Exam 7: Information Systems Within the Organization

__________systems include HR, Accounting and Finance, Sales and Marketing, Operations, and Manufacturing.

Oracle supplies software with inherent processes, which forces the purchaser to conform to their processes.

__________processes for how to use the software are built into the business application software from ERP vendors like Oracle and SAP.

If management rolls out one major initiative after another, they run the risk that:

The first phase of the customer life cycle is the ________process, when messages are sent to a target market to attract customers.

How are ERP systems becoming a commodity? How can they still be used to gain a competitive advantage?

The first information systems were used for financial reporting and accounting.

MRP systems were actually precursors of ERP systems. How does MRP link up manufacturing tasks? How does MRP II expand on MRP?

When implementing an ERP system it is very expensive to modify the standard ERP__________to fit the organization's unique business process.

Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) software does not have a centralized __________.

The general ledger (GL) is an application that is traditionally run in the functional area of:

Data ___________ problems are not an issue with ERP systems because all the data is stored in a single, integrated, database.

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags are computer chips that facilitate inventory tracking by signaling their presence to scanners as they are moved throughout the manufacturing facility.

As all the companies in an industry move to more integrated information systems how can they still reap a competitive advantage from them? Does adopting the standard business blueprint still provide a competitive advantage?

__________is a follow- up on MRP that includes new linkages with sales, and personnel.

ERP applications contain a very comprehensive set of __________for all organizational activities.

Training and development classes are run through the accounting and finance function.

___________ is an example of a primary activity in Porter's value chain model.

Independent, isolated systems are good for making businesses more efficient today.

Accounts receivable tasks include recording receivables, payments against receivables, account aging, and collections management.