Management Information Systems: Solving Business Problems with Information Technology - Softcover

Post, Gerald V.; Anderson, David L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0256179565 ISBN 13: 9780256179569

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Publishing Co., 1996

Synopsis

This text focuses on how managers apply management information systems to solve business problems and improve their organizations. It addresses the use information technology to improve management and addresses the question throughout of how can management information systems help managers improve their organization's performance in the business environment. The text features chapter openings that include cases to illustrate the concepts exlpored in the chapter; boxed items that have real-world brief cases and discussions illustrating problems and solutions; and a manager's view relating the chapter contents to managers and how IT can improve management.

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Application Appendices - More technical, optional end-of-chapter appendices enable instructors to focus on hands-on applications that tie to specific chapter topics whether in class, in lab, or as homework assignments. Each Appendix has sample applications and a set of exercises. Some Appendix topics include Creating Web Pages, Network Technical Definitions, Forecasting, Financial Definitions, and Project Management.
New Chapter 7 on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Integration - Chapter 7 now highlights the capabilities and importance of ERP products like SAP and how these products support managers. Chapter 7 also includes more detailed coverage of the software tools that support workgroups and teamwork.
New Electronic Commerce coverage in Chapter 6 and integrated throughout - Chapter 6's coverage of networks and the Internet has been expanded and updated to emphasize E-Commerce. The Internet and E-Commerce are also discussed throughout the text where appropriate and in most of the case studies.
Industry-Specific Case Studies - Comparative, in-depth cases illustrate the use of technology by focusing on a specific industry, so students can understand and evaluate a variety of approaches and see how changes occur over a period of time and how these changes affect a company's position in a given industry. There is a chapter-opening 'lead' case that introduces the problems to be explored in the chapter. All of the case studies in the 2E are new to this edition.
Rolling Thunder Bicycles database and exercises - A medium-sized, detailed sample database in Microsoft Access of a small mail-order bicycle company is shrink-wrapped with every student copy of the text and is available to instructors on the Instructor CD-ROM. Each chapter of the textbook has exercises for finding and organizing data, creating tables, and generating reports. This database contains data and applications to simulate the operation of a small firm, including the code that drives the database. It also contains data generation routines so instructors can create their own scenarios. More information on how to use the database is included in the Instructor Resources.
Reality Bytes - mini-cases in every chapter that emphasize business trends in technology, international issues, and ethics and illustrate real-world problems and solutions. 90% of the Reality Bytes are new to this edition.

About the Author:

David Anderson (Chicago, IL) teaches at DePaul University.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Publishing Co.
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0256179565
• ISBN 13: 9780256179569
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 640