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Malcolm C. Munro and Sharaz Khan wrote this case solely to provide material for class discussion. The authors do not intend to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of a managerial situation. The authors may have disguised certain names and other identifying information to protect confidentiality.
This publication may not be transmitted, photocopied, digitized or otherwise reproduced in any form or by any means without the permission of the copyright holder. Reproduction of this material is not covered under authorization by any reproduction rights organization. To order copies or request permission to reproduce materials, contact Ivey Publishing, Ivey Business School, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada, N6G 0N1; (t) 519.661.3208; (e) [email protected]; www.iveycases.com.
By any reasonable measure, WestJet Airlines had been a remarkable success. The company began modestly in 1996 as a regional carrier flying three used Boeing 737-200 aircraft to five western Canadian cities. By 2011, the airline boasted a fleet of more than 90 Boeing Next-Generation 737 aircraft serving 85 destinations in 18 countries and employed over nine thousand people. The company had become the second-largest carrier in Canada and ninth-largest in North America. It described itself as a “high-value, low-fare airline” with a corporate culture focused on delivering a “world-class guest experience.” Information technology (IT) had played an important role in WestJet’s success over the years. The IT organization, structure and staff had grown up around the business. IT remained relatively small, at least compared to IT divisions at other companies of WestJet’s size, but was highly competent from a technical perspective. The systems were proprietary, i.e., built and maintained within WestJet, but were quite advanced for their time — WestJet was one of the first airlines that had electronic ticketing, for example. IT and its systems gave WestJet a competitive advantage and played an integral part in WestJet’s growth.
But as the saying goes, “what got you here doesn’t always get you there.” As WestJet grew, an important component of the strategic plan was to be able to codeshare — an aviation business arrangement where two or more airlines share the same flight. This allows each airline access to more cities worldwide for its passengers, and makes connections simpler by allowing single bookings across multiple airline networks. The WestJet systems, while sophisticated, were standalone and not able to be integrated into any of the major international reservation systems. This required an IT move into the core of one of the international reservation systems, and WestJet selected Sabre. Unfortunately, the cutover to Sabre did not go as smoothly as planned, which raised questions within the business about IT.
The IT organizati.
A strategic Analysis of WestJet Airline Company.docxwrite31
WestJet Airlines is a Canadian airline company that provides low-cost air travel to destinations in Canada, the US, Mexico, and the Caribbean. It was founded in 1996 and has grown significantly since then, becoming the second largest airline in Canada. WestJet aims to offer affordable and high quality air services. It has a strong corporate culture and focuses on community involvement and environmental protection. While WestJet has many strengths, it also faces threats from other modes of transportation and competitors as it looks to expand internationally.
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WestJet Airlines is a Canadian airline company that provides low-cost air travel to destinations in Canada, the US, Mexico, and the Caribbean. It was founded in 1996 and has grown significantly since then, becoming the second largest airline in Canada. WestJet aims to offer affordable and high quality air services. It has a strong corporate culture and focuses on community involvement and environmental protection. While WestJet has many strengths, it also faces threats from other modes of transportation and competitors as it looks to expand internationally.
2The following is a list of some of the resources availabl.docxnovabroom
2
The following is a list of some of the resources available in the Trident Online Library related to the HR field.
Academic Research
Journal of Applied Psychology
This journal focuses on the applications of psychology research. This research journal is a good source for learning about the latest developments in cognitive, motivational and behavioral psychology and implications for the workplace. It is available through Business Source Complete in the Trident Online Library.
Personnel Psychology: A Journal of Applied Research
This scholarly journal has practical utility in that it centers on personnel psychology. The articles focus on the latest research on selection and recruitment, training, leadership, rewards, and diversity. It is available through Business Source Complete in the Trident Online Library.
Academy of Management Journal
This journal focuses on the management side of psychology. The articles are mainly theoretical. This journal would be a good resource for those researchers looking for new managerial theories and methods. It is available through Business Source Complete in the Trident Online Library.
The Academy of Management Review
This journal also focuses on management psychology. It is regarded as a top journal in its field and publishes theoretical and conceptual articles on management and organization theory. It is available through Business Source Complete in the Trident Online Library.
Professional Journals
Harvard Business Review
Harvard Business Review is a cornerstone business journal that has practical applications for HR professionals. This is a great resource to find case studies and expert insights on business practices. It is available through Business Source Complete in the Trident Online Library.
Human Resource Management Journal
This journal has best practices articles for HR professionals in the workplace. It is available (up to 1 year ago) through Business Source Complete in the Trident Online Library.
HRMagazine
This magazine is published by the Society for Human Resource Management. The articles are a great resource for HR professionals dealing with the most recent issues in the workplace. It is available through Business Source Complete in the Trident Online Library.
TD: Talent Development
The Association for Talent Development publishes this magazine. It is targeted to professionals in the human resource development field. It is available through Business Source Complete in the Trident Online Library.
Workforce
Solution
s Review
This magazine that focuses on many topics within human resource management. The articles included are written by industry experts and academics. They are targeted to HR professionals in the workplace. It is available through Business Source Complete in the Trident Online Library.
Adapted from: PennState University Libraries (2017). Retrieved from http://guides.libraries.psu.edu/human-resources/journals.
Assignment
Select three articles (published within the past five years),.
- Emirates Airlines is the largest airline in the Middle East and is emerging as a global brand. It has won numerous awards for its high quality service and young fleet.
- Emirates flies to over 75 destinations worldwide with over 12 million passengers annually. It has seen strong growth, opening new routes and posting record profits in recent years.
- The airline's focus on excellent customer service, continuous improvement, and strategic expansion has allowed it to become one of the most profitable airlines globally and an exemplar of how to build a strong international brand from the Middle East.
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WESTJET AIRLINES: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY GOVERNANCE
AND CORPORATE STRATEGY
Malcolm C. Munro and Sharaz Khan wrote this case solely to provide material for class discussion. The authors do not intend to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of a managerial situation. The authors may have disguised certain names and other identifying information to protect confidentiality.
This publication may not be transmitted, photocopied, digitized or otherwise reproduced in any form or by any means without the permission of the copyright holder. Reproduction of this material is not covered under authorization by any reproduction rights organization. To order copies or request permission to reproduce materials, contact Ivey Publishing, Ivey Business School, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada, N6G 0N1; (t) 519.661.3208; (e) [email protected]; www.iveycases.com.
By any reasonable measure, WestJet Airlines had been a remarkable success. The company began modestly in 1996 as a regional carrier flying three used Boeing 737-200 aircraft to five western Canadian cities. By 2011, the airline boasted a fleet of more than 90 Boeing Next-Generation 737 aircraft serving 85 destinations in 18 countries and employed over nine thousand people. The company had become the second-largest carrier in Canada and ninth-largest in North America. It described itself as a “high-value, low-fare airline” with a corporate culture focused on delivering a “world-class guest experience.” Information technology (IT) had played an important role in WestJet’s success over the years. The IT organization, structure and staff had grown up around the business. IT remained relatively small, at least compared to IT divisions at other companies of WestJet’s size, but was highly competent from a technical perspective. The systems were proprietary, i.e., built and maintained within WestJet, but were quite advanced for their time — WestJet was one of the first airlines that had electronic ticketing, for example. IT and its systems gave WestJet a competitive advantage and played an integral part in WestJet’s growth.
But as the saying goes, “what got you here doesn’t always get you there.” As WestJet grew, an important component of the strategic plan was to be able to codeshare — an aviation business arrangement where two or more airlines share the same flight. This allows each airline access to more cities worldwide for its passengers, and makes connections simpler by allowing single bookings across multiple airline networks. The WestJet systems, while sophisticated, were standalone and not able to be integrated into any of the major international reservation systems. This required an IT move into the core of one of the international reservation systems, and WestJet selected Sabre. Unfortunately, the cutover to Sabre did not go as smoothly as planned, which raised questions within the business about IT.
The IT organizati.
A strategic Analysis of WestJet Airline Company.docxwrite31
WestJet Airlines is a Canadian airline company that provides low-cost air travel to destinations in Canada, the US, Mexico, and the Caribbean. It was founded in 1996 and has grown significantly since then, becoming the second largest airline in Canada. WestJet aims to offer affordable and high quality air services. It has a strong corporate culture and focuses on community involvement and environmental protection. While WestJet has many strengths, it also faces threats from other modes of transportation and competitors as it looks to expand internationally.
A strategic Analysis of WestJet Airline Company.docxwrite12
WestJet Airlines is a Canadian airline company that provides low-cost air travel to destinations in Canada, the US, Mexico, and the Caribbean. It was founded in 1996 and has grown significantly since then, becoming the second largest airline in Canada. WestJet aims to offer affordable and high quality air services. It has a strong corporate culture and focuses on community involvement and environmental protection. While WestJet has many strengths, it also faces threats from other modes of transportation and competitors as it looks to expand internationally.
2The following is a list of some of the resources availabl.docxnovabroom
2
The following is a list of some of the resources available in the Trident Online Library related to the HR field.
Academic Research
Journal of Applied Psychology
This journal focuses on the applications of psychology research. This research journal is a good source for learning about the latest developments in cognitive, motivational and behavioral psychology and implications for the workplace. It is available through Business Source Complete in the Trident Online Library.
Personnel Psychology: A Journal of Applied Research
This scholarly journal has practical utility in that it centers on personnel psychology. The articles focus on the latest research on selection and recruitment, training, leadership, rewards, and diversity. It is available through Business Source Complete in the Trident Online Library.
Academy of Management Journal
This journal focuses on the management side of psychology. The articles are mainly theoretical. This journal would be a good resource for those researchers looking for new managerial theories and methods. It is available through Business Source Complete in the Trident Online Library.
The Academy of Management Review
This journal also focuses on management psychology. It is regarded as a top journal in its field and publishes theoretical and conceptual articles on management and organization theory. It is available through Business Source Complete in the Trident Online Library.
Professional Journals
Harvard Business Review
Harvard Business Review is a cornerstone business journal that has practical applications for HR professionals. This is a great resource to find case studies and expert insights on business practices. It is available through Business Source Complete in the Trident Online Library.
Human Resource Management Journal
This journal has best practices articles for HR professionals in the workplace. It is available (up to 1 year ago) through Business Source Complete in the Trident Online Library.
HRMagazine
This magazine is published by the Society for Human Resource Management. The articles are a great resource for HR professionals dealing with the most recent issues in the workplace. It is available through Business Source Complete in the Trident Online Library.
TD: Talent Development
The Association for Talent Development publishes this magazine. It is targeted to professionals in the human resource development field. It is available through Business Source Complete in the Trident Online Library.
Workforce
Solution
s Review
This magazine that focuses on many topics within human resource management. The articles included are written by industry experts and academics. They are targeted to HR professionals in the workplace. It is available through Business Source Complete in the Trident Online Library.
Adapted from: PennState University Libraries (2017). Retrieved from http://guides.libraries.psu.edu/human-resources/journals.
Assignment
Select three articles (published within the past five years),.
- Emirates Airlines is the largest airline in the Middle East and is emerging as a global brand. It has won numerous awards for its high quality service and young fleet.
- Emirates flies to over 75 destinations worldwide with over 12 million passengers annually. It has seen strong growth, opening new routes and posting record profits in recent years.
- The airline's focus on excellent customer service, continuous improvement, and strategic expansion has allowed it to become one of the most profitable airlines globally and an exemplar of how to build a strong international brand from the Middle East.
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Continental Airlines was founded in 1934 with a single-
engine Lockheed aircraft on dusty runways in the American
Southwest. Over the years, Continental has grown and suc-
cessfully weathered the storms associated with the highly
volatile, competitive airline industry. With headquarters in
Houston, Texas, Continental is currently the United States’
fifth largest airline and the seventh largest in the world. It
carries approximately 50 million passengers a year to five
continents (North and South America, Europe, Asia, and
Australia), with over 2,300 daily departures, to more than
227 destinations. Continental, along with Continental
Express and Continental Connection, now serves more des-
tinations than any other airline in the world.
In 1994, Continental was in trouble. There were
ten major U.S. airlines, and Continental ranked tenth in
on-time performance, mishandled baggage, customer com-
plaints, and denied boardings because of overbooking. Not
surprisingly, with this kind of service, Continental was in
financial trouble. It had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
protection twice in the previous ten years and was heading
for a third, and likely final, bankruptcy. It had also gone
through ten CEOs in ten years. People joked that Continental
was a “Perfect 10.”
