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Course: Information Systems for Managers
Internal Assignment Applicable for April 2020
Examination
Ques1. Pais Industries Limited operates in
five business verticals viz. engineering, construction, instrumentation,
software services, and consumer electronics. Its Corporate Information
Technology Division (CITD) is looking for adopting cloud and has invited you to
provide recommendation for cloud deployment model. You are required to provide
a brief report explaining pros and cons of each cloud deployment model and
recommend the most appropriate deployment model.
Answer: The Cloud in terms of computer
networks and its associated technology supports delivering resources such as
computing and storage to customers on demand. Rather than being a new
technology in itself, the cloud is a new business model wrapped around new
technologies such as server virtualization that take advantage of economies of
scale and multi-tenancy to reduce the cost of using information technology
resources. One of the primary uses of cloud computing is for data storage. With
cloud storage, data is stored on
QUES.2. With the number of transactions
increasing online daily, cyber-crime is gaining foothold. Individuals and
organizations need to take measures to ensure that they do not fall prey to
such vicious activities. Cybercriminals have found different ways in which they
can cause harm to the users. Give two examples of any organizations being prey
to cyber-crime in 2019.
Answer: There
are various types of vulnerabilities and security challenges that can affect an
organization’s information system are:
●
Unauthorized access
●
Tapping, sniffing, message
alteration, theft and fraud etc
●
Hacking, Viruses and
worms, vandalism and denial of service
●
Data theft, data copying,
alteration of data etc
In order to safeguard against all above
QUES.3. The Sadpat Group started operations in
the year 1992 with a vision to provide unparalleled quality service to a
spectrum of Maritime and Oil & Gas Industry. Sadpat is now one of the major
players in Dry Docking and Ship Repair in India. Sadpat has also become a
formidable group in providing offshore logistics to support the Oil and Gas
industry. Recently a company that makes ERP software has approached them to
provide a complete solution so that it can integrate its business processes.
They wish to invest in a solution which will enable them to manage all their
activities namely offshore engineering, offshore logistics, coastal logistics
and port services, dry docking and ship repairs and inland waterways.
a. What are the benefits of implementing an
ERP software that the software company needs to highlight?
b. In your opinion, what challenges do you
think Sadpat may face while implementing an ERP package?
Answer: a) Enterprise Resource Planning: It is
integrated cross functional software that reengineers manufacturing,
distribution, finance, human resources and other basic business processes of a
company to improve its efficiency, agility and profitability. ERP is built with
a vision to providing businesses with an integrated information system. ERP
software consists of integrated modules that give a company a real-time cross
functional view of its core-business processes such as production, order
processing and sales and its resources such as cash, raw materials, production
capacity and people.
Best Practices were also a benefit of
implementing an ERP system. When implementing an ERP system, organizations
essentially had to
b) ERP software is intentionally designed to
model and automate many of the basic processes of a company. It established an
effective link between the various functions of a company from the top level to
the bottom level of the hierarchy, with the goal of integrating information
across the company, for example, a communication channel is established between
the finance department and the shop floor for information sharing. This
software helped in eliminating complex and expensive links between computer
systems that were never meant to talk to each other. It also established a faultless
and continues flow of information within the company.
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