BUSA 3100 – Exam 1 – Study Guide Chapter 1: (Stair and Reynolds; class slides) * Hierarchy of Data * Systematic organization of data. * Data – raw facts and figures by itself. * Alphanumeric data – numbers‚ letters and other characters * Image data – graphic images and pictures * Audio data – sound‚ noise or tones * Video data – moving images or pictures * Information – collection of facts organized in such a way that they have value
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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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IT 112: Management Information System CASE STUDY: MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM OF A BUS COMPANY By: Ledeza May S. Buntag Bernamie A. Barnaja Mary Claire P. Boco Claire P. Cervantes Jowen S. Delima Introduction Increasing number of population also increases the number of passengers which requires large source of public transportation that is convenient‚ safe‚ and affordable for a typical person along for the ride. Bus companies play a vital role in transportation now a day. From its
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Case Study 1 Cemex: A DIGITAL FIRM IN THE MAKING 1. How did digital technology transform the way Cemex ran its business? In previous years when Cemex began‚ the business’ operations ran without the use of digital technology‚ they used telephones as a communication medium between customers and employees. However‚ this proved to be futile because it was very time consuming and costly to Cemex. Phone lines were jammed as customers‚ truckers and dispatchers tried to get orders
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SAM BAKERY MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM The information database designed for Sam Bakery (refer to the Appendices section for the forms) will basically serve the roles of performance monitoring and decision support. From these roles stem a complex web of business data that the database aims to organize into useful information. This wealth of information‚ in turn‚ is subject to evaluation so that the roles of monitoring performance and supporting management decisions could be realized
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which consists of data fields describing attributes such as the person’s name‚ Social Security number‚ and rate of pay. File A group of related records is a data file‚ or table. Thus‚ an employee file would contain the records of the employees of a firm. Files are frequently classified by the application for which they are primarily used‚ such as a payroll file or an inventory file‚ or the type of data they contain‚ such as a document file or a graphical image file. Database A database is an integrated
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of MIS 2.The relationship between organizational structure and MIS 3.Information requirements for MIS 4.Different types of MIS 5.The process of developing a MIS 6.Criteria for MIS 7.Strategies for determining MIS design STEP 1 = MIS- MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM "An integrated user-machine system for providing information to support operations‚ management and decision making functions in an organization. The system utilizes computerized and manual procedures; models for analysis‚ planning
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knowledge‚ skills and attitudes required by an individual to perform adequately a given task or job”. (Source: A Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice‚ Kogan Page‚ 8th Ed.‚ 2001) According to the Edwin B Flippo‚ “Training is the act of increasing knowledge and skills of an employee for doing a particular job.”(Source: Personnel Management‚ McGraw Hill; 6th Edition‚ 1984)The term ‘training’ indicates the process involved in improving the aptitudes‚ skills and abilities of the employees to perform
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ASSIGNMENT - 1 DEFINE MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM? DISCUSS ITS OBJECTIVES. Definition: Organized approach to the study of information needs of a management at every level in making operational‚ tactical‚ and strategic decisions. Its objective is to design and implement man-machine procedures‚ processes‚ and routines that provide suitably detailed reports in an accurate‚ consistent‚ and timely manner. Modern‚ computerized systems continuously gather relevant data‚ both from inside and outside
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ever-elusive goal: the paperless office. Backup-storage systems can offer bank-vault security against losing your work. CD and DVD drives have become essential for many applications. Thus‚ the right choice of peripherals can make a big difference. Read the Real World Case 2 about the use of voice recognition technology in health care settings. We can learn a lot about the future of the human–computer interface and its business applications from this case. See Figure 3.13 . Peripherals is the generic
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