Management Information Systems

You are working, hypothetically, for a medium-to-large aviation-related enterprise, and thanks to your ERAU College of Business degree, you have substantial knowledge of IS. Because of your expertise, you were placed in a management position. Now your superiors expect results! Upper management has tasked you to investigate and evaluate IS solutions, 1. Transportation Management System (TMS), 2. Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM).

1. Describe how the information each system will benefit your company.
2. Provide details and examples of applications and solutions offered by retail vendors.
3. Describe the framework for each solution that the internal staff of your company might develop and implement.
4. Present an account of the strengths, weaknesses, and cost considerations for those solutions.
5. Identify and describe how a solution can provide a competitive advantage, influence strategy, affect organizational performance, and increase operational efficiency.

The following are the submission requirements for this assignment:

• Submit researched scholarly data for TWO Info System-related solutions.
• Submit a minimum of TWO full pages of double-spaced text in the Body of the Text section for EACH IS-related solution. The MINIMUM number of submitted pages in the Body of the Text section is FOUR full pages. The Title, Abstract, Reference List pages, and the paragraph consisting of 4-5 sentences that introduce the need for IS-related solutions in your company are not considered part of the “FOUR full pages” in the Body of the Text section requirement.
• Precede the paragraphed data for each topic in the Body of the Text section with the centered-title of the topic.
• A minimum of TWO primary reference sources outside of the course textbook are required to be cited and referenced in the document submission (ONE per topic).

Criteria:

• Analysis & Comprehension – A THOROUGH analysis of TWO topics was provided AND a HIGH level of understanding of TWO topics was demonstrated.
• Content – A minimum of FOUR FULL pages of double-spaced text was submitted in the Body of the Text.
• Style & Mechanics – ALL sentences were properly structured and carefully focused AND the data was ENTIRELY free of spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors.
• Scholarly Research – Scholarly research was conducted utilizing a minimum of FOUR outside primary sources AND terminology from the source materials was presented.
• APA Style – ALL of the following APA style components were provided and there were NO format errors: Title Page, Page Header with Page Numbers, Abstract Page (label only), Conclusion Section Header following the 4 MIS topics in the Body of the Text (label only), Reference List Page.