...Running head: INFORMATION SYSTEM STRATEGIC PLANNING Information System Strategic Planning, the Cost of Efficiency Student Name University Any Town, Virginia September 2010 Certification and Approval A Directed Research Project on Information System Strategic Planning the Cost of Efficiency: Is there a preferred approach to information systems planning, submitted to the Graduate Faculty of Strayer University in candidacy for the degree of Master’s of Science in Information Systems. Submitted by: _________________________Date: _______________ Approved by: ___________________________ Date: _______________ ABSTRACT Information systems’ planning is often costly to implement and maintain; however, sound planning practices may reduce expenses associated with the development processes. A Formal methodical approach to systems analysis, requirements engineering, systems design, development, and construction may offer a reduction in development and certain aspects of life cycle support expenses. Corporate expenses may reach approximately 5% of their gross income on information systems development and support. This equates to approximately $15,000,000 to $35,000,000 annually (Whitemarsh Information Systems Corp. 2008, p.). Information systems may cost significantly less. In comparison, information systems, contingent upon other factors such as size of the company, and complexity of the information system cost may range anywhere from $2,000,000 to $10,000...
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...RESEARCH PAPER TOPICS – BA 453 HRM The primary objective of your paper is to do “research” in a specific area of HRM. Such research requires the formation of a “research question” with a narrow focus to facilitate in-depth exploration and often entails a blend of field and literary research. You can elect to do primarily field or literary research. Some suggested topics are below, but you are encouraged to find one which excites your intellect and/or is relevant to your future business career. FIELD RESEARCH – requires contacting a company or companies, identifying their current HR policy issues or HR concerns, selecting only one, developing a list of interview questions based on a brief review of research in that HR area, and then conducting an interview to explore the matter in depth. It is NOT merely a report of the conversational narrative of the interview. It is a thorough critique with recommendation for improvement. 1. Critique a current HR policy or issue in a specific company and make recommendations for improvement. Examples of policies are: recruiting, hiring, orientation, training, succession planning, career planning, team development, performance review, equal employment opportunity, pay incentives, a specific type of employee benefit or perk, corrective/disciplinary action, OSHA compliance, and safety recognition. 2. Describe a current HR strategy in a specific company and how it enhances their competitive advantage in business. Discuss strengths...
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...Evidence Based Analysis Paper The Impact of Advance Care Planning on End of Life in Elderly Patients Amber Frederick April 9, 2013 College of Saint Elizabeth Professor Marranca Many patients do not have advanced directives and often enter the hospital where various medical care is received and sometimes unwanted. This is because many patients are not given the opportunity to plan ahead and choose the care they would want. In order to improve patient satisfaction, reduce family burden and decrease health care cost, advance care planning is suggested. Health care providers play a major role in facilitating discussions and planning for patients’ medical future. All too often patients come into the ER in some type of distress and are often resuscitated or intubated by medical personnel in order to save their lives. When patients are extubated and coherent, they become upset because those resuscitation efforts were not wanted by the patient. Other times, family sees their family member on mechanical ventilation and is disheartened because they know their loved ones didn’t want to be in that situation. These patients may have terminal illnesses and resuscitative efforts only prolong their suffering and impede their comfort. There is a way to educate patients and families about their different options and it starts with the Primary Care Provider (PCP). PCP’s are able to help their patients with advanced care planning. This is a process “whereby a patient, in consultation...
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...RESEARCH PAPER TOPICS – BA 453 HRM The primary objective of your paper is to do “research” in a specific area of HRM. Such research requires the formation of a “research question” with a narrow focus to facilitate in-depth exploration and often entails a blend of field and literary research. You can elect to do primarily field or literary research. Some suggested topics are below, but you are encouraged to find one which excites your intellect and/or is relevant to your future business career. FIELD RESEARCH – requires contacting a company or companies, identifying their current HR policy issues or HR concerns, selecting only one, developing a list of interview questions based on a brief review of research in that HR area, and then conducting an interview to explore the matter in depth. It is NOT merely a report of the conversational narrative of the interview. It is a thorough critique with recommendation for improvement. 1. Critique a current HR policy or issue in a specific company and make recommendations for improvement. Examples of policies are: recruiting, hiring, orientation, training, succession planning, career planning, team development, performance review, equal employment opportunity, pay incentives, a specific type of employee benefit or perk, corrective/disciplinary action, OSHA compliance, and safety recognition. 2. Describe a current HR strategy in a specific company and how it enhances their competitive advantage in business. Discuss strengths...
