!Question#!Define or describe Virtual Office
Answer:Virtual Office is typically a manage telephone answering or email response service that receives and routs telephone or email messages on behalf of a small business and may provide some initial scripted response to a query,its assure that customer contact is captured and able to followed up by whomever the call is relevant or important to.
2.Question#2.Distinguish VO from MIS
Answer:VO is typically a manage telephone answering or email response services and assure customer contact is captured and able to followed up by whomever the call is important ,while MIS is a subset internal controls of a business,they are used to analyzed other information systems applied in operational activities in the organization.
3Question#3.Illustrate(give example)how VO can improve company's competitive advantage and organizational performance.
Answer:Virtual Office can improve company's competitive advantage and organizational performance by improve worker productivity,reduce cost of operations,reduce travel time,outsource functions ,hire and retain employees anywhere.Example in reduce travel time,the use of conference can significantly reduce the amount of travel time necessary for meetings and collaborative work sessions.
Reference:www.mobilein.com
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Monday, May 18, 2009
Final Question#4
TOPIC: THE DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS (DSS)
1.Question#1. Describe or define DSS.
Answer:DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM is a computer application that analyzes business data and presents it so that users can make business decisions more easily.
2. Question#2.Distinguish DSS from MIS.
Answer:DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM is a computer application that analyzes business data and presents it so that the user can make business decisions more easily.While MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM is a subset of the over internal controls of a business covering the application of people,documents,technologies and procedures by management accountants to solving business problems.Used to analyze other information systems applied in operational activities in the organization.
3. Question#3. Illustrate (give examples) how DSS can improve company's competitive advantage and organizational performance.
Answer:DSS can improve company's competitive advantages and organizational performance by help integrate a firm operations.Increasing efficiency or eliminating value chain activities.For example,a bank or mortgage company loan firm may reduce costs by using a new DSS to consolidate the number of steps and minimize the number of staff hours needed to approve loans.DSS also help better focus on a specific customer segment and gain an advantage in meeting that segment.
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Reference:www.book google.com
1.Question#1. Describe or define DSS.
Answer:DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM is a computer application that analyzes business data and presents it so that users can make business decisions more easily.
2. Question#2.Distinguish DSS from MIS.
Answer:DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM is a computer application that analyzes business data and presents it so that the user can make business decisions more easily.While MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM is a subset of the over internal controls of a business covering the application of people,documents,technologies and procedures by management accountants to solving business problems.Used to analyze other information systems applied in operational activities in the organization.
3. Question#3. Illustrate (give examples) how DSS can improve company's competitive advantage and organizational performance.
Answer:DSS can improve company's competitive advantages and organizational performance by help integrate a firm operations.Increasing efficiency or eliminating value chain activities.For example,a bank or mortgage company loan firm may reduce costs by using a new DSS to consolidate the number of steps and minimize the number of staff hours needed to approve loans.DSS also help better focus on a specific customer segment and gain an advantage in meeting that segment.
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Reference:www.book google.com
Final Question#3
Identify and describe one company that adopts an MIS. Include in your discussion, how MIS helps and supports the company, its managers and other employees, in their problem solving and decision-making.
Do this in two paragraphs at least. COPYING OF TEXTS IS DEFINITELY NOT ACCEPTABLE.
Answer: Nestle company the largest Food Company.With the arrival of the internet companies today want manage thier supply chains through an efficient interface with a market place,many different exchanges are developing,t.Teiling describes them as a tremendous oppotunity to create new levels of performance.MIS help and supports the company gives Nestle a centralised visibility of supply chain inventory and their operational activities worldwide ta the same time allows them to monitor of performance of logistics partners.Nestle are pursuing their global implementation plan as collaborative exercise.In addition to the immediate benifits they are sseing materialisation, as they implement at each site the solution will demonstrate their scability as well roll out to the entire network as their transaction volumes grow over time.
Do this in two paragraphs at least. COPYING OF TEXTS IS DEFINITELY NOT ACCEPTABLE.
Answer: Nestle company the largest Food Company.With the arrival of the internet companies today want manage thier supply chains through an efficient interface with a market place,many different exchanges are developing,t.Teiling describes them as a tremendous oppotunity to create new levels of performance.MIS help and supports the company gives Nestle a centralised visibility of supply chain inventory and their operational activities worldwide ta the same time allows them to monitor of performance of logistics partners.Nestle are pursuing their global implementation plan as collaborative exercise.In addition to the immediate benifits they are sseing materialisation, as they implement at each site the solution will demonstrate their scability as well roll out to the entire network as their transaction volumes grow over time.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Final Question#2
A company may adopt specific computerized database system according to their unique needs after thorough MIS planning. However, it has to be noted that MIS if properly planned, and implemented, benefits can be immeasurable on the other hand, if this is misused, then it may mean information or financial losses and opportunity and resources wasted.
