...collaborative efforts with judicial, legislative and community partners. The Harris County Juvenile Probation Department operates a Leadership Academy, a Detention Center, a secure residential treatment center and a non-secure residential treatment center. ( hcjpd. Org, 2009). The Texas Family Code, Chapter 58 requires that agencies in Texas report juvenile criminal history to the Department of Public Safety in Austin beginning January 1, 1996. The Harris County Juvenile Probation Department is committed to the protection of the public, utilizing intervention strategies that are community-based, family-oriented and least restrictive while emphasizing responsibility and accountability of both parent and child. The department handles a lot of paper work regarding information, court actions and every detail that aids the right handling of juvenile offenders....
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...(AE3EC) This is a System Proposal for the Comfort Search Enterprises. We gather the most important details and we created the Flow of system that they will use for fast operations for the company inventory and other business needs. Members: Rodjun Aragon Richard Luardo Jaspher Redoble Abstract Inventory System is an important issue of security for the company to protect their business and its product to be sold to their customers, which the main goal is to improve the flow of the business and to ease the work of the employers. Acknowledgment This System Analysis and Design was possible by the guidance, supervision, cooperation and participation of the following: To the Almighty God to always look up and secure the safety of the prepares in doing this project. To our parents who always guide and give words of wisdom to inspire us in doing our best in preparing the feasibility study as well as giving their both financial and emotional support. We would like to acknowledge the participation of the friends, company workers and manager of Comfort Search Enterprises. The researchers would also like to extend their gratitude to the respondents during the data gathering who take all the pictures of products they sell, Even though they don't like to record the audio and video, but we thank them to have their cooperation. And lastly, we would like to acknowledge their source person Ms. Chona Demiar who guides in terms of the development of the research documentation. ...
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...endeavor1. So an innovation comes up – database and DBMS - as a remedy to these huge crises. A database is a collection of related files that are usually integrated, linked or cross-referenced to one another. The advantage of a database is that data and records contained in different files can be easily organized and retrieved using specialized database management software called a database management system (DBMS) or database manager. A database management system is a set of software programs that allows users to create, edit and update data in database files, and store and retrieve data from those database files all using a DBMS2. It consists of a combination of pre-written software programs controlling the following functions of a database: Storage; Organization; Management; Update; and Retrieval of data. A DBMS is categorized according to the data types and structures in use. It accepts and processes data requests from an application program, and responds by instructing the operating system to access and transfer the relevant data. With a DBMS in use, it is easier for an organization to make alterations to their information system as requirements undergo changes, as additional data categories can be integrated into the database without any disruption to the running of the existing system. Organizations often use one type of DBMS for their daily transactions, while the detail is then moved onto another computer using a DBMS better adapted to deal with analysis and random...
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...BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE AND ANALYTICS: FROM BIG DATA TO BIG IMPACT Hsinchun Chen Eller College of Management, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721 U.S.A. {hchen@eller.arizona.edu} Roger H. L. Chiang Carl H. Lindner College of Business, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0211 U.S.A. {chianghl@ucmail.uc.edu} Veda C. Storey J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30302-4015 U.S.A. {vstorey@gsu.edu} Business intelligence and analytics (BI&A) has emerged as an important area of study for both practitioners and researchers, reflecting the magnitude and impact of data-related problems to be solved in contemporary business organizations. This introduction to the MIS Quarterly Special Issue on Business Intelligence Research first provides a framework that identifies the evolution, applications, and emerging research areas of BI&A. BI&A 1.0, BI&A 2.0, and BI&A 3.0 are defined and described in terms of their key characteristics and capabilities. Current research in BI&A is analyzed and challenges and opportunities associated with BI&A research and education are identified. We also report a bibliometric study of critical BI&A publications, researchers, and research topics based on more than a decade of related academic and industry publications. Finally, the six articles that comprise this special issue are introduced and characterized in terms of the proposed BI&A research framework. Keywords:...
