A small company that is growing quickly into a medium-sized company is facing the challenge
of consolidating and storing information received from
... [Show More] multiple sources from the ground up in
order to ensure that operations run efficiently. The company needs to hire an expert who will, in
addition to the above, maintain security and apply upgrades as needed. ✔✔Database administrator
The manufacturer of a popular mouthwash liquid brand is losing sales to a competitor who has
been able to use bulk purchasing of its main ingredients from its wholesalers to receive a
substantial price break in materials. Which IT management challenge is addressed in this scenario?
✔✔Develop strong relationships with suppliers
A medium-sized legal services firm is facing an uncertain future as its larger competitors have
managed to outsource their legal transcriptions services to virtual companies, thereby substantially
reducing their internal secretarial pool. Which IT management challenge is does the medium-sized
legal services firm face in this scenario? ✔✔Ensure long-term survival
An automobile manufacturer is considering equipping the engines of its new models with the
capability of detecting early symptoms of an imminent mechanical or electric failure,
automatically transmitting that warning to the dealership from which the customer purchased the
car, and the dealership automatically contacting the customer to schedule a repair appointment. It
is facing the challenge of whether all this is technically feasible and operationally viable. Who
needs to address this challenge of value creation through technology use? ✔✔Chief technology
officer
A car dealership has been receiving complaints from its customers about its inflexible repair
system in which customers who drop off their cars the previous evening are not properly placed in
the queue and tend to be placed behind those who drop off their cars the morning of the scheduled
repair. It needs technical staff members who understand the scheduling/drop-off operation so it
can determine and articulate precise customer needs to the programmers who would then build the
code behind the system. What type of challenge is this? ✔✔User requirements
An international company is facing the challenge of its software development team working on a
specific application spread across the globe in 16 countries in 12 different time zones. Flying them
to the same location once a week or even once a month for coordination purposes would be
prohibitively expensive. Moreover, the issues that arise tend to be urgent and in need of almost
immediate resolution in communication with team members in other countries. Which
communication style is necessary to resolve the issues in the given scenario? ✔✔Synchronous
Match the description of business functions supported by information systems to its corresponding
department name. Answer options may be used more than once or not at all. Select your answers
from the pull-down list. ✔✔An employee processes accounts payable using proprietary software
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