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Chapter 3: Solving Business Problems with Information Systems



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Real World Case 1: Camelot Music: Solving Business Problems with Information Technology
  1. http://www.camelotmusic.com/info/index2.html

    Here you will get to know more about Camelot Music including its history purchasing and returns/exchanges policy.

  2. http://richter.net/solutions/merchandising/index.html

    Here you will find the detailed description of the software RAMS which Camelot Music uses to attract and retain customers via variable-pricing policy.

  3. http://www.dciexpo.com/datawhse/
    This DCI's Data Warehouse world site discusses data warehouse concept which Camelot Music uses to serve its 2.25 million frequent buyers.
Real World Case 2: Millipore Corporation: Analyzing Web Site Requirements
  1. http://www.millipore.com/cgi-bin/status/orders.pl

    This site provides online order tracking which Millipore added after online survey. A demo of MilliTrack is also available at the bottom of this page.

  2. http://millispider.millipore.com/corporate/pressrel/3a4a.htm
    A news item where Millipore Corporation has been named one of the top fifty intranet sitesin the second annual CIO Web Business 50/50 Awards. This awards program recognizes innovative Internet and Intranet initiatives by organizations around the world.
Read World Case 3: Reebok International: Redeveloping a Web Site
  1. http://www.reebok.com/

    This is the home page of Reebok through which you may visit different fitness category.

  2. http://www.reebok.com/ws/cgi/passisapi.dll?|bulletins|ANONYEplPGlF|View|6|
    This page is one of the bulletin boards provided by Reebok.
Real World Problem 1: Hallmark Cards: Solving the Total-Cost-of-Ownership Problem
  1. http://www.hallmark.com/

    Here you will find more information on Hallmark which has grown from a shoebox full of cards under Joyce Hall's bed in the Kansas City YMCA in 1910 to a global firm with manufacturing plants around the world.

  2. http://www.interpose.com/newproducts.htm
    Through this site provided by Gartner Group you will learn more about Total-Cost-of-Ownership problem.
Real World Problem 2: Union Pacific Corporation: Solving the Year 2000 Problem
  1. http://www.up.com/

    This is the home page of Union Pacific Corporation which is one of the North America's leading transportation computer technology and logistics companies with operations in United States Canada and Mexico.

  2. http://unix.cc.wmich.edu/rea/Y2K/FAQ.html
  3. http://www.comlinks.com/mag/faq.htm
    The above two sites provide information on Y2K problem and related issues. Relevant consulting service and firms can be found at the bottom of each page.
Real World Problem 3: U.S. Agency for International Development: failure in systems development
  1. http://www.info.usaid.gov/
    This is the home page of U.S. Agency for International Development from which you will find the nature of its business.
Real World Problem 4: Nabisco Inc.: Challenges of Distributed Systems Development
  1. http://www.nabisco.com/
    This is the home page of Nabisco Inc.
  2. http://www.jorvik.com/technical/CBD-web/relatedtopics/distsystems.html


    This page contains information on distributed systems and Microsoft's approach to distributed systems.

Real World Problem 5: JC Penney Company: Solving Application Performance Problems
  1. http://www.jcpenney.com/newhome/content/cybrshop.htm
    This page demonstrates how JC Penney is using web technology to provide cybershopping and services on the Internet.


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