Week 2 Discussion Management of Information Systems

Sousa, K., & Oz, E. (2015). Management Information Systems, 7th Edition. Cengage Learning.

ISBN-13: 978-1285186139

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• Chapter 3
• Chapter 4

Week 2 Discussion

Management of Information Systems

Software for Small Business

You established a small shop that manufactures a single product that you sell by mail. You purchase raw materials from several vendors and employ five full-time employees. Describe the business functions that your shop would use software to perform? How does each software application benefit your shop? Does the software improve the efficiency of business functions? Or, does the software help your shop gain a competitive advantage, or is there another value proposition the software fulfills for your business?

 Please respond to the initial question by day 5 and be sure to post two additional times to peers and/or instructor by day 7. The initial post by day 5 should be 75 to 150 words, but may go longer depending on the topic. If you use any source outside of your own thoughts, you should reference that source. Include solid grammar, punctuation, sentence structure, and spelling.