MIS chapter 1

in which of these situations would an ERP system be helpful?

-a hospitality brand needs to know how directly its marketing and advertising efforts effect room sales -an international automaker must coordinate its new vehicle production line with elements of supply chain

describe the benefits of cloud computing

-affordability for business use -access to applications software -flexibility of user devices

which of the following are examples of cloud based MIS support offered by mobile pod systems

A system that keeps track of which required online training courses each employee has taken and makes new training available once prerequisites have been met. A system that alerts management when different items are selling faster than expected and need to be restocked. A system that works with payroll systems to keep track of how many hours an employee has worked and totals up their weekly paychecks.

mechanical cash registers first used to

prevent employees stealing

remote desktop software

provides access to all networked devices from a separate computer

which of the following are examples of the key benefits of the first electronic pos stations

using images to denote what product was desired customers were able to spend less time in line to order and pay new employees were quickly able to work independently with minimal training

Which of the following is an example of an MKIS being used to evaluate industry trends within a market? More than one answer may be correct.

Determine if a decrease in sales of a frozen food product is unique to the company or is occurring at all companies that sell that type of frozen food Determine if increased demand for a cleaning product after a severe weather event occurs in all regions or is just a local phenomenon

From the following list, select all the ways in which improvements in MIS technologies and tools are likely to affect managers who telecommute.

They will be able to do additional tasks on their mobile phones. They will face additional work demands on their personal time.

Select all of the following contemporary work situations that show scientific management at work. More than one answer may be correct.

Warehouse packers are having a difficult time managing the piles of items that the robots are picking off the shelves. Managers adjust the robots' speed to coordinate with the humans' speed. Junior high school teachers work in teams of two: one newer teacher and one seasoned teacher. The principal and assistant principal assign the teams and hold staff trainings throughout the year. Instead of relying on "old hands," a political campaign director recruits from groups who are very enthusiastic about the candidate's ideas. The director sees training as a way to shape energy into action.

relationship between green computing and MIS

advances in MIS will make green computing easier and more widespread

primary advantage of mainframe computers is

allow modifications to the system capacity while the system is in use

A search engine continually adjusts its algorithms as more data enter its servers. This is an example of the use of

data analytics

best description of the flextime policy

employees can create their own work schedules, they can chaNGE WHEN THEY SATRT AND STOP. THEIR WORKDAY

mcgreggors theory x

employees supervised

mary follets theory of management

ideas from all levels

human side of enterprise douglas mcgregor

manager attitudes towards employees

how are managers jobs expected to change as MIS technology and tools improve

managers will be freed from tasks preformed by online services or staff using collaboration tools

employee monitoring software

observes computer use of all employees from a central location

lockes labor theory of property

people own labor therefore own products of labor

"do whaat you do best and outsource the rest"

peter drucker