Continental’s position in the industry changed dramat-
ically over the period 1994–2004. In 1994, Gordon Bethune
became Continental’s CEO, and by 1998 he took the com-
pany from its “worst to first” position in the airline industry.
A key to this turnaround was the Go Forward Plan, which
continues to be Continental’s blueprint for success and is
increasingly supported by real-time business intelligence
(BI) and data warehousing. Currently, the use of real-time
technologies has been critical for Continental in moving
from “first to favorite” among its customers, especially
among its best customers. Continental’s president and COO,
Larry Kellner, describes the impact of real-time BI in the fol-
lowing way: “Real-time BI is critical to the accomplishment
of our business strategy and has created significant business
benefits.” In fact, Continental has realized more than $500
million in cost savings and revenue generation between 1998
and 2004 from its business intelligence initiatives, producing
an ROI of more than 1,000 percent.
The Role of Data Warehousing and Business
Intelligence
Real-time business intelligence is taking Continental Airlines
to new heights. Powered by a real-time data warehouse and
strong management leadership around data, the company has
dramatically changed all aspects of its business.
Information Wasn’t Available
The movement from “worst to first” was only partially
supported by information technology. Historically,
Continental had outsourced its operational systems (e.g.,
reservations, payroll, billing) to EDS, and employees had
very limited access to data from these systems. Data was
locked away in systems that could support operations, but
not decision mak.
Continental Airlines was founded in 1934 with a single-engin.docxdickonsondorris
Continental Airlines was founded in 1934 with a single-
engine Lockheed aircraft on dusty runways in the American
Southwest. Over the years, Continental has grown and suc-
cessfully weathered the storms associated with the highly
volatile, competitive airline industry. With headquarters in
Houston, Texas, Continental is currently the United States’
fifth largest airline and the seventh largest in the world. It
carries approximately 50 million passengers a year to five
continents (North and South America, Europe, Asia, and
Australia), with over 2,300 daily departures, to more than
227 destinations. Continental, along with Continental
Express and Continental Connection, now serves more des-
tinations than any other airline in the world.
In 1994, Continental was in trouble. There were
ten major U.S. airlines, and Continental ranked tenth in
on-time performance, mishandled baggage, customer com-
plaints, and denied boardings because of overbooking. Not
surprisingly, with this kind of service, Continental was in
financial trouble. It had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
protection twice in the previous ten years and was heading
for a third, and likely final, bankruptcy. It had also gone
through ten CEOs in ten years. People joked that Continental
was a “Perfect 10.”
Continental’s position in the industry changed dramat-
ically over the period 1994–2004. In 1994, Gordon Bethune
became Continental’s CEO, and by 1998 he took the com-
pany from its “worst to first” position in the airline industry.
A key to this turnaround was the Go Forward Plan, which
continues to be Continental’s blueprint for success and is
increasingly supported by real-time business intelligence
(BI) and data warehousing. Currently, the use of real-time
technologies has been critical for Continental in moving
from “first to favorite” among its customers, especially
among its best customers. Continental’s president and COO,
Larry Kellner, describes the impact of real-time BI in the fol-
lowing way: “Real-time BI is critical to the accomplishment
of our business strategy and has created significant business
benefits.” In fact, Continental has realized more than $500
million in cost savings and revenue generation between 1998
and 2004 from its business intelligence initiatives, producing
an ROI of more than 1,000 percent.
The Role of Data Warehousing and Business
Intelligence
Real-time business intelligence is taking Continental Airlines
to new heights. Powered by a real-time data warehouse and
strong management leadership around data, the company has
dramatically changed all aspects of its business.
Information Wasn’t Available
The movement from “worst to first” was only partially
supported by information technology. Historically,
Continental had outsourced its operational systems (e.g.,
reservations, payroll, billing) to EDS, and employees had
very limited access to data from these systems. Data was
locked away in systems that could support operations, but
not decision mak.
Star Alliance is the world's largest airline alliance, with 28 member airlines. It was launched on May 14, 1997. Star Alliance provides over 10,000 daily flights to more than 1,172 airports in 181 countries. The alliance offers cost savings through shared facilities and staff among members. It provides benefits to travelers like lower prices, more destinations, and optimized connections between member airlines.
Star Alliance is the world's largest airline alliance, with 28 member airlines. It was launched on May 14, 1997. Star Alliance provides over 10,000 daily flights to more than 1,172 airports in 181 countries. The alliance offers cost savings through shared facilities and staff among members. It provides benefits to travelers like lower prices, more destinations, and optimized connections between member airlines. Before Star Alliance, global travel was more complex and inconvenient due to uncoordinated connections between airlines.
Star Alliance is the world's largest airline alliance, with 28 member airlines. It was launched on May 14, 1997. Star Alliance provides over 10,000 daily flights to more than 1,172 airports in 181 countries. The alliance offers cost savings through shared facilities and staff among members. It provides benefits to travelers like lower prices, more destinations, and optimized connections between member airlines.
Frederick W. Smith founded Federal Express in 1971 after writing a college paper about the need for an airfreight shipping system for time-sensitive deliveries. After a period in the military, Smith started Arkansas Aviation Sales and realized the difficulty of getting packages delivered within 1-2 days. This motivated him to found Federal Express to provide fast and reliable shipping. Federal Express grew rapidly through acquisitions, becoming one of the largest cargo airlines and express shipping companies in the world.
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Read Chapter 3
.
Answer the following questions:
1.
What can give a teacher insight into children’s language behavior?
2.
How many new words might a preschooler acquire each day?
3.
Define
receptive vocabulary and expressive vocabulary.
4.
Compare speech when a child is excited to speech when a child is embarrassed, sad, or shy.
5.
What is the focus of play for very young preschoolers?
6.
Define
regularization.
7.
What is the focus for questions during the toddler period?
8.
Define
overextension.
9.
Describe
running commentaries.
10.
List
eight (8)
possible developmental reasons and benefits of self-talk.
11.
Define
consonant and vowel.
12.
What advice should be given to families and early childhood educators?
13.
List
(four) 4
suggestions for books for younger preschoolers.
14.
List
ten (10)
expectations as preschoolers get older.
15.
Describe friendships of young preschoolers.
16. List
five (5)
areas of growth in children through group play.
17. How do children learn language?
18. Explain
relational words
and why these words are important.
19. Explain
impact words, sound words, created words
and
displaying creativity
.
20. Discuss the danger of assumptions about intelligence through language ability.
21. List
four (4)
speech and language characteristics of older preschoolers.
22. What may depress a child's vocabulary development?
23. Define
metalinguistic awareness.
24. How does physical growth affect children's perceptions of themselves?
25.
Define
mental image.
26.
Define
visual literacy.
27.
Explain the order in which motor skills are developed.
28.
Explain the
Montessori
approach to education for young children.
29. List
seventeen (17) objectives for refining perceptual-motor skills.
30.
Define
assimilation and accommodation.
31. What is a zone of proximal development?
32.
What is the teacher’s role in working with infants, toddlers and preschoolers?
33.
Define
metalinguistic skills.
34.
Define
social connectedness.
35. List
six (6)
social ability goals that serve as a strong foundation for future schooling.
.
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Read Chapter 15 and answer the following questions
:
1. Describe several characteristics of infants that make them different from other children.
2. What is the feeding challenge in meeting the nutritional needs of an infant?
3. Define
low-birthweight (LBW) infant
.
4. List
nine (9)
problems associated with low birth weight.
5. List
five (5)
reasons a mother may choose formula feeding instead of breast feeding.
6. List
four (4)
steps to safe handling of breast milk.
7. What
two (2)
factors determine safe preparation of formula? Briefly describe each factor.
8. Define
aseptic procedure.
9. Define
distention
and tell what causes distention.
10. Define
regurgitation, electrolytes,
and
developmental or physiological readiness.
11. Why should a bottle
NEVER
be propped and a baby left unattended while feeding?
12. When might an infant need supplemental water?
13. When should solid food be introduced to an infant? What is meant by the infant being developmentally ready?
14. Define
palmar grasp
and
pincer grip.
15. List
ten (10)
common feeding concerns. Pick
ONE
and explain why that is a concern.
Read Chapter 16 and answer the following questions:
1. Describe
toddlers and preschoolers
.
2. Define
neophobic.
3. List
three (3)
things a teacher is responsible for when feeding a toddler. List
two (2)
things for which the child is responsible.
4. Why should you
NOT
try to force a toddler to eat or be overly concerned if children are suddenly eating less?
5. Explain the results of spacing meals
too far apart
and
too close together
.
6. List a
good eating pattern
for toddlers.
7. Name several healthy snack choices for toddlers and young children.
8. List several suggestions for making eating time comfortable, pleasant and safe.
9. What changes about eating habits when a toddler develops into a preschooler?
10. Define
Down syndrome
and
Prader-Willi syndrome.
11. How can parents and teachers promote good eating habits for preschoolers?
12. When and where should rewards be offered?
13. Why should children
not
be encouraged to have a
“clean plate”?
14. List
five (5)
health conditions related to dietary patterns.
15. What is the Physical Activity Pyramid and for what is it designed?
16. List
eight (8)
common feeding concerns during toddler and preschool years. Pick
one and explain
it thoroughly.
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Read Chapter 2 and answer the following questions:
1. List
five (5)
decisions a teacher must make about the curriculum.
2. List
three (3)
ways that all children are alike.
3. List
three (3)
similar needs of young children.
4. Describe the change in thought from age 2 through age 11 or 12.
5. List
four (4)
ways teachers can determine children’s background experiences.
6. List
three (3)
ways to find out children’s interests.
7. List
four (4)
ways to determine the developmental levels and abilities of children.
8. What is P.L. 94-142 and what does it state?
9. List
four (4)
things you need to do as a teacher of special children regarding P.L. 94-142.
10. List
eight (8)
categories of special needs children.
11. List the
eleven (11)
goals of an inclusion program.
12.
List
and
explain three (3)
methods to gain knowledge about the culture and values of a community.
13. Why must teachers of young children understand geography, history, economics and other social sciences?
14. List
six (6)
ways children can assist with planning.
15. List
five (5)
elements that should be included in lessons plans.
16. List
four (4)
main sections that every lesson plan should include regardless of format.
17. Define
behavioral objective.
What
three (3)
questions do behavioral objectives answer?
18. What are
four (4)
goals which can be accomplished through the use of units, projects, and thematic learning?
19. List
three (3)
considerations for selecting themes or topics.
20. After selecting a theme or topic, list
seven (7)
elements that should be included in planning for the theme or unit.
21. List
five (5)
uses for authentic assessment
.
22.
List
and
describe
four (4)
types of assessments.
23. List
five (5)
things you should look for when interviewing children.
24. What are
rubrics
, and how can rubrics be used?
25. What are standardized tests and why might they
not
be useful to teachers of young children?
book
Social Studies for the Preschool/Primary Child
Carol Seefeldt; Sharon D. Castle; Renee Falconer
also you may used any addition
.
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Read Chapter 7 and answer the following questions:
1. What are preschoolers like?
2. Define
large motor, coordination, agility
and
conscience
.
3. What do preschoolers do?
4. What do preschoolers need?
5. Define
sense of initiative, socialized
and
norms
.
6. List the
seven (7)
dimensions of an environment advocated by Prescott.
7. Describe an environment that provides for initiative.
8. List
six (6)
opportunities for children provided through good storage of materials.
9. Define
pictograph
.
10. List
six (6)
environments that foster initiative
.
11. Describe an environment that helps to develop creativity.
12. List
eight (8)
factors for creativity.
13. Describe an environment for learning through play.
14. Where do you begin when deciding how to set up a room?
15. What should you know about pathways in the room?
16. How can you modify a classroom for children with special needs?
17. List
seven (7)
suggestions for welcoming children with special needs.
18. Describe an environment for outdoor play.
19. List
seven (7)
suggestions for an environment that fosters play.
20. How can you plan for safety?
21. Define
interest centers, indirect guidance, private space
and
antibiased
.
22. Describe an environment that fosters self-control.
23. Define
time blocks, child-initiated,
and
teacher-initiated
.
