Essays and Research Papers on Management Of Information Systems

This 16 page paper considers the potential of using a mobile telephone payment system to pay for car parking. The paper looks at the potential in terms of market access and technology and then considers the choices using IP technology, voice systems and text messages. The bibliography cites 17 sources.

This 4 page paper explains what is meant by Decision Support Systems (DSS) as well as why and how they are used. Examples of systems are given to illustrate the facts presented.

This 19 page paper (not including the table of contents) is a report that considers who a new information system may be designed for a fictitious company. The paper looks at how the employees and the system may interact and how the hardware and the software should be designed. The bibliography cites 23 sources.

This 11 page paper answers questions set by the student about systems integration. The paper consider issues such how systems integration may add value or cause disruption, the different sorts of decision support systems, web enabling a capacity database server, when a contract may not be worth taking on and other related issues. The bibliography ...

A 5 page paper containing a series of expanded bullet points addressing three considerations in developing an IT policy document for a financial services organization. Headings include: Issues of the Information Environment and Knowledge Management; Points to Address in an IT Policy Document; and Problems to Overcome. This final section discusses determining ...

This 3-page paper is an overview of quality initiatives for Rosenbluth, a travel agency based in the United States. The paper discusses how the company can continue its quality service initiatives.

This 7-page paper discusses potential scheduling tools that can be used for publishing manuals geared toward the Air Force. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 7-page paper describes how new network and team-based organizational structures can be utilized to meet the operational objectives considering the impact of the technological innovations. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

This 12-page paper discusses how intelligent tutoring can be set up, based on a DIALOGUE model. Analysis of articles about the topic is also included. Bibliography lists 15 sources.

The purpose of this 24 paper is to consider when it is best to replace a legacy system and when it is best to retain and maintain it with updates or the use of migration. The is undertaken with the use of an extensive literature review which considers the technology but is written from a ...

This 14 page paper is written in two parts. The first part examines how total systems intervention can help find solutions in complex situations. The paper examines the model and considers components of the model and how it can be used. The second part of the paper looks at how the use of TIS can ...

A 6 page paper that begins with a definition of 'supply chain.' The writer then comments on e-commerce and traditional supply chains, explaining the options for B2B e-supply chain management. The essay also discusses RFID as the new trend in supply chain management. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

Gazman is a traditional bricks and mortar menswear retailer in Australia. This 8 page paper considers the current position where there is no use of e-commerce or e-supply and examines the passion before making some recommendations for the ways in which an e-supply chain, up and downstream, could add value to the company. The bibliography ...

This 3-page paper compares four different organizations and analyzes the systems approach (or lack of one, in a couple of instances). The paper focuses on the benefits of systems thinking organizations. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 5 page paper is based on a case study supplied by the student. The paper answers question regarding the problems and faults in the way Hersey’s designed and implemented an ERP system, which resulted in order delays and lost shelf space over the busiest candy selling time of year. The bibliography cites 3 ...

This is a 5 page paper which is an example of a case analysis of a Wagner Development which is a real estate development and construction company. The bibliography has 1 source.

The use and management of knowledge by companies is of critical importance to survival in a competitive environment. This 16 page paper looks at the international document company Xerox and how it has managed knowledge, including elements such as soft systems thinking and the creation of social capital. The paper looks at the theory and ...

A 3 page research paper that discusses how organizations approach the task of R&D through networking and the reciprocal sharing of information. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 10 page paper analyzing the reasons behind a failed IT project at a large hospital. The hospital properly identified features it wanted and needed in its final system but added a dozen computers and high demand. The consulting firm overseeing the project allowed the hospital to downgrade the server the project planned ...

A 24 page research paper that refers to Jerry Luftman's 2004 text Managing the Information Technology Resource. The writer summarizes 8 chapters, with each chapter summary running 3 pages each. Chapters summarized are 3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13 and 14. No additional sources cited.

This 15 page paper considers to what extent PSP could play a role in the gaining of ISO 9001. The paper focuses on quality issues and what is needed to gain any of the ISO 900 family standards, especially ISO 9001, and the qualities and processes needed to gain the standard and then considers in ...

This is a 9 page paper which is the case analysis for Montgomery Mutual Insurance Company regarding needed changes in their information systems. The bibliography has 3 sources.

This 10 page paper considers what assts may be at risk in an IT system used in a collage cafeteria looking at physical and intangible assets and assessing their value and vulnerability. The second part of the paper then considers how the risk for each identified asset may be minimised. The items considered include preventing ...

This is a 4 page paper which discuss the appropriate collection and use of customer information by the Ritz-Carlton in their efforts to improve customer satisfaction. The bibliography has 2 sources.

A 9 page paper discussing different types of information systems that might be in use in a single organization. Organizations contain several types of information systems, each of which has its own particular value to the organization. Management Information Systems (MIS) and Decision Support Systems (DSS) are terms that are often used interchangeably, ...