Week 1 – Chapter 1 Jiajun DU 1. Read Chapter 1 – Information Systems in Global Business Today –N/A 2. Weekly Online Discussion Question – completed online in the Discussion Forum Area (no need to copy and paste into document) 3. Chapter 1 Video Case – PDF file located in the Course Documents Area (answer the questions without retyping the question) (1). “Smart Labels” are data and computer based shipping labels. And it can be made byr personal computer. The barcodes can record a lot of data, so it
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How Information System Transformed Package Delivery Business By: Tricia Jones Information technology has transformed tremendously over the years for UPS package business. The DIAD system enabled the drivers to make all of his or her deliveries without errors. For example, if the driver tries to deliver a package to the wrong customer he alerted that it is an incorrect delivery, which in turn eliminates driver error and helps to save the company money and makes the customer happy, by them getting
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attached to a package, which contains detailed information about the send, destination, and when the package should arrive. Smart labels play a huge role in UPS operations by it allows dispatchers to download the label and give the driver the most efficient route so that the package can be delivered in accurate time and effort. The smart label has made the driver job easier and saves UPS 28 million miles a year. 2. Write out the steps a package takes from pick-up by a UPS driver to delivery including
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attached to a package, which contains detailed information about the send, destination, and when the package should arrive. Smart labels play a huge role in UPS operations by it allows dispatchers to download the label and give the driver the most efficient route so that the package can be delivered in accurate time and effort. The smart label has made the driver job easier and saves UPS 28 million miles a year. 2. Write out the steps a package takes from pick-up by a UPS driver to delivery including
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DIAD, UPS eliminates the use of 59 million sheets of paper per year. The DIAD IV is the most comprehensive tracking device in the delivery industry, combining data collection and transmission technologies, digital signature capture, extensive expandable memory and rugged construction to withstand extreme temperatures and hard falls." Other Features The UPS technology
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UPS’s systems. 2. Write out the steps a package takes from pick-up by a UPS driver to delivery including the role of DIAD, the UPS Data Center, and the UPS Package Center. b. Step 1: The package is picked up by the driver. c. Step 2: The UPS associate creates a “Smart Label” containing information regarding shipping and tracking. This information is sent to the company’s warehouse. d. Step 3: The UPS driver scans the customer’s package with the “DIAD” (a handheld computer tracking
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all the key information about the customer, the package size, destination and weight. This information is sent immediately to a UPS processing center at the very time it is created with a UPS drivers hand held computer (the DIAD IV). The smart labels become the control document used throughout the transaction right through to final delivery. 2. Write out the steps a package takes from pick-up by a UPS driver to delivery including the role of DIAD, the UPS Data Center, and the UPS Package Center.
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labels are the label places upon all UPS packages that allow the DIAD tablet to communicate with the package, confirming its delivery, location, and status. It allows the company to track package data from a remote location based on where it was shipped, or to what truck it was loaded on. 2. Write out the steps a package takes from pick-up by a UPS driver to delivery including the role of DIAD, the UPS Data Center, and the UPS Package Center. =The package is scanned at the UPS distribution center
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used to provide shipping information. They play a huge role in UPS operations because they provide customer information for shipping which makes for faster and more reliable shipping. The label is scanned at each part of shipment and delivery so the customer can track their packages and it’s accounted for from start to finish. 2. Write out the steps a package takes from pick-up by a UPS driver to delivery including the role of DIAD, the UPS Data Center, and the UPS Package Center. The driver picks
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ups’s package tracking system? Answer: Inputs: Inputs include package information, customer signature, pickup, delivery, time-card data, current location (while en route), and billing and customer clearance documentation. Processing: The data are transmitted to a central computer and stored for retrieval. Data are also reorganized so that they can be tracked by customer account, date, driver, and other criteria such as the consolidation of orders for efficient final delivery of packages. Outputs:
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