24. List
six (6)
features found in schedules that meet children's needs.
25. List
eight (8)
principles of developmentally appropriate transitions for preschoolers.
26. Define
kindergarten
. Describe kindergarten today.
27. Define
screening, readiness tests, transitional classes
and
retention
.
28. What is the kindergarten dilemma?
29. List
five (5)
inappropriate physical environments for preschoolers.
Read Chapter 8 and answer the following questions:
1. What are primary-age children like?
2. What do primary-age children like to do?
3. Define
peers, sense of industry, competence
and
concrete
.
4. What do primary-age children need?
5. How do primary-age children learn best?
6. What are some of the concerns about public education?
7. Describe an environment for a sense of industry.
8. What is a benefit of the learning-center approach for primary-age children?
9. What is a planning contract?
10. What is an advantage to providing a number of separate learning centers?
11. What is a planning board?
12. Define
portfolio
.
13. How do teachers of primary-age children use portfolios and work samples?
14. What are two large and important learning centers related to literacy?
15. What should a writing center contain?
16. List
four (4)
suggestions for an environment that fosters early literacy.
17. Describe an environment that fosters math understanding.
18. Describe a physical environment that fosters scientific awareness.
19. Describe an environment for relationships.
20. List
five (5)
suggestions for fostering peer- and te.
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ed.)
ISBN: 978-1-4496-9149-3
Once done answer the following questions;
1. How the different topics/health issues can be addressed through both professional health promotion and personal health promotion. What is the difference in the approach? How does each approach contribute to the desired effect?
2. Should health insurance companies cover services that are purely for health promotion purposes? Why or why not? What about employers? What are the pros and cons of this type of coverage?
3. What do you think about the role integrating nursing with faith? Is this something you feel is appropriate? When is it appropriate? What types of settings do you feel this would work best in? Do you feel nurses should integrate faith in their nursing practice? Why or why not and how?
4. Have you been a part of a group in which corruption of leadership has occurred? Do you feel it is unavoidable? How did you feel in that particular group?
APA format word document Arial 12 font attached to the forum in the discussion board title "Week 4 discussion questions".
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A minimum of 500 words without count the first and last page are required.
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Read Chapter 10 APA FORMAT
1. In the last century, what historical, social, political, and economic trends and issues have influenced today’s health-care system?
2. What is the purpose and process of evaluating the three aspects of health care: structure, process, and outcome?
3. How does technology improve patient outcomes and the health-care system?
4. How can you intervene to improve quality of care and safety within the health-care system and at the bedside?
5. Select one nonprofit organization or one government agencies that influences and advocates for quality improvement in the health-care system. Explore the Web site for your selected organization/agency and answer the following questions: •
What does the organization/agency do that supports the hallmarks of quality? •
What have been the results of their efforts for patients, facilities, the health-care delivery system, or the nursing profession? •
How has the organization/agency affected facilities where you are practicing and your own professional practice?
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Read chapter 7 and write the book report
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Read Chapter 14 and answer the following questions:
1. Explain the importance of proteins.
2. Define
amino acids, non-essential amino acids, essential amino acids, complete protein,
and
incomplete proteins.
3. Define
complementary proteins
and
supplementary proteins.
4. Why are
vitamins
important?
5. Define
fat soluble
and
water soluble.
6. What is
DNA
?
RNA?
7. Which vitamins play essential roles in the formation of blood cells and hemoglobin?
8. Which vitamins regulate bone growth?
9. Define
collagen.
10. Which vitamins regulate energy metabolism?
11. Define
neuromuscular
and
spina bifida.
12. What are
megadoses
?
13. Define
minerals
and tell why they are important.
14. What minerals support growth?
15. What are the major minerals found in bones and teeth?
16. Why is fluoride added to water supplies of communities? Why is fluoride important?
17. What are the major food sources of
calcium
and
phosphorus
?
18. Define
hemoglobin
. Define
iron-deficiency
anemia
.
19. What are the major food sources of iron?
20. Why is water so important to children? How is water lost and replaced in children?
21. Name
three (3)
problems caused by children drinking too much fruit juice.
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The first theme of next week's class (Week 2) will be Chapter 2, Concepts of Infectious Disease. I will briefly go through the chapter to make sure that you understand it, and then we will have a discussion.
Since the chapter in the textbook is so full of important concepts, it would be difficult to narrow it down to a single topic for discussion. So I have posted this introduction and 3 separate subtopics. You can choose which one you want to write about. Each student should choose one of these subtopics for your major post. You should write well thought out primary comments on at least one of the points below (150-200 words).
BE SURE TO INCLUDE YOUR NAME AND SUBTOPIC IN THE HEADER FOR YOUR PAPER.
We will discuss each of the subtopics that were chosen by the students. Each of you should take an active role in presenting your topic to the other students. Explain the concept in your own words, or develop it further using a relevant example. As other students present their perspective on the same topic, hopefully an active discussion will take hold. I will jump in only as needed. This format will allow you to develop one subtopic in an active sense, but learn about the others by being drawn into them through other people's discussions.
Choose your subtopic:
Subtopic 1: Factors that affect the spread of epidemics
Question: Explain how the interaction between these factors are relevant to the transmission of AIDS. For example, which of these factors are most critical to the transmission of HIV. Which aren't.
1. Total number of hosts
2. Host’s birth rate
3. Rate at which new susceptible hosts migrate into population
4. Number of susceptible uninfected hosts
5. Rate at which disease can be transmitted from infected to uninfected hosts
6. Death rate of infected hosts
7. The number of infected hosts who survive and become immune or resistant to further infection
Subtopic 2: Acute versus Chronic Infections
Question: Compare the definitions of Acute Infections and Chronic Infections below. Based on what you know about HIV/AIDS at this point, which description most closely matches AIDS? Explain your answer, using evidence from the book to support your position.
What is an acute infection?
1. Produces symptoms and makes a person infectious soon after infection.
2. The infected person may: transmit the disease
die from the infection
recover and develop immunity
3. the acute microorganism
STRIKES QUICKLY
infects entire group (small group)
dies out
What is a chronic infection?
Person may never show symptoms
Person continues to carry infectious agent at a low level
Does NOT mount an effective immune response
Subtopic 3: Controlling infectious disease
Question: Explain what herd immunity is and how it works. Use an example from either the bo.
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Teaching Grammar and Editing in Public
Administration: Lessons Learned from
Early Offerings of an Undergraduate
Administrative Writing Course
Claire Connolly Knox
University of Central Florida School of Public Administration
ABSTRACT
College graduates need to possess strong writing skills before entering the work-
force. Although many public administration undergraduate programs primarily
focus on policy, finance, and management, we fall short of a larger goal if students
cannot communicate results to a variety of audiences. This article discusses the
results of a national survey, which concludes that few undergraduate public affairs
programs require an administrative/technical writing course. Based on pedagogical
theories, this article describes the design of a newly implemented, undergraduate,
administrative writing course. The article concludes with lessons learned, provides
recommendations for programs considering requiring an administrative writing
course, and discusses future research.
Keywords: administrative writing, Plain Language Movement, discourse community,
undergraduate course design
“Administrators not only need to know about communications, they need to
be able to communicate” (Denhardt, 2001, p. 529). Public administration under-
graduate students learn the importance of communication within organizations
in leadership, human resources, or organizational management courses; however,
practical instruction in communication skills, such as effective, audience-centered
writing, are lacking. Scholars (e.g., Cleary, 1990, 1997; Lee, 2000; Raphael &
Nesbary, 2005; Waugh & Manns, 1991) have noted this lack of required commun-
ication and writing courses in public administration curriculum. The majority of
administrative writing literature is from the late 1980s and early 1990s when
universities began implementing Writing Across the Curriculum programs (i.e.,
JPAE 19 (3), 515–536
516 Journal of Public Affairs Education
Londow, 1993; Stanford, 1992). The limited discussions and conclusions coincide
with private and public sector trends—newly hired students’ writing skills are
lacking (Hines & Basso, 2008; National Commission, 2005).
A survey by the National Commission on Writing for America’s Families,
Schools, and Colleges (2005) reported that approximately 80% of public sector
human resource directors seriously considered writing skills when hiring professional
employees and assumed new employees obtained these skills in college. Increasingly,
public managers require employees to attend writing and communication trainings,
which cost governments approximately $221 million annually (National Commis-
sion, 2005). In fact, the public sector (66%) is more likely to send professional/
salaried employees for writing training than the private sector (40%; National
Commission, 2005). Public, private, and nonprofit sector organizations certainly
should cont ...
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Answer the following questions:
1.
What can give a teacher insight into children’s language behavior?
2.
How many new words might a preschooler acquire each day?
3.
Define
receptive vocabulary and expressive vocabulary.
4.
Compare speech when a child is excited to speech when a child is embarrassed, sad, or shy.
5.
What is the focus of play for very young preschoolers?
6.
Define
regularization.
7.
What is the focus for questions during the toddler period?
8.
Define
overextension.
9.
Describe
running commentaries.
10.
List
eight (8)
possible developmental reasons and benefits of self-talk.
11.
Define
consonant and vowel.
12.
What advice should be given to families and early childhood educators?
13.
List
(four) 4
suggestions for books for younger preschoolers.
14.
List
ten (10)
expectations as preschoolers get older.
15.
Describe friendships of young preschoolers.
16. List
five (5)
areas of growth in children through group play.
17. How do children learn language?
18. Explain
relational words
and why these words are important.
19. Explain
impact words, sound words, created words
and
displaying creativity
.
20. Discuss the danger of assumptions about intelligence through language ability.
21. List
four (4)
speech and language characteristics of older preschoolers.
22. What may depress a child's vocabulary development?
23. Define
metalinguistic awareness.
24. How does physical growth affect children's perceptions of themselves?
25.
Define
mental image.
26.
Define
visual literacy.
27.
Explain the order in which motor skills are developed.
28.
Explain the
Montessori
approach to education for young children.
29. List
seventeen (17) objectives for refining perceptual-motor skills.
30.
Define
assimilation and accommodation.
31. What is a zone of proximal development?
32.
What is the teacher’s role in working with infants, toddlers and preschoolers?
33.
Define
metalinguistic skills.
34.
Define
social connectedness.
35. List
six (6)
social ability goals that serve as a strong foundation for future schooling.
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2. What is the feeding challenge in meeting the nutritional needs of an infant?
3. Define
low-birthweight (LBW) infant
.
4. List
nine (9)
problems associated with low birth weight.
5. List
five (5)
reasons a mother may choose formula feeding instead of breast feeding.
6. List
four (4)
steps to safe handling of breast milk.
7. What
two (2)
factors determine safe preparation of formula? Briefly describe each factor.
8. Define
aseptic procedure.
9. Define
distention
and tell what causes distention.
10. Define
regurgitation, electrolytes,
and
developmental or physiological readiness.
11. Why should a bottle
NEVER
be propped and a baby left unattended while feeding?
12. When might an infant need supplemental water?
13. When should solid food be introduced to an infant? What is meant by the infant being developmentally ready?
14. Define
palmar grasp
and
pincer grip.
15. List
ten (10)
common feeding concerns. Pick
ONE
and explain why that is a concern.
Read Chapter 16 and answer the following questions:
1. Describe
toddlers and preschoolers
.
2. Define
neophobic.
3. List
three (3)
things a teacher is responsible for when feeding a toddler. List
two (2)
things for which the child is responsible.
4. Why should you
NOT
try to force a toddler to eat or be overly concerned if children are suddenly eating less?
5. Explain the results of spacing meals
too far apart
and
too close together
.
6. List a
good eating pattern
for toddlers.
7. Name several healthy snack choices for toddlers and young children.
8. List several suggestions for making eating time comfortable, pleasant and safe.
9. What changes about eating habits when a toddler develops into a preschooler?
10. Define
Down syndrome
and
Prader-Willi syndrome.
11. How can parents and teachers promote good eating habits for preschoolers?
12. When and where should rewards be offered?
13. Why should children
not
be encouraged to have a
“clean plate”?
14. List
five (5)
health conditions related to dietary patterns.
15. What is the Physical Activity Pyramid and for what is it designed?
16. List
eight (8)
common feeding concerns during toddler and preschool years. Pick
one and explain
it thoroughly.
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1. List
five (5)
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2. List
three (3)
ways that all children are alike.
