...Communications of the Association for Information Systems (Volume13, 2004) 177-195 177 BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE Solomon Negash Computer Science and Information Systems Department Kennesaw State University snegash@kennesaw.edu ABSTRACT Business intelligence systems combine operational data with analytical tools to present complex and competitive information to planners and decision makers. The objective is to improve the timeliness and quality of inputs to the decision process. Business Intelligence is used to understand the capabilities available in the firm; the state of the art, trends, and future directions in the markets, the technologies, and the regulatory environment in which the firm competes; and the actions of competitors and the implications of these actions. The emergence of the data warehouse as a repository, advances in data cleansing, increased capabilities of hardware and software, and the emergence of the web architecture all combine to create a richer business intelligence environment than was available previously. Although business intelligence systems are widely used in industry, research about them is limited. This paper, in addition to being a tutorial, proposes a BI framework and potential research topics. The framework highlights the importance of unstructured data and discusses the need to develop BI tools for its acquisition, integration, cleanup, search, analysis, and delivery. In addition, this paper explores a matrix for BI data types (structured...
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...Communications of the Association for Information Systems (Volume13, 2004) 177-195 177 Business Intelligence by S. Negash BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE Solomon Negash Computer Science and Information Systems Department Kennesaw State University snegash@kennesaw.edu ABSTRACT Business intelligence systems combine operational data with analytical tools to present complex and competitive information to planners and decision makers. The objective is to improve the timeliness and quality of inputs to the decision process. Business Intelligence is used to understand the capabilities available in the firm; the state of the art, trends, and future directions in the markets, the technologies, and the regulatory environment in which the firm competes; and the actions of competitors and the implications of these actions. The emergence of the data warehouse as a repository, advances in data cleansing, increased capabilities of hardware and software, and the emergence of the web architecture all combine to create a richer business intelligence environment than was available previously. Although business intelligence systems are widely used in industry, research about them is limited. This paper, in addition to being a tutorial, proposes a BI framework and potential research topics. The framework highlights the importance of unstructured data and discusses the need to develop BI tools for its acquisition, integration, cleanup, search, analysis, and delivery. In addition, this paper...
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...Communications of the Association for Information Systems (Volume13, 2004) 177-195 177 BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE Solomon Negash Computer Science and Information Systems Department Kennesaw State University snegash@kennesaw.edu ABSTRACT Business intelligence systems combine operational data with analytical tools to present complex and competitive information to planners and decision makers. The objective is to improve the timeliness and quality of inputs to the decision process. Business Intelligence is used to understand the capabilities available in the firm; the state of the art, trends, and future directions in the markets, the technologies, and the regulatory environment in which the firm competes; and the actions of competitors and the implications of these actions. The emergence of the data warehouse as a repository, advances in data cleansing, increased capabilities of hardware and software, and the emergence of the web architecture all combine to create a richer business intelligence environment than was available previously. Although business intelligence systems are widely used in industry, research about them is limited. This paper, in addition to being a tutorial, proposes a BI framework and potential research topics. The framework highlights the importance of unstructured data and discusses the need to develop BI tools for its acquisition, integration, cleanup, search, analysis, and delivery. In addition, this paper explores a matrix for BI data types (structured...
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...products during off hours to attract more customers. After a month of pursuing the new strategy, managers can look at sales data for the month and evaluate whether the strategy resulted in increasing sales and then choose to keep the new price scheme or alter their strategy. Management Control Decisions: Management control decisions are taken by management control level (middle level) managers and deal with the use of resources in the organization. Example : The system installed at each Pizza Hut delivery outlet, restaurant and area managers office includes password‐controlled access to an enterprise information portal, mymicros.net. This content‐rich and secure Internet portal enables area and store managers and staff costs, with real‐timer reports obtained via a Web browser at any time. This enables ,managers to react immediately to any emerging issues and run their operations more effectively. Operational Control Decisions: Operational control decisions deal with the day-to-day problems that affect the operation of the organization. These decisions are taken by the managers at operational level (bottom level) of the organization. Example : Operational support manager identified the big step towards online ordering system...