From this, answer the following.
1.0.a Research one international company from the Internet and describe their MIS strategic plan in 1-2 paragraphs.
1.0.b Discuss too the impact of this strategic plan on the company's management,
competitors, customers and the company as a whole.
2.0.a Evaluate how can this strategic plan be applied to any local company in the Philippines.
2.0.b Discuss too the possible effect on the company.
3.0.a What is an Accounting Information System?
Answer:Accounting Information System is the system of records of business keeps to maintain its accounting system.This includes of sales,purchase and other financial processes of business.The purpose of AIS is to accumulate data and provide decision makers(investors,creditors,and managers)with information.
3.0.b Identify or list down different accounting information systems used.
Answer:AIS used as the backbone accounting transaction processing to sophisticated financial management planning and processing system.
3.0.c What are the benefits by the management, users and customers derived from these AIS?
Answer:AIS provide efficient delivery of information needed to perform necessary accounting work and to assist in delivery of accurate and informative data to users,especially those who are not familiar with the accounting and financial reporting areas itself.Provide users the financial information necessary to manage their organization.
3.0.d Cite any threat or misuse of these AIS by a specific company. How were the threats addressed? What were the damages?
From this, answer the following.
1.0.a Research one international company from the Internet and describe their MIS strategic plan in 1-2 paragraphs.
1.0.b Discuss too the impact of this strategic plan on the company's management,
competitors, customers and the company as a whole.
2.0.a Evaluate how can this strategic plan be applied to any local company in the Philippines.
2.0.b Discuss too the possible effect on the company.
3.0.a What is an Accounting Information System?
Answer:Accounting Information System is the system of records of business keeps to maintain its accounting system.This includes of sales,purchase and other financial processes of business.The purpose of AIS is to accumulate data and provide decision makers(investors,creditors,and managers)with information.
3.0.b Identify or list down different accounting information systems used.
Answer:AIS used as the backbone accounting transaction processing to sophisticated financial management planning and processing system.
3.0.c What are the benefits by the management, users and customers derived from these AIS?
Answer:AIS provide efficient delivery of information needed to perform necessary accounting work and to assist in delivery of accurate and informative data to users,especially those who are not familiar with the accounting and financial reporting areas itself.Provide users the financial information necessary to manage their organization.
3.0.d Cite any threat or misuse of these AIS by a specific company. How were the threats addressed? What were the damages?
Final Question#1
For those who are not working, research one company in the net who is using computerized database systems. Describe the use and/or nature of these systems and describe too the benefits/disadvantages from these systems. Include your reference.
Answer:Database System Corp.Call center technology.DSC has providing its customer with computer technology software and systems.These clients include international Corporations governments,educational institution,local communities,and small business alike.From database design to complete computer system and phone system integration their products have met or exceed the expectations of their customers.Database system Corp.is unique in that they provide call center phone systems and outsourcing services.Disadvantages fro these system are complex,difficult,and time consuming to design.Substantial hardware and software start-up costs,damages to database affects virtually all applications program,extensive conversion costs in moving from file base system.
Reference:http://www.call-center-tech.com/
Answer:Database System Corp.Call center technology.DSC has providing its customer with computer technology software and systems.These clients include international Corporations governments,educational institution,local communities,and small business alike.From database design to complete computer system and phone system integration their products have met or exceed the expectations of their customers.Database system Corp.is unique in that they provide call center phone systems and outsourcing services.Disadvantages fro these system are complex,difficult,and time consuming to design.Substantial hardware and software start-up costs,damages to database affects virtually all applications program,extensive conversion costs in moving from file base system.
Reference:http://www.call-center-tech.com/
Saturday, May 9, 2009
MidtermQuestion#3
Internet if properly maximized can be used as a medium to the advantage of the company. However, risks and threats are there. Thus, research the following:
1. Question#1:Identify the possible risks and threats (eg. virus) that can potentially attack a company with internet connection.
Answer:Internet Worms this is autonomous virtual viruses spreading across the net2. Case research and analysis:
2.Question:a Identify one company that had experienced an attacked from the internet.
Answer:Twitter site company2.Question:b Describe the attack.
answer:The worm reportedly compromised thousands of accounts.Twitter co-founder B12 stones confirmed that the attacks initially created four accounts to allow the worm to spread specially over the Twitter site early saturday morning.Twitters securely team was pressed into service later that morning,but act before 90 accounts had been compromised by 11.am.Much more intense attacks by the maliciuos worm begun saturday,increasingly the number of the compromised accounts to nearly 100.Later in two fresh attacks the worm hit twitter users.The worm has apparently not acquired passwords,phone numbers or other sensitive information''mostly used for identify theft attacks.2.Question:c Identify the damages done and the solutions adopted to reverse the damages and to protect the company from future threats.