3. List
three (3)
similar needs of young children.
4. Describe the change in thought from age 2 through age 11 or 12.
5. List
four (4)
ways teachers can determine children’s background experiences.
6. List
three (3)
ways to find out children’s interests.
7. List
four (4)
ways to determine the developmental levels and abilities of children.
8. What is P.L. 94-142 and what does it state?
9. List
four (4)
things you need to do as a teacher of special children regarding P.L. 94-142.
10. List
eight (8)
categories of special needs children.
11. List the
eleven (11)
goals of an inclusion program.
12.
List
and
explain three (3)
methods to gain knowledge about the culture and values of a community.
13. Why must teachers of young children understand geography, history, economics and other social sciences?
14. List
six (6)
ways children can assist with planning.
15. List
five (5)
elements that should be included in lessons plans.
16. List
four (4)
main sections that every lesson plan should include regardless of format.
17. Define
behavioral objective.
What
three (3)
questions do behavioral objectives answer?
18. What are
four (4)
goals which can be accomplished through the use of units, projects, and thematic learning?
19. List
three (3)
considerations for selecting themes or topics.
20. After selecting a theme or topic, list
seven (7)
elements that should be included in planning for the theme or unit.
21. List
five (5)
uses for authentic assessment
.
22.
List
and
describe
four (4)
types of assessments.
23. List
five (5)
things you should look for when interviewing children.
24. What are
rubrics
, and how can rubrics be used?
25. What are standardized tests and why might they
not
be useful to teachers of young children?
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1. What are preschoolers like?
2. Define
large motor, coordination, agility
and
conscience
.
3. What do preschoolers do?
4. What do preschoolers need?
5. Define
sense of initiative, socialized
and
norms
.
6. List the
seven (7)
dimensions of an environment advocated by Prescott.
7. Describe an environment that provides for initiative.
8. List
six (6)
opportunities for children provided through good storage of materials.
9. Define
pictograph
.
10. List
six (6)
environments that foster initiative
.
11. Describe an environment that helps to develop creativity.
12. List
eight (8)
factors for creativity.
13. Describe an environment for learning through play.
14. Where do you begin when deciding how to set up a room?
15. What should you know about pathways in the room?
16. How can you modify a classroom for children with special needs?
17. List
seven (7)
suggestions for welcoming children with special needs.
18. Describe an environment for outdoor play.
19. List
seven (7)
suggestions for an environment that fosters play.
20. How can you plan for safety?
21. Define
interest centers, indirect guidance, private space
and
antibiased
.
22. Describe an environment that fosters self-control.
23. Define
time blocks, child-initiated,
and
teacher-initiated
.
24. List
six (6)
features found in schedules that meet children's needs.
25. List
eight (8)
principles of developmentally appropriate transitions for preschoolers.
26. Define
kindergarten
. Describe kindergarten today.
27. Define
screening, readiness tests, transitional classes
and
retention
.
28. What is the kindergarten dilemma?
29. List
five (5)
inappropriate physical environments for preschoolers.
Read Chapter 8 and answer the following questions:
1. What are primary-age children like?
2. What do primary-age children like to do?
3. Define
peers, sense of industry, competence
and
concrete
.
4. What do primary-age children need?
5. How do primary-age children learn best?
6. What are some of the concerns about public education?
7. Describe an environment for a sense of industry.
8. What is a benefit of the learning-center approach for primary-age children?
9. What is a planning contract?
10. What is an advantage to providing a number of separate learning centers?
11. What is a planning board?
12. Define
portfolio
.
13. How do teachers of primary-age children use portfolios and work samples?
14. What are two large and important learning centers related to literacy?
15. What should a writing center contain?
16. List
four (4)
suggestions for an environment that fosters early literacy.
17. Describe an environment that fosters math understanding.
18. Describe a physical environment that fosters scientific awareness.
19. Describe an environment for relationships.
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4. Have you been a part of a group in which corruption of leadership has occurred? Do you feel it is unavoidable? How did you feel in that particular group?
APA format word document Arial 12 font attached to the forum in the discussion board title "Week 4 discussion questions".
A minimum of 2 evidence based references no older than 5 years old are required besides the class textbook
A minimum of 500 words without count the first and last page are required.
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1. In the last century, what historical, social, political, and economic trends and issues have influenced today’s health-care system?
2. What is the purpose and process of evaluating the three aspects of health care: structure, process, and outcome?
3. How does technology improve patient outcomes and the health-care system?
4. How can you intervene to improve quality of care and safety within the health-care system and at the bedside?
5. Select one nonprofit organization or one government agencies that influences and advocates for quality improvement in the health-care system. Explore the Web site for your selected organization/agency and answer the following questions: •
What does the organization/agency do that supports the hallmarks of quality? •
What have been the results of their efforts for patients, facilities, the health-care delivery system, or the nursing profession? •
How has the organization/agency affected facilities where you are practicing and your own professional practice?
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Read chapter 7 and write the book report
The paper should be single-spaced, 2-page (excluding cover page and references) long, and typed in Times New Roman 12 points. The paper should have a title, and consists of at least two sections: 1) A brief narrative of how an IS/IT is realized, initiated, designed, and implemented in terms of what/when/where/how this happened, and key character players involved in the series of events.
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Read Chapter 14 and answer the following questions:
1. Explain the importance of proteins.
2. Define
amino acids, non-essential amino acids, essential amino acids, complete protein,
and
incomplete proteins.
3. Define
complementary proteins
and
supplementary proteins.
4. Why are
vitamins
important?
5. Define
fat soluble
and
water soluble.
6. What is
DNA
?
RNA?
7. Which vitamins play essential roles in the formation of blood cells and hemoglobin?
8. Which vitamins regulate bone growth?
9. Define
collagen.
10. Which vitamins regulate energy metabolism?
11. Define
neuromuscular
and
spina bifida.
12. What are
megadoses
?
13. Define
minerals
and tell why they are important.
14. What minerals support growth?
15. What are the major minerals found in bones and teeth?
16. Why is fluoride added to water supplies of communities? Why is fluoride important?
17. What are the major food sources of
calcium
and
phosphorus
?
18. Define
hemoglobin
. Define
iron-deficiency
anemia
.
19. What are the major food sources of iron?
20. Why is water so important to children? How is water lost and replaced in children?
21. Name
three (3)
problems caused by children drinking too much fruit juice.
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Read Chapter 2 first. Then come to this assignment.
The first theme of next week's class (Week 2) will be Chapter 2, Concepts of Infectious Disease. I will briefly go through the chapter to make sure that you understand it, and then we will have a discussion.
Since the chapter in the textbook is so full of important concepts, it would be difficult to narrow it down to a single topic for discussion. So I have posted this introduction and 3 separate subtopics. You can choose which one you want to write about. Each student should choose one of these subtopics for your major post. You should write well thought out primary comments on at least one of the points below (150-200 words).
BE SURE TO INCLUDE YOUR NAME AND SUBTOPIC IN THE HEADER FOR YOUR PAPER.
We will discuss each of the subtopics that were chosen by the students. Each of you should take an active role in presenting your topic to the other students. Explain the concept in your own words, or develop it further using a relevant example. As other students present their perspective on the same topic, hopefully an active discussion will take hold. I will jump in only as needed. This format will allow you to develop one subtopic in an active sense, but learn about the others by being drawn into them through other people's discussions.
Choose your subtopic:
Subtopic 1: Factors that affect the spread of epidemics
Question: Explain how the interaction between these factors are relevant to the transmission of AIDS. For example, which of these factors are most critical to the transmission of HIV. Which aren't.
1. Total number of hosts
2. Host’s birth rate
3. Rate at which new susceptible hosts migrate into population
4. Number of susceptible uninfected hosts
5. Rate at which disease can be transmitted from infected to uninfected hosts
6. Death rate of infected hosts
7. The number of infected hosts who survive and become immune or resistant to further infection
Subtopic 2: Acute versus Chronic Infections
Question: Compare the definitions of Acute Infections and Chronic Infections below. Based on what you know about HIV/AIDS at this point, which description most closely matches AIDS? Explain your answer, using evidence from the book to support your position.
What is an acute infection?
1. Produces symptoms and makes a person infectious soon after infection.
2. The infected person may: transmit the disease
die from the infection
recover and develop immunity
3. the acute microorganism
STRIKES QUICKLY
infects entire group (small group)
dies out
What is a chronic infection?
Person may never show symptoms
Person continues to carry infectious agent at a low level
Does NOT mount an effective immune response
Subtopic 3: Controlling infectious disease
Question: Explain what herd immunity is and how it works. Use an example from either the bo.
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Journal of Public Affairs Education 515
Teaching Grammar and Editing in Public
Administration: Lessons Learned from
Early Offerings of an Undergraduate
Administrative Writing Course
Claire Connolly Knox
University of Central Florida School of Public Administration
ABSTRACT
College graduates need to possess strong writing skills before entering the work-
force. Although many public administration undergraduate programs primarily
focus on policy, finance, and management, we fall short of a larger goal if students
cannot communicate results to a variety of audiences. This article discusses the
results of a national survey, which concludes that few undergraduate public affairs
programs require an administrative/technical writing course. Based on pedagogical
theories, this article describes the design of a newly implemented, undergraduate,
administrative writing course. The article concludes with lessons learned, provides
recommendations for programs considering requiring an administrative writing
course, and discusses future research.
Keywords: administrative writing, Plain Language Movement, discourse community,
undergraduate course design
“Administrators not only need to know about communications, they need to
be able to communicate” (Denhardt, 2001, p. 529). Public administration under-
graduate students learn the importance of communication within organizations
in leadership, human resources, or organizational management courses; however,
practical instruction in communication skills, such as effective, audience-centered
writing, are lacking. Scholars (e.g., Cleary, 1990, 1997; Lee, 2000; Raphael &
Nesbary, 2005; Waugh & Manns, 1991) have noted this lack of required commun-
ication and writing courses in public administration curriculum. The majority of
administrative writing literature is from the late 1980s and early 1990s when
universities began implementing Writing Across the Curriculum programs (i.e.,
JPAE 19 (3), 515–536
516 Journal of Public Affairs Education
Londow, 1993; Stanford, 1992). The limited discussions and conclusions coincide
with private and public sector trends—newly hired students’ writing skills are
lacking (Hines & Basso, 2008; National Commission, 2005).
A survey by the National Commission on Writing for America’s Families,
Schools, and Colleges (2005) reported that approximately 80% of public sector
human resource directors seriously considered writing skills when hiring professional
employees and assumed new employees obtained these skills in college. Increasingly,
public managers require employees to attend writing and communication trainings,
which cost governments approximately $221 million annually (National Commis-
sion, 2005). In fact, the public sector (66%) is more likely to send professional/
salaried employees for writing training than the private sector (40%; National
Commission, 2005). Public, private, and nonprofit sector organizations certainly
should cont ...
This document provides guidance on managing suppliers for the TLIR5014 unit. It covers assessing suppliers and building relationships, evaluating delivery against agreements, negotiating with suppliers, resolving disagreements, and reviewing performance. Key areas discussed include developing criteria to evaluate suppliers; maintaining cooperative relationships; establishing performance indicators; developing evaluation methods; managing relationships; and continuously reviewing suppliers for quality, profitability and other metrics. The role of the supply/contract manager and importance of a contract management plan are also outlined.
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The document provides an overview of key concepts and processes related to project scope management and time management. It defines scope management as the processes used to define, control, and validate the work required to successfully deliver a project. It outlines six processes for scope management including planning scope management, collecting requirements, defining scope, creating a work breakdown structure, validating scope, and controlling scope. It also defines seven processes for time management including planning schedule management, defining activities, sequencing activities, estimating activity resources and durations, developing the schedule, and controlling the schedule. The critical path is described as the longest path through a project network diagram that determines the shortest project duration.
