Case Study 1 Eric J. Gilbertson Question 1.) A.) Pine Valley Furniture developed its applications in-house. There are several plausible reasons for why the company chose this option. The company may have had unique processing needs that required the system to be built in-house‚ as opposed to purchasing a prepackaged system. The company may also have viewed its information systems as helping it achieve a competitive advantage. The company had several options‚ such as purchasing a system
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* a. What data will the Customer Profile Form need to collect? Using the guidelines presented in the chapter‚ design the Customer Profile Form. The students should use a simple GUI development tool to develop the Customer Profile Form for PVF. The challenging part of this question is how the students will interpret terms like demographic or customer category. For demographic information to prepare the Products by Demographics Summary‚ the Customer Profile Form should gather such information as birth
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Case Problems: 1. Pine Valley Furniture. Alex Schuster began Pine Valley Furniture (PVF) as a hobby. Initially‚ Alex would build custom furniture in his garage for friends and family. As word spread about his quality craftsmanship‚ he began taking orders. The hobby has since evolved into a medium-sized business‚ employing more than fifty workers. Over the years‚ increased demand has forced Alex to relocate several times‚ increase his sales force‚ expand his product line‚ and renovate Pine
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Case Problems Pine Valley Furniture recently implemented a new internship program and has begun recruiting interns from nearby university campuses. As part of this program‚ interns have the opportunity to work alongside a systems analyst. This shadowing opportunity provides invaluable insights into the systems analysis and design process. Recently you were selected for a six-month internship at Pine Valley Furniture‚ and Jim Woo has been assigned as your supervisor. At an initial meeting with
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Chapter 4 Case Study 1. Stakeholders: a. John Ryan – Superior Systems relationship manager – Aggressive. b. Nick – Superior Systems managing consultant – conservative. c. Sandy – Superior Systems Technical – observant. d. Sara – Superior Systems possible project manager - e. Ron Gimble – Point of contact for Capitol State Chemicals. f. Ron Newell – Capitol State’s IT operations manager. g. Kelly – Capitol State’s network technician – viewed as a project manager. h. Alex – Capitol State’s
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Assignment 1. How were Pine Valley Furniture’s projects initiated? What is the focus for each of the new systems? a. “Pine Valley Furniture’s projects were initiated by senior managers‚ business groups‚ IS manager‚ or steering committee. They are responsible for all the systems development projects that a business could undertake. Requests for information systems development can come from three key sources.” i. “Managers and business units who want to replace or extend an
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Also‚ another option is to spend all of the money towards one promotional strategy. Findings: Industry: How BatesManor is compared to the household furniture industry. Add Another Sales Rep: An additional sales rep will be needed to service company accounts because 50 new accounts were being added. Promote New Styles of Furniture: These new items would require consumer advertising in shelter magazines to be launched successfully. Push/Pull Strategy for Promotions: The cost and benefits
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Stickley Furniture Stickley Furniture Ashford University Business 644 Operations Management Professor Ronald Beach December 12‚ 2012 An analysis of Stickley Furniture’s production‚ aggregate planning production control‚ inventory and quality reveals that the company has made changes that have proven successful strategies for the long term success of the company since it was sold in 1974. The analysis presented here will show areas of strength and areas of improvement
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Economics May 18‚ 2014 Table of Contents Determinants of Demand 3 Inelastic Demand 3 Misperception Theory 3 Recommendations 3 References 4 Determinants of Demand Elasticity There are a few determinants of the elasticity of demand‚ one being the availability for substitutes. From the case‚ the data that was provided for previous studies of student’s application to colleges‚ projects an upward sloping demand curve. Students have many choices when choosing a liberal arts college
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Pines are trees in the genus Pinus (pron.: /ˈpaɪnəs/)‚[1] in the family Pinaceae. They make up the monotypic subfamily Pinoideae. There are about 115species of pine‚ although different authorities accept between 105 and 125 species. Contents [hide] * 1 Etymology * 2 Taxonomy‚ nomenclature and codification * 3 Distribution * 4 Morphology * 4.1 Foliage * 4.2 Cones * 5 Ecology * 6 Uses * 6.1 Food uses * 7 See also * 8 Notes * 9 References * 10 Bibliography *
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