Question 1

Besides computer technology, what are information systems comprised of?

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Question 2

Why does integration of enterprise information system components bear more resemblance to integration of children's toy building blocks than to integration of jigsaw puzzle pieces?

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Question 3

What are some approaches that may be taken to allow data from one software package to be used in another software package in an enterprise information system?

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Question 4

What labels besides stovepipes are used to describe relatively isolated functional areas in which decisions are often made without realization of how they may affect the other functional areas?

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Question 5

Why might an enterprise randomize office assignments so that, for example, a marketing employee's office is between those of a production engineer and an accountant?

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Question 6

The embedding of outdated processes in silicon and software is also called

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Question 7

What were the pros and cons of Ford Motor Company's reengineering of its accounts payable function for its vendors?

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Question 8

What criticism does Malcolm Wheatley levy at ERP training?

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Question 9

On what have most failed ERP software implementations been blamed?

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Question 10

Describe the degrees to which systems may be integrated in an enterprise-wide information system.

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Question 11

Describe the process of reengineering. In your description, identify whether artificial constructs or natural phenomena should be the focus of a reengineering effort.

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Quiz 1: An Introduction to Integrated Enterprise Information Systems