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Inventory Decisions in Dell's Supply Chain
Author(s): Roman Kapuscinski, Rachel Q. Zhang, Paul Carbonneau, Robert Moore and Bill
Reeves
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Interfaces infjIML
Vol. 34, No. 3, May-June 2004, pp. 191-205 DOI i0.1287/inte.l030.0068
ISSN 0092-21021 eissn 1526-551X1041340310191 @ 2004 INFORMS
Inventory Decisions in Dell's Supply Chain
Roman Kapuscinski
University of Michigan Business School, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, [email protected]
Rachel Q. Zhang
Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, [email protected]
Paul Carbonneau
McKinsey & Company, 3 Landmark Square, Stamford, Connecticut 06901, [email protected]
Robert Moore, Bill Reeves
Dell Inc., Mail Stop 6363, Austin, Texas 78682 {[email protected], [email protected]}
The Tauber Manufacturing Institute (TMI) is a partnership between the engineering and business schools at
the University of Michigan. In the summer of 1999, a TMI team spent 14 weeks at Dell Inc. in Austin, Texas,
and developed an inventory model to identify inventory drivers and quantify target levels for inventory in the
final stage of Dell's supply chain, the revolvers or supplier logistics centers (SLC). With the information and
analysis provided by this model, Dell's regional materials organizations could tactically manage revolver inven
tory while Dell's worldwide commodity management could partner with suppliers in improvement projects to
identify inventory drivers and to reduce inventory. Dell also initiated a pilot program for procurement of XDX
(a disguised name for one of the major components of personal computers (PCs)) in the United States to insti
tutionalize the model and promote partnership with suppliers. Based on the model predictions, Dell launched
e-commerce and manufacturing initiatives with its suppliers to lower supply-chain-inventory costs by reducing
revolver inventory by 40 percent. This reduction would raise the corresponding inventory turns by 67 percent.
Net Present Value (NPV) calculations for XDX alone suggest $43 million in potential savings. To ensure project
longevity, Dell formed ...
It’s Your Choice 10 – Clear Values: 2nd Chain Link- Trade-offs - Best Chance of Getting the Most of What You Want.
Narrator: In today's episode, what do I really want? Roger and Nicole discussed the importance of being clear about your values when making a decision in order to give you the best chance of making the most of what you really want. When you understand what you care most about, you can determine which outcomes you prefer as a result of the decision. And, while we frequently can't get everything we want, making tradeoffs is easier when we are clear about our values. Roger: Nicole is something wrong? Nicole: Oh no, not really. I'm just kind of distracted today. See, I finally decided to bite the bullet and buy a car, but I'm having a lot of trouble deciding what to buy. I've been saving for years and I want to make sure I do this right. The problem is that I don't even know where to start. There are so many good cars out there. Roger: I know how tough it can be to try and figure out what you really want it, but you're in luck. On today's show, we're going to be talking about why being clear on your values is so important when making a decision. Nicole: A value is something you want as a result of the decision. Roger: Like when I was trying to decide which college to go to, some of my preferences were to go to a place with a good music program and a D-three basketball team. Nicole: It's funny because when I was looking for a school, I didn't care at all about the basketball team. I was much more interested in theater groups. Roger: and that's fine because values are completely up to the person making the decision. What I want will probably be different from what you want, but I use my values for my decisions and you will use yours for yours. Nicole: I was thinking about asking my friends for their opinions too. Roger: It can be very useful to get input from other people, especially when they're knowledgeable. Just be careful they don't try and talk you into what they want instead of what you wanted. Anyway, have you thought about the things you want the most from the car of your choice? Nicole: Oh sure. There are lots of things like I really want a car I can afford, that gets good gas mileage and is cute safe, a good size and comfortable for my friends. Roger: That's a good start. How about the things you don't want?
Nicole: Well, it has to be reliable. I'll be in a mess if it breaks down. I can't afford a lot of repair bills and I don't want a car that's too big. Roger: That's good. Identifying the things you don't want is just as important as the things you do want. Okay Nicole, now that we have your list, the next step is to ask yourself how important are these things?
Nicole: Well, they're all important.
Roger: Sure, but aren't some more important than others? Nicole: Of course, but I'm not really sure which or which? Roger: A good first step is to identify why something is important to you. For example, is getting good gas ...
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MBA 5101, Strategic Management and Business Policy 1
Course Learning Outcomes for Unit I
Upon completion of this unit, students should be able to:
2. Compare and contrast the integral functions of corporate governance.
2.1 Describe the roles and responsibilities of the board of directors in corporate governance.
2.2 Explain the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and its impact on corporate governance.
4. Analyze the processes for formulating corporate strategy.
4.1 Explain the benefits of strategic management.
5. Evaluate methods that impact strategy implementation, such as staffing, directing, and organizing.
5.1 Discuss the strategic audit as a method of analyzing corporate functions and activities.
Reading Assignment
In order to access the following resources, click the links below:
College of Business – CSU. (2016, January 12). MBA5101 Unit I lesson video [YouTube video].
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Wheelen, T. L., & Hunger, J. D. (1987). Using the strategic audit. SAM Advanced Management Journal,
52(1), 4. Retrieved from
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Unit Lesson
When founders form companies, they usually focus on the product and the customers they hope to generate.
The founders are usually of the same mindset and intention about what they want their company to do and
how they would like it to grow. What many companies fail to plan for is the inevitable death of one of the
founding members and what that might mean for the vision and purpose of the company. In other words, what
would the management structure resemble if one of the founding partners had to deal with the heir of the
deceased partner?
For example, once, two middle-aged founders focused on the same mission, creating and living by their
cultural values and vision, diligently reaching out to their target market, and productively engaging their
customers. One partner unexpectedly died. After the funeral, the surviving founder finds himself now working
side-by-side with the recently deceased founder’s 17-year-old son or daughter. Very quickly, the surviving
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Governance and the Value
of Planning
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MAJOR WORLD RELIGIONSJudaismJudaism (began .docxShiraPrater50
MAJOR WORLD RELIGIONS
JudaismJudaism (began circa 1,800 BC)
This was the first monotheistic religion on earth
God is all-powerful with many prophets, Jesus among them
Followers are called Jews, 80% of 14 million total adherents live in U.S. or Israel
Christianity
(began around 30AD)Most followers of any religion: 2 billionMost geographically widespread religionCenters on Jesus Christ as the savior whose sacrificial death forgives/erases Christians’ sinsHalf of global Christians are Catholics (the Americas) and one-fourth are Protestant (Europe and U.S.)
Islam
(began around 615AD)2nd largest world religion: 1.5 billion followersOver 80% are “Sunnis”, 20% are “Shiite”(Iran)Based on the Prophet Muhammad’s teachings & revelations
Green = Sunni
Maroon = Shiite
Buddhism
(began ca. 450 B.C.)Centered in East and Southeast Asia, 400 million followersBased on the example and teachings of Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha) who lived in eastern India around 500 B.C.Life’s core suffering can be ended by releasing attachment to desires and becoming “awakened”
Taoism
(began ca. 500B.C.)
Lao-Tzu (Laozi) founding spiritualist/philosopher Action through non-action, simplicity, compassion, humility, learning from/oneness with the “Tao” (the force/energy of nature/all things)Practiced mostly in China, but expressed in Western pop culture (Star Wars, yoga, etc.)
HinduismFocused on the enlightened being Krishna who lived 5,000 BPBhagavad Gita religious text composed by one authorPracticed by hundreds of millions, principally in India
Animism/“Primal Indigenous”PolytheisticPracticed largely among tribal groupsEverything in nature, even non-living entities, have a spiritPhysical and spiritual realms are one, which is opposite of Western thinking
Religious Perspectives on the Human/Environment Relationship
Questions
How do you feel about Evolution vs. Creation?
Do you feel that people are more important than animals, plants, and nature?
Do you think about the effects of your lifestyle on the natural world? (trash, CO2, etc)
Do you believe that nature is here to supply man’s needs or that we have a responsibility to tend and care for nature as well?
Your responses…Indicate a position relative to some very old questions!These questions concern the fundamental or essential nature of the world, and as such they affect geographical worldviewsReligious/philosophical worldviews affect how we treat the planet
Man and Nature are Connected
Man and Nature are Separate
Judaism/Christianity/IslamEverything in nature was created by a single supreme being with unlimited powers.Man’s relationship to nature is either dominion or stewardship (but separate from nature either way).Salvation depends on faith and belief (Christianity) so issues like treatment of animals or conservation of resources are of minor ethical importanceEastern religions don’t separate man from nature as much as Abrahamic religions.
Nature as God’s Handiwork“But ...
8+8+8 Rule Of Time Management For Better ProductivityRuchiRathor2
This is a great way to be more productive but a few things to
Keep in mind:
- The 8+8+8 rule offers a general guideline. You may need to adjust the schedule depending on your individual needs and commitments.
- Some days may require more work or less sleep, demanding flexibility in your approach.
- The key is to be mindful of your time allocation and strive for a healthy balance across the three categories.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has revolutionized the creation of images and videos, enabling the generation of highly realistic and imaginative visual content. Utilizing advanced techniques like Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) and neural style transfer, AI can transform simple sketches into detailed artwork or blend various styles into unique visual masterpieces. GANs, in particular, function by pitting two neural networks against each other, resulting in the production of remarkably lifelike images. AI's ability to analyze and learn from vast datasets allows it to create visuals that not only mimic human creativity but also push the boundaries of artistic expression, making it a powerful tool in digital media and entertainment industries.
Decolonizing Universal Design for LearningFrederic Fovet
UDL has gained in popularity over the last decade both in the K-12 and the post-secondary sectors. The usefulness of UDL to create inclusive learning experiences for the full array of diverse learners has been well documented in the literature, and there is now increasing scholarship examining the process of integrating UDL strategically across organisations. One concern, however, remains under-reported and under-researched. Much of the scholarship on UDL ironically remains while and Eurocentric. Even if UDL, as a discourse, considers the decolonization of the curriculum, it is abundantly clear that the research and advocacy related to UDL originates almost exclusively from the Global North and from a Euro-Caucasian authorship. It is argued that it is high time for the way UDL has been monopolized by Global North scholars and practitioners to be challenged. Voices discussing and framing UDL, from the Global South and Indigenous communities, must be amplified and showcased in order to rectify this glaring imbalance and contradiction.
This session represents an opportunity for the author to reflect on a volume he has just finished editing entitled Decolonizing UDL and to highlight and share insights into the key innovations, promising practices, and calls for change, originating from the Global South and Indigenous Communities, that have woven the canvas of this book. The session seeks to create a space for critical dialogue, for the challenging of existing power dynamics within the UDL scholarship, and for the emergence of transformative voices from underrepresented communities. The workshop will use the UDL principles scrupulously to engage participants in diverse ways (challenging single story approaches to the narrative that surrounds UDL implementation) , as well as offer multiple means of action and expression for them to gain ownership over the key themes and concerns of the session (by encouraging a broad range of interventions, contributions, and stances).
Cross-Cultural Leadership and CommunicationMattVassar1
Business is done in many different ways across the world. How you connect with colleagues and communicate feedback constructively differs tremendously depending on where a person comes from. Drawing on the culture map from the cultural anthropologist, Erin Meyer, this class discusses how best to manage effectively across the invisible lines of culture.
The Science of Learning: implications for modern teachingDerek Wenmoth
Keynote presentation to the Educational Leaders hui Kōkiritia Marautanga held in Auckland on 26 June 2024. Provides a high level overview of the history and development of the science of learning, and implications for the design of learning in our modern schools and classrooms.
How to Create a Stage or a Pipeline in Odoo 17 CRMCeline George
Using CRM module, we can manage and keep track of all new leads and opportunities in one location. It helps to manage your sales pipeline with customizable stages. In this slide let’s discuss how to create a stage or pipeline inside the CRM module in odoo 17.
(𝐓𝐋𝐄 𝟏𝟎𝟎) (𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧 3)-𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐬
Lesson Outcomes:
- students will be able to identify and name various types of ornamental plants commonly used in landscaping and decoration, classifying them based on their characteristics such as foliage, flowering, and growth habits. They will understand the ecological, aesthetic, and economic benefits of ornamental plants, including their roles in improving air quality, providing habitats for wildlife, and enhancing the visual appeal of environments. Additionally, students will demonstrate knowledge of the basic requirements for growing ornamental plants, ensuring they can effectively cultivate and maintain these plants in various settings.
Creativity for Innovation and SpeechmakingMattVassar1
Tapping into the creative side of your brain to come up with truly innovative approaches. These strategies are based on original research from Stanford University lecturer Matt Vassar, where he discusses how you can use them to come up with truly innovative solutions, regardless of whether you're using to come up with a creative and memorable angle for a business pitch--or if you're coming up with business or technical innovations.
