– graphic images and pictures * Audio data – sound‚ noise or tones * Video data – moving images or pictures * Information – collection of facts organized in such a way that they have value beyond the facts themselves. * Knowledge – awareness and understanding of a set of information. Data + | Information | Knowledge | Raw facts and figures‚ by itself‚ tells you nothing. | Data in context‚ so you can answer a question‚ make a decision
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p: 43 - 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 consolidation of
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Muhammad Umar Ilyas BSTN/S10/0103 Muhammad Umar Ilyas BSTN/S10/0103 ASSIGNMENT CHAP # 1 Q#1. How are information systems transforming business and what is their relationship to globalization? E-mail‚ online conferencing‚ and cell phones have become essential tools for conducting business.Information systems are the foundation of fast-paced supply chains. The Internet allows many businesses to buy‚ sell‚ advertise‚ and solicit customer feedback online. Organizations are trying
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Case Write-Up: LEGO Group-An Outsourcing Journey Q1 LEGO’s main expectations and learnings from the relationship with Flextronics LEGO’s main expectation was to optimize its global supply chain by saving cost and reducing production complexity from the cooperation with Flextronics. However‚ the contract between those two lasted for only 3 years. In the end‚ LEGO re-took control of plants in Czech Republic‚ Hungary and opened a new site in Mexico Lessens LEGO received from this unsuccessful
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Business Processes and Information Systems of ODEL Management Information System UNITE CODE-O52 [pic] BY: Mohamed Kathafi Eyahudeen ID NO: 12222 UNIT LEADER: George 1. Introduction From a very simple beginning to a grand success story‚ ODEL has changed the clothing retailing business in Sri Lanka with leaps and bounds. ODEL offers not just clothing solutions for its millions of customers spread across borders‚ but a change in life style and a memorable shopping experience.
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What is the right supply chain for your product ? A question was asked by Marshall L. Fisher in his article on the topic. The article also titled‚ “What is the Right Supply Chain for Your Product ?”‚ was published in March-April 1997 in the Harvard Business Review. The question was raised due to various improvements on supply chain has been done‚ but still it’s performance has never been worse. In some cases‚ costs have soar to unprecedented levels. It seems‚ new ideas and technology implemented
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Paper : Semester II IIBM Institute of Business Management Examination Paper Management Information Systems Section A: Objective Type (30 marks) This section consists of Multiple choice questions and Short Note type questions. Answer all the questions. Part one questions carry 1 mark each & Part two questions carry 5 marks each. MM.100 Part one: Multiple choices: 1. Management Information System is mainly dependent upon: a. Accounting b. Information c. Both ‘a’ and ‘b’ d. None of the above 2
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James Saitoti Masikonte 제임스 20121786 Business Management. Management Information Systems Assignment 1: Lecture 1 (1) Briefly summarize the article in one page using your own expression Most companies in the US and many other parts of the world us a large amount of their expenses on IT or other IT related ways and this has been increasing significantly over the years. At the early year of computer introduction
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ECCO A/S – Global Value Chain Management Issues: * ECCO’s supply chain with production and assembly across the world driving long lead times. * Raw material residing in Europe yet tanneries located in the Netherlands‚ Thailand‚ & Indonesia. * Production and market expansion in China. Impacts: * ECCO’s supply chain has a supply chain that has their production & assembly sites established in countries far away from their distribution/retailer divisions. This could cause Inventory
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UNIVERSITI KUALA LUMPUR KAMPUS KOTA MALAYSIAN INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Name of Course | SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT | Course Code | ICB47203 | Lecturer | JAWAHIR BINTI CHE MUSTAPHA @ YUSUF | Semester / Year | JAN 2013 (1/2013) | Distribution Date | Week 3 (29.01.2013) | Assessment | Project | Weightage | All part = 35% | Course Outcome to achieve:CLO 2‚ 3 & 4 | Assessment Components : 1. Presentation – 10% submission: Week 13 2. Report – 25% submission: Week
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