STUDY CASE QUESTIONS: 1. What are the inputs‚ processing‚ and outputs of UPS package tracking system? The input s in the UPS package tracking system is the detailed information about the sender‚ the destination‚ and when the package should arrive. The processing takes places when the information is inputted in the scannable bar-coded label which is attached to a package. The information from the smart label is then transmitted to one of UPS’s computer system‚ and then it is finally sent
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Case Summary: UPS 1. What are the inputs‚ processing and outputs of UPS’s package tracking system? The inputs are all of the raw data collected by UPS from its day to day operations from the basic information of the package and address to the points of data collected during the delivery process‚ i.e. travel time or fuel spent. The processing is UPS converting this data into easily accessible information and discovering relevant business trends. The outputs stage is transferring the information
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attached to a package that has the detailed information about the sender‚ destintaion and when the package should arrive. Customers can download and print their own labels using special software provided by UPS or by accessing the UPS website. As for the processing‚ before the package is even picked up‚ the data from the scannable bar coded label is transmitted to one of UPS’s computer centers in Mahwah‚ New Jersey‚ or Alpharetta‚ Georgia and sent to the distribution center nearest its final destination
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are described in this case? Identify and describe the business processes each supports. Describe the inputs‚ processes‚ and outputs of these systems. 2. How do these systems help Domino’s improve its business performance? 3. How did the online pizza ordering system improve the process of ordering a Domino’s pizza? 4. How effective are these systems in giving Domino’s a competitive edge? Explain your answer. 2 1. What kinds of systems are described in this case? Identify and describe
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MIS Case Studies Case 1 SystemX Inc. Withdraws Rs. 1 Billion SoftGuide Acquisition Offer The following is an excerpt from a news article in the Daily Update‚ March 07‚ 2010 “SystemX Inc.‚ called off its acquisition of SoftGuide Knowledge Consultants‚ Friday‚ saying that 1 Billion was too high a price.” (SoftGuide has a considerable market share in Training and Development services and would therefore help SystemX to diversify and expand its range of services to customers.) “Although SystemX officials
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CASE STUDY 1 – Unraveling the Jargon The consultant’s reply was: “In my investigation of your applications portfolios‚ I’ve applied … to the logical data structures and have discovered a very high frequency – approximately 93.286% - of data embedded in application program logic which is largely responsible for the integrity and synchronization problem currently being encountered. As a solution‚ I would recommend the design of a master database each of which would employ relational technology to
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the finished product section. BMC have 420 employees‚ 170000 sq foot industrialized firm‚ and they prepared with “feeds‚ reels‚ electronic detection systems‚ welds‚ drills‚ taps‚ and assemble stampings” (Brown 699). Moreover‚ according to the book of MIS BMC’s assets are growing in last 6 years which means they are going profitable. In the beginning they had an employee lacking because of the high salary with the high skilled employees‚ and they had 3 people in 1994. Thus‚ they decided the major work
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Case Study on Information Technology Management: Frito-Lay’s Long-Term IT Plan Because the rate of technological change is so rapid‚ most people see IT through the narrow lens of short-term‚ silver-bullet solutions. IT vendors want you to believe that their important new technologies will blow away what has come before. You can’t blame a salesperson for trying to sell‚ or CIOs for having a queasy buy-or-lose feeling‚ but this attitude is precisely the opposite of the one companies should be
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Bibliography: CASE 1 AVNET – DEVELOPING SYSTEMS TO SUPPORT GLOBAL STRATEGY http://www.ats.avnet.com/en-us/Pages/default.aspx http://www.studymode.com/subjects/avnet-developing-systems-to-support-global-strategies-page1.html CASE 2 OFFSHORE OUTSOURCING – GOOD BAD OR DOES NOT MAKE A DIFFERENCE http://www.colby-sawyer.edu/assets/pdf/Offshore-Outsourcing.pdf http://www.google.co.in/#hl=en&sclient=psy-ab&q CASE 3 COLGATE - PALMOLIVE KEEPS THE WORLD SMILING http://www
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TUTORIAL 5 (WEEK 6) Case Study 3 – Enterprise Applications Move to the Cloud Useful Information for CASE STUDY QUESTIONS: Over the past couple of years‚ there’s been a lot of noise from business management software manufacturers about cloud computing and the impact of the cloud on their products and services. Especially from those that produce CRM and ERP applications. From a business user’s point of view‚ whether you choose to implement your software as an on-premise solution or choose a
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