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BACS 300 Chapter 7
Enterprise Systems
Term | Definition |
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information silos | condition that exists when data are isolated in separate information systems |
personal information systems | Information systems used by a single individual |
workgroup information system | IS that is shared by a group of people for a particular purpose |
departmental information system | workgroup IS that support a particular department |
functional information systems | workgroup IS that support a particular business function |
enterprise information system | Information systems that support activities in multiple departments |
interenterprise information system | IS shared my two or more independent organizations |
islands of automation | structure that results when functional applications work independently in isolation from one another. Usually problematic because data are duplicated, integration difficult, results can be inconsistent. |
business process reengineering | activity of altering and designing business processes to take advantage of now ISs |
inherent processes | the procedures that must be followed to effectively use licensed software. |
customer relationship management system (CRM) | set of business processes for attracting, selling, managing, and supporting customers |
customer life cycle | the processes of marketing, customer acquisition, relationship management, and loss/churn that must be managed by CRM systems |
Enterprise resource planning (ERP)applications | cross functional, enterprise wide applications that integrate the primary value-chain activities with the functions of human resources and accounting |
enterprise application integration (EAI) | applications that support cross-functional business processes by integrating existing functional applications. Organization need not replace existing applications. Layers of software. |
self-efficacy | a person's belief that they can be successful at their job. |