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 8 1‚4‚5 1. Cray Research sold a super computer to the Max Planck Institute in Germany on credit and invoiced €10 million payable in six months. Currently‚ the six-month forward exchange rate is $1.10/€ and the foreign exchange advisor for Cray Research predicts that the spot rate is likely to be $1.05/€ in six months. (a) What is the expected gain/loss from the forward hedging? The expected gain from this sale can be figured by using this equation: 10‚000‚000(1
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Problem 8-3. For each of the following situations‚ the present value concept should be applied: 1. Your wealthy aunt just established a trust fund for you that will accumulate to a total of $100‚000 in 12 years. Interest on the trust fund is compounded annually at an 8% rate. How much is in your trust fund today? 2. On January 1‚ you will purchase a new car. The automobile dealer will allow you to make increasing annual December 31 payments over the following four years. The amounts
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RUNNING CASE – Chapter 8 The Recreation and Wellness Intranet Project team is working hard to ensurethat the new system they develop meets expectations. The team has a detailed scope statement‚ but the project manager‚ Tony Prince‚ wants to make sure they’re not forgetting any requirements that might affect how different people view the quality of the project. He knows that the project’s sponsor and other senior managers are most concerned with getting people to use the system‚ improve their health
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Seminar Four: Chapter 8 Case Study Wrangler Sells Direct Online p. 369 Discussion Questions: 1. How does Wrangler’s new B2C e-commerce site assist Wrangler’s brand recognition and marketing efforts? Wrangler’s new B2C e-commerce site assists Wrangler’s brand recognition and marketing efforts in many ways. Their brand recognition was already high since their company started in 1904. They have grown since their first owner‚ C.C. Hudson started out with only several sewing machines. Their company
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Filmore Furniture Case By: Hamaza Azam‚ Kavan Grewal‚ Deep Dave‚ Carl Ribeiro and Austin Mathews Key Events: Fred Filmore opened Filmore Furniture in 1970‚ a company that manufactures small colonial furniture. After 13 years‚ he retired and sold his business to his son Phil Filmore who was an aggressive manager‚ strategist and modernized in introducing new product designs and new marketing skills. Phil owns 63% of the business‚ shareholders own another 31%‚ and some employees account for the other
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* Case 8.1 Buying a Classic Car Assume that one party has always wanted a particular make‚ model‚ and color of car. Now that party is prepared to purchase it and has found the car of her/his dreams offered for sale by the owner. As each party‚ come to GRIP with the negotiation challenge. Decide what type of strategy is appropriate for each. (You should fill in the car details that are fondest to your heart!) Case Discussion Questions and Possible Responses: 1. What are the interests and
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