Information Systems Strategy
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Course Introduction
Information Systems Strategy explores the development and implementation of strategies that align information systems (IS) with organizational goals and competitive objectives. The course examines how IS can be leveraged to achieve business value, support decision-making, and drive innovation within organizations. Students will analyze frameworks for IS planning, evaluate technology trends, and consider the strategic impact of digital transformation. Real-world case studies are used to illustrate how organizations use information systems to gain a competitive advantage, manage change, and address ethical and security issues. The course prepares students to contribute to the strategic direction of IS initiatives in dynamic business environments.
Recommended Textbook Concepts in Enterprise Resource Planning 4th Edition by Ellen Monk
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Chapter 1: Business Functions and Business Processes
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Q1) A shortfall of raw materials is known as a(n)____________________.
Answer: stockout
Q2) What are the computers,people,procedures,and software that store,organize,and deliver information in an organization?
A)The CPU
B)The Process System
C)Information systems
D)Personnel systems
Answer: C
Q3) Information systems that can be designed so that functional areas of operation share data are called:
A)integrated information systems
B)complete information systems
C)non-middleware information systems
D)linked information systems
Answer: A
Q4) Sales forecasts are historical records of sales.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: The Development of Enterprise Resource Planning Systems
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Q1) ____ software allows a plant manager to plan production and raw materials requirements by working backward from the sales forecast.
A)DBMS
B)EDI
C)MRP
D)EFT
Answer: C
Q2) Which R/3 module records sales orders?
A)SD
B)MM
C)PP
D)QM
Answer: A
Q3) SAP's R/3 can only run on mainframe computers.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) SAP's biggest competitor is ____________________.
Answer: Oracle
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Chapter 3: Marketing Information Systems and the Sales Order Process
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Q1) SAP R/3's system allows one to group customers,which is commonly known as an "organizational structure".
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) What does the term Delivery mean in the SAP R/3 system?
Answer: In the SAP R/3 system,the word delivery means releasing the documents that the warehouse uses to pick,pack,and ship orders,rather than the traditional use of the term to describe the transferal of goods.
Q3) Global ATP allows for searching of a particular product at multiple plants worldwide.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) The PO Number is a number assigned by a company to track orders in the SAP ERP system.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Production and Supply Chain Management Information Systems
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Q1) The initial fill rate measures the time needed for the supplier to fill the order. A)True
B)False
Q2) The term supply chain describes all the activities required to move raw material from inventory to manufacturing for the purpose of producing a product.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Describe Fitter Snacker's communication problems with regard to the production process.
Q4) The Sales and Operations Planning process is used to combine the sales forecast with capacity information to determine a production plan for finished goods.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What is repetitive manufacturing?
Q6) SAP can provide sophisticated tools to support sales and operations planning.Is that all that is necessary for a company to be successful? Support your answer by discussing the departments of marketing and manufacturing.
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Chapter 5: Accounting in Erp Systems
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Q1) Why is developing product costs in a large company such a time-consuming task? Why is an integrated system an advantage?
Q2) Another name for an income statement is a profit and loss statement.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Figure 2 is an example of Fitter Snacker's Balance Sheet.
A)True
B)False
Q4) What are the key features of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act?
Q5) In activity-based costing,overhead costs are assigned to products based on the manufacturing activities that gave rise to the costs.
A)True
B)False
Q6) The key feature of any ERP system is the ability to drill down from a report to the source documents (transactions)that created it.
A)True
B)False
Q7) What are the three cost elements for a manufactured item?
Q8) Describe the general ledger with regard to SAP ERP.
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Chapter 6: Human Resources Processes With Erp
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Q1) What is a plan for replacing key employees called?
A)Duty roster
B)Replacement circular
C)Succession plan
D)Reincarnation study
Q2) An outgrowth of the ____ is that companies must account for the expected costs that occur as a result of long-term incentives such as the exercising of stock options.
A)Income Statement
B)Balance Sheet
C)Consolidated statements
D)Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Q3) The job of managing salary and benefits provided to each employee and confirming that the proper benefits are disbursed to new and current employees falls under the ____ department.
A)Accounting and Finance
B)Human Resources
C)Individual
D)Administrative
Q4) What are statutory and voluntary deductions?
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Chapter 7: Process Modeling, process Improvement, and ERP Implementation
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Q1) The term process mapping is often used interchangeably with flowcharting.
A)True
B)False
Q2) An assessment of disparities between an organization's current situation and its long-term goals is known as a swimlane assessment.
A)True
B)False
Q3) A deployment flowchart is also known as a(n)____.
A)event process chain flowchart
B)swimlane flowchart
C)ERP flowchart
D)best practices flowchart
Q4) Dynamic process modeling takes a basic process flowchart and puts it into motion,using computer simulation techniques to facilitate the evaluation of proposed process changes.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What is the function of the Development (DEV)system in the SAP system landscape concept?
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Q1) Business analytics is the concept of developing strategic goals for the organization and then gathering data to evaluate how the organization is performing in relation to those goals.
A)True
B)False
Q2) What is software as a service (SaaS)?
Q3) In the accompanying SAP Business Intelligence (BI)Framework figure,the center section represents the analytical capabilities of BI.In SAP's framework,enterprise performance management is ____.
A)a set of tools for exploration,analysis,and presentation that can be applied to a wide range of business questions
B)the data analysis tools applied to specific industries,such as financial services,manufacturing,consumer products,retail,and utilities or to functional areas,such as supply chain management,finance,human resources,IT,and service,sales,and marketing
C)business and technology functions that manage information as a corporate asset
D)the concept of developing strategic goals for the organization and then gathering data to evaluate how the organization is performing in relation to those goals
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