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...The Summary Paper Legal/Ethics Issues In The Health Care Business BUS670 Rhunda Mitchell Instructor Little 10/24/11 More than any other industry, it is in the healthcare business that ethics are of utmost importance. This is because, people in this industry deal with such situations and circumstances, everyday, which have a direct bearing on another person's life. In this paper one will discuss the ethical/legal issues which are faced by the healthcare industry as a nurse, and ethical issues in healthcare, pertaining to both management and medical research and give suggestion on how to handle each situation in hand. Ethical/ Legal Issues as A Nurse: Nurses are subject to a wide range of legal, ethical and professional duties which can be very challenging. These duties are generally considered to be to respect a patient’s confidentiality and autonomy and to recognize the duty of care that is owed to all patients. As a nurse their duties have to be always professional, because there are legal implications if these duties are breached. They also must consider when it is okay as a nurse to breach these duties and therefore ethical issues arise. Ethics is a set of moral and practical guideline that influences nursing decisions big and small. One of the main priorities of a nurse is to advocate for their patients a nurse expresses and defends the cause of their patient, nurses are expected to protect their patients’ rights. Patients’ rights can vary from...
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...Management Planning Paper MGT/330 March 29, 2010 Abstract This paper will provide readers with a history of Tyco International Ltd. while evaluating the planning function of the organization. We will be identifying the social responsibilities which impact what they have on the management planning function. This paper will also review the three factors which influence the company’s strategic, tactical, operational and contingency planning. In conclusion, the reader will be more aware of Tyco and how the planning functions made this company what it is today. Tyco is a name many consumers recognize with quality, excellence, and trust. Management Planning Paper With more than 100,000employees worldwide and serving customers in over 60 countries, Tyco International Ltd is a well diversified company. Founded in 1960 by Arthur J. Rosenburg, Ph.D.. Arthur started a research laboratory while conducting research for the government. In 1962, Tyco Laboratories was incorporated and its focus was on high-end materials and energy producing products for the commercial sector. Today Tyco is composed of five business segments: ADT Worldwide, Fire Protection Services, Safety Products, Flow Control, and Electrical and Metal Products. With these five business segments, Tyco wants to be the first choice for it’s customers in every market. With exceeding commitments, technology solutions, diverse brands, driving operational excellence and committed to offering its customers...
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...“The Psychology of Writing” The writing process is an in depth and complicated method that helps a writer to compose a paper from beginning to end. The writing process is ongoing and it occurs more than once while writing a paper. This process helps the writer present information in an accurate and precise manner. There are three stages to the writing process. The three stages are planning, translating, and reviewing. Planning is a composing process during which you generate information and strategies, as well as set goals and solve problems. Translating is the execution of plans into writing that others will understand. Reviewing is the process in which you evaluate ongoing writing plans and translations. Together, these three stages make up the writing process. In my professional life, I have used the writing process many times. Being in the military, there are many schools that you have to go to in order to advance your career. One of the last schools you attend is the Senior Leaders Course. During this school, one of the tasks that must be completed in order to graduate is to write an essay on a specific issue in today’s military. This paper is very important. Not only is it a requirement to graduate, but it also helps distinguish who will graduate with honors and who will not. The topic I chose to write about during the Senior Leaders Course was the quality of this generation’s soldier against soldiers that had joined the military in the past. The...
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...White Paper 3 1 and the Higher Education Act of 1997. Both have broad implications for strategic planning at institutions of higher education nation-wide. The provisions of the Higher Education Act fall into three broad categories: s justice and equality; s responsiveness to the needs of the society; and s co-operative governance. An elaboration on each of these provisions is found below. Justice and equality The new framework is designed to meet the educational needs of South Africa through significantly changed national economic, social and political structures.2 It seeks to guide fundamental changes in higher education to correct, redress and overcome the legacies of apartheid, so that higher education becomes more socially equitable and promotes social justice more generally. The government makes a commitment to ‘equity, justice, and a better life for all’.3 The White Paper stipulates greater efficiency in terms of student throughput and output rates and in terms of the success rates of black students. Social responsiveness The national framework seeks responsiveness to address societal interests and needs by producing graduates who are equipped to participate in a globally competitive economy, enabling them to contribute to the reconstruction and development needs of society. Specifically, the White Paper calls for shifting enrolments towards science/technology and career-oriented fields and programmes, and urges the growth of basic and applied research within...
