Overview

Appropriate for any course introducing management information systems from a business perspective. This casebook will serve as an ideal complement to most MIS/CIS textbooks. Designed to demonstrate how software can support managerial decision-making activities, this casebook features 24 cases (more than another casebook currently on the market) covering a wide range of functional areas throughout the business, including finance/accounting, HR, production, and information systems. The cases are spread across three difficulty levels-basic, intermediate, and advanced. They present common managerial issues and problems, and encourage students to actually use their models to make decisions for the cases characters. They require students to apply spreadsheet, database, Web-page development, and/or presentation graphics software, often in an integrated manner. Many of the cases require students to prepare both written and oral presentations on their solutions. Among the topics covered in MIS Cases: Decision Making with Application Software Second Edition: forecasting, inventory decisions, what-if analyses, pricing strategies, billing decisions, and much more.

Full Product Details

Author:   M. Lisa Miller
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Pearson
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 27.70cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 27.70cm
Weight:   0.438kg
ISBN:  

9780131454408

ISBN 10:   0131454404
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   13 May 2004
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9780132214384
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

1. Spreadsheets. 1. Milligan's Backyard Storage Kits. 2. Piedmont Trailer Manufacturing Company. 3. Maxi's Grocery Mart. 4. Klein Technology Seminars. 5. Terrell & Terrell Property Management, Inc. 6. Mark's Collectibles, Inc. 7. Megan Davis Convention Center. 8. BJR Investments, Inc. 9. Madison's Department Store. 10. Baylee Byrd Playsets, Inc. 11. Edmund Grant Pharmaceutical Company. II. Database. 12. Koko's Canine Pet Club. 13. Susan's Special Sauces. 14. Granny Joan's Cookies. 15. Friends in Need. 16. Second Time Around Movies. 17. Tyrone's Arcade Games. 18. Keller Industries. 19. ABC Inc. Health Benefits. 20. Wright Brothers' Airport Shuttle Service. 21. Healthy Plant and Tree Nursery. 22. Franklin University: Student Scholarship Management. III. Web Page Development. 23. Mountain View Dental Clinic. 24. Family Veterinary Pet Care Clinic.

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