Exam 2: Business Process Management and Decision Making

In an information system,the software and ________ components are both sets of instructions.

In an automated activity the computer hardware receives its instructions from (the)

The HELM system improves efficiency by eliminating

The on-time performance of all your vendors for a specific item would be an example of

For General Motors,the quantity of tire rims received would be an example of

In the inventory management process,quality inspection would be viewed as a(n)

The step in a decision making process where decision markers determine what is to be decided,what the criteria for the decision will be,and what data are available is called

Inventories,databases,factories,and equipment are all examples of

An activity can be defined as

A structured decision involves an understood and accepted method for making the decision.

Business processes are synonymous with business systems.

Activities transform resources and data into different kinds of resources and data.

It is good business practice for a payment activity to have a single person assigned to approve payments and generate checks.

Which systems are typically used to analysis data and information during the choice step?

The stage in a decision making process which a decision maker analyze the alternatives and selected one is called

Information needs to be just barely sufficient for the purpose for which it is generated.

An unstructured decision making process

Which systems are typically used during the alternatives formulation step?

A Transaction Processing System supports

What is meant by a business process? Give an example.