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...[pic] |Kazakhstan Institute of Management, Economics and Strategic Research (KIMEP) International Summer School, 2011 OPM 5202 OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT | | [pic] OPM 5202 OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT Instructor: Dr. Ardeshir Lohrasbi Office: Telephone: FAX: Email:zlohrasbi@gmail.com Instructor: Dr. Ardeshir Lohrasbi Office: Office Hours: Tel: Fax: E-mail: zlohrasbi@gmail.com Website: https://edocs.uis.edu/alohr1/www Introduction: Welcome to OPM 5202 Operations Management .It is a great pleasure to have all of you in my class. I have been at University of Illinois Springfield in USA for 31 years and served as a Chair of Department of Business Administration , MBA director and Chair of Management Department for several times and my work was recognized last May at the University of Illinois Springfield Faculty Recognition.I taught in graduate and undergraduate online and on ground many different courses such as Production and Operations management, Project Management, Computer Software Application in Business, Service Management, Inventory Management…etc. and I have done a number of consulting for private and public services and presented many research papers at a local and national level. In this class I will share my life time experiences and teachings with all of you. My goal is you learn the course materials and be able to apply the topics, computer applications and techniques in the real world. For more information please...
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...Dying in a Hospital Setting Elizabeth Allegro Aspen University Abstract Acute hospitals play a significant role in end of life care, it is the place where most people die. Evidence suggests that end of life care in hospitals needs improvement. The purpose of this paper was to investigate patient and family experiences of hospital death, the weaknesses within the hospital setting and possible solutions to improve. A literature search identified common themes, these included: * Hospitals are seen as a place of treatment and cure; death may be viewed as a failure. * Good communication between physician and patient is vital for a patient to make an informed choice regarding their care. * Patients may not receive palliative care if end of life is diagnosed too late. * A lack of resources such as short staffing contributes to suboptimal end of life care. Dying in a Hospital Setting Most Americans die in hospitals; many suffer unnecessarily due to the lack of knowledge about end of life care. Some patients receive aggressive treatments up until the time of death. Patients often suffer in vain attempts to prolong life instead of receiving compassionate, comfort care. Death is part of life, sooner or later everyone will face death. It would be easier if one was prepared for it. Communication is important to prepare for death. There is often an expectation of a cure when a patient is hospitalized;...
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...SCM Research paper | Shreerang Datar Supply Chain Management (SCHM 6210) Spring 2016 RESEARCH PAPER “ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT” By Shreerang Datar (NUID 001649801) 04/14/2016 1 SCM Research paper | Shreerang Datar Table of Contents 1. Executive Summary……………………………………………………3 2. Introduction…………………………………………………………….4 3. Background…………………………………………………………….5 4. Findings………………………………………………………………...6 a. Artificial Intelligence Tools……………………………………..7 b. Business Examples…………………………………………….10 5. Future Trends and Challenges………………………………………...18 6. Conclusion……………………………………………………………19 7. Bibliography…………………………………………………………..20 2 SCM Research paper | Shreerang Datar Executive Summary: Surpassing the limits of business intelligence, artificial intelligence (AI) focuses on developing an algorithmic approach in decision making. This technology has come so far that inculcating human competencies like logic, reasoning, simulation and analytical thinking in a machine seems to be in reach. In the field of Supply Chain Management this technology is placing a strong foot in achieving creative optimization and automation in different supply chain processes. AI has found its applications in various SCM aspects which include Inventory management, Network design optimization, Logistics strategy formulation, demand forecasting, etc. It is designed to generate a step-wise mechanism for problem solving in which it defines the problem...
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... This paper will discuss and outline as to why project management plays such a vital and important role in today’s business world. “Business leaders and experts have proclaimed that project management is a strategic imperative and that project management provides people with a powerful set of tools that improves their ability to plan, implement, and manage activities to accomplish specific goals set by an organization.” (Larson & Gray, 2011) That about sums it up I think, heck I could write a whole page that could be my introduction, but I won’t. Project Management is a type of management style that’s very results driven and at its core is the collaboration in building lasting relationships among a large diverse cast of characters. Project management fundamentals are very universal, the skills a PM uses to say develop a new product or process can also be used with some changes to create a brand new service, build a hospital or even a single family home. Project management is such a critical part in most careers, which the skill can be transferred across most professions and organizations. (Larson & Gray, 2011) The business world today has become so much better with project management skills thrown into the mix, vs years ago when NO type of project management breakdown, skills or thought was used during a project. To me, project management has just made us look at what we are doing a little more closely and more frequent during the life of a project...
