How has the Database Management Systems approach contributed to the development of integrated systems?
What will be an ideal response?
The DBMS approach takes a data-oriented view to integration. DBMS allow applications to share data stored in a single or distributed database. The applications can come from a number of sources, but often employ a common DBMS architecture. This approach is particularly appropriate when business applications tend to use the same set of data, even if these data are physically stored at different locations and is true for most management information systems.
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What will be an ideal response?
Implementation is best described by which of the following choices?
a. The phase when the change vision is announced and operational planning begins b. The phase when people realize that they have to work to sustain changes and energy wanes c. The phase when things change and people are required to change their work habits d. The phase when the change has been adopted and embedded in the organization
The term lot size signifies:
A) the total production of a single SKU for a one-year period. B) the physical dimensions of the raw materials used to make a batch of one SKU. C) the dimensions of the container used to ship an order to any location outside of company property. D) the number of units of a single item that a company buys from a supplier.
A court order directing a person to do, or to refrain from doing, specific actions are known as a(n):
a. summary dismissal. b. pretrial judgment. c. injunction. d. jury verdict.