Examination Paper Management Information Systems Section A: Objective Type (30 marks) This section consists of Multiple choice questions and Short Note type questions. Answer all the questions. Part one questions carry 1 mark each & Part two questions carry 5 marks each. MM.100 Part one: Multiple choices: 1. Management Information System is mainly dependent upon: a. Accounting b. Information c. Both ‘a’ and ‘b’ d. None of the above 2. The most important attribute of information quality that a manager
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ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS Module Title: Information Systems Module Code: BB215005S Level: 2 Academic Year: 2010/11 Semester: 2 Module Leader: Lynn Snape Instructions: Answer the following question. Word Limit: 3000 words In determining the text to be included within the maximum word limit please refer to Assessment Regulations 6.56 to 6.58. Written assignments must not exceed the specified maximum number of words. All assignments which do so will
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Legacy applications lacked the ability to scale to support business growth‚ and adding new features was timeconsuming and expensive. SOLUTION The Progress OpenEdge®-based Warehouse Management System (WMS) from Progress® partner WICS. WHY PROGRESS® SOFTWARE DHL selected Progress because it wanted an open systems environment that would be economical to manage while providing the ability to both easily build its own applications and select best-of-breed applications from Progress Partners. BENEFIT In
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Need for Information Systems Companies need information and information management systems as they are important for various functions such as planning. The information systems help in storing information such as customer data and financial data and this makes the access easier. They also help in saving costs when well developed and can also help in highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of a company. The system can also act as a communication tool and can help in prediction of sales and revenues
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the incident. Establishing communications and information sharing will bring organization to the chaos and should be a top priority. Unfortunately‚ most post-incident debriefings contain many comments and concerns about the lack of communication and information during the incident. All incidents‚ regardless of size‚ must have fast and reliable information to ensure interoperability between resources‚ and to keep the public informed of pertinent information. There are
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1. An Accounting Information System (AIS) * collects and processes transaction data and disseminates the information to interested parties. * Helps management answer such questions as: * How much and what kind of debt is outstanding? * Were sales higher this period than last? * What assets do we have? * What were our cash inflows and outflows? * Did we make a profit last period? Basic Terminology (see Textbook for definitions) * Event * Transaction * Account
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Student Information | Alternate Name | - Student Grades | Description | Student’s information and grades | Origin | PROCESS - Validate details or corrections if possible | Destination | External Entity – STUDENT | Record | 1000 records | Volume and Frequency | 100 transactions a month | Data Flow Data Flow Name or Label | Request Info | Alternate Name | - Information | Description | Student’s assessment information | Origin | PROCESS – Input Student Information | Destination
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MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM -the original type of information system developed to support managerial decision. Management Reporting Alternatives Four major reporting alternatives provided by MIS * Periodic Scheduled Reports Example: daily or weekly sales analysis reports monthly financial statements. * Exception Reports * Demand Reports and Responses * Push Reporting ONLINE ANALITICAL PROCESSING(OLAP) -enables managers and analyst to interactively examine
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Management Information Technology Table of Contents Executive Summary 3 Introduction to Southwest Airlines 4 Porters Five Force Model for Competitive Strategy 5 Threats of Entry in the Airline Industry 6 Barriers to Entry in the Airline Industry 7 Bargaining Power of Suppliers and Customers in the Airline Industry 7 Substitutes Products for Airlines 8 The Value Chain Analysis 9 Using Information System to gain Competitive advantage 11 Bibliography 14 Executive Summary
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more than just information? A: Business intelligence is to collective information about your customer‚ your competitors‚ your business partners‚ and your competitive environment‚ your own internal operations that gives you the ability to make effective‚ important‚ and often strategic business decision. Business intelligence represents the tools and system that plays a key role in the strategic planning process of the corporation. That enables access to and analysis of information to improve and
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