CHAPTER 1 Discussion Questions 1 Discuss the differences between internal and external users of information and their needs and demands on an information system. Historically‚ which type of user has the firm catered to most? 4. An information system must meet three fundamental objectives. Discuss why these objectives cannot effectively be met by a common set of information. 9. Discuss what is meant by the statement‚ “The accounting system is a conceptual flow of information that represents physical
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CHAPTER SEVENTEEN Discussion Questions 1. What is the bullwhip effect and how does it relate to lack of coordination in a supply chain? The bullwhip effect refers to the fluctuation in orders along the length of the supply chain as orders move from retailers to wholesalers to manufacturers to suppliers. The bullwhip effect relates directly to the lack of coordination (demand information flows) within the supply chain. Each supply chain member has a different idea of what
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answers to each of the questions by the Monday of Week 5. Then‚ throughout Week 5‚ reply to the thoughts of others‚ and engage in discussion or dialogue about them with your classmates. You have until the Monday of Week 6 to complete (not begin) your dialog and discussion. Your discussion grade will be determined partly by the quantity of your involvement in the discussion but mostly by the QUALITY of your contributions to your group’s learning‚ through both your initial posting and your responses and
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is distributed as a Discussion Paper by the STANFORD INSTITUTE FOR ECONOMIC POLICY RESEARCH SIEPR Discussion Paper No. 00-51 Network Effects and Microsoft Timothy F. Bresnahan Stanford University August 2001 Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research Stanford University Stanford‚ CA 94305 (650) 725-1874 The Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research at Stanford University supports research bearing on economic and public policy issues. The SIEPR Discussion Paper Series reports
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Essay Discussion In my writing experience‚ I have come across several types of essays that have worked to build my language‚ grammar and even creativity. Some of these essays have been interesting and fun to work on whereas some have not been all that rosy. All in all‚ they effectively fulfilled the purpose that they were meant to do in my learning process. The hardest essay that I wrote was the formal letter. However‚ the easiest essay was the compare/contrast essay. Among the four essays
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Discussion Questions Week 1 Alejandra Duran MGT/230 What is management? Why is management necessary? How do you think management has evolved? Management is the coordination of work activities carried out so efficiently and effectively with others and through them. Management is necessary because in the work place employees need a leader to follow. I believe management has evolved because now‚ a manager performs more and more activities in order to accomplish a specific
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Discussion Board #1 Answer the following questions in the Discussion Board after reading chapter 1 & 2. 1. Is it possible for an economy to be based entirely on services? I think so. It is possible for an economy to base itself solely on services and importing manufactured materials or raw materials from other countries. However‚ in real life‚ it is more "service dominant" than "service monopoly". 2. What is the value of self-service in an economy? It can reduce labor costs. For example
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Argumentative Discussion of: Text a driver in New Jersey‚ and you could see your day in court According to an article written by Ben Brumfield and Chris Boyette from CNN‚ “Text a driver in New Jersey and you could see your day in court.” Texting someone while they are driving a vehicle could result in a lawsuit against the person texting for damages up to $150‚000. How can texting someone while they may be driving be held against you? What if the message was delayed somehow and didn’t get to
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MARKETING DISCUSSION Consider the lifetime value of customers (CLV). Choose a business and show how you would go about developing a quantitative formulation that captures the concept. How would organizations change if they totally embraced the customer equity oncept and maximized CLV? Suggested Response A) CLV describes the net present value of the stream of future profits expected over the customers’ lifetime purchases. Each student’s example will differ but the main tenets of each report
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David Rivers MKT/421 Tracy Foote Week Three Discussion Questions • Select a product with which you are familiar. What stage is this product at in the product life cycle? Provide rationale for your answer. The chose Apples IPhone and currently it is the Maturity phase of the product life cycle. The IPhone is very popular and is often copied or remanufactured to look like and perform the same as the original. Apple is creating new features‚ products‚ and apps to allow users to do a lot more than
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