BLOG POST FINAL QUESTION # 2

1. Describe or define DSS

The DSS is about the specific class of computerized and they support their business, decision making and organization. Aside from that, that DSS is an interactive software-based system intended to help decision makers compile useful information from raw data, documents, personal knowledge, and/or business models to identify and solve their problems and make has decisions

2.Distinguish DSS from MIS
DSS- it means that is to Assist Managers with their decision process in semi-structured tasks Support, rather than replace managerial judgment And they also improve their effectiveness of decision making rather than its efficiency while Management Information Systems are distinct from regular information systems in that they are used to analyze other information systems applied in operational activities in the organization
3.Illustrate (give examples) how DSS can improve company's competitive advantage and organizational performance.

For me, through DSS can improve company’s In terms, competitive advantage and organizational performance has need to widespread to use the computer technology has changed the company do business so that they are importance to do that things. And also, the Decision support systems can potentially help a firm create a cost advantage. Decision support systems can provide many benefits including improving personal efficiency and reducing staff needs, expediting problem solving and increasing organizational control. Managers who want to create a cost advantage should search for situations where decision processes seem slow or tedious and where problems reoccur or solutions are delayed or unsatisfactory
For example, information technology has altered the bargaining relationships between companies and their suppliers, channels and buyers. Today it is easy for information systems to cross company boundaries.
.Reference

Power, D.J. A Brief History of Decision Support Systems DSSResources.COM, World Wide Web, version 2.8, May 31, 2003.^ Keen, P. G. W. (1978). Decision support systems: an organizational perspective. Reading, Mass., Addison-Wesley Pub. Co. ISBN 0-201-03667-3b O’Brien, J (1999). Management Information Systems – Managing Information Technology in the Internetworked Enterprise (in English). Boston: Irwin McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0071123733. ^ Lee, AS (2001). "Editor’s Comments". MIS Quarterly 25 (1):
iii-vii.
Kettinger, W., Grover, V., Guha, S., and Segars, A., “Strategic Information Systems Revisited,” MIS Quarterly, 1994, pp. 31-55.
Porter, M. E. and V. E. Millar, “How Information Gives You Competitive Advantage,” Harvard Business Review, July-August, 1985.
Porter, M. E., "How Competitive Forces Shape Strategy," Harvard Business Review, March-April, 1979

blog post final #1

Research one company from the Internet and describe their MIS strategic plan in 1-2 paragraphs. Discuss too the impact of this strategic plan on the company's management, competitors, customers and the company as a whole.Evaluate how can this strategic plan be applied to any local company in the Philippines. Discuss too the possible effect on the company

answer:

Company:Asia MarketResearch Dot Com

DESCRIBE THIER MIS STRATEGIC PLAN:

MIS strategic plan through marketing practitioners often find themselves so preoccupied with the hard work of running marketing programs, supervising staff and sales force, and attending to the day-to-day grind that they lose sight of the Big Picture. However, it is essential every once in a while to step back, gain a little perspective, and engage in some serious strategizing.
The broad scope of strategic planing encompasses:All the products/services your company offers
All the markets you serve,Both environmental and internal variables Production, research, finance, and other organizational elements needed for success .Strategic planning looks beyond the immediate circumstances, in the process clarifying where you want to be in the future. This strategic perspective can be contrasted to the tactical level (which looks at performance of specific products or markets over a shorter time frame) and operational planning (which focuses on the nitty gritty of getting the job done). Following is a somewhat oversimplified but hopefully useful overview of the strategic planning process.

The impact of this strategic plan on the company management, competitors,customers on the company as a whole.

1. Customer analysis answers important questions about each specific product/service market. Among the factors you should assess are:
Estimated annual purchases
Projected annual growth rate
Size of market (# of customers/organizations/purchasing units)
Demographics/socioeconomics of customers
Geographic concentration or dispersion
Customer buying motivations
Information they base purchase decisions on
Purchasing practices

2. Key competitor analysis for each major competitor:
Estimated business strength
Market share and market trend
Financial strengths and weaknesses
Profitability
Quality of management
Technology position
Marketing strategy (target market strategy, program/product positioning, product line strategy and distribution, pricing strategy, promotions strategy)

