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Study Questions / Self-Study Quiz

Q1    How do global information systems benefit the value chain?
Q2    Why do global information systems impact functional and cross-functional systems differently?
Q3    How do global information systems affect supply chain profitability?
Q4    What is the economic impact of global manufacturing?
Q5    Should information systems be instruments for exporting cultural values?

This activity contains 10 questions.

Question 1
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Open Hint for Question 1 in a new window		 Information systems limit where and how the various value chain activities are done.
   
 
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Question 2
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Open Hint for Question 2 in a new window		 Information systems enable manufacturing activities to be distributed throughout the world.
   
 
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Question 3
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Open Hint for Question 3 in a new window		 Sometimes it is better for a global organization with two different systems to operate _________________ when the systems are in two very different countries.
 
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Question 4
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Open Hint for Question 4 in a new window		 Cross-functional systems like ERP and CRM do not readily accommodate differences in language, _____________________, and cultural norms.
 
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Question 5
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Open Hint for Question 5 in a new window		 The profitability of global supply chains should increase with the use of global information systems.
   
 
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Question 6
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Open Hint for Question 6 in a new window		 Global information systems reduce the costs of the global supply chain by reducing systems integration.
   
 
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Question 7
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Open Hint for Question 7 in a new window		 By using information systems to help globalize manufacturing, parts of the global economy will feel the ____________________ effect.
 
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Question 8
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Open Hint for Question 8 in a new window		 A benefit of globalizing your organization's operations is that consumers in other parts of the world will be ____________________ to purchase your products.
 
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Question 9
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Open Hint for Question 9 in a new window		 Best business practices are pretty much the same all over the world.
   
 
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Question 10
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Open Hint for Question 10 in a new window		 Sometimes information systems inadvertently impact the culture of other countries by exporting a different set of cultural values.
   
 
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