Identify two classifications for supply chain software. For each classification, identify five ...

Identify two classifications for supply chain software. For each classification, identify five capabilities.
 
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 Q. 2

How is the concept of core competency relevant to Smalltown Computer, a local computer repair store that builds custom computers? Give examples.
 
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 Q. 3

Which of the following types of projects is most likely to fail?
 
  A) integration of a third-party automated payment system
  B) replacement of middleware with Web services for legacy application integration
  C) a business process redesign project that restructures workflow and responsibilities
  D) redesigning a user interface to an online investment site
  E) building a Web-based interface to an existing system

 Q. 4

Total supply chain costs represent the majority of operating expenses for many businesses and in some industries approach 75 percent of the total operating budget.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

 Q. 5

What is digital rights management? Explain some challenges faced while using DRM schemes.
 
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 Q. 6

Which of the following statements best describes the term business intelligence?
 
  A) the infrastructure for collecting and managing business data
  B) the tools and techniques used to analyze and understand business data
  C) software developed exclusively for business management
  D) information systems involved in business decision making
  E) enterprise systems used to make business decisions

 Q. 7

Bandwidth is the
 
  A) number of frequencies that can be broadcast through a medium.
  B) number of cycles per second that can be sent through a medium.
  C) difference between the highest and lowest frequencies that can be accommodated on a single channel.
  D) total number of bytes that can be sent through a medium per second.
  E) geographical distance spanned by a network.

 Q. 8

SaaS refers to
 
  A) supplying online access over networks to storage devices and storage area network technology.
  B) managing combinations of applications, networks, systems, storage, and security as well as providing Web site and systems performance monitoring to subscribers over the Internet.
  C) self-contained services that communicate with each other to create a working software application.
  D) easy-to-use software tools for displaying Web pages.
  E) hosting and managing access to software applications delivered over the Internet to clients on a subscription basis.