Answer:The damages done by this worm was apparently not acquired passwords, phone numbers and other sensitive information which is its gives the company wasting of time to their works..the solution to attacks via web application worms and internet worms general is to fix the problem that the worm uses to propagate application walls and assessment tools can be a good start to preventing these kinds of internet attacks,but the real solution is to get the individuals who create software to consider security as a fundamental building block in developing software.
Answer:The damages done by this worm was apparently not acquired passwords, phone numbers and other sensitive information which is its gives the company wasting of time to their works..the solution to attacks via web application worms and internet worms general is to fix the problem that the worm uses to propagate application walls and assessment tools can be a good start to preventing these kinds of internet attacks,but the real solution is to get the individuals who create software to consider security as a fundamental building block in developing software.
Midterm Question#2
1.Question#1. Research 1 Philippine company and1 International company that have employed e-commerce.
Answer: MAEMURA & Company
2.Question#2. Describe how e-commerce operates in these companies.
Answer:MAEMURA & Company they can provide guidance with respect to proposed standards and can advise clients in precautionary and preventive measures to reduce the risk of taxation of e-commerce.Assist clients with respect to the tax implications associated with electronic commerce both in the business to business transactions and business to consumer contexts,helps to structure the joint provision of online products of services,payment aragements associated with licensing and digital rights transfer,and report issues relating to electronic commerce and a host of related tax issues.
3.Question#3. Identify the benefits/constraints /derived by these companies from e-commerce.
Answer:The benefits of e-commerce from these companies are offers companies with fast and in expensive ways to advertise their product and take sales orders at any hour,help companies reduse their overhead by centralizing inventory,facilities and personnel,as well as provide up to date sales and product information.
Monday, April 27, 2009
Midterm Question#1
MNC'svare complex organizations however they dominate the worldwide market.Knowing the background and nature of MNC's,answer the ff.question.
1.Question#1:Identify the benifits and disadvantages of MNC"s
Answer:Benifits of MNC
1.gaining a strong fothold into the international market
2.low cost locations
3.cheaper labor costs
4.cheaper raw materials and distribution costs
5.taking advantage of the many tax breaks offered by foreign countries
6.access to new technologies and methods
7.Availability of government grants.
Disadvantages
1.trade restrictions imposed at the government-level
2.taxes or tariff imposed on imports from other countries
3.Limited quantities(quotas) of imports
4.Effective management of globally dispersed organization
5.loss of jobs
6.loss of tax revenue
7.flexibility of operation is redused in a foreign political system and thus causes
instability.
8.competitive advantages of multinationals over domestic firms.
2.Question#2.Identify one MNC company and describe its operation.
Answer:MANPOWER INC.,first multinational corporation to receive licence to provide permanent employment services in Vietnam.Manpower inc..delivers one stop employment services solution to Vietnam creating job prospect, increased flexibility and effeciency.They are looking to set a new standard ia Asia employment services industry and they intend to become the recruitment partner of choice for those working in Asia's most dynamic emerging economy.Manpower Inc. is a world leader in the employment services industry, creating and delivering services that enable its clients to win in the changing world of work.The focus of Manpower work is on raising their totl workplace, enabling clients to concentrate on thier core business activities.
3.Question#3.Describe how the parent control/coordinates with its subsidaries in other countries or region.
Answer:Parent company that owns enough voting stock is another form to control management and operations by influencing or electing its board of directors.In a parent company, a company such as the one above starts up another corporation(subsidiary corporation).The reason is to limit the liability of share holders.If parent own several subsidiaries,and one of them gets into difficulty,it can closer down without upsetting the operations of the other subsidiaries.Selling one operation as a subsidiary is also easier because it is financially self-contained.Individuals own shares .In Parent>Parent owns shares in each subsidiary.Parent company tends to control its subsidiaries that do not sell goods to local markets in which goods are made.
4. Question#4:How is IT maximize or used by this MNC?
Answer:It helps to understand the relationship between networks and performance in foreign investment.Provide information that contribute to reaching objectives.
5Question#5.What were the weaknesses/problems encountered by this MNC from its environment and global set-up?
Answer: Weaknesses or problems encountered by this MNC from its environment and global set up is there is restriction of their trade at the government level ,effective management of globally dispersed organization .