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...ISSUE: BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE AND ANALYTICS: FROM BIG DATA TO BIG IMPACT Hsinchun Chen Eller College of Management, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721 U.S.A. {hchen@eller.arizona.edu} Roger H. L. Chiang Carl H. Lindner College of Business, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0211 U.S.A. {chianghl@ucmail.uc.edu} Veda C. Storey J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30302-4015 U.S.A. {vstorey@gsu.edu} Business intelligence and analytics (BI&A) has emerged as an important area of study for both practitioners and researchers, reflecting the magnitude and impact of data-related problems to be solved in contemporary business organizations. This introduction to the MIS Quarterly Special Issue on Business Intelligence Research first provides a framework that identifies the evolution, applications, and emerging research areas of BI&A. BI&A 1.0, BI&A 2.0, and BI&A 3.0 are defined and described in terms of their key characteristics and capabilities. Current research in BI&A is analyzed and challenges and opportunities associated with BI&A research and education are identified. We also report a bibliometric study of critical BI&A publications, researchers, and research topics based on more than a decade of related academic and industry publications. Finally, the six articles that comprise this special issue are introduced and characterized in terms of the proposed BI&A research framework. Keywords: Business...
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...DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF COURSE REGISTRATION AND RESULT PROCESSING SYSTEM CHAPTER ONE 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Caritas University, Amorji Nike, Enugu, is a private University approved by the Federal Government of Nigeria on December 16 2004. It was officially opened on January 21, 2005 by the Federal Ministry for Education, Prof. Fabian Osuji. The formal opening was on January 31, 2005. The pioneer students of 250 matriculated on May 28, 2005 in beautiful ceremony that attracted dignitaries both church and state. It is the second Catholic University in Nigeria founded by Rev. Fr. Prof. Emmanuel Paul Mathew Edeh Cssp, OFR. Although he founded the school, the proprietor of the University is the Congregation of Sisters the Saviour, a religious Congregation of Nuns founded by him. The vision of Caritas University is to rescue some of our wandering and teaming youths from further slide into academic and moral decay, and development and transformation of our society through sound and adulterated education. Its mission is to discover, sanctify and apply the knowledge of science, environmental and engineering for human well-being and sound development of man for better society. Caritas University’s goal is to give efficacy to the University’s motto and to its philosophy of education. We embrace not only sound education for professional skills and competency in various fields; but also maintain...
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... Review questions and application exercises on p. 134 and 135 Ch. 7 Product-selling Strategies that Add Value Article: Harte Hanks; Create and Nurture B2B demand with social media, 2010 Article: Ricci, L.R., ― What changed our sales cycle and Why?‖, 2005. Review questions and application exercises on p. 154 and 155, case on p. 155 Ch. 8 The Buying process and buyer behaviour. Article belonging to CH 8: How you slice it; smarter segmentation for your sales force. Describe positioning as a product-selling strategy Explain the cluster of satisfactions concept Discuss product-positioning options Explain how to sell your product with a price strategy Explain how to sell your product with a valueadded strategy Positioning involves: • Those decisions and activities intended to create and maintain a certain concept of the firm‘s product in the customer‘s mind Differentiation refers to: • Your ability to separate yourself and your product from that of your competitors • It is the key to building and maintaining a competitive advantage The set of benefits and values the company promises to deliver to customers to satisfy their needs A well-informed customer will usually choose the product that offers the most value • • • Applies to both new and existing products May be necessary to reposition products several times Salespeople have an important and expanding role in differentiating products • ...
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...VOLUME 2 Manual of Procedures for the Procurement of Goods and Services Page i MANUAL OF PROCEDURES FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF GOODS AND SERVICES.................................................................................................... 1 ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ............................................................ VI INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................... 1 SCOPE OF VOLUME 2...................................................................................... 3 PREPARING FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF GOODS AND SERVICES ................. 5 PREPARING FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF GOODS AND SERVICES ................................. 7 PROCUREMENT PLANNING ............................................................................... 8 What are the factors to be considered in planning for the procurement of Goods? ............ 8 What are “Technical Specifications”? ........................................................................ 10 What are the considerations in setting the technical specifications of the goods to be procured? ......................................................................................................... 10 What is the “Approved Budget for the Contract” or the ABC? ....................................... 11 What are the factors that should be considered in determining the ABC? ...................... 11 PREPARING THE BIDDING DOCUMENTS ..........................................
