MBA 6207 Chapter Quizzes (Chapters 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7) Because Marcus works within an IS organization viewed as a cost center and service provider by
... [Show More] the rest of his organization, one of his major goals is to _____. a. consolidate IS resources and eliminate redundant functions b. employ newer technologies such as mobile computing c. regularly collaborate with and educate external customers d. eliminate barriers to closing sales with customers A high-level IS manager has his firm utilize sophisticated information systems to digitally design its products so that design defects can be detected and removed early in the process, reducing development cost. What business strategy does this represent? a. focus b. cost leadership c. high standards d. differentiation A senior IS manager decides to invest in an information system that will reduce subcontractor labor costs for her organization by facilitating relocation of tools and materials to more optimal locations while rearranging workflows. What business strategy does this represent? a. differentiation b. cost leadership c. focus d. high standards A senior IS manager implements a vendor-managed inventory system that reduces both the administrative costs of managing inventory and inventory holding costs. What business strategy does this represent? a. focus b. cost leadership c. high standards d. differentiation An upper-level IS manager proposes that his organization implement a system to consolidate shipping and exception data from multiple carriers so that consumers know when their purchase will ship and when it will arrive. What business strategy does this represent? a. high standards b. differentiation c. cost leadership d. focus In the contemporary view of information systems, they are considered an integral part of the supply chain management process mainly because they: _________. a. aid in product transformation b. produce output c. provide input into the process d. all of these Janelle is helping create a strategic plan for her organization. What should she anticipate will be stable--that is, change little, if at all--over time? a. suppliers b. economic growth c. competitors d. importance of planning Jude, a senior executive, and the managers who report to him must make many decisions for their business units. To assist them with this, they rely on strategic planning to provide _____. a. a framework and a clearly defined direction b. the human and material resources they need c. new and loyal customers d. a reactive approach to market changes Fabiola's IS management team is formulating their IS strategic plan. Fabiola reminds them that they must consider _____. a. the IS organization isolated from the rest of the organization b. limiting communication with lower-level managers c. corporate strategy and business unit strategies d. previous but not future IT investments Finn designs and sells screen-printed t-shirts. He is reviewing sales data from previous years to decide which colors are the most popular, and would therefore be the best investments for his next batch of t-shirts. This is an example of _________. a. business analytics b. all of these answers c. data science d. a management information system In organizations where IS becomes a catalyst for achieving new business objectives unreachable without IS, IS organizational strategies _____. a. involve using IS to achieve a competitive advantage b. react to the strategic plans of business units c. support the plans of the business d. are inward looking In a manufacturing organization, the supply chain is a key value chain whose primary activities include all of the following EXCEPT: a. finance and accounting. b. customer service. c. inbound logistics. d. marketing and sales. June and her team are planning the implementation of a new company-wide order processing information system. One of June's major concerns is the need to _____. a. redesign key work processes b. complete stand-alone tasks c. collaborate with others d. comply with EDI standards Krysta, who manages the IS organization for her company, is continually striving to expand IS services and capitalize on the latest technology developments to support her company's business plans through the coming months. Her IS organization is perceived as a _____. a. value chain b. business partner or peer c. cost center or service provider d. game changer Leonard, a data scientist working in an information systems organization, is considering pursuing a certification in either Hadoop or Python. How would this benefit Leonard? a. It would increase his expertise in network administration. b. It may enhance his nontechnical more than his technical skills. c. It may expand his career possibilities. d. It would allow him to collaborate more frequently. Billie Jean doesn't need to consider her information system strategic plan when she chooses projects to assign to the contractors she is supervising. [Show Less]