Essays on Business Intelligence

Introduction

Technological advancements have been sweeping across different facets of the economy like bush fire. The education sector has not been left behind in the adoption and application of technology to streamline their processes. Several universities across the globe have taken a paradigm shift from the traditional manual records management to the digital records management (Alavi & Leidner, 1999). In this paper, we are going to propose a comprehensive University database used for data storage, extraction, and processing.

It is assumed that the University is currently using a manual paper-based records management system It is assumed that the University already has ...

Business Intelligence and Analytics in Higher Education Institutions

Business Intelligence and Analytics

Business Intelligence and Analytics refers to the process of collecting and analyzing data from internal and external systems to produce actionable information to help in making decisions. The process of business intelligence and analytics is driven by information technology and in modern business; there are countless software for this purpose. The users of the simplified actionable information could be management or the people in operations. The current economy is information-driven; producing what has come to be known as the knowledge economy. Modern business is generally driven by having the right information at the right time ...

Introduction

This report is about Northumbria Country Foods (NCF), a family run company dealing with the production of traditional and contemporary English food, with ten years of experience in the industry. However, despite tremendous performance in the past, the company is experiencing many challenges in the management of its information. To remain competitive in the market, NCF has to understand the changing needs of its customers and embrace a system that can support achievement of its goals. The accounting system used by the business is ineffective, and most of the records are managed manually. It is for this reason that ...

Introduction

Contemporary business environment makes companies compete in new, creative and more innovative ways, which enable sustainable competitive advantage through intangible assets. While some time ago, radical and breakthrough innovation could guarantee the leading position of the company, the reality of today’s business illustrates the ease of imitability of physical assets and tangible resources. Recognizing the need to differentiate itself through human capital, transition knowledge and unique proposition to the clients, companies more and more focus on flexibility and adaptability to the external market requirements and constantly changing customer expectations. With the above in mind, the investment I technology ...

Introduction

The report is intended to identify and analyze the skills of project management and planning in the project of implementation of information systems as well as the critical evaluation of the skills of business analysts for the effective use of the system. The most critical issue and challenge for the executives these days is the improved and efficient business information system planning and implementation for the successful outcomes and results for the business performance (Lederer & Sethi, 1988). The business goals and targets can be attained through effective information system (Van Grembergen, De Haes & Van Brempt, 2008). Therefore, the report ...

Introducing Azure

Overview The paper aims at expressing the need for employing different business intelligence tools to help solve diverse business challenges. To achieve the study objective, the paper outlines how Azure can be introduced to "Your House, Your Design Company" which is a business company with significant issues in data management. The paper starts by appreciating the vital role played by information need to companies and the need for proper administration of the same. Furthermore, the challenge with data management at Your House, Your Design Company is explained in detail with an explanation on how the problem can be solved ...

Marketing Plan

Involved in multi-manufacturing of Fast Moving Consumer Goods such as non-alcoholic soft drinks and snacks, Marc Inc. is an American-based multinational food and beverage corporation with its headquarter at Bronx, New York. The company was established on March 2011 targeting the population of the Bronx to supply with very good quality of soft drinks and snacks. The company has a healthy pool of approx. 1350 employees managed very well by a very capable team of management. Blackcurrant Knight is a blackcurrant juice; the company is manufacturing and supplying and now intends to penetrate further. This paper renders the marketing ...

Introduction

The Alfa Bank is a medium sized bank, which has branches in Russia, Ukraine, Belorussia, Nederland, and Kazakhstan. The bank is a universal financial institute and provides all types of financial services to individuals, small and medium-sized businesses. Now the bank already has developed hardware and software infrastructure. The operating system for workstations as well as for servers is Windows. It uses Colvir software as ABS, Compass as card system, CRM (customer relationships management) software and different kinds of distance banking solutions for more efficient customer service.

Problem description

For years of bank operating a huge data amounts were collected (hundreds ...