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...Case Study of Oceanic Bank Int’l Plc., Nigeria) Term paper Fall 2014 Business School, Seinäjoki Masters of Business Administration Advanced Marketing Management SEINÄJOKI UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES * Term Paper abstract Faculty: Seinäjoki Business School Degree programme: Master of Business Administration Specialisation: Advanced Marketing Management Author: Ademola Olutosin Onashile Title of Thesis: Innovation of Employee’s Leave Process Using the SAP System Supervisor: Mäkeläinen, Ville-Pekka Year: 2014 Number of pages: 25 Number of appendices: 0 _________________________________________________________________ This paper is written furtherance to series of class and group works done under the course: Advanced Marketing Management which is an MBA course and the view point is innovation of a certain process or service or product of an organization and show casing its marketing management perspective. Therefore, the author is dwelling on the innovation of the leave process of a particular Nigerian bank namely Oceanic Bank Int’l plc. Hence, the paper tends to sequentially take the case from introduction, focusing on the Everett M.Rogers’ diffusion of innovation as its theoretical framework. It gives numerous definitions of Human Resource Management (HRM) and the needs for HR in organzations. It also explains in a nutshell the SAP technology and its benefits. Lastly, the paper shows the category of adopters in the Nigerian banking...
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...Enterprise Resource Planning and Systems Integration Cesar Campana, MMIS0627 Graduate Student, Nova Southeastern University School of Computer and Information Sciences September, 2011 Author Note Cesar Campana, Graduate Student, School of Computer and Information Sciences, Nova Southeastern University. Correspondence concerning this paper should be addressed to Cesar Campana, 2240 SW 50 Av, Fort Lauderdale Fl 33317. E-mail: cc1604@nova.edu Background Enterprise Resource Planning integrates internal and external management information across an entire organization, embracing finance/accounting, manufacturing, sales and service, customer relationship management, etc. ERP systems automate this activity with an integrated software application (Hossein, 2004). The ERP is “Web enabled”, meaning that they work using Web clients, making them accessible to all of the organization’s employees, clients, partners, and vendors from anytime and anyplace, thereby promoting the BU’s effectiveness (Motiwalla & Thompson, 2012). The fundamental advantage of ERP is that integrating the myriad processes by which businesses operate saves time and expense. Decisions can be made more quickly and with fewer errors. Data becomes visible across the organization (Vikki, 2010). The disadvantages comes from the tight budget organizations allocate to personnel training thus resulting inadequate use of ERP systems and poor testing and implementing of changes. The experience and skill of the...
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...1 Research Paper: ENO Research Paper: ENO- The Last Days of ENO Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship SBE 310 Devry University Trena Render 2 Research Paper: ENO Table of Contents Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………...3 ENO (restaurant)………………………………………………………………………………...3 Business Mission/Vision…………………………………………………………………………3 ENO Competition………………………………………………………………………………..4 The Beginning and End of ENO/ENO by Zaza……………………………………………..4-5 Business Failure for ENO/ENO by Zaza…………………………………………………….6-7 Trying to Revive ENO by Zaza ………………………………………………………………7-8 Conclusion………………………………………………………………………………………..9 References……………………………………………………………………………………….10 3 Research Paper: ENO ENO: The Last Days of ENO ENO Restaurant & Wine Bar was on the Atlanta, Georgia circuit for 10 plus years. It was a hit until the new owner step on the scene and the original owner had to give up on his passion since a teenage boy. ENO struggles to stay alive and revive itself with a new name, menu and swagger for the Elite socialite. In the mind of an entrepreneur failure is never an option. No entrepreneur wants to hear the word or talk about it. ENO got a second chance to shine in the spot light keeping its original name to include the new owner first name ENO by Zaza. Many would be impression that the new owner is a celebrity basketball player but was his star status good enough to score points to keep a business from failure. ENO was a European-Mediterranean...
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