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...project early phase Authors: Alquier A.M. Cagno E. Caron F. Leopoulos V. Ridao M.A. Abstract During the early “conceptual” phase of a project life-cycle – considering for instance a competitive bidding process when a request for bidding has been received by an engineering & contracting company and the decision to bid has been made – the main objective of the proposal manager is to achieve an effective trade-off between the bid competitive value on the side of the client expectations and the project baseline in term of time/ cost / performance constraints on the side of the utilisation of the internal resources. Since project final performance depends primarily on risk analysis and management, a “risk driven approach” to Project Management appears to be necessary, particularly during the project early phase when only scarce information is available and contractual obligations are to be taken. In this context, both “internal” risk (e.g. probability of cost overrun) and “external” risk (e.g. probability of winning) must be taken into account. The paper presents the PRIMA (Project RIsk Management - IST-1999-10193) research project aiming at implementing such a “risk driven approach” to Project Management through the development of a Risk Management Corporate Memory and a Decision Support System allowing for collecting, storing, sharing, using company knowledge both in terms of data records and experts knowledge in order to improve the company capability of project risk analysis and...
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...Service Request SR-rm-022 BSA 375 October 20, 2014 Service Request SR-rm-022 Riordan Manufacturing is a worldwide plastics maker utilizing 550 individuals with anticipated yearly income of $46 million. There is a plant in Albany, GA that creates plastic refreshment holders, a plant in Pontiac, MI that delivers custom plastic parts, and a plastic fan parts office in Hangzhou, China. The corporate office is in San Jose, CA alongside the organizations Research and Development Department. Riordan Manufacturing is a subsidiary of the guardian organization Riordan Industries, Inc. a Fortune 1000 undertaking with incomes in overabundance of $1 billion (Apollo Group, 2013). Mr. Hugh Mccauley, COO of Riordan Manufacturing has issued a Service Request SR-rm-022 to Smith Services Consulting Inc. coveting to incorporate the current mixture of HR devices into a solitary coordinated application utilizing today's current apparatuses as a part of the HR framework. This solicitation will influence all plant areas of Riordan Manufacturing. Riordan might want to exploit a more complex, state-of-the-workmanship, data frameworks engineering in their Human Resources division. The normal results will characterize the business necessities for the improvement of a HR framework to backing the target of this appeal. The destination is to make a point by point framework configuration and an undertaking usage arrangement needed to finish the venture. The venture ought to be finished in give or...
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...1 – Introduction to Computer Concepts History of Computer * Often referred to the different generations of computing devices. * The circuitry is smaller and more advanced than previous generation. * First Generation - 1940-1956: Vacuum Tubes * Often enormous, very expensive, use a great deal of electricity and generate a lot of heat. * E.g., UNIVAC, ENIAC * Second Generation - 1956-1963: Transistors * Computers are smaller, faster, cheaper, more energy-efficient and more reliable. * Third Generation - 1964-1971: Integrated Circuits * Miniaturized Transistors were placed on silicon chips called semiconductors. * Increased speed and efficiency. * Fourth Generation - 1971-Present: Microprocessors * Thousands of Integrated Circuits (IC) were onto a silicon chip. * Computers are more powerful and linked to networks. * Fifth Generation - Present and Beyond: Artificial Intelligence * Uses parallel processing, quantum computation and nano-technology. * Respond to natural language input and capable of learning and self-organization. Computer Literacy * Knowledge and understanding of computers and their uses. Computer * An electronic device that transform input into output. Information Processing Cycle * Is a series of Input, Process, Output and Storage. Components of a Computer * Input, Process, Output, Storage and Communication Computer Systems * It has data inputs, processes that transform data...
