TLO-11006 BASICS OF INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT autumn 2013 ASSIGNMENT 1 This instruction sheet describes a case about an imaginary company‚ its employees and their work. The aim of this assignment is to understand the information flows of the company‚ the various attributes of knowledge (types and levels) and the importance of information and knowledge in business. Please do consider this assignment from the Information and knowledge management viewpoint! Case Orvar Orvar Group
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Types of Information Systems Office Information Systems (OIS) An OIS is an information system that uses software‚ hardware and networks to improve work flow and allow communications among employees. 1. Software systems used: word processing‚ spreadsheets‚ databases‚ e-mail‚ Web browsers‚ Web page authoring and personal information management. 2. Technology systems used: voice mail‚ fax‚ videoconferencing and
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and category of search. After that is search engine represented by Google which has strong ability of search. The last stage is the social networks that establish the real relationship among different people like Facebook. With the development of information technology‚ lots of people begin to doubt whether the social networks connect people closer or discourage the interaction between people indirectly. So both the advantage and disadvantage will be discussed as followed in to ask this question. First
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Major Issues 1) Management issues on the part of Fancy Consultants & Company a. Sent an intern alone on his first assignment b. Assignment was only slated for 1 week (Piccoli 53) c. Pulled intern from job before it was completed 2) Blake jumped right to an IT solution without understanding the as-is system fully. He “Put the cart before the horse” (Piccoli 49). 3) Only topical analysis was done causing failure in the design and implementation stages a. Interviewed GM‚ and FM’s b. Did
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Wal-Mart in this case ? Do Wal-Mart’s associates also face an ethical dilemma? If so‚ what is it ? Wal-Mart is facing an ethical problem by implementing computerized scheduling system. Indeed‚ before the store managers had to arranged manually the schedule for the employees but Wal-mart begun to use Kronos system to create work schedule. Obviously‚ this implementation helps to increase the profit margin of the company. But what are the consequences for the employees ? The new system scheduling time
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Kudler’s Fine Foods Information System Your name here University of Phoenix BSA/310 – Business Systems Teacher name here Date here The management of Kudler’s Fine Foods is interested in integrating technology into their business operations. Kudler’s Fine Foods Management has appointed an accounting firm to look into their information system and provide them with a brief of how to implement the needed changes to it. The management of Kudler’s Fine Foods believes that an upgrade
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Page 1 Bloomberg Fixed Income Essentials Answers BLOOMBERG FIXED INCOME ESSENTIALS ANSWERS Bloomberg Fixed Income Essentials Answers a great book which gives a great insight into the workings of a bloomberg fixed income essentials answers. Clear descriptions of various systems within the bloomberg fixed income essentials answers. Written from an american point of view but this doesn’t really detract from a great book. This is a great book‚ filled with information for anyone interested in Bloomberg
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Meeting Essential Care Needs Mrs Gale is a 70 year old widow and retired unskilled worker. The patient lives alone and relies on her son to provide basic care‚ medication and meals. Mrs Gale has a history of weight fluctuation owing to lifestyle but is currently at risk of malnutrition due to Parkinson’s disease. Mrs Gale shows signs of early dementia and suffers from poor mobility and pain caused by arthritis. Mrs Gale also has mild depression triggered by loss and has become socially isolated
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1. DBMS a) Problem with the traditional file environment In most organizations systems tended to grow independenty without a company-wide plan. Accouning‚ finance‚ manufacturing‚ human resources‚ and sales and marketing all developed their own systems and data files. Each application of course‚ required its own files and its own computer program to operate. For example‚ the human resources functional area might have personnel master file‚ a payroll file‚ a medical insurance file‚ a pension
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Acme Minerals Extraction Company Case Study Contents 1. 2. Introduction.................................................................................................................... 3 Discussion ....................................................................................................................... 3 2.1. 2.2. 3. Organisational Commitment .................................................................................. 4 Communication Channels .........................
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