Exam 7: Information Systems Within the Organization

What the primary and secondary activities in Porter's value chain model? Give an example of an IS application that supports each of these activities.

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Question 81

__________applications support the administration of benefits, healthcare plans, and retirement plans.

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Question 82

The BOM for a product lists only the raw materials needed to produce it and does not include subassemblies.

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Question 83

ERP necessitates taking a cross- functional, or __________view of the entire organization.

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Question 84

JIT inventory systems and policies are designed to reduce the cost of carrying inventory.

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Question 85

In a push manufacturing process, an MPS is created by analyzing past sales levels in order to forecast future sales.

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Question 86

__________systems are functional systems that store data about potential customers, their product interests, and contacts with them by sales personnel for lead- tracking purposes.

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Question 87

__________systems provides a cheaper alternative to ERP systems by making it easier to integrate existing systems.

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Question 88

What are the characteristics of functional systems? What are the different areas which they support? Give an example of an IS application from each of these areas.

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Question 89

__________is an example of a primary activity of the value chain.

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Question 90

Customer service is typically part of the sales and marketing function.

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Question 91

What is EAI? How can this provide an alternative to the expensive and risky ERP systems?

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Question 92

Many organizations find they can reduce__________ by implementing ERP systems and taking an organization- wide view.

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Question 93

Isolated systems can lead to inefficiency and higher organizational costs.

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Question 94

Integrated CRM applications store data in a__________database.

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Question 95

Payroll applications were traditionally done in the human resources (HR) area.

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Question 96

Spike Inc. manufactures products and then has his sales force try to sell the goods to customers. This is an example of:

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Question 97

Oracle and SAP are examples of __________software vendors.

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Question 98

A(n) ___________ inventory policy seeks to have raw materials and work- in- process delivered to the manufacturing site just as they are needed.

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Question 99

The first and most successful vendor of ERP software is the German firm ___________ .

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What the primary and secondary activities in Porter's value chain model? Give an example of an IS application that supports each of these activities.

__________applications support the administration of benefits, healthcare plans, and retirement plans.

The BOM for a product lists only the raw materials needed to produce it and does not include subassemblies.

ERP necessitates taking a cross- functional, or __________view of the entire organization.

JIT inventory systems and policies are designed to reduce the cost of carrying inventory.

In a push manufacturing process, an MPS is created by analyzing past sales levels in order to forecast future sales.

__________systems are functional systems that store data about potential customers, their product interests, and contacts with them by sales personnel for lead- tracking purposes.

__________systems provides a cheaper alternative to ERP systems by making it easier to integrate existing systems.

What are the characteristics of functional systems? What are the different areas which they support? Give an example of an IS application from each of these areas.

__________is an example of a primary activity of the value chain.

Customer service is typically part of the sales and marketing function.

What is EAI? How can this provide an alternative to the expensive and risky ERP systems?

Many organizations find they can reduce__________ by implementing ERP systems and taking an organization- wide view.

Isolated systems can lead to inefficiency and higher organizational costs.

Integrated CRM applications store data in a__________database.

Payroll applications were traditionally done in the human resources (HR) area.

Spike Inc. manufactures products and then has his sales force try to sell the goods to customers. This is an example of:

Oracle and SAP are examples of __________software vendors.

A(n) ___________ inventory policy seeks to have raw materials and work- in- process delivered to the manufacturing site just as they are needed.

The first and most successful vendor of ERP software is the German firm ___________ .

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