How do diverse regulatory practices impede the integration process in a global information system (GIS)?


This obstacle applies to policies on business practices and technological use. Many countries restrict the type of hardware and software that can be imported or used, and the vendors that an organization normally deals with might not service certain countries. For example, in August 2010, the United Arab Emirates, citing security concerns, announced that BlackBerry phones would not be allowed to access e-mail or the Web.

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For a given item the lead time is 1 week, the on hand inventory is 50 units, demand is 20 units per

week, safety stock is set at 3 weeks supply and the item is ordered every 2 weeks. The order quantity should be: A) 50 units. B) 40 units. C) 60 units. D) 70 units. E) 120 units.

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  Figure 7-7In Figure 7-7 above, the line identified as A indicates a(n)

A. curvilinear extrapolation. B. non-parametric regression. C. causal analysis. D. sales regression. E. linear trend extrapolation forecast.

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Caroline, who files as head of household, received $9,000 of social security benefits. Her AGI before the social security benefits was $27,000. She also received $200 of tax- exempt interest. What is the amount of taxable social security benefits?

A. $4,500. B. $9,000. C. $3,350. D. $7,650.

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In the case Should Facebook be Regulated, the primary market failure was:

A. Unplanned costs to distribute user data exceeded the costs of selling the data. B. Sales incentives to sell user data exceeded those of protecting user privacy. C. The market naturally disincentivized the sale of personal data and there was no market failure. D. Sales incentives to protect user data exceeded those of selling the data.

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