Executive Summary

The modern business environment is characterized by the increased use of information technology and data comprise an essential component of the modern information systems. Database management systems are softwares that were developed with the objective of creating, storing and retrieval of data with ease. The database management systems commonly abbreviated as (DBMS) are software systems that can easily be updated with new information with ease. They have been essential in the use of information systems because they link the end applications with the end users of a database. Additionally, unlike the traditional methods of filing where data was easily ...

Implementing Change in an Organization

Abstract There is much information which different people convey about the best methods and changes which can improve the management of an organization. There are various steps which an organization needs to implement so that they ensure that they quickly achieve the changes. The changes should have an impact which is positive and sustainable. This paper will explain some reasons why management change is important in an organization.it will also highlight the plans which Hewitt Associates should incorporate so as to bring the necessary changes. The paper will also analyze the measure which Hewitt needs to continue with its ...

Hi, the new technologies and internet continue to raise policy queries regarding privacy. Federal and state lawmakers have had to deal with a series of privacy dilemmas related to online operations. Private law is required to cover specific areas browsing data, online download of books, online marketing, email monitoring, website privacy regulations, amongst others. It thus essential for the websites that you have mentioned to create stringent privacy policies that will establish trust between the parties who access the information, make the participants feel recognized and respected, maintain their dignity, reduce worry, and give them control and autonomy (Greenberg, ...

Business Intelligence and Data Warehouses

Business Intelligence and Data Warehouses The term “business intelligence” have come to define the efficiency with which an organization can improve over itself without the usual uncertainty that comes with such decisions. With the rapid expansions of many global corporations, understanding and analyzing huge amounts of transactional data (of all their activities), have become the only solution to manage their future as well as current actions. Most often multinational corporations find themselves at loss whenever rapid business decisions need to be taken which, to the desperation of many corporates, will go on to define the future of their company. ...

Business

Business Intelligence Analyst for Google Major responsibilities: Use knowledge of predictive analytics, statistics and modeling techniques to develop and improve sophistication of Business Intelligence solutions (2016); Own and drive agenda to upskill colleagues in the Finance Business Intelligence team on predictive methodologies (2016); Work closely with senior finance management and their teams to understand their information needs, ensuring that Business Intelligence (BI) strategy and agreed solutions are an excellent fit to their evolving needs (2016);

Product Marketing Manager for Yahoo.

Major responsibilities:

Develop marketing strategies and campaigns that deliver on adoption and usage goals of Yahoo Membership products;

Be a subject matter expert about your product, competition, and industry and contribute to strategy and plans for growth; become a trusted ...

Mitigation of cyber attacks

Introduction The development of internet technology has both advantages and limitations on global development. The major drawback associated with advancement in internet technology is the cyber crime, which is globally on a rise (Weimann, 2006). Cyber terrorism poses serious threats to the security of both private companies and government institutions. Cyber attacks involve unauthorized access to critical information as well as the infrastructure of business organizations and public institutions (Weimann, 2006). The resultant effects of cyber attacks are numerous, and they make both private and public entities more vulnerable to collapse (Osipenko, 2004, p 46). Thus, these institutions adopt ...

Maintaining the network.

When it comes to networking maintenance, cable maintenance tools come to mind. The first part of this paper will seek to dwell on some of these tools and find the most versatile of the tools. Some of the tools to be considered are the termination tools, cable testers, and heat-shrink tubing. Termination tools are tools that are used to cut cables. They are fitted with different blades to facilitate their work. The use of the correct termination tools increases the productivity by reducing the stress of installing the cable which creates a conducive working environment and hence increasing client ...

4. Analysis of Results The outcomes of the survey and interviews point to specific patterns in regard to the participants’ perception of Business Intelligence consultancy, leadership and the theory that was selected for this study. The particpants’ perceptions consist of what BI is and what is required to achieve and maintain success in the BI industry sector. Loshin (2012) contributed that BI is “the exercise of data collection used to analyze business through the different lens of different decision makers”. The Data Warehouse Institute define BI as "processes, technologies and tools that transform data into information" (Loshin, 2012). The ...