1.Question#1:Identify the benifits and disadvantages of MNC"s
Answer:Benifits of MNC
1.gaining a strong fothold into the international market
2.low cost locations
3.cheaper labor costs
4.cheaper raw materials and distribution costs
5.taking advantage of the many tax breaks offered by foreign countries
6.access to new technologies and methods
7.Availability of government grants.
Disadvantages
1.trade restrictions imposed at the government-level
2.taxes or tariff imposed on imports from other countries
3.Limited quantities(quotas) of imports
4.Effective management of globally dispersed organization
5.loss of jobs
6.loss of tax revenue
7.flexibility of operation is redused in a foreign political system and thus causes
instability.
8.competitive advantages of multinationals over domestic firms.
2.Question#2.Identify one MNC company and describe its operation.
Answer:MANPOWER INC.,first multinational corporation to receive licence to provide permanent employment services in Vietnam.Manpower inc..delivers one stop employment services solution to Vietnam creating job prospect, increased flexibility and effeciency.They are looking to set a new standard ia Asia employment services industry and they intend to become the recruitment partner of choice for those working in Asia's most dynamic emerging economy.Manpower Inc. is a world leader in the employment services industry, creating and delivering services that enable its clients to win in the changing world of work.The focus of Manpower work is on raising their totl workplace, enabling clients to concentrate on thier core business activities.
3.Question#3.Describe how the parent control/coordinates with its subsidaries in other countries or region.
Answer:Parent company that owns enough voting stock is another form to control management and operations by influencing or electing its board of directors.In a parent company, a company such as the one above starts up another corporation(subsidiary corporation).The reason is to limit the liability of share holders.If parent own several subsidiaries,and one of them gets into difficulty,it can closer down without upsetting the operations of the other subsidiaries.Selling one operation as a subsidiary is also easier because it is financially self-contained.Individuals own shares .In Parent>Parent owns shares in each subsidiary.Parent company tends to control its subsidiaries that do not sell goods to local markets in which goods are made.
4. Question#4:How is IT maximize or used by this MNC?
Answer:It helps to understand the relationship between networks and performance in foreign investment.Provide information that contribute to reaching objectives.
5Question#5.What were the weaknesses/problems encountered by this MNC from its environment and global set-up?
Answer: Weaknesses or problems encountered by this MNC from its environment and global set up is there is restriction of their trade at the government level ,effective management of globally dispersed organization .
References:www.reuters.com
http://www.investorsworld.com/
wiki answer.com
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Prelim Question#4
1.Question#1.List down the ethics for computer usage.
Answer:Ethics importance,1.logical Malleability.2.tranformation factor.3.invisivility factor.
Social right and the computer.
1.right to the computer access.
2.right to the computer skills.
3.right to coputer specialist.
4.right to computer decision making.
Right to Info.
1.right to privacy.
2.right to accuracy.
3.right to property.
4.right to access.
2.What common forms of ethics violations happen in the internet and the organization.
Answer:common forms of violation happen in the internet is the video scandal.
And in the organization during working hour they use for personal leisure.
3.How does ethics affect the decision making of managers.
Answer:ethics affect the decision making of the managers it depends on their organization if thier employees doing right or wrong.
4.Cite a company which experience legal or social conflicts of pre-need insurance companies
Answer:CAP Plan Holders.
a.Describe briefly the nature of the problem.
The problem is Cap has stopped payments apparantly because bad investment had depleted its 25billion trust fund.And therse a forum parents were taking about plan holders whose children were forced to stop schooling. A 19 year old Francis Pobocan,a third year Mass Com student at The Centro Escolar Uneversity, and a CAP scholar said two semester ago he received a notice and penalties from the school when CAP failed to pay his tution, when family is complained,CAP sent a check which bounced.
b.How this resolved.
Legal action was being pursued in various fronts and urged the plan holders to stick together,despite the worsening economic situation in the country.
c.Who are affected.
the childrens and the parents
d what were the damages
the money that they invest them for the tutuion to their children for college and the reputation of said company
Answer:Ethics importance,1.logical Malleability.2.tranformation factor.3.invisivility factor.
Social right and the computer.
1.right to the computer access.
2.right to the computer skills.
3.right to coputer specialist.
4.right to computer decision making.
Right to Info.
1.right to privacy.
2.right to accuracy.
3.right to property.
4.right to access.
2.What common forms of ethics violations happen in the internet and the organization.
Answer:common forms of violation happen in the internet is the video scandal.
And in the organization during working hour they use for personal leisure.
3.How does ethics affect the decision making of managers.
Answer:ethics affect the decision making of the managers it depends on their organization if thier employees doing right or wrong.
