Angelica L Cionci

In week 13 we ran through the first year of the Supply Chain Simulation. It was a little tough at first because we weren’t really sure how to price the phones or what features for the phone to pick. I liked that this simulation was a lot more interactive and my partner and I started to get the hang of simulation as it went on. We didn’t do…[Read more]

Amazon Prime Air is very interesting and exciting delivery system. I love ordering products online but the only negative aspect I face when ordering is having to wait for the product. Therefore, having the product in 30 minutes or less would be perfect for someone who wants the product immediately. My only concern would be security. In the…[Read more]

Everything that I learned in this class was valuable from SQL to analyzing data in R. What we learned in SQL really helped me with my other MIS courses that also used SQL. My favorite part of the class was using Rstudio to analyze statistical data. I especially liked the clustering assignment because it produced various visuals to analyze the…[Read more]

A business question that could be answered by using a decision tree is “Is the job candidate qualified for the available position?” The data need that would need to be collected in this type of decision tree would be whether the candidate attended college. If yes then what degree. Some other data that would need to be collected is whether the c…[Read more]

The dating site, OkCupid uses R to identify trends about the love lives of a typical OkCupid member. OkCupid is considered the “google of online dating” with 3.5 active members. The company’s co-founder Christian Rudder’s crew uses R to visualize big data quickly, something they couldn’t do with Excel. Rudder stated, “R lets us get a ‘zoom…[Read more]

In the first portion of week 8’s class we saw the presentation for the Hulu case. The presentation revolved around Hulu’s evaluation. The group then went into where Hulu is today. It is a very successful streaming service with 9M subscribers and 700M hours of content. For the future, Hulu plans to add more content and expand globally. In the…[Read more]

In the last lecture before break we received our midterm grades back then discussed the changes of delivery of information goods. The examples given in this lecture were Blockbuster, Netflix and the iPod. Netflix changed the game in the its industry and bankrupted/ran Blockbuster out of business. Netflix is a lot more accessible and easy for…[Read more]

A Guide To Pet Vaccines

I thought this was a good infographic because the images really supported what the text was saying. They images also made the text more understandable. For each type of pet vaccine, the graphic gave a timeline for when your pet should get it which was something that I liked. The vaccine…[Read more]

Last week we took our exam in the first portion of class then learned about RFID technology in the second portion of class.We all were handed in RFID tags on keychains as we handed in our tests. We talked about components of RFID. The components of RFID are tags (passive tags, active tags and semi active tags), scanner and readers, antenna and…[Read more]

During week five week ran through our first timed round of the beer game. Again, there was a little confusion because we we’re able to speak with one another. I agree with Jon that if there was communication between group members the game would be simpler and cause less confusion. We then learned about the Bullwhip effect. We learned that the…[Read more]

In week 4 we discussed the Clear Orbit Case. We discussed the challenges OME’s MRO purchasing options. For example, many of the vendors were submitting both hard and electronic copies of data. There also was a challenge due to big and small vendors. Typically smaller vendors accepted the new system because they did not have very advanced IT…[Read more]

Benefits of KIVA to Zappos include:
• Parallel process- which means many actions occur simultaneously
• Employees packing the order don’t have to search for the product- it is delivered to them in the warehouse
• Orders are fast and cheap to fill
• KIVA knows where inventory should be and when
• KIVA optimizes productivity for employees.…[Read more]

The trickiest part of creating an ERD is not overthinking it. During assignment 1 I kept finding myself second guessing myself. I also found myself struggling with the primary key. It is easier to determine the primary key if the scenario states a unique ID, but if it does not then it gets a bit more difficult. A piece of advice I would give is…[Read more]

An example of raw data being turned into information comes from my experience as a student consultant at Temple University’s Instructional Support Center. As an ISC consultant my job is to conduct one-on-one consultations with instructors who need technical support with applications such as Blackboard, WebEx, Camtasia Relay, etc. ISC consultants c…[Read more]

In last weeks class we discussed the formatting of the course and our main learning objectives. We then got into defining what supply chain is. The supply chain is known as the logistics network and consists of suppliers, manufacturers and raw materials just to name a few. We also talked about factors that drive supply chain and supply chain…[Read more]

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