What are the key decisions that must be made in determining whether to adopt this technology?

Final Project -DUE December 7
Choose one of the following scenarios from the End of Chapter MIS Projects and write a 2-3 page APA formatted report (you do not need to include an abstract in your report) outlining a solution for the problem posed by the prompt. Cover page, references, and abstract (if included) are not counted toward the content length requirement.
Scenario 2-8
Don’s Lumber Company on the Hudson River features a large selection of materials for flooring, decks, moldings, windows, siding, and roofing. The prices of lumber and other building materials are constantly changing. When a customer inquires about the price on prefinished wood flooring, sales representatives consult a manual price sheet and then call the supplier for the most recent price. The supplier in turn uses a manual price sheet, which has been updated each day. Often, the supplier must call back Don’s sales reps because the company does not have the newest pricing information immediately on hand. Assess the business impact of this situation, describe how this process could be improved with information technology, and identify the decisions that would have to be made to implement a solution.
Scenario 7-9
BestMed Medical Supplies Corporation sells medical and surgical products and equipment from more than 700 manufacturers to hospitals, health clinics, and medical offices. The company employs 500 people at seven locations in western and midwestern states, including account managers, customer service and support representatives, and warehouse staff. Employees communicate by traditional telephone voice services, e-mail, instant messaging, and cell phones. Management is inquiring about whether the company should adopt a system for unified communications. What factors should be considered? What are the key decisions that must be made in determining whether to adopt this technology? Use the web, if necessary, to find out more about unified communications and its costs.
Scenario 9-8
Toronto-based Mercedes-Benz Canada, with a network of 55 dealers, did not know enough about its customers. Dealers provided customer data to the company on an ad hoc basis. Mercedes did not force dealers to report this information. There was no real incentive for dealers to share information with the company. How could CRM and PRM systems help solve this problem?
Scenario 10-10
Columbiana is a small, independent island in the Caribbean that has many historical buildings, forts, and other sites along with rain forests and striking mountains. A few first-class hotels and several dozen less expensive accommodations lie along its beautiful white-sand beaches. The major airlines have regular flights to Columbiana, as do several small airlines. Columbiana’s government wants to increase tourism and develop new markets for the country’s tropical agricultural products. How can a web presence help? What Internet business model would be appropriate? What functions should the web presence perform?
Scenario 14-8
The U.S. Census launched an IT project to arm its census takers in the field with high-tech handheld devices that would save taxpayer money by directly beaming population data to headquarters from census takers in the field. Census officials signed a $600 million contract with Harris Corporation in 2006 to build 500,000 devices but still weren’t sure which features they wanted included in the units. Census officials did not specify the testing process to measure the performance of the handheld devices. As the project progressed, 400 change requests to project requirements were added. Two years and hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars later, the handhelds were far too slow and unreliable to be used for the 2010 U.S. census. What could Census Bureau management and the Harris Corporation have done to prevent this outcome?
FOR HELP WITH APA STYLE FORMATTING REFER TO THE ATTACHED SAMPLE APA PAPER AND THE HOW TO: WRITING AND APA RESOURCES PAGE OF THIS COURSE.
Various portions of this report must be supported with scholarly research. Please keep in mind that this is an academic report and the sources you use should be from an authority on the topic. Scholarly journals, scholarly books, trade magazines or journals, reputable news media, publications made by a government, publications made by a professional organization, and manufacturer’s websites are all acceptable sources.

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