Exam 1: An Introduction to Integrated Enterprise Information Systems

One premise of the REA enterprise ontology is that base objects in an enterprise information system should not be reflective of selected views (decision-making needs) but instead should reflect underlying activities in which the enterprise engages.

Systems whose foundational building blocks are representations of the actual underlying activities are described in Chapter One as

The combination of parts into a whole is

What criticism does Malcolm Wheatley levy at ERP training?

Systems containing foundational building blocks that represent a particular view of data are event-driven.

A best of breed ERP software implementation generally results in connections that are more solid than those resulting from a uniform implementation of a single ERP software package.

The embedding of outdated processes in silicon and software is also called

The purpose of the REA enterprise ontology is to

What labels besides stovepipes are used to describe relatively isolated functional areas in which decisions are often made without realization of how they may affect the other functional areas?

In stovepiped operations, information flows between functional areas primarily at the top.

What were the pros and cons of Ford Motor Company's reengineering of its accounts payable function for its vendors?