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    SOFT SYSTEMS METHODOLOGY Soft Systems - Modified December 2005 Bob Williams 1 bobwill@actrix.co.nz The Kellogg Foundation http://users.actrix.co.nz/bobwill SOFT SYSTEMS METHODOLOGY Soft Systems Methodology (SSM) was developed by Peter Checkland in the late 60’s at the University of Lancaster in the UK. Originally it was seen as a modelling tool‚ but in later years it has been seen increasingly as a learning and meaning development tool. Although it develops models‚ the models

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    CHAPTER 11 DECISION MAKING AND RELEVANT INFORMATION 11-16 (20 min.) Disposal of assets. 1. This is an unfortunate situation‚ yet the $75‚000 costs are irrelevant regarding the decision to remachine or scrap. The only relevant factors are the future revenues and future costs. By ignoring the accumulated costs and deciding on the basis of expected future costs‚ operating income will be maximized (or losses minimized). The difference in favor of remachining is $2‚000: (a) (b) Remachine Scrap

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    L0141641K PROGRAMMEDEGREE IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP MODULEINTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATION LITERACY MODULE CODE COAF 1104 FORMATPARALLEL LECTURERMR. B. DLAMINI QUESTION With the aid of relevant examples‚ explain the importance of information systems in executing the following organizational function: Forecasting Planning Control Co-ordination Operational optimization 2014 Information technology (IT) is the application of computers and telecommunications

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    10/29/07 An Inevitable War: Iraq [pic] “We may have had enough troops to win the war-but not nearly enough to win the peace.” (Philip Carter‚ 2003‚ p. 82) There is much debate going on in the U.S. about the war in Iraq. Some people argue that the U.S is fighting a war that it should never have started; others argue U.S. intervention on Iraq has created a war with no end and we should come home immediately. However‚ I strongly believe that the war in Iraq was an inevitable‚ justified war and that‚ from a

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    Wars are fought for the freedom of a country‚ the land it desires‚ or even the religion it foretakes. Most wars are fought for a worthy reason‚ but some are just mistakes that never should have happened. The war in Iraq is a significant American mistake that has been ignored for years as a result of Iraq always being portrayed as the “bad guys.” When American troops were sent to Iraq‚ they took control over the people and their way of life. Unfortunately‚ the United States troops had mostly gone

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    What role did personalities play in the War in Iraq? The “players” in Iraq decision making‚ the neo cons of this administration including Bush‚ Cheney‚ Rumsfeld‚ and Wolfowitz all share certain personal characteristics that can be described by the individual levels of analysis. They all lived through Vietnam; it was their generation who “suffered” the defeat of the US. They draw a distinction between Iraq and Vietnam and are unwilling to allow the US forces to be driven out to suffer another defeat

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    gives a new perspective within the Iraq war is Quasim. He’s not an american but rather a native from Iraq. The reason gives us this character is to understand the type of people we were fighting and their viewpoint on the americans. In many war books the reader usually only gets the american side and thus causes to have a biased view on the war. But with including‚ Quasim’s viewpoint the reader has a better appreciation and understanding for both sides of the war. Quasim’s narrative is very interesting

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    Review: Processing Locating applicable peer-reviewed articles is certainly a necessary condition for a literature review (Shaw‚ 1995b); however‚ it is not a sufficient condition. The data contained in the sources identified must be processed into information that can serve as a foundation upon which new research can be built (Bem‚ 1995). Accomplishing this processing entails sophisticated cognitive activity. Although the methodology for evaluating the results of that cognitive activity has been explored

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    ABOUT YOU? 1. What competitive strategy are the credit card companies pursuing? How do information systems support that strategy? 2. What are the business benefits of analyzing customer purchase data and constructing behavioral profiles? 3. Are these practices by credit card companies ethical? Are they an invasion of privacy? Why or why not? IS THE IPAD A DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGY? 1. Evaluate the impact of the iPad using Porter’s competitive forces model. 2. What makes the iPad a disruptive

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    leave Iraq. In fact‚ this war is costly both in terms of economic loss and human lives‚ and affects the world opinion about the U.S. Purpose: to persuade individuals that the U.S should leave Iraq Audience: Students Research Position paper Outlines The Iraq War Research question: Should the U.S. have gone into Iraq? Was that

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