Evaluate how can this strategic plan be applied to any local company in the philippines:
Through the strong track record of successful market research & brand research projects for the world's leading brands, companies, and government agencies
Region wide field research: Japan, China, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Indo-China, South Korea, Taiwan. Also international field work & data collection for testing Asian products and services worldwide
Reliable & fast data collection; Valid research analysis
Market research techniques developed and refined specifically for Asia
Original brand research analysis methods developed over 10 years and used with some of the world's leading brands, developed specifically for Asian consumer markets
Integrated back-translation
English speaking International Market Research Directors based in Asia for over 10 years
Local language field researchers, supervisors and focus group moderators
Responsive phone and email support after hours for clients in all time zones
Personal phone and email communication direct with senior and principal researchers

REFERENCES:

Clarence Henderson is president of Henderson Consulting International, Manila, Philippines. He also contributes the monthly Pearl of the Orient Seas column on the Asia Business Strategy & Street Intelligence Ezine.
Market Research Graffiti is a regular column on issues of interest to the market research community

blog post#3 midtem

For those who are working, interview your IT in-charge and ask him/her to describe the computer database systems used in the company. Write your answer in 1-2 paragraphs. Further, ask also the benefits and/or disadvantages derived from these database systems.
For those who are not working, research one company in the net who is using computerized database systems. Describe the use and/or nature of these systems and describe too the benefits/disadvantages from these systems. Include your reference.

Company:
Introduction to Hospital Information Systems
Module M30c

*** Hospital Information System (HIS) is a computerized system designed to meet the information needs of all (or most) of a hospital. This includes many diverse types of data, such as:
Patient information
Clinical laboratory, radiology, and patient monitoring
Patient census and billing
Staffing and scheduling
Outcomes assessment and quality control
Pharmacy ordering, prescription handling, and pharmacopoeia information
Decision support
Finance and accounting
Supplies, inventory, maintenance, and orders management

**Early hospital computer systems developed from business computing systems in the late 1950s and early 1960s, and were used for accounting, billing, inventory and similar business-related functions.
Others were developed during the 1960s primarily for storing patient information to be used by medical staff.
These types of systems have been slow to integrate. Surveys (Dorenfest 1987, 1992) of hospitals since 1980 have shown that less than half of community hospitals have full Hospital Information Systems, mainly because few were available to integrate all the functions needed. Research and teaching hospitals presumably have a much higher usage of Hospital Information Systems.
The future is not certain. Several factors are at work:
Computer hardware is getting more affordable
Computer software is not getting any less expensive
Budgets for Hospital Information Systems are generally not expanding
Medical caregivers are under pressure to handle more patients on an outpatient basis, reducing hospital census and generally reducing hospital budgets
Standards for storing and exchanging patient information have not been agreed on
An overall plan for national health care - which could have a big impact on Hospital Information Systems - has been a political football, leading to uncertainty in planning.

Advantages of Hospital Information Systems and listed these benefits:
Increased time nurses spend with patients
Access to information
Improved quality of documentation
Improved quality of patient care
Increased nursing productivity
Improved communications
Reduced errors of omission
Reduced medication errors
Reduced hospital costs
Increased nurse job satisfaction
Compliance with regulations of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO)
Development of a common clinical database
Improved patient's perception of care
Enhanced ability to track patient's record
Enhanced ability to recruit and retain staff
Improved hospital image But what about the cost? Here are some interesting estimates:
It costs approximately $5,000 to computerize a nursing administrative office
Administrative uses of Hospital Information Systems can save approximately $36 billion each year in the U.S. (Estimates from Saba & McCormick 1996, p.308)

*****REFERENCE**

Much of the information discussed here is drawn from Saba & McCormick 1996.
Dorenfest, S. 1993.
The Dorenfest 3000+ Database and the Dorenfest Guide to the Hospital Information Systems Market. Chicago: published by the author. Quoted in Saba and McCormick 1996, p. 190.
Marr, P., E. Duthie, K. Glassman et al. 1993.
Bedside terminals and quality of nursing documentation. Computers in Nursing, 11(4), 176-182. Quoted in Saba and McCormick 1996, p.371.
Saba, V. and K. McCormick. 1996.
Essentials of Computers for Nurses. Second edition. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Simpson, R. 1992.
What nursing leaders are saying about technology. Nursing Management, 23(7), 28-32. Quoted in Saba & McCormick, pp. 358-9.

question midterm # 2

Research 1 company and describe how they protect their company from internet risks.

Also, research for possible risks or dangers and/or impacts of internet - related crimes to a company.

Magnolia Company
Through Magnolia State Bank's website and systems including but not limited to unauthorized entry into our Internet banking system, internal network, misuse of passwords, or misuse of any information posted on our website is strictly prohibite.
Any and all information, materials, product offerings, services, terms and conditions are subject to change without notice.Not all products and services advertised on this website are available in all geographic areas. We reserve the right to determine your eligibility for any product or service. This website is not directed to children, although we may periodically advertise special accounts that may be appropriate for children. Parents of children interested in any of our online services should contact us at one of our many office locations.

