest chip maker in the industry. Intel’s mindset is toward better customer relations and away from perspective of being the only real competition in the marketplace. 2. Technological Concerned with chip making for PCs but then went beyond it into the production of information and communication appliances as well as providing services related to the Internet. Barrett created a new wireless unit that combined new acquisitions such as DSP Communications Inc. ( a chipset supplier for digital communications) with Intel’s memory operations. 3. Economic Affected by Septemeber 11, 2001 and needed to withdraw investments in new markets (production of network servers and routers and e-commerce service for small businesses) due to direct result of the downturn in economic condition. Intel’s shares also suffered. At $26, were down to 60 pecent compared to their highest over the previous years and get worse after the downturn and fell further to $20 by October. 4. Ecological Not being mentioned in the case. 5. Political Operates on a global basis and so be attuned to different governmental and country requirements in its distribution and sales. The manufacturing plant in Hamburg, Germany suggests an important political dependency that must be monitored. Task Environment...
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...LEYTE COLLEGES TACLOBAN CITY A case study analysis On the training deficiency and orientation resulting to behavioral predicament among the criminology interns assigned at PNP MARITIME GROUP, Tacloban city A CASE ANALYSIS PRESENTED TO THE FACULTY OF THE COLLEGE OF CRIMINOLOGYOF LEYTE COLLEGES In PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS IN PRACTICUM 1 AND 2 For THE DeGREe OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CRIMINOLOGY I. CASE INTRODUCTION: A. Brief History: One of the most common abuse resources is our maritime environment and some other crimes transpired from this site. The plan of eliminating and minimizing the abuses of our resources in our maritime environment had been constituted in our constitution mandating the creation of one national Police Force which is civilian in character. The passing of law of RA 6975 on December 13, 1990 merge and reorganization the integrated national police and the PC or Philippine Constabulary into the encompassing Philippine national police (PNP) which was activated on January 29,1991. Consequently, NHQ PNP General Order no. 58 created the maritime police command on January 16, 1991 to be one of its National Support Units. The newly created unit was then a conglomeration of several personnel from the services of the AFP and the INP. During the integration, naval officers signified their intentions to join the PNP. Likewise, organic members of the Philippine marine Corps and the Philippine Coastguard...
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...Production Options at Prime Safety Ltd. Case Study Analysis About Prime Safety Ltd.: PSL is a manufacturer of corporate and industrial clothing in Karachi, Pakistan. The characteristics of operations of the company are – • Wide variety of clothes • A majority of customers have order size below 500 • The manufacturing process involves similar operations but varying work content Issue in the Case: To improve flexibility and operational efficiency, PSL has plans to implement modular manufacturing in sewing department. The issue in the case is to analyze the impact of this shift on the operational efficiency, employee coordination and customer service of the organization and recommend a suitable course of action. Cloth manufacturing process: The structure of the manufacturing process is - Parts -> Pre-assembly -> Final Assembly Process flow diagram: Existing process in sewing department: Assembly line or Chain Flow The main characteristics of this process are - • Bundled routing of material • Each operator performs same operation on all parts. This leads to worker specialization in a particular task assigned to him. • Modified bundle system is used for short order quantities Problems with existing process: Switching time for a different style is very high, about 6 to 8 hrs. This leads to underutilization of the existing machinery as well as other problems like lack of flow and rhythm in the work done by the operators. Why did...
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...Assignment: VoIP Jonathan Schuth IT242 10/13/2012 Adam R. Moneypenny Assignment: VoIP The case study I read to research how VoIP was beneficial to an organization was the one Cisco released that details why they needed one, how it improved operations, and the many advantages that came with the implantation of VoIP. The case study highlights how this was the largest implementation of an IP telephony system in industry history (Cisco, 2002). Cisco, and many other companies, always has looked for ways to reduce costs, increase revenue, and become more efficient, and all three of these criteria were enhanced by the implementation of VoIP as the main telephony system for their organization. Cisco (2002) goes on to talk about how telecommunications, within the organization and externally, over the internet was the next logical and necessary frontier for them. They treated the change to VoIP from PBX not just as a replacement for the telephony system but as another application that enhanced their overall IT strategy and fit nicely into the existing infrastructure (Cisco, 2002). The benefits of changing over into an internet based telephony system not only improved...
