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Information Systems

Subjects : engineering, it-skills
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1. Class of IT applications used to enable information flow within and between business processes






2. Says competition stems from lowering the cost to perform activities and adding value so buyers will pay more






3. Assets or capabilities






4. Strategy where organization qualifies its product or service in a way that allows it to appear unique in the marketplace






5. Holds that the timing of the use of specialized knowledge can create a differentiation advantage as long as the knowledge remains unique






6. Infrastructure - information - applications - processes - strategy






7. Processes are horizontal across a corporation - many functional areas of the business will be involved in a process; functions are vertical silos in an organization (e.g. finance - operations - accounting - marketing - administration)






8. Total quality management






9. Tries to minimize risks and maximize benefits of change in an organization






10. Business process management






11. The open group architectural framework; designed to translate strategy into architecture and then into a detailed infrastructure using standardized Architecture Development Methodology






12. Systems that handle automated processes within and across organizations






13. Includes business - organizational - and information strategy; business strategy is at the top of the triangle because it guides the others






14. Activities designed to learn more about customers' needs and behaviors to develop stronger relationships with them and enhance their value chains






15. An IT capability makes it possible for the firm to use its IT assets effectively






16. Highlights how IS add value to the primary and support activities of a firm's internal operations - customers - and supply chain






17. Something learned over time for the firm to create - produce - or offer its products






18. Web- oriented architecture






19. Maintains that competitive advantage comes from the information resources of the firm; resources enable a firm to attain and sustain competitive advantage






20. Organizational - control - and cultural variables used by decision makers to effect changes in their organization






21. On a process flow diagram - a square represents a...






22. Enterprise systems






23. Supply chain management






24. The value of a network node to a person or organization in a network increases when others join the network






25. Clear and compelling statement of organization's purpose and what makes it unique






26. Anything that can be used by a firm in its processes for creating - producing - and/or offering its products






27. Can have coopetition w/o strategic alliance - can have strategic alliance w/o coopetition






28. Enterprise systems usually require...






29. Integration - packages - best practices - some assembly required - evolving






30. Enterprise systems reflect industry best practices for generic business processes






31. Business strategy should not be affected because it is at a more abstract level






32. Business process re- engineering






33. Enterprise resource planning






34. Resource- based focuses on internal factors in an organization - focused on external factors in the industry

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35. Fewer steps - fewer branches - fewer loops - and fewer decisions






36. Strategy where organization limits its scope to a market segment and tailors its offerings to that group of customers using either cost or differentiation






37. Peer- to- peer






38. Uses a large central computer that handles all the functionality of the system; common in legacy systems






39. Self- contained functional units






40. Mainframe - client/server - SOA - P2P - WOA






41. Inter- organizational relationship that affords one or more companies in the relationship a strategic advantage






42. Includes organization's design and the choices it makes to define - set up - coordinate - and control its work processes






43. Customer relationship management






44. Software systems developed in the mid-90s which were not integrated across organizations and could not interface well with each other






45. Strategy where organization aims to be the lowest- cost producer in the marketplace






46. Firms achieve competitive advantage through cost leadership - differentiation - or focus

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47. An end user will usually notice a reduction in the performance of a ______ before a _______






48. For changes in organizational structure - expensive - risky






49. Includes data - technology - people - and processes






50. Description of goals of an organization - how these goals are realized by business processes - and how these business processes can be better served through technology







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