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...Fundamentals of Database Systems Preface....................................................................................................................................................12 Contents of This Edition.....................................................................................................................13 Guidelines for Using This Book.........................................................................................................14 Acknowledgments ..............................................................................................................................15 Contents of This Edition.........................................................................................................................17 Guidelines for Using This Book.............................................................................................................19 Acknowledgments ..................................................................................................................................21 About the Authors ..................................................................................................................................22 Part 1: Basic Concepts............................................................................................................................23 Chapter 1: Databases and Database Users..........................................................................................23 ...
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...goods and services. The growth in volume, variety, and velocity of data has created new challenges and opportunities. The information access, analysis, and management challenges of the intelligent economy can overwhelm organizations unprepared for the emerging changes. In this environment, it is not only access to data but the ability to analyze and act upon it that creates competitive advantage in commercial transactions, enables sustainable and secure management of communities, and promotes appropriate distribution of social, healthcare, and educational services. It is not only access to data but the ability to analyze and act upon it that creates competitive advantage. www.idc.com P.508.872.8200 F.508.935.4015 In This White Paper This IDC white paper discusses the emerging technologies of the Big Data movement. It breaks out these technologies according to their most effective roles and use cases. It also discusses why Big Data has become so important at this time and how Big Data can help enterprises reach their business goals. It considers the challenges created by Big Data and how they can be met. It identifies the relevant technology offered by SAP and shows how those technologies can help enterprises effectively leverage Big Data to their advantage. Global Headquarters: 5 Speen Street Framingham, MA 01701 USA Drivers of Big Data: Why Now? What's New? Commercial and public sector organizations are driven to invest in Big Data solutions for various reasons that span...
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...Riordan Manufacturing Human Resources Integration Project Brett Hall, Carl Rascoe, Juan (Danny) Castaneda, and Tina Schaffer CIS/207 November 6, 2012 Bill Fennell Riordan Manufacturing is a global plastics manufacturer that was founded by Dr. Riordan in 1991. Dr. Riordan obtained several patents that later turned into commercial applications that developed his company in to a Fortune 1000 enterprise, employing 550 people with projected earnings of $46 million dollars and over $1 billion in revenues. In 1993 the company expanded from high tensile strength plastics and fans into producing plastic beverage containers. The company’s latest expansion was in 2000 when it opened operations in China. Riordan Manufacturing is the industry leader in using polymer materials with future goals of achieving and maintaining reasonable profitability to ensure and sustain growth (Apollo, 2005). In response to Hugh McCauley’s, Riordan Manufacturing Chief Operations Officer‘s (COO) concern about the antiquated processes and his requirements the team analyzed the manual and redundant processes of the current Human Resources System Integration (HRIS). The team has determined with the use of state-of-the art information technology system the current manual intensive, multi-functional processes can be integrated into a single system. The team has kept in consideration that the integrated HRIS has to be accessible by all of Riordan’s plant locations. Based on the request...
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...European Journal of Marketing 29,1 8 Received June 1994 Information systems in marketing Identifying opportunities for new applications Jari M. Talvinen Helsinki School of Economics and Business Administration, Helsinki, Finland Introduction Over the past three decades, subtle changes in the theory and practice of marketing have been fundamentally reshaping companies. These changes have also been evident in marketing and management related information systems. More and more, companies are faced with the need to control an ever larger and rapidly changing marketing environment. The information processing requirements of companies are expanding as their competitive environments become more dynamic and volatile[1]. To handle the increasing external and internal information flow and to improve its quality, companies will need to take advantage of the opportunities offered by modern information technology (IT) and information systems (IS). Managing marketing information by means of IT has become one of the most vital elements of effective marketing. By collecting and sharing marketing information and by using it to promote corporate and brand image, IS offer new ways of improving internal efficiencies of the firm. Information systems allow dynamic marketing communication between personnel in corporate planning, accounting, advertising and sales promotion, product management, channels of distribution and direct sales. Information technology-based marketing information systems...
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