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...Aklima Khatun ( ). Dept. of Accounting & Information Systems. Islamic University, Kushtia MODE OF INVESTMENT OF ISLAMI BANK BANGLADESH LIMITED. This Report is Submitted to the Department of Accounting & Information Systems, Islamic University, Kushtia in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A) in Accounting & Information Systems. Supervised By: Submitted By: Mr. Md. Ruhul Amin Assistant Professor Dept. of Accounting & Information Systems Islamic University, Kushtia Aklima Khatun B.B.A (Hon’s) Roll No: 0704058 Session: 2007-2008 Dept. of Accounting & Information Systems Islamic University, Kushtia To Dedicated My Respectable Parents, & Honorable Supervisor Declaration I hereby declare that the internship report entitled “Mode of Investment of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited.” is my original research work and pursued under the special supervision of Mr. Md. Ruhul Amin, Assistant Professor, Department of Accounting & Information Systems, Islamic University, Kushtia. I further affirm that work reported in this term paper is original and no part or whole of the term paper has been submitted to, in any form, any other university or institution for any degree or any other purpose. ………………………………………… Aklima Khatun Roll No: 0704058 Session: 2007-2008 Dept. of Accounting & Information Systems Islamic University. Kushtia Letter of Submission Date: 20th November...
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...ACTIVITIES REPORT OF APTPMA HEAD OFFICE APTPMA Annual Report 2007-2008 1 SELECTED ACTIVITIES OF “APTPMA” HEAD OFFICE Dear Readers: We are giving hereunder brief excerpts of APTPMA activities for the year 2007-08 from APTPMA Head Office record for your kind perusal and ready reference: (ZAHIR IQBAL KHAWJA) Secretary APTPMA Head Office ******** ANNUAL ELECTIONS 2007-08 (Press Release Dated 01st January 2008): As per press release dated 01st January 2008, the Central Body elections of All Pakistan Textile Processing Mills Association (APTPMA) were announced by Mian Aftab Ahmed on behalf of Mian Shabbir Ahmed, Returning Officer for APTPMA Elections 200708. The elections were conducted as per directions and orders of the Director General Trade Organizations (DGTO) issued to all the Trade Bodies of Pakistan for the purpose. Following five (5) office-bearers were elected unopposed for the Central Body: Chairman: Mr. Muhammad Riaz Sheikh of M/s Riaz Fabrics, Lahore, Senior Vice Chairman: Mian Ajmal Farooq of M/s Noor Fatima Fabrics Faisalabad, Vice Chairman (Central) Faisalabad: Sheikh M.Amjad Javed of M/s Al-Hamra Textile Industries Faisalabad; Vice Chjairman (Central) Karachi: M.Altaf Shekhani of M/s Shekhani Industries Karachi; Vice Chairman (Central) Lahore/Gujranwala Region: Sheikh Ejaz Raza of M/s Rehman Dyeing, Gujranwala. Besides Central Body elections, the following Regional Chairmen, Regional Vice Chairmen and members Executive Committee were declared elected...
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...Comprehensive Business Process Review and Audit Final Report Prepared for Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc. December 24, 2007 Proprietary & Confidential This document includes information that is proprietary and confidential to Stone & Webster Management Consultants, Inc. (Stone & Webster Consultants) and shall not be disclosed outside the Recipient’s organization. This document shall not be duplicated, used, or disclosed – in whole or in part – for any purpose other than evaluation of this document by the Recipient. This restriction does not limit the Recipient’s right to use information contained in this document, if it is obtained from another source without restriction. The information subject to this restriction is contained in pages of this document marked “Proprietary & Confidential”. This document shall be returned to Stone & Webster Consultants upon its request. Mr. David Hallquist CEO Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc. 42 Wescom Road Johnson, Vermont 05656-9717 Subject: Final Report of the Comprehensive Business Process Review and Audit (BPRA) Efforts December 24, 2007 Dear Mr. Hallquist: Stone & Webster Management Consultants, Inc. (Stone & Webster Consultants) is pleased to submit our team’s report resulting from our efforts to provide a Comprehensive Business Process Review and Audit (BPRA) to the Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc. (VEC). We have incorporated those comments that we felt were appropriate in this final version of the report...
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...Liminality and Communitas as new sources of Social Capital in Business Relationship Dynamics Dr Annmarie Ryan, Department of Management and Marketing, Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick, Ireland. Competitive Paper Abstract In this paper I develop a framework for the study of business relationships through the lens of liminality. This is achieved by discussing the work of Turner in relation to rites and rituals and their role in society. Those dimensions of the concept of liminality and communitas that are important for this study therefore include: that it involves interaction outside everyday lived experience; that liminality is constructed and is neither self-evident or naturally occurring; involves the transformation re-discovery and re-appropriation of every day spaces, through separation, or divestiture process, and subsequently (re)incorporated into the everyday through processes of investiture and importantly, incorporates a shared experience that can impact on relations between those who share the experience beyond the event itself. The concept of liminality is offered as a way to enable researchers to understand the interactions between managers in relationships in a new way. The focus of this paper is therefore threefold: 1/ to expand upon the concept of creating, holding and intensifying liminal space and 2/consideration of the effect of this on the organisation and 3/ reflection on this on-going entering into and leaving of liminal space...
