Bui15p1 Activity 1-6 Puzzle
Across
- 2. The act of joint cooperation in solving a business problem or undertaking a task.
- 4. A system concerned with managing the internal production, distribution, sales, finance and human resources management processes.
- 5. This information system has the tools used to support the sales and marketing functions.
- 7. System or software that enables information to be shared by people collaborating on solving problems and the activities can range from managing meetings, sharing documents to communicating over a distance.
- 8. A system primarily used to support the tactical, semi-structured decisions that need to be made as part of the evaluation and planning of the business.
- 10. One of the main disadvantages of enterprise systems relates to its high cost of _______________.
- 12. _____________ information systems classified as critical to the success of a business, since their efficiency directly affects customer experience, profitability and cash flow.
- 14. They aim to support the business processes of an organization across any functional boundaries that exist within that organization.
- 17. They are used to represent the knowledge and decision-making skills of specialists so that non-specialists can take decisions.
Down
- 1. It uses a centralized database structure that enables integration of data across the organization.
- 3. They are known for their flexibility in numerical analysis and the incorporation of built-in facilities for statistical and numerical analysis.
- 6. When people exchange information simultaneously as is the case with real-time chat or a telephone conversation, such exchange is said to be _______________.
- 9. The role of ___________ is to acquire all the materials needed by an organization in the form of purchases, rentals, contracts and other acquisition methods.
- 11. A class of operations systems used to manage transactions such as customer orders, supplier purchases and payment.
- 13. A class of information systems intended to increase the productivity of office workers.
- 15. A system used mainly for strategic decision making, which often involves unstructured decisions.
- 16. A system concerned with the flow of materials, information and customers through the enterprise.
- 18. The process that consists of the series of activities that moves materials from suppliers, through the organization to customers.