Pewter Fancies uses a credit management software package to support its credit department's decisions. Pewter Fancies has a marketing information system to support its marketing department's decisions. Pewter Fancies uses a general ledger software program to support its accounting function. This is an example of:
A) Stovepiped operations leading to stovepiped systems.
B) Reengineered business processes.
C) An integrated, events-driven information system.
D) Diversification of the enterprise portfolio to minimize investment risk.
E) The three-way match internal control, similar to that implemented by Ford Motor Company.

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Each department uses its own specialized software, leading to isolated systems that do not integrate with each other, characteristic of stovepiped operations.

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