CASE STUDY QUESTIONS 1. What are the inputs‚ processing‚ and outputs of UPS’s package tracking system? Inputs: The inputs include package information‚ customer signature‚ pickup‚ delivery‚ time-card data‚ current location (while en route)‚ and billing and customer clearance documentation. Processing: The data are transmitted to a central computer and stored for retrieval. Data are also reorganized so that they can be tracked by customer account‚ date‚ driver‚ and other criteria such as the
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relevant in this research‚ wherein the researcher put the author’s ideas‚ opinions and studies that have a relation in this thesis. Related Literature Foreign Literature Rainer and cegielski (2011) from the book entitled‚ introduction to Information System Enabling and Transforming Business #rd Edition. P. 36; Data mining refers to the process of searching for valuable business information in a large database‚ data warehouse or data mart. Data mining can perform two basic operations: predicting trends
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1. What are the inputs‚ processing‚ and the outputs of the UPS’s package tracking system? The company’s inputs are: package information‚ customer signature‚ pickup‚ delivery and timecard data‚ data location and billing and customer clearance documentation. And how they process it is by simply transmitting data into the central network. The driver places the DIAD into the UPS truck’s vehicle adapter then the package tracking information is then transmitted to UPS’s network for storage and processing
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UPS Key Success Factors: The deliveries must be on time‚ there should be accuracy by way of deliveries‚ ownership of not only the land based vehicles but also airplanes are important for success. Key success factors include safe deliveries and an excellent reputation. Recently there are key success factors related to information. Accessing the UPS website gives critical information about the whereabouts of the parcel to any customer at a low cost. Information about the merchandise‚ customers and
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Unfortunately‚ its profits were not increasing as expected due to the inefficiency of its logistics management. There was an over dependence on in-house manufacturing‚ SBUs operated as stand-alone businesses with independent inventory and systems which means duplicated systems that are not integrated‚ and dysfunctional distribution operations such as outdated inventory ordering methods and inefficient movement of goods along the supply chain. Based on these problems‚ Jim Maxmin decided to form an alliance
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owners has a great importance in the navigation system. The proposed system is very efficient which uses the GPS and Google earth maps to help the fleet owners in navigation. This system continuously monitors the path of the vehicle on PC with Google Earth Application. The GPS-GSM integrated structure is designed to track the vehicles by Google earth application and provides the most up-to-date information about the ongoing trips. The vehicle tracking system combines the installation of an electronic
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What is a GPS? GPS‚ a device known as Global Positioning System is a tool used for tracking locations‚ finding routes for certain places and for finding the position of objects‚ people and yourself. This device uses a satellite based network to provide you with necessary information to a certain place or location you wish to go to. This technology uses signals that are transmitted from satellites to the earth which are captured by monitoring stations on the earth then sent to the receivers
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1. What is their business and why is package tracking important to UPS’s customers? [list] UPS’s business focuses primarily on time-definite delivery of packages across the globe. It ranks amongst the world’s largest package delivery company and is a leading global provider of specialized transportation and logistics services. Also the importance of the tracking system can be listed as follows: • Secures the movement of packages from one location to another. • Enables their business to identify
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FLEET VEHICLE TRACKING By Oluwole Mathew Training Department‚ NITT – Zaria. Being Paper Presented at Fleet Management in Road Transport Operation Course organized by the Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology (NITT)‚ Zaria. 20th - 24th June‚ 2011 FLEET VEHICLE TRACKING Introduction The most basic function in all fleet management systems‚ is the vehicle tracking component. This component is usually GPS based‚ but sometimes it can be
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QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 1.What are the inuts‚processing‚ and outputs of UPS’s package tracking system? Ans. Using a handheld computer (DIAD )‚ UPS drivers automatically capture customers’ signatures along with pickup‚ delivery‚ and time-card information. The drivers then place the DIAD into their truck’s vehicle adapter‚ an information-transmitting device that is connected to the cellular telephone network. Package tracking information is then transmitted to UPS’s computer network for storage and processing
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