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Virtual Organization System Inventory
Virtual Organization System Inventory
Timothy L Welty
BSA310
October 27, 2014
Peng
Virtual Organization System Inventory
Assignment: Select one of the following Virtual Organizations:
Huffman Trucking
Complete the following chart, filling in information for each system used at the Virtual Organization. Add rows to the chart as necessary.
Huffman Trucking
“Huffman trucking is a national transportation company. The company's 1,400 employees work in its logistical hubs located in Los Angeles, California, St. Louis, Missouri, and Bayonne, New Jersey; its central maintenance facility is in Cleveland, Ohio; and as drivers of its 800 road tractors. The company expects to earn revenues during fiscal year 2004 in excess of $600,000,000 (Virtual Organization, 2014).”
System Name
Brief Description
Department to Use the System
Purpose of the System
Connects With
Development Details
Finance & Accounting Systems
Application is licensed on an annual per user basis from a vendor specializing in F & A systems for the transportation industry
Finance and Accounting Systems
General ledger
Accounts Payable
Accounts Receivable
Cash Management
Billing/Invoicing
Credit/Collections
Costing
Property Management
Assets
Taxes
Integrated with the Fleet Maintenance System and the Enterprise Transportation Application
Maintenance costing
Fuel management and costing
Warranty management
Materials inventory management
Fixed assets

System Name
Brief Description
Department to Use the System
Purpose of the System
Connects With
Development Details
HRIS system
Track employees from an operational and financial perspective
Human Resources
To generate employee files in database.
Labor relations department.
“Census” information, Employee/Labor Relations Information
Grievances filed
Resolution of grievances
Any investigations of employee’s information.
Legal Systems
To ensure that the company is in compliance with laws, regulations, and trained properly.
VP Legal System
Analyze taxes, regulations,

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