Flashcards in Final Deck (69)
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Entities
Something you collect data about.
EX- people or class
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Attributes
An individual field containing data describing an entity in a database.
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Relationship
An association between entities in a database to enable data retrieval.
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Form
a business document that contains some predefined data and may include some areas where additional data are to be filled in, typically for adding or modifying data related to a single record.
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Query
method used to retrieve data from a database.
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Structured Query Language (SQL)-
most common language used to interface with databases.
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Online Transaction Processing (OLTP)-
immediate automated responses to the request from multiple concurrent transactions of customers.
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Data Dictionary
A document prepared by database designers to describe the characteristics of all items in a database.
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Data Warehouse
A repository containing data from multiple large databases and other sources that is suitable for direct querying, analysis , or processing.
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Data Mart
A data warehouse that is limited in scope and customized for the decision support applications of a particular end-user group.
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Business Intelligence
tools and techniques for analyzing data of past and current transactions to obtain an understanding of an organization's performance.
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Online Analytical Processing (OLAP)-
the process of quickly conducting complex analyses of data stored in a database, typically using graphical software tools.
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Order-to-Cash-
the set of processes associated with selling a product or service.
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Procure-to-Pay
the set of processes associated with procuring goods from external vendors.
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Make-to-Stock
the set of processes associated with producing orders based on demand forecasts.
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Make-to-Order-
the set of processes associated with producing goods based on customers orders
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ERP
Enterprise resource planning. Acts to support core business processes
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What Is a Supply Chain?
A collection of companies and processes involved in moving a product from the suppliers of raw materials to the suppliers of intermediate components, then to final production, and, ultimately, to the customer
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What Is a Supply Network?
businesses have multiple suppliers, who have multiple suppliers
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Supply Chain Strategy
Trade off between Supply Chain Efficiency and Supply Chain Effectiveness
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Supply Chain Planning
involves multiple Supply Chain Management tools and modules working together to meet business needs and customer demands
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Supply Chain Execution
focuses on the efficient and effective flow of materials, information, and financial transactions
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Supply Chain Efficiency vs Effectiveness
–Supply Chain Efficiency
-Minimizes cost, but increases risk of stock-outs
-May sacrifice customer service
–Supply Chain Effectiveness
-Maximizes likelihood of meeting objectives
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Just-in-Time Production
Inventory delivered just as it is needed
–Minimizes stock and handling costs
–Reduces obsolescence charges
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Bullwhip Effect
–Ripple effects due to forecast errors
–Coordinated supply chain helps mitigate this
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XML
Extensive markup language.
Important enabling technology for Information Flow
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CRM
Customer Relationship Management
-helps to improve the activities involved in promoting and selling products to customers as well as providing customer service and nourishing long-term relationships.
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Making a Business Case
The business case sells an investment
–Build a strong, integrated set of arguments
-Show how an IS adds value to the organization
-Lays out the costs and benefits
-Used to make a “go” or “no-go” decision
-May be used to justify continued funding
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Faith
Arguments based on beliefs about organizational strategy, competitive advantage, industry forces, customer perceptions, market share, and so on
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