Introduction

In the recent years, any discussion about the clothing fashion style of children mainly centers on adultification of children’s clothing. The adult clothing brand recently tends to compete and make clothes for children, and this has resulted into cartoons becoming an integral part of clothes for children. Actually, the various children’s clothing brands has become multi-choice, multi-styled and more diversified. They are becoming more similar to adult clothing. The adultification of children’s clothing can be term as the ways in which the attire for children was viewed by parents and the industry progressively to duplicate the ...

Business intelligence (BI) is a process driven by technology for evaluating information and presenting the findings to aid managers, practitioners and other users in making business decisions. In other words, it is the procedure of collecting data, analyzing it and presenting a report to enable business executives to make crucial business decisions. Business intelligence consists of various instruments and methodologies that help a company to assemble data from both internal and external sources analyze it and eventually use it to plan the future of the organization. Business professionals unaware of this important concept need to comprehend its applications and ...

Question 1

a) Information Systems for an Airline: Airline industry has been utilizing the merits of computer based information systems to provide a better class of service for its customers, since the 1970s. These industries had invested a lot in transaction processing systems and management information systems since then. Even though decision support information systems is still at its infancy in Airline industry, latest studies have revealed their importance in fixing business related parameters of Airlines (such as Airfares) in improving their business value without making unnecessary compromises in profits . Integration of decision support systems with either of the aforementioned information ...

Internet Marketing: The importance of using the internet as a marketing tool

Introduction The purpose of this paper is to not only point out the importance of the internet as a marketing tool but also to highlight the implications of the web on business decision-making processes. The internet has provided a rare opportunity for companies throughout the world to move their operations beyond the physical constraints of the traditional product distribution channels creating an enormous wealth of possibilities for businesses to exploit (Kiang and Chi). Today, the web today has more than 77% rates of penetration in most advanced markets with the emerging markets such as China, Brazil, and India accounting ...

(INFS 2036 - Internal and External)

Business Intelligence Dashboard Proposal

Part A For Stan Executive Summary Stan is a company based out of Australia. It is in the business of online streaming of selected movies and TV programs. It offers unlimited viewing of these kind of videos based on subscription at a minimal cost (Pash, 2014). Stan is owned by StreamCo, which is a joint venture of Nine Entertainment Co. and Fairfax Media. These companies together invested $50 million Australian dollars each into Stan or StreamCo in the month of August 2014 (White, 2014). The main competitors of Stan are Quickflix which is ...

Summary

In the ever-growing business world, competition has become so stiff, hence requiring one to be an analytic competitor. To use sophisticated data collection methods, employ decision makers and make analytics part of their competitive strategy. To become an analytic competitor, several ideas must be put into practice. These include championing analytics from the top, creating a Single analytic initiative, focusing attention on analytics effort, establishing an analytics culture, hiring the right people, and using the correct technology (Davenport, 2006). As part of their dominant strategy, analytic competitors have coordinated ways such as having their top positions in the company ...

Industry: Online Retailing in China

Industry: Online Retailing in China

Background

Despite the concerns about China’s decelerating economy, the country has remarkable ratings in the online retailing industry. According to McHugh (2015), a recent report released by Forrester Research established that online sales in China amounted to about $307 billion in 2013. In 2014, the Chinese e-commerce giant, Alibaba Group, generated approximately $25 billion dollars in the largest initial public offer (IPO) in the world’s history (McHugh, 2015). According to Fung Business Intelligence Centre (2013), online retailing is rapidly transforming China’s commercial landscape. Fung Business Intelligence Centre (2013) further notes that consumers ...

Management Support System

The data and information loads are monitored and controlled Normally, large amounts of historic data are utilized Data are usually standardized to make it simple and maximize performance Planned and unplanned queries are common in data warehouse Describe the data warehouse process. The warehouse process involve the processes of reporting and data analysis for decision-making. It is usually design for the purpose of inquiring and analyzing. The process involve various stages, which integrate ETL (Extract, Transform, and Load) process. These stages are access to data, data modeling, acquisition of data, cleaning and validation of data, data matching and data ...