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Information Systems

Subjects : engineering, it-skills
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1. The situation in which a company's current and emerging business strategy is enabled - supported - and unconstrained by technology






2. Web- oriented architecture






3. Inputs/outputs and tasks






4. Threat of new entrants - bargaining power of buyers - threat of substitute products or services - bargaining power of suppliers - rivalry among existing competitors

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5. Allows functional areas of an organization to share information easily






6. Framework for understanding the design of an organization; links together business processes - values & beliefs - management control systems - and tasks & structures






7. Technology - people - and processes that an organization uses to manage information






8. Business process re- engineering






9. Infrastructure - information - applications - processes - strategy






10. Utilizes a large base of resources that allows organization to outlast competitors by practicing a differentiation strategy






11. Processes make services possible; processes have inputs and outputs - while service is a cycle (ongoing)






12. Service- oriented architecture






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






14. Systems that handle automated processes within and across organizations






15. Centralization (because they focus on integration)






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

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17. Awaking a sleeping giant - bad timing - poor implementation - failing to deliver what customers want - breaking the law






18. Coordinated set of actions to fulfill objectives - purposes - and goals






19. Comprehensive software packages that incorporate all modules needed to run the operations of a business






20. Supply chain management






21. Inputs/outputs - tasks - decisions - metrics - 'swim lanes'






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






23. Manage fragmentation of information across an organization






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






25. The unique set of features of a company and its products that are perceived by the target market as significant and superior to the competition






26. Speed and aggressive moves and coutermoves by a firm create competitive advantages

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27. Strategy --> architecture --> infrastructure






28. ERP II makes information available to...






29. Software program that requests and receives data and instructions from another






30. Enterprise systems






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

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32. Technical skills - IT management skills - relationship skills






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






34. Customer relationship management






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






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






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






38. Architecture where one software program (the client) requests and receives data and instructions from another software program (the server); computers running client programs usually require less computing resources






39. Strategy to goals to business requirements to architecture requirements to architecture to functional specifications to infrastructure specifications (hardware - software - data...)






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






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






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






43. Includes data - technology - people - and processes






44. Finance - operations - accounting - marketing - administration (functions or silos in a business)






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






46. Businesses have to conform to the system - sometimes have to redesign processes to fit system






47. Class of IT applications used to enable information flow within and between business processes






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






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






50. 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)







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