Management Information Systems MANAGING THE DIGITAL FIRM Chapter 2 Managing the Digital Firm Kenneth C. Laudon Jane P. Laudon 9th edition PEARSON Prentice Hall 2006 www.prenhall.com/laudon Objectives After reading this chapter‚ you will be able to: 1. Evaluate the role played by the major types of systems in a business and their relationship to each other. 2. Describe the information systems supporting the major business functions: sales and marketing‚ manufacturing
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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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A document management system (DMS) is a computer system (or set of computer programs) used to track and store electronic documents and/or images of paper documents. It is usually also capable of keeping track of the different versions modified by different users (history tracking). The term has some overlap with the concepts of content management systems. It is often viewed as a component of enterprise content management (ECM) systems and related to digital asset management‚ document imaging‚ workflow
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INDUSTRIAL PROJECT IV EPJO40 Fleet management system CAPE PENINSULA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY [BELLVILLE CAMPUS] Surname : Rasmeni Name : Andile Student Number : 205072615 Due Date : 08 May 2007 before 12:00 Supervisor : Mr. Marco Adonis Co-Supervisor : Mr. J. Witkowsky Table of contents 1 Introduction 2 2 Conceptual description 3 3 Explanation of the scope of the project 4 3.1 Aim of the project 4 3.1.1 Tracking 5 3
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to:- 1. Technological Revolution. 2. Research and Development. 3. Changes in Product / Product life Cycle. 4. Explosion of Information. The increased Management Complexities could be attributed to:- 1. Management Science Technologies. 2. Decision – Making. 3. Onset of Computers. 4. Information Feedback System. These complexities have in turn necessitated:- 1. Strategic Planning. 2. Setting of Objectives (Parameters). 3. Devising Operational Plans. 4. Obtaining
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File Management and File Systems xxxxxxxxxx Course Date xxxxxxxxx File Management and File Systems Every computer system needs to have some way to manage the files that it contains. Whether or not the user even knows it‚ it is something the system does automatically. The way that each system manages files is different and unique. The way to save information on the system should make life simpler on the user. The differences of each of these file management systems are easy to outline‚ and
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Budget Management One of the major tangible benefits of project management is budgetary savings. Project managers control budgets and make decisions about how best to allocate resources in the process of working toward a project’s objectives. In the end‚ the difference between coming in under budget or having an overrun is a function of workforce efficiency and project management. The money that project managers save their businesses increases the project’s return on investment and remains available
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A Document Management System (DMS) can be seen as a set of standardized practices that: Control the creation and authentication of documents Exercise version control where multiple versions of a document are maintained Manage storage of documents in a way that facilitates convenient retrieval of a particular document when needed Ensure security and safety of documents with the dual objectives of preventing unauthorized access to documents and allowing recovery from physical damage or loss of
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their operating costs and become more efficient. In doing an analysis of the General Motors using Porter ’s Competitive Model these influences become clear and opportunities for the company to reduce costs and increase efficiency using information systems becomes obvious. Porter ’s Competitive Model is a model used to describe the interaction of external influences; specifically threats and opportunities that affect an organizations strategy and ability to compete [Laudon & Laudon‚ 2005‚ p. 103].
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Leave Management System Table of Contents 1 Introduction 6 1.1 Scope 6 1.2 Audience 6 1.3 Acceptance Criteria 6 1.4 Assumptions 6 1.5 References 6 2 Overview of Business Problem 6 3 Traceability Matrix 7 4 Requirement Specification 7 4.1 Functional Requirements 7 4.1.1 <Requirement Name> 7 4.1.2 <Requirement Name> 8 4.1.3 <Requirement Name> 9 4.2 Non Functional Requirements 10 4.3 Risks 10 5 Appendix 11 5.1 Abbreviations 11 5.2 Design Considerations
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