ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), SCM (Supply Chain Management), and CRM (Customer Relationship Management). The test bank will ask you to identify which system solves a specific business problem (e.g., late supplier deliveries = SCM issue).
Tests synthesis, strategic thinking, and real-world application.
Question 9 (20 points)
Background: "FreshGrocery" is a regional supermarket chain. They face competition from Walmart (low prices) and Whole Foods (premium fresh). They choose a Focused Differentiation strategy: "Organic & local produce delivered within 2 hours."
Part A (6 points): Using Porter’s Value Chain, identify two primary activities and one support activity that FreshGrocery must excel at. For each, specify an information system feature they would need. Commerce 2ka3 Test Bank
Part B (6 points): FreshGrocery launches a mobile app. Describe one competitive advantage gained and one potential threat introduced from the perspective of Porter’s Five Forces.
Part C (8 points): The VP of Marketing wants to send a $5 coupon to any customer who has not opened the app in 14 days but has purchased organic milk in the past. Write the pseudo-SQL query logic (SELECT...FROM...WHERE) OR draw the logic flow a DSS would use to generate this list. Question 10: A company has a 99
Question 10: A company has a 99.9% uptime SLA (Service Level Agreement). How many minutes of downtime are allowed per year (use 365 days)?
Answer: C (365 * 24 * 60 = 525,600 minutes/year. 0.1% of that = 525.6 minutes ≈ 525 minutes) Answer: C (365 * 24 * 60 = 525,600 minutes/year
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