E2 - Impact on organisations

Question 1

Features and implications used by organisations - Stock control

Answer 1

Database connected to EPOs systems to keep track of stock

Records minimum and maximum stock levels for items

Alerts staff when stock is too high or low

Uses ‘Just In Time’ (JIT) stock control where products are only ordered as they are needed - improves efficiency

Advantages - Stock levels recorded more accurately, re-ordering can happen automatically, less stock will be held which saves money on storage space

Disadvantages - Expensive to implement, not always accurate as some stock could have been robbed

Question 2

Features and implications used
by organisations - Data logging

What are the advantages
and disadvantages

Answer 2

Connected to sensors

Collection of data that monitors a process and automatically logs data onto the reader

Used in weather stations as the recording device would monitor data on wind speed, temperature and humidity

Advantages - Greater accuracy, data can be logged on more regularly

Disadvantages - A lot of sensors rely on wireless connectivity, readings will not be accurate is sensors are not calibrated correctly which can lead to incorrect conclusions

Question 3

Features and implications used by organisations - Data analysis

Answer 3

Data gathered from logging needs to analysed to find trends and patterns

Data mining is where large amounts of data sets are analysed

Used in supermarkets, loyalty cards to analyse customer habits to better advertise specific customers

Advantages - Spot trends to allow business to improve itself and become more efficient, outputted into different formats to make it easier to interpret the data

Disadvantages - Computers lack sense, if incorrect is provided than incorrect analysis is performed, malicious users can try access the information

Question 4

Features and implications used by organisations - General office task

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Question 5

Features and implications used by organisations - Creative tasks

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Question 6

Features and implications used by organisations - Advertising

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Question 7

Features and implications used by organisations - Security

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