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Chapter 10: Information Systems for Business Operations



Web Links
web links

Real World Case 1: Gulf States Paper Corporation: Machine Vision Systems in Manufacturing
  1. http://www.perceptics.com/mvis/complex.htm This page contains another application case using Machine Vision Systems.

  2. http://www.eeng.dcu.ie/~whelanp/proverbs/proverbs.html There are a lot of proverbs opinions and folklore about machine vision on this site.

  3. http://www.fool.com/Decathlon/1997/Decathlon970425.htm
    This site gives an industry snapshot on machine vision.
Real World Case 2: Book-Of-the Month Club: Direct Marketing on the Web:
  1. http://www.bomc.com/ This is the home page of Book-Of-the-Month Club.

  2. http://www.mediacentral.com/ This is an online magazine on the management of direct marketing.

  3. http://www.dmnews.com/ This site contains news of direct marketing.

  4. http://www.the-dma.org/
    This is the home page of US Direct Marketing Association. Comprehensive information on direct marketing is provided on this site.
Real World Case 3: Adaptec Inc: Improving Manufacturing Operations Through Electronic Commerce
  1. http://www.adaptec.com/ This is the homepage of Adaptec Inc.

  2. http://www.cobb.com/eca/ This online magazine provides news analysis interaction and updates for electronic commerce professionals.

  3. http://www.digital.com/info/edi/intediec.html
    This page contains an article on Integrated EDI and Electronic Commerce.
Real World Problem 1: Hot Jobs Inc: Improving Job Hunting on the Web
  1. http://www.hotjobs.com/ This is the home page of Hot Jobs Inc.

  2. http://members.iquest.net/~swlodin/jobs/
    This page contains job-hunting resources on the web.
Real World Problem 2: EarthLink Network Analyzing Web Site Traffic for Advertising Effectiveness
  1. http://www.earthlink.net/advertise/ This page contains information on advertising on EarthLink Network web site.

  2. http://www.andromedia.com/aria/index.html This page from Andromedia Inc. contains the detailed information on ARIA.

  3. http://www.wilsonweb.com/articles/traffic.htm
    This page illustrates how to analyze web site traffic.
Real World Problem 3: Gulf Canada Resources: Using an Intranet for Corporate Budget
  1. http://www.gulf.ca/
    This is the home page of Gulf Canada Resources.
Real World Problem 4: Ornda HealthCorp: The Business Value of Computer-Based Recruiting System
  1. http://www.tenethealth.com/ Yhis is the home page of Ornda HealthCorp.

  2. http://www.resumix.com/html_ps/ps_resumix5.shtml This page contains the information of Resumix software.

  3. http://www.primenet.com/~dvnet/ars.html
    This page has a demo of computerized recruiting.
Real World Problem 5: First Financial Credit Union: Offering Web-Based Financial Services
  1. http://www.fffcu.org/onlineframe.htm
    This page of First Financial Credit Union provides access to web banking. Customers can pay bills make account inquiries and download information into their favorite financial management packages such as Microsoft Money and Quicken


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