2. modestly in 1996 as a regional carrier flying three used Boeing
737-200 aircraft to five western Canadian
cities. By 2011, the airline boasted a fleet of more than 90
Boeing Next-Generation 737 aircraft serving
85 destinations in 18 countries and employed over nine
thousand people. The company had become the
second-largest carrier in Canada and ninth-largest in North
America. It described itself as a “high-value,
low-fare airline” with a corporate culture focused on delivering
a “world-class guest experience.”
Information technology (IT) had played an important role in
WestJet’s success over the years. The IT
organization, structure and staff had grown up around the
business. IT remained relatively small, at least
compared to IT divisions at other companies of WestJet’s size,
but was highly competent from a technical
perspective. The systems were proprietary, i.e., built and
maintained within WestJet, but were quite
advanced for their time — WestJet was one of the first airlines
that had electronic ticketing, for example.
IT and its systems gave WestJet a competitive advantage and
played an integral part in WestJet’s growth.
But as the saying goes, “what got you here doesn’t always get
you there.” As WestJet grew, an important
component of the strategic plan was to be able to codeshare —
an aviation business arrangement where
two or more airlines share the same flight. This allows each
airline access to more cities worldwide for its
passengers, and makes connections simpler by allowing single
bookings across multiple airline networks.
The WestJet systems, while sophisticated, were standalone and
not able to be integrated into any of the
major international reservation systems. This required an IT
move into the core of one of the international
reservation systems, and WestJet selected Sabre. Unfortunately,
3. the cutover to Sabre did not go as
smoothly as planned, which raised questions within the business
about IT.
The IT organization also had to work differently with the
business. Other airlines were becoming more
sophisticated with the integration of IT and guest experience,
and WestJet was not keeping pace. While
WestJet had an executive responsible for IT within its portfolio,
WestJet had never had a chief
information officer (CIO) or an IT officer at the executive level.
A decision was made by the CEO and his
executive team to hire an experienced CIO on a contract basis
for two years to determine what WestJet
could do to bring its IT systems up to par with other airlines,
and to find out if having a permanent CIO at
the executive level was worthwhile.
This document is authorized for use only in Laureate Education,
Inc.'s CMBA SP001-Information Systems and Business Value-1
at Laureate Education - Baltimore from Mar 2019 to May
2020.
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Cheryl Smith was contacted in early 2011. Following meetings
with the WestJet CEO and the other
senior executives, Smith was appointed as executive vice-
president and CIO in April 2011. Smith saw
WestJet as “exactly what I was looking for — a company that
wanted to use IT to help it get to the next
level.” WestJet’s corporate strategy was heavily dependent on
the ability of IT to deliver innovative guest
4. products and services, as well as solid operational support; IT
was core to WestJet achieving its ambitions
and future corporate growth.
Smith immediately saw significant opportunities in the IT
governance model at WestJet. Her first course
of action was to restructure the IT organization, align IT with
corporate goals, overhaul IT planning and
budgeting and, in general, make IT more responsive to business
needs. Overall, she proposed a major
transformation of IT along with aggressive solutions to pressing
operational issues. But many of the IT
staff, some of whom had been with WestJet from the beginning,
had reservations about Smith’s ideas.
Smith realized that selling a new vision for IT governance to
both her executive team peers and IT staff
could be a major challenge. She would need a lot more than
clever charts, graphs and diagrams. But
Smith knew that change in the governance model was a
mandatory first step if IT was to become a strong
partner to the business and help it move to the next level, and
she would need to move quickly.
THE WESTJET STORY
The headquarters and main hub for WestJet Airlines Ltd. was
located at the Calgary International Airport
in Calgary, Canada. WestJet had been founded in 1996 by
pilot/entrepreneur Clive Beddoe and three
business partners, who fashioned their business model as a low-
cost carrier after one pioneered by
Southwest Airlines in the United States. Initial markets served
included Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver,
Kelowna and Winnipeg — all western Canadian cities, which
gave the carrier its name. Flights to three
5. other cities in western Canada were added before the end of the
year. By 1999, WestJet had expanded its
network to serve twelve western Canadian destinations.
Major growth beyond western Canada came quickly. In the
years 2000 through 2004, WestJet added over
a dozen destinations in western and eastern Canada, including
the major centres of Toronto, Montréal and
Halifax, thereby enabling the company to exploit the lucrative
Toronto-Montréal-Ottawa triangle. The
WestJet network now spanned Canada coast to coast and the
airline had begun replacing its fleet with
new Boeing Next-Generation 737 aircraft.
In the years 2004-2005, dramatic expansion occurred with
WestJet adding flights to a number of major
U.S. destinations, including San Francisco, Los Angeles, San
Diego, Phoenix, New York City, Las Vegas
and Honolulu. A major milestone occurred in 2006 when
WestJet began scheduled service to Nassau,
Bahamas — a key moment in the company’s long-term
destination strategy. In 2009, WestJet adopted
Sabre, the international airline reservation system, enabling it to
establish codeshare and interline
agreements with over 30 other airlines to draw new global
traffic into its network — a move that
generated tens of millions of dollars in additional revenue from
the codeshare partners within a couple of
years. Included in the agreements were such prominent carriers
as American Airlines, Delta, United,
British Airways, Air France, KLM, Qantas, Air New Zealand
and Air China. By 2011, having added
another 18 international destinations, WestJet was serving 81
destinations in North America, the
Caribbean and Mexico.
6. Growth in another form occurred in 2003 when WestJet
partnered with Air Transat, which specialized in
providing charter flights from Canadian cities to Europe in the
summer and southern destinations in the
winter. Under their agreement, WestJet crews and aircraft flew
Air Transat passengers mainly to Mexican
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and Caribbean destinations. Building on this experience,
WestJet launched WestJet Vacations in 2006,
which offered affordable and flexible flight and vacation
packages.
Paralleling its growth in operations, WestJet became known as
adept at growing a strong corporate
culture. Through the years 2003 to 2011, WestJet garnered
numerous awards, including being named as
Canada’s second-most respected corporation (2003) and as
having Canada’s most admired corporate
culture (five straight years commencing in 2005), inclusion in
Canada’s Most Admired Corporate
Cultures Hall of Fame (2010), having the Best Flight Attendants
(2011), and being one of only two
Canadian companies to receive the J.D. Powers and Associates
2011 Customer Service Champion award.
WestJet expressed its strong corporate culture and dedication to
customer service with the employee
7. slogan “Because Owners Care,” which referred to the fact that
about 86 per cent of eligible employees
participated in the employee share purchase plan.
A capstone event was the opening in 2009 of WestJet’s new six-
story head office building next to its
existing hangar embedded deep among the runways of Calgary’s
rapidly expanding international airport
(see Exhibit 1). The new building symbolized the company’s
muscle, which had enabled it to shoulder its
way into the Canadian market, increasing WestJet’s domestic
market share from seven per cent in 2000 to
38 per cent by 2009. This compared favourably with its major
competitor, Air Canada, whose market
share dropped from 77 per cent to 55 per cent in the same
timeframe. WestJet’s 2011 Annual Report
stated, “2011 marks the fifteenth time we have reported an
annual profit in our 16-year history and we
expect this profitable trend to continue” (see Exhibit 2 for
financial highlights).
In summary, the WestJet wizards had performed the air
industry’s equivalent of transforming a mom-and-
pop corner store into a thriving international retailer in a decade
and a half.
THE NEW CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
“When you have already achieved your career goals but have
outstanding business experience and many
more years to contribute, what do you do?” This was the
question facing Cheryl Smith in 2010. Smith had
begun her career by earning a Master in Public Administration
degree at Pennsylvania State University in
1973 with a thesis on computing in public organizations. She
8. pursued this interest with her first job at the
newly established House Information Systems (HIS) of the U.S.
House of Representatives as a
programmer analyst and, eventually, manager. After seven years
with HIS and with two children to raise,
Smith established her own consulting firm, Analinc Corp,
working with a number of commercial, non-
profit and government clients. Her consultancy at this time
focused on detailed database design, system
acceptance test plans and site/facilities planning.
In 1985, Smith began a five-year appointment as a Principal at
Ernst & Young, the giant accounting and
professional services firm. Her responsibilities included large
information systems planning, analysis,
design, development and implementation for a wide range of
major organizations.
In 1990, Smith began her steady climb up the career/corporate
ladder as she left Ernst & Young for the
position of management information systems director for
Honeywell Federal Systems Inc. This was
followed in 1994 with her appointment as a business unit CIO
with Bell Atlantic Corp. (now Verizon),
and in 1998 as senior vice-president and CIO of KeySpan
Energy (now National Grid), a newly formed
New York-based energy company, which merged with several
other energy companies during her tenure
to become one of the largest energy companies in the eastern
United States.
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Smith then achieved her long-term career goal of becoming a
CIO of a Fortune 50 company when she
was appointed executive vice-president and CIO of McKesson
Corp in September 2002. McKesson was
one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical and healthcare
technology service companies. Smith was
responsible for McKesson’s IT worldwide, including its
company-wide technology strategy and direction,
as well as day-to-day operations. She managed an annual budget
of $400 million and led 1,500 IT
employees.
By 2006, Smith was ready for a new challenge and a different
career experience, this time as a CEO. She
found this challenge as CEO of utility.net, a privately held
company established to leverage a set of next-
generation broadband over power lines (BPL) patents into large
electricity companies. Deploying BPL
technology on energy company grids would enable utility.net to
offer high-speed Internet access, voice
over Internet Protocol and other broadband services
inexpensively to homes and businesses in rural areas.
Unfortunately, the company was unsuccessful in obtaining a
large ($50 million) third round of financing
during a time of considerable contraction in the venture capital
and credit markets, which forced a
graceful shutdown of the company in 2009.
In 2010, Smith reflected on her career as a senior IT executive
with experience as a CEO and CIO in
10. industry sectors as diverse as energy, healthcare,
telecommunications, manufacturing and federal agency
services. She realized she had derived her greatest satisfaction
from bringing significant tangible value to
organizations through the innovative deployment of IT. For
Smith, the most exciting opportunities lay
with companies wanting to use IT as a game-changer —
companies for whom IT was integral to their
corporate strategy and future growth. She saw herself as a
“change agent” and felt confident in her ability
to effect critical business transformations using IT.
These factors ultimately led her to conclude that her niche in
the IT marketplace now was as a “contract
CIO,” someone who could parachute into an organization and
bring immediate value, but for whom a
limited-term contract was acceptable. Such an arrangement had
the advantage of freeing prospective
employers from the potential risk of a permanent arrangement
with a new employee.
In collaboration with a few colleagues, Smith listed her
availability in late 2010 on her own website
(www.smithandassociates.us.com), indicating her interest in
working for a company in the $3 billion-$5
billion revenue range that was serious about “having IT be a key
player in helping to take the company to
the next level.” She was contacted by WestJet early in 2011 and
accepted the invitation to meet the CEO,
Gregg Saretsky, in Toronto. This was soon followed by a group
meeting with her future senior
management peers and individual conversations with several
people in IT. WestJet and Smith seemed to
be a perfect match. Everything went smoothly and she accepted
a two-year appointment that commenced
on April 25, 2011, as executive vice-president and CIO.
11. THE WESTJET IT SITUATION
Two years before Smith arrived, WestJet decided to move to the
Sabre reservation system — the
computer-based reservation system widely used by airlines and
travel agencies throughout the world. The
cutover to Sabre in October 2009 was a difficult transition into
the world of shared airline systems. It
made WestJet’s leadership sensitive to the company’s
dependence on technology and its IT organization
for operational support and strategic growth.
Having the IT staff and their business counterparts work hand-
in-hand for the first 15 exciting growth
years meant that those on both sides who were now WestJet
executives were unable to describe or specify
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the level of competence of the IT staff or its organizational
structure. “Come in and help us figure out
what we have” best described Smith’s initial assignment. It had
to be determined whether WestJet had the
right technologies, the appropriate expertise, efficient processes
and procedures, an effective operating
structure and solid systems. As CEO Saretsky observed, “I’m
12. not sure if we have a great IT… or
otherwise.” For Smith, it meant she was coming to WestJet with
no clear-cut idea either.