Possible Risk or Dangers

Magnolia State Bank maintains this website to provide you with information about our products and services. For your convenience, we may also provide links to various third parties websites that may be of interest to you. Magnolia State Bank does not control linked third party sites. When you click on links to third party sites, you will leave our website and will be redirected to another site. Linking to other third party sites is at your own risk. The content on linked sites may change without notice.

QUESTION #1 MIDTERM

Research 1 company that makes use of E-commerce. Describe the nature of this company in 1-2 paragraphs.Identify then, how does this company use e-commerce to achieve strategic advantage. Describe the benefits derived from this strategy.

COMPANY USE OF E-commerce
ORLANDO WEB DEVELOPMENT COMPANY.

NATURE OF THE COMPANY

As technologies emerge, successful businesses are quick to identify developing opportunities and expand their commercial capabilities. Conducting commerce electronically is no different. For many businesses, new technologies that digitally exchange text and monetary information are effective tools to serve traditional business goals of streamlining services, developing new markets, and creating innovative business opportunities. In addition, they offer the potential to develop types of services that are so innovative and distinct from tradition that they define a new type of commerce. Appropriately named, electronic commerce (E-Commerce) is the synthesis of traditional business practices with computer, information and communication technologies

It first emerged in the 1960's on private networks, as typically large organizations developed electronic data interchange (EDI) installations and banks implemented electronic funds transfer (EFT). Today, however, E-Commerce is no longer the exclusive domain of large organizations or private networks. The open network Internet and particularly the World Wide Web not only present new commercial potential for large organizations, but also provide a viable entry point for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) into E-Commerce opportunities.
Even though E-Commerce has existed for over thirty years, it has just recently sustained significant growth. In the past 5 years the Internet has transformed from an auxiliary communication medium for academics and large organizations into an entrenched communication medium that spans across nearly all parts of mainstream society. E-Commerce growth is tied directly to these socio-technological changes. The more entrenched the medium becomes, the more users are drawn to it. An increase in users increases markets. As markets expand, more businesses are attracted, which in turn drives the development of better, more stable and secure technology to facilitate E-Commerce. A stable, secure environment for exchanging mission-critical and monetary information only draws more businesses and consumers to the Internet and ensures the growth pattern continues. All these related factors contribute to a burgeoning E-Commerce marketplace that should continue to grow well into the new millennium.

AdVantage of e-commerce

In the short-term, entry into E-Commerce may offer a competitive advantage over slower to act competitors. The market for E-Commerce is growing, as more consumers and businesses gain Internet access and transaction processing technologies improve security. Companies that establish an operation today, still in the early stages of Internet based E-Commerce, will have a fuller understanding of the issues and be better prepared to capitalize on emerging technologies when E-Commerce markets open up in the next few years.

The benefits of E-Commerce to a small business may include capabilities to:

Extend the range of sales territory
Streamline communication to suppliers and clients
Expand reach to new clients
Improve service to existing clients
Reduce paperwork and time spent on correspondence
Track customer satisfaction
Expedite billing
Improve collaboration on work projects
Expand markets beyond geographical, national boundaries
Leverage legacy data
Improve inventory control, order processing
Establish position in emerging E-Commerce marketplace
Lower costs of overhead
Realize economies of scale by increasing sales volume to new markets
Monitor competition and industry trends
Improve or expand product lines - locate new suppliers, products that could be included in catalogue.
Management of expectations
How does it integrate with traditional services?
As E-Commerce matures and more traditional businesses enter the electronic marketplace, it will become difficult to distinguish the E-Commerce merchant from traditional merchant. Although some firms operate exclusively as E-Commerce merchants, it appears that the greatest opportunities are for established firms that venture into E-Commerce as a means to refine existing business processes and gain new customers.
E-Commerce may complement or replace traditional commercial activities, depending upon the industry and the functions. Because it is both a threat and an opportunity for various industries, it is worthwhile to:
Study how E-Commerce can integrate into operations. Determine needs and capabilities. E-Commerce operations may shadow traditional operations to provide redundant services such as product information distribution.
Develop an E-Commerce strategy into the business and marketing plans. Understanding how an E-Commerce system will strategically fit with the firm's existing operations will help to allocate the management and financial resources necessary for it to be a success. In the long-run, there have to be resources to set-up and sustain a system, making it work best for the type of operation that will be managed.
Monitor competitors, suppliers, and customers' movements into E-Commerce. Special attention to their capabilities will help determine areas of E-Commerce that need development.
Establish a consistent operations review process. E-Commerce technology and operations are constantly evolving. Changes in technology frequently introduce opportunities to refine or create new services.

