KSU Management Information Systems Characteristics Pros & Cons Case Study

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A general contracting company engaged in the construction of real estate has several branches throughout the Kingdom and a headquarters in Riyadh. The company different branches are independent from each other and they have similar administrative structure, activity and infrastructure. Each branch has its own departments (finance, accounting, human resources, warehouse management, marketing, sales and operations management). The departments are related to the headquarters in Riyadh to whom they are presenting monthly reports. As for the information technology, the company’s branches have been completely independent in the use of the technology provided by different software, as each department in each branch manages its various administrative and operational activities through software as it deems appropriate. However, this is no longer appropriate for senior management in Riyadh in many ways and believes that a unified information system must be applied to all branches.

1. What are the disadvantages of the current situation in the company in terms of information systems,which prompted the senior management to take the above decision?

2. What are the most important characteristics that must be available in the new information system?

3. What is the most effective for the company, to buy an ERP system or to build and develop acustomized information system?

4. In the form of choosing a company to build a customized information system, do you advise it to hirespecialized personnel to do this or to outsource the developing of the new information system?

5. What is the best methodology for developing the company’s system, the system life cyclemethodology or the prototyping methodology or the rapid application development methodologyRAD?

6. What is the best way to convert to a new system?7. How can the new system help the company make a decision?

YOU CAN USE THIS TEXT BOOK AS A RESOURCE “CHAPER 6” , BUT PLEASE DO REPHRASE FOR ANSWERS

https://dinus.ac.id/repository/docs/ajar/Kenneth_C._Laudon,Jane_P_._Laudon_–_Management_Information_System_12th_Edition_.pdf

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