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...9-808-019 JUNE 6, 2008 NANCY F. KOEHN MARYA BESHAROV KATHERINE MILLER Starbucks Coffee Company in the 21st Century On the morning of March 19, 2008, 6,000 Starbucks shareholders gathered at McCaw Hall in Seattle for the coffee company’s annual meeting. The first in line appeared outside the building’s glass-fronted façade while it was still dark, and before long, the performance hall was packed.1 As the crowd streamed inside, one team of Starbucks employees handed out cups of hot coffee, while another wrote down shareholders’ comments about the company on stacks of white cards.2 From the early morning Seattle skyline to the crew of green-aproned workers, the annual ritual was steeped in Starbucks tradition. But for the iconic coffee company, this had been no ordinary year. Starbucks got its start as a Seattle-based coffee roaster in 1971. At this time, the larger coffee market was dominated by supermarket brands such as Folgers and Maxwell House, and per-capita coffee consumption in the U.S. was on the decline.3 During the next two decades, however, sellers of specialty, high-quality coffee beans began to attract a niche following.4 In 1987, entrepreneur Howard Schultz bought Starbucks with an eye toward introducing European-style coffee culture to the American market. Under Schultz’s aegis, Starbucks spread the gospel of high-quality, customized coffee drinks to urban areas around the country. The enthusiasm of Starbucks customers helped the company grow its revenues...
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...Code of Procedure of the Commerce Undergraduate Society of UBC Vancouver “… to enhance the value of the Sauder School of Business Bachelor of Commerce degree while cultivating the personal, professional and academic success of students.” 1. Article 1: Introduction and Scope 6 Section 1.01: Definitions 6 Section 1.02: Jurisdiction 7 Section 1.03: Amendment 7 Section 1.04: Suspension 7 Section 1.05: Summaries 7 Section 1.06: Guidelines 7 2. Article 2: Board of Directors and Executive Council Procedures Policy 7 Section 2.01: Powers of the Chairpersons of the Board of Directors and Executive Council 7 Section 2.02: Authority to Overrule the Chairperson 8 Section 2.03: Appointment of the Board of Directors Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson 8 Section 2.04: Appointment of the Executive Council Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson 8 Section 2.05: Quorum 8 Section 2.06: Meeting Agendas 9 Section 2.07: Speaking Privileges and Agenda Structure 9 Section 2.08: Voting and Records of Votes 13 Section 2.09: Meeting Locations 14 Section 2.10: Public Attendance of Meetings 14 Section 2.11: Participation in Meetings through Electronic Means 14 Section 2.12: Appointment of Proxies 14 Section 2.13: Secretary of the Board of Directors and Executive Council 15 3. Article 3: Board of Directors Committee Policy 16 Section 3.01: Purpose and Nature of Board of Directors Committees 16 Section 3.02: Committee Terms 16 Section 3.03: Inclusion of the General Membership of the...
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...writing Report Writing Effective Learning Service Report Writing Bradford University School of Management Report Writing REPORT WRITING A report is a form of communication in one or more of the following ways: Written form Verbal form Audio-visual form A report is a form of communication that will do one or more of the following: describes analyses summarises criticises or praises makes predictions about … a subject and is based on an analysis of current or past events or identifiable phenomena. If you are studying on an undergraduate or postgraduate course you will be expected to write reports and to present findings in both written and verbal and/or audio/visual forms. You will, for example, write reports: • • • • for module assignments, e.g. case study reports presenting the results of an individual research project summarising the result of a group project and presentation reflecting on a work experience or other placement you were involved in Effective Learning Service 1 Bradford University School of Management Report Writing What’s the difference between a report and an essay? There are two main differences: aim and presentation. Aim Essays give you more opportunity to expand on possibilities, ideas or concepts. Reports deal with describing and/or analysing actual past events. Reports can be written that make predictions or recommendations for the future, but these are usually the result of an analysis of past events or of current or...