Blog post #6 QUESTION

Dunkin's Donuts-living in the Seattle area it's probably considered bizarre for me to make note of this: there are no Dunkin' Donuts out here. Not a single one in the whole state of Washington.You may laugh and say "Who cares?". Seattle is up to its eyeballs in coffeehouses. Fine but I still miss Dunkin' Donuts. No, it's not for the doughnuts. It's the coffee. Dunkin' Donuts is good for a quick, unfussy cup of decent coffee. And then there's the difference in price and speed. Starbucks is expensive and slow. You're expected to linger while you sip your Quad Soy Vente Latte. Dunkin' Donuts may sell some weird coffee drinks too but most people order basic coffee.Is the lack of Dunkin Donuts a result of the Starbucks Divide? (ie. liberals go to Starbucks while conservatives get their coffee at Dunkin' Donuts). Nope, Washington State may have been blue for the 2004 election but so was Massachusetts. And Dunkin' Donuts was originally founded in Massachusetts.Perhaps the explanation is that the Dunkin' Donuts chain just doesn't stretch this far West. But then again, according to their web site, they have stores in 29 countries including the Philippines, Indonesia, South Korea

Dunkin' Donuts plans to open its first shop in Shanghai this Spring. It plans to put up over 100 stores in mainland China over the next 10 years.
The Massachusetts-based seller of coffee and baked goods started to invade the Chinese market back in January 2007 by putting up its first shop in Taiwan. It currently operates 10 shops in Taipei supervised by franchise partner Mercuries & Associates. Aside from its mainland expansion, the company also plans to put up 10 additional shops in Taiwan.
Dunkin' Donuts granted Taiwan-based Mercuries & Associates franchise rights in Shanghai, as well as in the provinces of Jiangsu and Zhijiang. The mainland shops will offer Dunkin's signature products including its coffee, espresso, donuts, and other baked goods. The shops will also serve items—which would suit local taste—such as green tea, honeydew melon donuts, and mochi rings made of indigenous rice flour.
A subsidiary of Dunkin' Brands Inc., Dunkin' Donuts is expanding globally and currently has 7,900 shops in 31 countries.

History
In 1946, William Rosenberg founded Industrial Luncheon Services as a company to deliver meals and "coffee break snacks" to customers in the outer reaches of Providence, Rhode Island. His business saw success and Rosenberg soon followed by opening up his first coffee and donut shop called "The Open Kettle". In 1950 he opened the first store known as "Dunkin' Donuts", which is still standing today at 543 Southern Artery in Quincy, Massachusetts[1]. By 1954, Rosenberg had opened a total of five Dunkin ' Donuts shops, with Natick, Somerville, Saugus, and Shrewsbury added to the list. The first franchised Dunkin' Donuts shop in America opened in the Webster Square area of Worcester, Massachusetts in 1955.[2] To save on rent, Howdy Beefburger (a chain of fast food restaurants similar to McDonald's restaurants) frequently shared parking lots with Dunkin' Donuts shops. Howdy Beefburger could not compete, and had disappeared by 1980.
For a while, Dunkin' Donuts and its other quick-service brands - Togo's and Baskin-Robbins - were owned and operated by Allied Domecq. Allied Domecq has since been bought out by Pernod Ricard for its Spirits and Wine division, breaking off the quick service brand to create Dunkin' Brands, the current owner of Dunkin' Donuts. Currently, there are 5,541 Dunkin' Donuts franchises in the United States, 79 in Canada, and 1,846 throughout the rest of the world.

Dunkin' Donuts has come under fire from some of its franchisees for allegedly strong-arming them out of a business at large financial losses. Dunkin' Donuts has sued franchise owners 154 times since 2006. Over the same stretch of time, McDonald's was involved in five lawsuits. Subway, a company that has four times the number of locations as Dunkin' Donuts, sued its franchises 12 times. Franchisees allege that the company's larger business strategy requires multi-unit franchisees who have ample capital and can open numerous stores rapidly to compete with Starbucks. [

Blog post #5 QUESTION

As a future manager, my computer ethics to use, in my program is "how computers affect society concern it because that is a common issues about in the computer ethics".Aside from that,you can get the ideas and impact on the society therefore,computer ethics to raise a higher rank discussion of how much influence from the computers should have in areas such as human communication.