Analyze Case Study II-5: "The CliptomaniaTM Web Store" (on pp. 308-320 in the textbook). APA
• Discuss the strategic issues faced by the company in launching and developing their e-business venture.
• Provide your recommendations and analysis.
• Summarize your findings in a two-page paper using proper APA formatting.
Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for this assignment is provided below.
PowerPoint Presentation
Create a 7- to 10-slide presentation comparing and contrasting two major off-the-shelf software packages that could be implemented in an organization. Identify which functionality would be likely to be used as-is, and highlight what may need to be added or modified. Briefly describe what issues you may be likely to face in the effort to modify the package. You may use various sources from the company web site. Be sure to cite all sources used in a reference slide with proper APA formatting. (Cover and reference slides do not count in the length requirement). You may also use the slide notes function.
Be sure to include the following in your presentation:
• Two major off the shelf software packages
• Description of how they may be used in an organization
• Identification of features to be used as-is, possible modifications and additions
• Brief summary describing issues to be faced in the modification of the package
• Proper APA formatting of citations and references
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Analyze Case Study III-5: "NIBCO's 'Big Bang': An SAP Implementation" (on pp. 468-483 in the textbook).
• Discuss reasons behind NIBCO's decision to implement an ERP system.
• Describe the pros and cons of the approach to implementation decided upon by NIBCO.
• Provide your analysis and recommendation for how the project was managed including its management structure.
• Summarize your findings in a two-page paper using proper APA formatting.
75 words for each of the following:
1. What are some of the potential benefits of B2B applications that use the Internet?
2. Define the term system. Give an example of a business system, and create a context diagram to show its boundary, environment, inputs, and outputs.
3. Choose one of the five competitive forces in Porter's model. Describe a new opportunity and a new threat due to e-commerce via the Internet for a specific industry of your choosing.
4. Describe some of the reasons that early dot-com companies had an initial advantage over traditional companies in developing an online sales capability.
5. Compare and contrast a context diagram (using data flow diagram (DFD) modeling) and a use case diagram (using unified modeling language (UML))?