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Information Systems,
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Raymond McLeod Jr. and George P. Schell
Chapter 2
Information Systems for Competitive Advantage
Learning Objectives
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customer demand
Scheduling production
Establishing transportation networks
Ordering replenishment stock from suppliers
Receiving stock from suppliers
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Competitive Advantage
Competitive
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Margin
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corporation (MNC) is a
firm that operates across products, markets,
nations, and cultures.
It consists of a parent company and its
subsidiaries.
Information processing is crucial to minimize
uncertainty.
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Flexibility in responding.
Ability to respond market by market.
Ability to keep abreast of market needs globally.
Reduce overall costs of operation.
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imposed constraints.
Cultural and communications barriers.
hardware purchases and imports
Data processing
Data communications
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Knowledge Management
Information
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to the problem at
hand.
Accuracystrive for 100%.
Timelinessshould be available for decision
making before a crisis situations develop or
opportunities are lost.
Completenessthe correct amount of
aggregation and supports all areas of the
decision being made.
Information overload is having too much
information.
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Planning
Enterprise
Enterpriseexecutive committee
Business areas
areasresources for human, information,
financial, marketing, manufacturing.
Chief
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