Information Systems Description Assignment Business Information Systems 100 School of Information Systems Curtin University 23/7/12 • v4.0 Student and Workshop Details Information Student Name: Student Number: Assessment Item: Institution / Location: Workshop Leader Name: Workshop Number: Marker Comments (Optional): See ACMSheet for Feedback Enter Your Details Christopher Phelps 16151211 IS Description Assignment Curtin University / Bentley Hai Dong 22 Marker Use Only See ACMSheet for
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A) The different types of information systems at Western Chemical are: a. Operations support systems These include: i. Transaction processing systems Transaction processing systems are used to process business transactions. Western Chemical uses the internet and an electronic commerce website to capture data and process sales and order data as well as update inventory data. ii. Process control systems These are systems used to monitor and
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Business Research Methods Research Question Research questions should be clear and concise‚ yet in-depth enough to require many research sources and careful analysis before an answer is determined. Given Hostess’ current predicament‚ this research question will revolve around the company’s missteps and ultimate demise. Given this information‚ Team A will focus on the following question: Which factor contributed the most faults for Hostess’ demise: management or the union? With a question
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Everyone wants to earn fair wages and salaries‚ and every employer wants their employees to feel that he is the best paymaster. Thus it can be said that employees and employers view money as the basic factor for job satisfaction. Employees can have different motivational factors; only money cannot motivate an employee to change his job or only money cannot give proper job satisfaction to the employees. In case of hotel employees’ hotel associates want more tangible rewards while the managers want job
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1 - Energy Costs Find information on energy cost: Advantages (government websites) 2 - Cost of Equity‚ Appropriate Discount Rate (WACC) Cost of equity 1. Formula Risk Free Rate + (Market Premium x Overall Company Beta) 2. Each part a. Risk free rate (10-year T-bill) i. bond rating chosen * interest rate * b. Market premium c. Beta i. Appropriate Discount Rate (WACC) 1. Formula Weight of Debt x After-Tax Cost of Debt) + (Debt to Equity x Cost of Equity) 2. WACC (important – why is it important
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Internal Planning Factors Planning Factors These are the factors that relate to what is already happening inside the business. This includes how the organisation is changing to cope with new methods of working or new demands made on it‚ such as the introduction of technology or new products or services. It is also a way of considering the new skills that will be needed in the future and those that the existing staffs already have. The gap between the skills already present and those that are needed
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care. There many problems facing this practice. Swot analysis can be used to enable the practice managers to redistribute‚ reorganise‚ interrelate‚ and understand the changes which can be made in the practice. [pic] Strength and weaknesses are internal factors which has positive and negative effect. Opportunities and Threats are external factors. Opportunities gives positive when resources are used effectively.‚ but if threat are not recognised it can destroy and organization. Strengths of the
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There are at least six different types of business you could choose to start: 1. Sole trader – the oldest form of trading there is‚ it’s also the simplest and the most common type of business you’ll find. The clue is in the name – meaning that you are solely responsible for everything the business does and you’re often known as the proprietor. This is the usual form for small shops and businesses that provide services such as beauticians‚ hairdressers‚ photographers‚ gardeners and so on. When
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Unit 1- Communication in a Business Environment LO-1 1.1 Explain why different communication methods are used in the business environment Different communication methods are used in the business environment because the purpose of communication is for humans to be able to understand each other for different reasons. So if we develop a range of communication skills we can use them to help‚ learn or explain something to people. We also communicate to help one another‚ listen to each other’s problems
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Answer 1 A1) Define Business Information System i. A combination of hardware‚ software‚ infrastructure and trained personnel organized to facilitate planning‚ control‚ coordination‚ and decision making in-an organization. ii. Systems integrating information technology‚ people and business. A2) How it is important for an organization? Explain E-mail communication Communication between organization and external business partners. More effective‚ faster and proper log system. Electronic handbooks
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