Before Smith arrived, she was informed that an IBM study had
just recommended a solution to WestJet’s
IT concerns: establish a significant PMO (project management
office), a venture that would require
substantial funding. Smith believed that overlaying a PMO on
what might simply turn out to be an IT
operation in need of reorganization was not a prudent step, and
asked that action on the recommendation
be put on hold until her arrival.
In her first month, Smith focused on benchmarking IT by
bringing in two IT benchmarking and
performance experts to perform a comparative study with
similar-sized companies in the transportation
industry. The objective was to determine the proper level of
resources and budget, and to compare
WestJet’s IT costs and numbers of people by skill type to the
industry standards.
The results of the benchmark were that WestJet’s IT was right
on target in terms of total number of
employees and budget compared to the industry group. Another
key finding was that among the 240-
person IT group there was a significant number of excellent
technical people, as well as what were
described as “highly sophisticated generalists.” They were
technically competent in a wide range of IT
areas, but many had been at WestJet since early in their careers
and primarily knew “the WestJet IT way.”
There was also a mismatch in terms of numbers of employees
within skill sets as compared to the
industry benchmark numbers.
13. As far as systems, operations and procedures were concerned,
only about half were industry-standard.
WestJet IT had essentially “invented” its operations around
what the company’s needs were over time. A
number of the “Day 1” WestJetters had pride of accomplishment
from having created these structures
from scratch, and understandably held a somewhat protective
mindset over the way things were. But the
question was, “Could what had gotten WestJet to where it was,
get it to where it needed to go?”
Smith recognized that the IT organization at WestJet was
structured according to an IT group’s
conventional internal functions of planning, building, operating,
maintaining and governing, i.e., in the
manner that IT operated and felt most comfortable. All
developers worked as a group, as did all of the
maintenance staff. All project managers and business analysts
were together in a single group, as were
each of those working on business intelligence, IT governance,
help desk, end-user computing and IT
technical infrastructure. The rationale offered for this
arrangement was that everyone in each group could
be “all-purpose,” thereby enabling the team to respond quickly
to any single emergency request from the
business side without regard to who might be absent. This also
meant that any person could be working
on a different project or system on any given day, with the
variety of activities thereby making the work
more interesting.
From the perspective of an IT expert from the outside, however,
this structure presented several
challenges. It provided no direct connection to the business
units being served, little visibility of IT
14. project status to the business units, and no specific resources
assigned to any business unit. This implied
constant competition among business executives for IT
resources, and minimal direct IT accountability to
any business unit for delivery. As Smith described it, “The
business felt as though it threw requests for
systems over a wall, and sometimes what they wanted came
back and sometimes it didn’t.” To business
unit managers, IT was a mystery at best and a black hole at
worst.
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The IT planning/budget process, in turn, was also a challenging
experience for both the business and IT.
The business unit vice-presidents (VPs), of whom there were
then 16, met monthly with the VP of IT to
negotiate for resources and priorities. Business VPs were
frustrated because everything took so much
longer than promised or expected. IT’s exasperation was that
“the business couldn’t prioritize” or that
priorities shifted constantly, projects were never stopped or
limited even when IT recommended it,
projects were continually added, and that while IT gave its best
effort with the funding available, there
was never enough time or dedicated resources to do things right.
Smith quickly recognized the limitations
of this type of IT planning and budgeting.
15. Smith cancelled the monthly IT planning/budget meeting her
first month there, and replaced it with a
process that gave each of the business unit VPs the opportunity
to present major capital projects annually
to the WestJet executive team to vote on. If a project made it
into the IT budget for the year, then IT
would be committed to work on and complete the project. If it
was not in the IT budget, then absolutely
no resources would be spent on the effort. The purpose was to
prioritize and reduce the number of
projects so that the most important, as per the company-wide
strategy, would be successfully completed
and deployed.
In addition to issues related to IT organizational structure, IT
planning and IT budgeting, two other
significant concerns soon arose. First was the high-risk
placement of the WestJet data centre adjacent to a
runway, at its WestJet headquarters. The data centre was well
constructed, but a catastrophe of any sort
would be disastrous as the centre ran all of the company’s
systems, including all key applications, without
which WestJet’s airline operations would immediately cease.
WestJet clearly needed a backup data centre
somewhere outside a 150-mile radius of Calgary to ensure the
redundancy of power grids, water,
telecommunication lines, etc.
The second concern was that while WestJet operated 24 hours a
day, seven days a week, the IT staff
worked during the day and were available only on an
overtime/on-call basis after regular business hours.
In addition to being expensive, “We were burning our people
out by requiring them to constantly be on
call at night,” said Smith. It was logical that an airline that
16. operated 24/7 needed to have around-the-
clock, on-site IT support.
There were a number of nuts-and-bolts IT issues requiring
attention, such as standardizing the processes
for dealing with system outages, root-cause analysis, opening
and reporting on service tickets, project
coordination and tracking, change/release control and
management, and response-time monitoring. But
these would have to wait.
Smith also had in-depth discussions with senior business
leaders. The emerging vision was that strategic
growth could be realized immediately by focusing on guest
services and satisfaction. The company’s
“game-changer” was to sharply differentiate WestJet from other
airlines by making seamless the entire
guest experience from first contact with WestJet through
returning home. At the outset, this necessitated
new and more flexible WestJet.com and WestJet.com/Vacations
websites, enabling travelers to find
destinations, plan and book trips, and create vacations much
more easily. Business leaders also demanded
new kiosk/web/mobile capabilities for guest self-service and
check-in at all airports and countries around
the world where WestJet flew. The company required newer,
more flexible call centre systems, enhancing
the guest experience and enabling agent work-from-home
capabilities. Another initiative was to evolve
WestJet’s innovative cash-based (not point-based, as was the
industry standard) frequent guest program.
A cash-based system was regarded as extremely guest-friendly,
as it had no blackout dates and could be
used for any of WestJet’s flights, products or services. These
and many other business ideas were being
actively considered.
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As Smith and the senior IT leadership team pondered the “big
picture” in these opening weeks, they
concluded that if WestJet hoped to sustain its rate of growth and
build on its remarkable success, IT
would be a critical success factor. Smith knew they were faced
with a challenge far greater than the
simple application of “common-sense IT.” Something on the
order of a complete transformation was
essential for IT to deliver the products and services demanded
by the business. IT’s entire approach would
need to be changed. In short, an IT transformation plan was
needed.
THE PLAN FOR TRANSFORMING IT
Smith and the IT leadership team understood that the immediate
core of their IT application strategy had
to be to increase revenue by increasing system functionality,
and give the business units the confidence in
IT to expand WestJet even further, both regionally and
internationally. The team realized that this meant,
fundamentally, that IT would have to be re-aligned from top to
bottom to be more responsive to business
needs and enable business units to better exploit IT capabilities.
18. IT had to become more transparent in its
operations and more responsive to WestJet’s individual business
units. All this would imply sweeping
changes to the IT governance model and business processes,
including planning, budgeting and day-to-
day operations. But it also implied a change in IT culture to one
in which a collaborative mindset
prevailed — a client-centric way of operating that seemed in
sharp contrast to the existing image of IT as
an organizationally isolated group. It also implied a change in
how the business viewed IT — as a partner,
not an order-taker that reacted heroically in instances of IT
emergencies. All in all, it was a daunting
prospect.
The first element in the governance overhaul focused on
establishing much stronger linkages with the
business units (Airline Operations, Marketing and Sales,
Finance, People, and — most recently —
WestJet Encore). The IT structure in place provided no direct
connection to the business side and served
more as a barrier than a bridge. Drawing on a concept proposed
and propagated by the CIO at General
Motors in the late 1990s, Smith envisioned making the IT
organizational structure “business-facing” by
breaking up several of the existing IT functional groups and
reassigning their people to concentrate on
specific business units to whose particular applications and
needs they would then be dedicated. Half of
the 240 IT staff were reassigned within IT to concentrate on
specific business areas. This included
developers and application support people, the enterprise
resource planning systems groups, project
managers and business analysts, and the business intelligence
group. The other half that remained
together included those dealing with IT infrastructure and
19. operations, telecommunications, security, IT
governance administration, quality assurance and testing, help
desk and end-user support. These were not
assigned specifically to any business units. These latter groups
were charged with the responsibility of
maintaining an organization-wide common infrastructure, and
adherence to industry best practices. As
Smith explained it, “A common operations team with common
skills to support a common infrastructure
is highly cost-effective.” This allowed the business-facing IT
groups to be totally responsive to business
needs and priorities, but ensured that all applications and
systems came into and were supported by a
common infrastructure. All business units and their applications
would be required to keep in sync with
and operate on the common infrastructure, which would keep
hardware, software, telecommunications
and multiple skills set costs down and expertise levels high.
At the IT leadership level, five new BU-CIO (business unit
CIO) positions would be created and each
BU-CIO would be assigned to support an EVP (executive vice-
president) in charge of a business unit (see
Exhibit 3). Each BU-CIO would be dedicated to making their
business unit successful. BU-CIOs and their
dedicated teams would ensure that each business unit received
the application priority required;
infrastructure and operations teams would ensure that all units
operated in a coordinated manner. By this
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means, IT would be organized exactly as the business was
organized. The whole idea was to enable EVPs
and business unit VPs to be in much greater control of their
specific IT resources and priorities. Unlike
the proposed project management office that would create a new
layer of IT staff to interface between the
business and IT and would require many new employees, this IT
business-facing structure entailed no
additional resources. The BU-CIOs were selected from among
the current IT leadership team and
assigned according to their backgrounds. For example, the
senior IT leader who also had a pilot’s license
was assigned to the Airline Operations EVP, the senior IT
leader who had an MBA was assigned to
Finance, etc.
Smith and the new IT senior leadership team next turned their
attention to the IT planning and budget
process. Under the new governance model, about 120 of IT’s
total staff complement of 240 would be
application-based (business-facing). This meant that many —
most — of the projects that the businesses
wanted would be delivered by their dedicated IT teams within
the IT operating budget. Systems left to
address were either major projects within a BU that required
more resources than assigned to it, or
projects that spanned the entire corporation. To address these
larger efforts, IT proposed an annual budget
process for deciding on major capital and operating projects.
Business cases would be developed for each
of the organization-wide efforts that the individual BUs wanted
to accomplish and presented to WestJet’s
21. Executive Management Team (the EVPs) for prioritizing. High-
priority projects would be funded; the rest
would not. This would set IT priorities for the next 12 months.
The monthly VP meeting would be
abandoned. IT also committed to delivering detailed project
status reports to each BU on a weekly basis,
and to the WestJet leadership team on a monthly basis. Work
not approved in the annual operating or
capital budget processes would not be performed. A single IT
person would be responsible for
coordinating and reporting weekly on the project status of all
capital projects across the company.
A third major component of the new IT proposal dealt with the
vulnerability of the existing data centre
located at the end of the runway. Smith and the leadership team
responsible for IT operations proposed
establishing a redundant data centre in Toronto (an area with a
different weather pattern, time zone and
power grid) Among weather-related considerations was the very
practical fact that WestJet staff in
Calgary could be prevented from reaching headquarters if road
access to WestJet offices was impeded by
a severe winter storm — a not unlikely event given WestJet’s
location. WestJet needed a redundant data
centre with full access to Sabre in Oklahoma and the ability to
maintain all flight activity, i.e., high
recoverability, if disaster struck (see Exhibits 4 and 5).
The final major element of the new IT governance plan was to
ensure that an IT operations centre unit
was formed that would have on-site coverage 24 hours a day,
seven days a week, in concert with WestJet
Airlines operations. IT could thus be immediately available and
responsive to system outages and sudden
emergencies, a fact that would provide reassurance and greater
22. confidence to the airline operating staff
dealing with stressful situations. It would also allow a much
better work-life situation for the rest of the IT
teams.
TRANSFORMATION TRAUMA
Smith thought carefully about the magnitude of the changes that
were being introduced and how different
groups would be affected. She was reasonably confident that she
had credibility with her peers, i.e., the
CEO and the other EVPs. She had spent considerable time with
them since her arrival, explaining what
was happening and building their commitment. Keeping her
peers informed would, hopefully, help to
proactively deal with the organizational “noise” that might be
produced from the plan to restructure IT
operations. But for them to approve the proposal would require
a leap of faith. She knew she would have
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to convincingly communicate the strategic role of IT at WestJet
and show how the change plans would
enable the IT organization to fulfill that role.
