Reference no: EM133049770
Assignments:
1. Atrium Bio-Medical Supply, Inc. (System Analysis)
Atrium Bio-Medical Supply is a medium sized regional supplier of medical and laboratory equipment. Since starting the company 12 years ago, Victoria Dawn has built Atrium into a competitive supply company across several metro areas, but her growth potential is limited because the firm does not have an integrated sales and logistics system. Victoria asked you to evaluate Atrium's options for acquiring a new system.
Tasks
1. What options does Atrium have for acquiring a new system?
2. What are the pros and cons of in-house development versus purchasing a system?
3. If the decision is made to purchase a new system, what are three options for customizing the software?
4. What financial analysis tools should you use to evaluate the software acquisition options for Atrium? Explain how you would apply each of the tools.
2. Nothing But Net
Nothing But Net is an IT consulting firm that specializes in network architectural design. As a newly hired systems analyst, you have been asked to explain the advantages and disadvantages of a variety of networking concepts. Your answers will be incorporated into a FAQ section of the new marketing brochure.
Tasks
1. Should an organization choose a new system based on client/server architecture? Why or why not?
2. Explain the pros and cons of thick or thin client characteristics.
3. What is the difference between physical and logical topology? Provide examples.
4. Will mobile devices replace desktop system units and traditional laptop computers? How would networks have to change if that were to happen?
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Knowledge sharing within the multinational enterprise
: Please highlight and explain some key differences between an EM multinational and a developed market multinational in terms of knowledge sharing within the mul
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Case study of starbucks
: Starbucks in 2018: Striving for Operational Excellence and Innovation Agility Analysis and Evaluation
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Biometrics is invasion of privacy
: Many people believe that the use of biometrics is an invasion of privacy
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Determine the ending inventory cost using FIFO
: There are 30 units of the item in the physical inventory at December 31. The periodic inventory system is used. Determine the ending inventory cost using FIFO
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Atrium bio-medical supply and nothing but net
: What options does Atrium have for acquiring a new system? Explain the pros and cons of thick or thin client characteristics.
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Calculate the copy department costs allocated to sales
: Assuming 4,830,000 copies were made during the year, 2,550,000 for sales and 2,280,000 for administration, calculate the copy department costs
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Create and customize products
: Create and Customize Products - build multiple workflows and business processes in Salesforce CRM. These projects assessment will benefit student
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Explain the knowledge management
: Knowledge management is fundamental to contemporary MNEs and is also highly commercially sensitive, particularly when intellectual property is concerned.
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Explain the blue ocean strategy
: In terms of competitive dynamics, evaluate whether a "blue ocean strategy" is a realistic strategy for western MNEs entering unfamiliar and culturally different
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