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CIS CH5
CIS CH5 Info Systems for the Enterprise
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Business Process of Finance and Asset Management sample functionality for info systems | AP, AR, GL, inventory, procurement |
| Business Process of Human Capital Management sample functionality for info systems | HR mgmt, payroll, benefits, time sheets, talent development, training programs. |
| Business Process of Supply Chain Management sample functionality for info systems | Supply chain planning software, warehouse mgmt, transportation mgmt |
| Business Process of Customer Relationship Management sample functionality for info systems | Contact mgmt, marketing campaign mgmt, email marketing, sales force mgmt, customer service |
| financial management system | enterprise information system that supports financial accounts & processes, including AP, AR, procurement, cash management, budget planning, assets, GL, & related activities. |
| eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) | part of the XML family of standardized languages specialized for accounting & business reports; tags identify data elements to make them transparent & also computer-readable. |
| human capital management (HCM) | encompasses all the activities & info systems related to effectively managing an organization's human capital. The HCM info system includes applications & modules w/ the ee as the central element. |
| human resources management (HRM) system | typically the heart of the HCM system, the HRM system tracks ea ee's demographic info, salary, tax data, benefits, titles, employment history, dependents, & dates of hire & termination. |
| HCM Module description for core human resources management application | demographic info, HR mgmt, payroll, benefits, professional development, education |
| HCM Module description for workforce management applications | time & attendance, sick & vacation leave, task & activity tracking, labor scheduling capabilities |
| HCM Module description for talent management applications | e-recruitment & position applications, ee performance management & tracking, career development, compensation mgmt, e-learning & professional development tracking; visualization & org charts |
| HCM Module description for social software | Wikis, blogs, social networks |
| Human Capital Management components | HR management, workforce management, talent management, social networking |
| Human Capital Metric for Turnover | The percentage of workers who left & were replaced during a time period |
| Human Capital Metric for Turnover Costs | The total of termination costs, hiring costs, training costs, & other costs related to replacing a worker |
| Human Capital Metric Cost per hire | Average advertising costs + agency fees + recruiter's salary & benefits + relocation expenses for new employees |
| Human Capital Metric Human capital return on investment | The return on investment produced by the organization's expenditures on salaries, benefits, bonuses, & other costs for human talent. |
| Human Capital Metric Employee satisfaction | Measures of job satisfaction, usually assessed through employee surveys or exit interviews. |
| workforce management module | As part of the HCM system, the workforce management module helps track time & attendance, sick leave, vacation leave, & project assignments. |
| talent management | As part of the HCM system, the talent mgmt module focuses on the ee life cycle, including recruitment, performance evals, career development, compensation planning, e-learning, & succession planning after retirement or departure. |
| supply chain management (SCM) | Strategies that optimize the flow of products & services from their source to the customer. |
| Steps in supply chain management | Plan, Source, Make, Deliver, Return |
| visibility in SCM | describes how easily mangers can track timely & accurate supply chain metrics. |
| demand forecast accuracy (DFA) in SCM | the difference between forecasted & actual demand. |
| bullwhip effect in SCM | describes the distortions in a supply chain caused by changes in customer demand, resulting in large swings in inventory levels as the orders ripple upstream from the retailer to the distributor & manufacturer |
| electronic data interchange (EDI) in SCM | An electronic bridge between partner companies in a supply chain that is used to transmit real-time information about orders, inventories, invoices, & other data. |
| global positioning systems (GPS) in SCM | Electronic devices that receive signals from orbiting satellites that transmit time & location data; GPS devices help drivers navigate & keep managers in touch w/ their transportation fleets. |
| Common objectives for CRM goals and metrics | Improving customer retention, improving profitability, growing revenue, listening to the customers |
| customer relationship management (CRM) | Encompasses the strategies, processes, & info systems an organization uses to build and maintain relationships w/ its current & prospective customers. |
| sentiment analysis for CRM | A capability of specialized software to scan text input surveys, blogs, or other user-generated content & classify the opinions as pro, con, or neutral toward the company or product. |
| web beacon (or web bug) for CRM | A tiny, invisible image, typically a single pixel w/ a unique identifier, used on websites to track visitors. |
| ERP | Enterprise Resource Planning |
| ERP components | Financials, Human Capital Management, Customer Relationship Management, Manufacturing, Product Life Cycle Management, and Supply Chain Management. |