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...CHAPTER - 1 INTRODUCTION 1 INTRODUCTION OF THE STUDY In the modern world of tough competition and rivalry among the companies it has become necessary that one should be able to understand each and every aspect of the functioning of the organization than only concentrating on his work alone. So in order to make students aware of the overall working of the organization the university as well as the institution has made it mandatory to conduct a detailed study into the working of an organization and also to submit a report at the end of the study. Since the industrial revolution in the early 18th century, the world has witnessed a significant growth in the field of infrastructure, industry and allied activities. In India after the globalization in 1993, the foreign counterparts started coming to India and the need for doing project was realized and now it has become an important component of economic development. Projects are defined as an economic activity with well defined objectives and having a specific beginning and end. The engineering industry is one of the second largest components of India‟s manufacturing sector over the year. This particular sector has registered an average growth of 16% during the last two decades. It includes production of the electronic gadgets and machines and drives to run those machines. Need for the study To learn about the origin and development of the company. The role of each department in an organization dealing in industrial...
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...Investment and Foreign Exchange operation of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) Table of Contents: LIST OF ILUSTRATION 5 Executive Summary 6 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 7 CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION: 8 1.1 PURPOSE 8 1.2 SCOPE: 8 1.3 BACKGROUND 9 1.4 METHODS OF DATA COLLECTION 10 1.5 LIMITATION OF THE STUDY: 11 CHAPTER TWO: PROFILE OF IBBL 12 2.1 INTRODUCTION: 12 2.2 DEFINITION OF ISLSMIIC BANK: 12 2.3 Historical Background of IBBL: 12 CHAPTERFOUR: FOREIGN EXCHANGE OPERATION 49 OF IBBL 49 4.2 FOREIGN EXCHANGE: 49 4.3 Functions of Foreign Exchange Department: 50 Exports: 50 LIST OF ILUSTRATION Executive Summary Islamic banking is relatively a new concept in the world. Before the inception of Islamic banking phenomenon, banks were institutes to be avoided by the millions of Muslims. Keeping aloof themselves from banking, Muslims began to loss their market in the world economy. As the competition the business world became more and more severe, businesspersons had no alternative banking premises and many of them were getting involved in the traditional banking. However, the traditional banking is based on interest, which is fully prohibited in Islam. To overcome this problem, Muslim scholars, philosophers, economists etc....
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...Investment and Foreign Exchange operation of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) Table of Contents: LIST OF ILUSTRATION 5 Executive Summary 6 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 7 CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION: 8 1.1 PURPOSE 8 1.2 SCOPE: 8 1.3 BACKGROUND 9 1.4 METHODS OF DATA COLLECTION 10 1.5 LIMITATION OF THE STUDY: 11 CHAPTER TWO: PROFILE OF IBBL 12 2.1 INTRODUCTION: 12 2.2 DEFINITION OF ISLSMIIC BANK: 12 2.3 Historical Background of IBBL: 12 CHAPTERFOUR: FOREIGN EXCHANGE OPERATION 49 OF IBBL 49 4.2 FOREIGN EXCHANGE: 49 4.3 Functions of Foreign Exchange Department: 50 Exports: 50 LIST OF ILUSTRATION Executive Summary Islamic banking is relatively a new concept in the world. Before the inception of Islamic banking phenomenon, banks were institutes to be avoided by the millions of Muslims. Keeping aloof themselves from banking, Muslims began to loss their market in the world economy. As the competition the business world became more and more severe, businesspersons had no alternative banking premises and many of them were getting involved in the traditional banking. However, the traditional banking is based on interest, which is fully prohibited in Islam. To overcome this problem, Muslim scholars, philosophers, economists etc....
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...undertakes a risk management program. Instead, informational asymmetries, facilitation of internal contracting, and competitive pricing concerns seem to motivate hedging. How HDG hedges depends on accounting treatment, derivative market liquidity, foreign exchange volatility, exposure volatility, technical factors, and recent hedging outcomes. * Department of Finance, Kenan-Flagler Business School, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, CB 3490 – McColl Building, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3490. Voice: (919) 962-9250, Fax: (919) 962-2068, Email: gregwbrown@unc.edu. A more recent version of this document may be available from my web page: http://itr.bschool.unc.edu/faculty/browngr. I gratefully acknowledge the assistance of the treasury staff of HDG in providing data and for allocating time to this endeavor. This study also benefited from the advice and comments of John Graham, David Haushalter, Jay Hartzell, John Hund, Bernadette Minton, Daniel Rogers, Laura Starks, René Stulz, Klaus Toft, Jeremy Stein, and especially Peter Tufano....
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