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