Within IT, Smith knew she was proposing major disruptions that
23. would significantly affect and upset
long-established practices and personal relationships. She was
concerned that it would be difficult to
convince the IT staff to accept the reassignment of half of the
IT talent to the work of individual BUs,
with the other half focused on infrastructure support and
development. Just as Smith had made an effort to
build credibility within the executive group, she had made an
equal effort within IT. This was best
exemplified by her decision to establish her office within the IT
group rather than on the executive floor
with the other EVPs.
However, preliminary reactions to the scheme from a few senior
IT staffers revealed deep skepticism,
with blunt comments such as “this isn’t going to work.” A major
concern was that by distributing half
their IT staff to concentrate on individual business units, they
would lose the advantages of synergy and
backup expertise that came from having all staff in the same
group. Some long-term staff members —
those apparently harboring pride of accomplishment from
having built the existing systems — seemed
resistant to the scope of the proposed transformation. As one
individual commented to Smith in reference
to both the organizational and system changes, “I can’t get my
mind around what you are trying to do.
Please consider keeping everything the way that it is.” Another
long-time IT employee remarked, “What
you are attempting to do won’t work. Not here at WestJet.”
Simply put, some senior IT employees (and
others who were not as vocal) did not agree with the change.
This signaled that several employees of long
standing might resign, which would further complicate Smith’s
challenge. IT staff turnover had
historically been among the lowest at WestJet, and having long-
24. time, well-respected employees leave the
company would be upsetting for many within the group, even
for those who agreed with the changes.
These and other similar possibilities were natural anxieties for
the IT group, but collectively they
represented nervousness and insecurities, which Smith would
have to deal with in making her case.
MAKING THE CASE
Overall, Smith’s central argument was that IT’s service
structure and reactive “hero” culture were
constraining IT’s ability to move to the next level. Fundamental
changes in the way IT operated,
including the IT governance model, were necessary to enable
WestJet to move ahead of the competition.
In the plan, BU leadership would be able to control their own IT
resources through their BU-CIO and
know exactly who their IT counterparts were, what IT was
committed to, what dates were committed to
and the budget. IT would be committed to clarity and total
transparency with regard to its priorities. Smith
would further point out that the organizational and process-
change initiatives — combined with new,
state-of-the-art, in-house-supported “guest service” applications
to be put into production within the next
18 months — would be true game-changers. She would argue
that this approach was the best way to
move IT to the next level so that it could better help the
business move to the next level.
Smith needed to make the story compelling enough to convince
both the business side and the IT group to
fully buy into the new governance plan. The changes would
need to be solidly in place when her contract
25. ended or the organization could revert back to how it had
operated in the past — or worse, it could end up
confused and somewhere in between. The strategic importance
of the proposed changes needed to be
effectively illustrated to both groups. She would also need to be
able to respond to questions about the
factors critical to the success of these changes, and whether or
not what was proposed would really work.
On the business side, “making it work” meant managers would
need to develop the skill to proactively
identify problems and opportunities and work with IT to
effectively exploit the ever-increasing
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capabilities of the new technologies that IT would deploy. On
the IT side, making it work meant that
Smith needed to somehow respond positively to the fact that IT
people were attracted to their profession
in the first place because of their desire to excel as technical
specialists. She needed something to replace
the possible lost sense of identity and the diminished
opportunity to regularly commune with people of
similar technical interests that now appeared to be features of
the new IT operating environment. These
and other issues simmered beneath the surface.
For Smith, WestJet and WestJet IT, it was time to take the first
26. step in moving to that “next level.” But
communicating the central argument of the strategy to a nervous
management group and a skeptical IT
department in the most effective way was the critical challenge.
With the ink barely dry on her contract,
and the executive management team expecting her to act
quickly, Smith made her move.
Emeritus Professor Malcolm C. Munro and Professor Sharaz
Khan are from the Haskayne School of Business,
University of Calgary.
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EXHIBIT 1: WESTJET HEADQUARTERS
Source: Company files.
27. EXHIBIT 2: WESTJET 2011 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Source: Westjet 2011 annual report.
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EXHIBIT 3: PROPOSED WESTJET IT ORGANIZATIONAL
STRUCTURE
Source: Company files.
EXHIBIT 4: PROPOSED WESTJET DATA CENTRES
Source: Company files.
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EXHIBIT 5: PROPOSED EASTERN DATA CENTRE AND
WESTJET CORE TELECOMMUNICATIONS
NETWORK (CONNECTION WITH SABRE IN OKLAHOMA)
Source: Company files.
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Types of Business Information Systems
Accounting Information Systems (AIS)
Business Intelligence (BI)
Business-to-Business eCommerce (B2B)
Business-to-Consumer eCommerce (B2C)
Cloud-Based Database Management Systems (Cloud DBMS)
Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
Decision Support Systems (DSS)
Electronic Medical Records (EMR)
Enterprise Collaboration Systems (ECS)
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Human Capital Management (HCM)
29. Knowledge Management (KM)
Supply Chain Management (SCM)
Transaction Processing Systems (TPS)
Transportation Management Systems (TMS)
Warehouse Management (WM)
Other: ______________
Categories may be used more than once. Not all categories have
to be used. You may identify another type of information
system if you choose.Scenarios
These scenarios are based on real case studies. The organization
names and details have been changed to prevent easy searching
for “answers.”
CMBA SP001 Scenarios
Regional Bank
Regional Bank, a 110-year-old banking company, has grown to
more than 25 branches by focusing on serving its customers and
their communities. The bank has been using an outsourced
payroll and employee time-tracking service for many years,
which has served them well, but has made it difficult to gather
consolidated employee data and metrics. In addition, the HR
department has several unmet needs for workforce reporting and
analytics to allow executives to assess the overall performance
of the bank.
Amusement Parks, Inc.
In the early 2000s, an amusement park company was facing
declining attendance and unhappy customers. Those who were
coming to the parks were frustrated with long lines for tickets,
rides, and food. To improve the overall customer experience,
the company wanted to provide location-specific updates within
the parks, advising customers of a shorter wait nearby or an
upcoming event about to start. In addition, the company wanted
30. to track and analyze customers’ purchases within the parks to be
able to offer special discounts and coupons to encourage future
visits. Finally, the company wanted to implement a special
reservation-like system, allowing customers to schedule specific
ride and meal times so they would not have to wait.
Healthy Eating Grocery
Healthy Eating Grocery is Central Florida’s leader in home
delivery groceries. Founded by three sisters who understood
how difficult grocery shopping is for busy executives and many
elderly people, Healthy Eating started out with four employees
and two rental trucks. Healthy Eating Grocery has grown
tremendously over the past 4 years and now has more than
50,000 registered customers in Central Florida alone.
What is attractive to customers is that the online grocery store
is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Although Healthy
Eating Grocery prices are competitive, the primary interest for
the consumer is the convenience and time savings.
Because the shopping experience is totally online, the website
must provide a “getting started” tutorial, e-mail capabilities,
and an online shopping demo. The website must have pictures,
descriptions, and prices of all products. Customers must be able
to search, order, make electronic payments, and schedule
delivery.
Healthy Eating understands the importance of providing timely
deliveries and fresh products. Products are delivered within 2
hours of each order. Delivery routes should be carefully
organized efficiently to save gas and time. With thousands of
active customers, Healthy Eating Grocery delivery trucks make
more than 400 stops a day. Coordinating the delivery of
groceries is extremely complex. The company is looking for
ways to streamline deliveries and help drivers make the best
decisions on delivery routes.
Crabby Cabs, Inc.
Crabby Cabs has hundreds of cabs that must be dispatched each
31. day as efficiently as possible. Weather, traffic patterns, driver
locations, and customer pickup location must all be taken into
consideration when selecting which cab to dispatch. They are
looking for a system to help maximize efficiency and profits.
Being able to quickly analyze and compare the advantages
between several different options is critical for the informed
decision-making process.
Eastern Healthcare Network
Eastern Healthcare Network was founded in the late 1800s as a
regional provider of health care services. Since then, it has
grown to several dozen care facilities including hospitals,
rehabilitation and outpatient care centers, and assisted living
centers. Their network also includes several hundred primary
care and specialty physicians.
Recently, Eastern Healthcare Network has been challenged with
managing health records effectively. Patients have come to
expect doctors and other medical staff to have access to their
updated records immediately, regardless of where they are being
treated. Patients have also been requesting access to their health
care records so they can be active participants in their own care.
Major Military Base
The operational leadership of a large military base
encompassing several thousand acres of combat simulation and
training facilities needs to be able to assess the status of critical
operations resources in real time. They also need to be able to
use key performance indicators to drive effective decision
making and model the risks associated with IT infrastructure
upgrades and deployments. They need these capabilities
available on multiple platforms and devices, updated in real
time, with secure wireless communications capability.
Building Products Manufacturer
A 90-year-old building products manufacturer has expanded to
more than 50 locations including manufacturing facilities,
32. branch offices, and customer showrooms. During a recent period
of rapid growth, the IT team deployed several technologies to
facilitate communications between locations, including
conference calling, web conferencing, videoconferencing, and
instant messaging. These technologies have multiplied to the
point where they create more distractions than benefits. The
firm needs to improve its ability to manage virtual teams on
projects, speed up the resolution of customer requests and
complaints, and reduce the need for frequent travel.
Medical Device Manufacturer
A manufacturer of medical diagnostic equipment has
experienced rapid growth. It is considering developing a new
product line and needs to be able to better manage operations to
accommodate the expected volume. The firm needs to integrate
its engineering, inventory management, production planning,
purchasing, order processing, and shipping and receiving
capabilities.
Cycling Products Distributor
A large cycling products distributor is facing limits to its
growth caused by its inability to respond quickly enough to
customer inquiries and orders. Most of their customers run
independent businesses and need to be able to get answers to
product specification and availability questions quickly as well
as place orders during evening hours when their shops are not as
busy. The cycling products distributor also wants to be able to
expose its inventory levels to its customers and provide online
updates of order status so that its phone agents can focus on
more complicated service issues.
Drop Shipping Outsourcer
An outsourcer of eCommerce drop shipping services handles
several million transactions a year between eCommerce retailers
and suppliers. They already have inventory management and
order management systems, but are finding the cost of
33. maintaining and operating their underlying database software
and servers is becoming prohibitive. They need a way to offload
the provisioning and management of database servers so their
in-house IT shop can focus on more value-added activities and
services that will maintain their competitive advantage.
Types of Business Information Systems
Accounting Information Systems (AIS)
Business Intelligence (BI)
Business
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to
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Business eCommerce (B2B)
Business
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to
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Consumer eCommerce (B2C)
Cloud
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Based
Database Management Systems (
Cloud
34. DBMS)
Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
Decision Support Systems (DSS)
Electronic Medical Records (EMR)
Enterprise Collaboration Systems (ECS)
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
Geographic Information Sys
tems (GIS)
Human Capital Management (HCM)
Knowledge Management (KM)
Supply Chain Management (SCM)
Transaction Processing Systems (TPS)
Transportation Management Systems (TMS)
Warehouse Management (WM)
Other:
______________
Categories may be used more than
once. Not all categories have to be used. You may identify
another
35. type of information system if you choose.
Scenarios
These scenarios are based on real case studies. The organization
names and details have been changed
to
prevent easy searching for “answ
ers.”
CMBA SP001 Scenarios
Types of Business Information Systems
Accounting Information Systems (AIS)
Business Intelligence (BI)
Business-to-Business eCommerce (B2B)
Business-to-Consumer eCommerce (B2C)
Cloud-Based Database Management Systems (Cloud DBMS)
Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
Decision Support Systems (DSS)
Electronic Medical Records (EMR)
Enterprise Collaboration Systems (ECS)
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Human Capital Management (HCM)
Knowledge Management (KM)
Supply Chain Management (SCM)
Transaction Processing Systems (TPS)
Transportation Management Systems (TMS)
Warehouse Management (WM)
Other: ______________
36. Categories may be used more than once. Not all categories have
to be used. You may identify another
type of information system if you choose.
Scenarios
These scenarios are based on real case studies. The organization
names and details have been changed
to prevent easy searching for “answers.”
CMBA SP001 Scenarios