Chapter 1- Overview Flashcards

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What is information?

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When data becomes meaningful

Ex: like putting data into a sales invoice

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What is Data

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Facts stores in the system

Ex: number date name etc

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What makes information useful 1-4

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Relevant
Reliable
Complete
Timely

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What makes information useful 5-7

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Understandable
Verifiable
Accessible

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What is an internal stakeholder

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Stakeholders are employees in the organization ex: employees and managers

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What is an external stakeholder

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Trading partners like banks and governmenent or customers and vendors

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What are the basic business processes?

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Revenue
Expenditure
Production
Payroll
Financing
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Explain revenue

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Give good or service = GET CASH ha

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Explain expenditure

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Get goods/service =GIVE CASH

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Explain production

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Give labor/materials = FINISHED GOODS

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Explain payroll

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Give cash

Get labor

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Explain financing

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Give cash

Get cash

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How does AIS add value

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Having effective decisions /quality

Having efficient decisions/ reducing costs of decision making

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What is value chain?

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Shows how the different activities within an organization provide value to the customer

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What are Primary activities

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Provide direct value to the customer

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What is a support activity?

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Enable primary activities to be efficient and effective

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Examples of support activities?

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Firm infrastructure
Human resources
Technology
Purchasing

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What are the primary activities?

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Inbound logistics
Operations
Outbound logistics
Marketing and sales
Service