Mojahed Ibrahim

Real funny commercials on how the internet is changing supply chain management.

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Explain each of the following terms (each student may not attempt more than 3-4 terms to ensure broad participation)
1. Cycle Time
2. Process & Capacity Planning
3. Sourcing
4. Contract manufacturing
5. […]

True or False (Give reasons (1-2 lines) in support of your answer)

Building inventories of parts or products is usually done as a form of insurance against uncertainties.

Multiple Choice Answers (Choose one correct answer)

The management of an effective supply chain requires the coordination of a wide range of activities which include:

a. inbound logistics (e.g. purchasing […]

Think for 100 seconds, and summarize the key things that you learned in the class in week 1.

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In this week, we’ll discuss the objectives of the course, course format, assignments, tests and any questions you may have about the course. We’ll also cover some basic […]

supply chain pitfalls

Here is a story in the New York Times (click here) on how a company Warby Parker has created a business model of selling designer prescription glasses online. Comment on the important role played by supply chain […]

Here is a diagram (sap scm) showing the different software modules used in supply chain management. Based on this, do you think MIS professionals need to understand supply chains? Why or why not?

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Explain the following terms:

1. Extranet

2. VPN

Also, give examples of hardware, software or other IT used in supply chains.

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Rudy Hirschheim

Ourso Family Distinguished Professor of Information Systems,

Louisiana State University

November 18, 2011
Speakman Hall 200, 1000am – 1130am

Seminar Title :  Assessing Scholarly […]

Karim Lakhani, Assistant Professor, Technology and Operations Management Harvard Business School October 21, 2011 Speakman Hall 200, 1000am – 1130am   Seminar Title : “Fit”: Field Experiment Evidence on Sorting, Incentives and Creative Worker Performance Abstract We present the results of a 10-day field experiment in which over 500 elite software developers prepared solutions to […]

Prabuddha De, Accenture Professor of Information Technology and Professor of Management, Krannert School of Management, Purdue University October 14, 2011 Speakman Hall 200, 1000am – 1130am Seminar Title : An Empirical Investigation of the Effects of Product-Oriented Web Technologies on Product Returns Abstract Internet retailers have been making significant investments in advanced technologies, e.g., zoom, […]

Anandhi Bharadwaj, Associate Professor of Information Systems, Goizueta Business School, Emory University September 16, 2011 Speakman Hall 200, 1000am – 1130am Seminar Title : Does Software Process Ambidexterity Lead To Better Software Project Performance? Abstract Plan-based and agile software development processes seem diametrically opposed in their approaches, with the former emphasizing discipline and control and […]

MIS Researcher of the Year 2010, Temple University Management Science Meritorious Service Award – Fall 2009 Nominated for Best Paper at Hawaii International Conference for Systems Sciences (HICSS) – Jan 2009 Fox School Crystal Award for Innovation in Teaching – Fall 2009 Leader in Teaching Innovation Award at Fox School of Business – Spring 2009 Selected to attend ICIS Junior Faculty […]