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| ad-hoc (on-demand) reports |
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| Nonroutine reports that often contain special information that is not included in routine reports |
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| TPS that processes data in batches at fixed periodic intervals. |
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| the most successful solutions or problem solving methods for achieving a business outcome. |
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| reports that compare performances of different business units or time periods. |
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| computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM) |
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| an information system that integrates various automated factory systems. |
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| reports that show a greater level of detail than is included in routine reports |
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| enterprise application integration (EAI) system |
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| a system that integrates existing systems by providing layers of software that connect applications together. |
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| enterprise resource planning (ERP) system |
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| information system that takes a business process view of the overall organization to integrate the planning, management, and use of all of an organization's resources, employing a common software platform and database. |
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| interorganization ERP systems that provide web-enabled links between key business systems (such an inventory and production) of a company and its customers, suppliers, distributors, and others. |
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| reports that include only information that exceeds certain threshold standards. |
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| functional area information systems (FAISs) |
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| a system that provides information to managers (usually mid-level) in the functional areas, in order to support managerial tasks of planning, organizing, and controlling operations. |
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| reports that summarize the performance of critical activities. |
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| reports produced at scheduled intervals. |
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| the flow of corporate data across nations' borders. |
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| any business event that generates data worth capturing and storing in a database. |
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