Essentials of Systems Analysis and Design (6th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780133546231
Author: Joseph Valacich, Joey George
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 1, Problem 25CP
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a.
PVF (Pine Valley Furniture) developing its
As mentioned in the given scenario, initially Pine Valley Furniture (PVF) used manual information system. However, the business expand rapidly so that they use minicomputer to automate applications. PVF think to develop its information system so that they had developed its application in-house.
Reason for choosing in-house:
- The organization may have several reasons to develop its application in-house; maybe it is the need of the system to be built in-house for giving some unique processing features...
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b.
Enterprise-wide system:
Enterprise-wide system are large scale application software packages that support information flows, business processes, reporting and data analytics in complex organizations.
Features of an enterprise-wide system:
An enterprise system support all scale businesses to accomplis...
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c.
Job advertisement for system analyst:
Urgent opening for system analyst position
Description: System analyst
Job purpose: To analyze current organizational systems for needs; suggest solutions for system problems and propose new designing and testing standards.
Job duties:
- Candidates must have sound knowledge of analyzing system problems and suggesting possible solutions...
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d.
Information system currently utilized at PVF:
Pine Valley Furniture (PVF) currently utilizes three types of information systems. They are as follows:
Transaction processing system:
It consists of computer software and hardware hosting a transaction-oriented application that accomplishes the routine transactions important to conduct business.
Example: Taking orders, accounting and purchasing...
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