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...CONTENTS: CASE STUDIES CASE STUDY 1 Midsouth Chamber of Commerce (A): The Role of the Operating Manager in Information Systems CASE STUDY I-1 IMT Custom Machine Company, Inc.: Selection of an Information Technology Platform CASE STUDY I-2 VoIP2.biz, Inc.: Deciding on the Next Steps for a VoIP Supplier CASE STUDY I-3 The VoIP Adoption at Butler University CASE STUDY I-4 Supporting Mobile Health Clinics: The Children’s Health Fund of New York City CASE STUDY I-5 Data Governance at InsuraCorp CASE STUDY I-6 H.H. Gregg’s Appliances, Inc.: Deciding on a New Information Technology Platform CASE STUDY I-7 Midsouth Chamber of Commerce (B): Cleaning Up an Information Systems Debacle CASE STUDY II-1 Vendor-Managed Inventory at NIBCO CASE STUDY II-2 Real-Time Business Intelligence at Continental Airlines CASE STUDY II-3 Norfolk Southern Railway: The Business Intelligence Journey CASE STUDY II-4 Mining Data to Increase State Tax Revenues in California CASE STUDY II-5 The Cliptomania™ Web Store: An E-Tailing Start-up Survival Story CASE STUDY II-6 Rock Island Chocolate Company, Inc.: Building a Social Networking Strategy CASE STUDY III-1 Managing a Systems Development Project at Consumer and Industrial Products, Inc. CASE STUDY III-2 A Make-or-Buy Decision at Baxter Manufacturing Company CASE STUDY III-3 ERP Purchase Decision at Benton Manufacturing Company, Inc. CASE STUDY III-4 ...
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...beginning of the 21st century, its CEO/ Chairman, Yang-Ho Cho undertook various transformation initiatives - for instance, improving service quality and safety standards, technology integration, upgrading pilot training, better business focus; putting in place a professional management team, improving corporate image through sponsorship marketing, etc. He gave a new corporate direction in the form of '10,10,10' goal. However, Korean Air is held up by a slew of challenges. Among which are inefficiencies of - Chaebol system of management, possible clash of its cargo business with its own shipping company, limited focus on the domestic market and growing competition from LCCs. How would Korean Air manage growth as a family-owned conglomerate? The case offers enriching scope for analysing a family business’s turnaround strategies, with all the legacy costs involved. Pedagogical Objectives • To discuss the (operational) dynamics of Korean Chaebols - their influence/ effects on the country’s industrial sector and the economy as a whole • To analyse how family-owned businesses manage the transition phase - from a supplier-driven economy to a demanddriven economy • To identify all the possible reasons for Korean Air ’s turbulent times and assessing whether they are controllable or not • To critically evaluate Korean Air ’s transformation efforts - in terms of growth, productivity and cost cuts, especially the efficacy of '10,10,10' goal in a family-run business • To identify various challenges...
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...Case Study 3 – The FBI 1. What do you think were the real reasons why the VCF system failed? First of all, I believe there was a clear lack of proper software and requirements engineers, program and project managers, but also contract managers. Moreover, there was a clear misalignment between the IS Strategy and the Organizational Strategy and Culture. Other things that I believe went wrong are: * Incomplete system requirements * Technology incompetence and untrust * Unclear objectives, unrealistic expectations and timeframes * Lack of proper management 2. What were the points of alignment and misalignment between the Information Systems Strategy and the FBI organization? Regarding the alignment and misalignment it is clearly mentioned that the FBI needs to change its culture and gain trust in technology and its potential. They had to become centralized and move from a decentralized “amalgam of 56 field offices” to an integrated global operation capable to share information in real-time. Introducing “Trilogy” it would have been possible to do so by providing to all units 30,000 desktop PCs, communicating over high-bandwidth networks interconnected to all FBI locations globally, using “VCF” web-based processes, if VCF has succeeded. But now, with the “Sentinel” project there is a clearer approach, establishing a portfolio management plan to cover all the IT projects and also designing an IT Architecture that will lay out standards for a global-wide IS, and...
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