4.Cite a company which experience legal or social conflicts of pre-need insurance companies
Answer:CAP Plan Holders.
a.Describe briefly the nature of the problem.
The problem is Cap has stopped payments apparantly because bad investment had depleted its 25billion trust fund.And therse a forum parents were taking about plan holders whose children were forced to stop schooling. A 19 year old Francis Pobocan,a third year Mass Com student at The Centro Escolar Uneversity, and a CAP scholar said two semester ago he received a notice and penalties from the school when CAP failed to pay his tution, when family is complained,CAP sent a check which bounced.
b.How this resolved.
Legal action was being pursued in various fronts and urged the plan holders to stick together,despite the worsening economic situation in the country.
c.Who are affected.
the childrens and the parents
d what were the damages
the money that they invest them for the tutuion to their children for college and the reputation of said company
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Prelim Question#3
1.Question#1.Identify and describe information system(IS) used in each level.
Answer:Refers to a system of people,data records activities that process the data and information in an organization, and it includes the organizations manual and automated process.used to store data records in a computer system and automates some of the information proccessing activities in the organization.
The Operational Level make use (TPS)Transaction Processing System.
2.How do this IS help the employees and manegers achieve their objective.
Answer:Information system help the employees and managers by making of their works become easier and faster.They can make thier own jobs well done and properly successful.
Answer:Refers to a system of people,data records activities that process the data and information in an organization, and it includes the organizations manual and automated process.used to store data records in a computer system and automates some of the information proccessing activities in the organization.
The Operational Level make use (TPS)Transaction Processing System.
Knowledge level information system they are in financial planning
Higher level-knowledge level information system.
Management level-budgetting system,cost analysis production mix
2.How do this IS help the employees and manegers achieve their objective.
Answer:Information system help the employees and managers by making of their works become easier and faster.They can make thier own jobs well done and properly successful.
3.Question #3.Cite a local or national company that makes use of these IS and identify the benifits and drawbacks/lapse of these IS.
Answer:
Monday, April 20, 2009
Prelim Question#2
1.Question#1:Discuss the pro's and con's of each model
Answer:Pro's are advantages or good things about a certain things.
Con's are dis-advantages or bad things.
sources of action are often seen in terms of pro's/con's reasons for and against are considered to clarify which is the most appropriete decesion.For example:if you were looking into a buying one house over another, you might make a list of pros and cons to weigh out the good and the bad and help you decide.
2.Cite a company that uses any of this model.Describe breifly how this chosen model affect the entire company.
Answer:Knowledge System Corporation.They use two models.Become established as one fundamental tecniques of oriented analysis.That marked the true beggining of use cases meteoric rise in popularity.Individual class level where state modeling provides an important technique of dynamic behavior specification.Use cases provide a great many benifits.One of this is can form the foundation on which to specify end timing requirements of real time application.
3.Question#3.Evaluate how an environment affects the organization and its management.
Discuss the pros and cons of not responding to the demands of the environment.
Answer:
Pros and cons of not responding to the demands of the environment, there is a possible that they can't make appropriet decision interms of sources of action, to let them decide or choose the right one.
Answer:Pro's are advantages or good things about a certain things.
Con's are dis-advantages or bad things.
sources of action are often seen in terms of pro's/con's reasons for and against are considered to clarify which is the most appropriete decesion.For example:if you were looking into a buying one house over another, you might make a list of pros and cons to weigh out the good and the bad and help you decide.
2.Cite a company that uses any of this model.Describe breifly how this chosen model affect the entire company.
Answer:Knowledge System Corporation.They use two models.Become established as one fundamental tecniques of oriented analysis.That marked the true beggining of use cases meteoric rise in popularity.Individual class level where state modeling provides an important technique of dynamic behavior specification.Use cases provide a great many benifits.One of this is can form the foundation on which to specify end timing requirements of real time application.
3.Question#3.Evaluate how an environment affects the organization and its management.
Discuss the pros and cons of not responding to the demands of the environment.
Answer:
Pros and cons of not responding to the demands of the environment, there is a possible that they can't make appropriet decision interms of sources of action, to let them decide or choose the right one.
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Prelim Question#1
1.Question#1.How do you perceive information as a resource of a company
Answer: I can perceive information as a resource of a company by pretending as a customer to the target company,or just working them so that I can learn strategies from them to be compared if it is good or not.
2.Question#2.Cite a company its nature.Describe how the information from its invironment improves its management and business as a whole.
Answer:Un Habitat China Real State Chamber of commerse are looking to join Habitat business award.This award aims to recognize and publisize outstanding achievements contributing to sustainability,innovation,affordability.From this criteria people can have an idea to make this habitat business be success.
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