| ERP component - financials | tailored for nonprofit, educational institutions, using fund accounting. |
| ERP component - Human Resources | HR resources & payroll, benefits, time & attendance; system is customized to manage faculty employment conditions, such as tenure & joint appointments. |
| ERP component - Student Academic Records | Manages classes, courses, student admissions, student registrations, grades, class rosters, faculty assignments |
| ERP component - Enrollment Management | CRM tailored to higher education, managing recruitment and retention. |
| ERP component - Financial Aid | Manages financial aid applications, awards, budgets, & interfaces w/ aid sources, such as government agencies. |
| ERP component - Institutional Advancement | Tracks donations, pledges, & gifts, & manages contacts & donor relationships |
| ERP component - E-Learning | Provides support for online classes w/ multimedia presentations, discussion forums, blogs, wikis, assessments, grade books, & other features. |
| enterprise resource planning | ERP - Integrated application suite to support the whole enterprise that includes modules to manage financials, human resources, supply chain, customer relationships, & other business processes. |
| Integration approach: The engineered suite | Built from the ground up w/ consistent user interfaces, integrated backend database, & a single architectural foundation. |
| Integration approach: Suite w/ synchronized modules | Vendor provides middleware to connect & synchronize systems that may be running on different platforms. |
| Integration approach: Best of breed suites | Separate systems, deployed because they each match user requirements closely, but integration is weak & architectural foundations can be very different. |
| Pros of the engineered suite | data integrity is high, with consistent, up-to-date, & non-duplicated elements. |
| Cons of the engineered suite | modules are highly interdependent so organizations have to implement and/or upgrade all systems together. Switching costs are high. |
| Pros of suite with synchronized modules | A common, vendor-provided architecture overlays the systems to improve consistency across the modules |
| Cons of suite with synchronized modules | Modules are integrated at the edges, and the bridges can be fragile. |
| Pros of best of breed suites | modules can have very rich functionality and can be implemented individually, reducing risk. |
| Cons of best of breed suites | Processes, interfaces, & data may not be consistent across systems. Connections & synchronization, which can be error-prone & costly, may be done in-house or by vendor. |
| middleware | Software used as a bridge to integrate separate information systems & synchronize data across multiple systems. |
| 4 major categories of information systems that support business processes common to most organization are: | finance & asset management, human capital management (HCM), supply chain management (SCM), and customer relationship management (CRM). |
| workforce management software | labor scheduling tools, tracks time & attendance, leave, & project assignments. |
| talent management software | helps map ee life cycle, from recruitment to career development, & retirement. |
| social software | mentoring |
| metrics from human capital management systems can, including performance & productivity measures can... | help reveal how well an organization is managing and nurturing its human capital. |
| 5 steps in supply chain management | plan, source, make, deliver, return |
| Supports processes that optimize the flow of products and services from their source, through the company, and to the customer | Supply chain management |
| Improving visibility in a supply chain helps... | managers see metrics that help assess overall effectiveness. |
| The bullwhip effect occurs in a supply chain when | visibility is low |
| how can you improve visibility | collaboration with electronic data interchange (EDI) or XML, or sensing technologies like RFID or GPS. |
| Customer relationship management (CRM) revolves around customer records, especially to... | improve retention, increase profitability, grow revenue, and listen to customer sentiments. |
| CRM's diverse software applications are especially useful in | marketing, sales force automation, and customer service and support |
| Software tools included in the CRM category | email marketing, loyalty programs, marketing campaigns, online customer service, contact management, sentiment analysis, mobile phone advertising, and more. |
| Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems integrate... | two or more of the applications that support major business processes common to most organizations, especially finance and human resources. |
| ERPs from major vendors incorporate functionality for.. | CRM, SCM, manufacturing processes, analytics, and other business requirements |
| Why is implementing an ERP challenging | partly because so many applications are replaced and so many processes are affected at the same time. |
| Four major categories of information systems that support business processes common to most organizations | Finance and asset management, human capital management, supply chain management, customer relationship management |
| Role of financial and asset management info systems in an organization | accuracy of records and spotting fraudulent activity |
| secret to excellence in SCM is | collaboration, internally among units and externally with partners, suppliers, and customers. |
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