Assignment MBA 4th Semester

Sub: Management of Data

1. Distinguish between data and information using an Information System example.

Describe the organizational, management, and technology dimensions of Information
Systems.
2. Describe the main input, processing, and output of the UPS’s package tracking system.
Describe the system’s 3 dimensions (management, organization, and technology).
3. Suppose your company has an e-commerce Website for selling different types of goods
and services. Discuss the followings:

a. Ethical concerns associated with storing and analyzing user data?

b. Security threats, challenges and vulnerabilities that face this Web site and how
to minimize them.
4. Discuss the importance of E-Business in Nepal Market.
5. VES is a family-owned manufacturer of budget vacuums has grown exponentially over
the last few years. However, the company is having difficulty preparing for future
growth. The only information system used at VES is an antiquated accounting system.
The company has one manufacturing plant located in Al-Ain; and three warehouses, in
Al-Ain, Dubai, and Abu Dhabi. The VES sales force is national, and VES purchases about a
third of its vacuum parts and materials from a single overseas supplier. You have been
hired to recommend the information systems VES should implement in order to
maintain their competitive edge. However, there is not enough money for a full-blown,
cross-functional enterprise application, and you will need to limit the first step to a
single functional area or constituency. Describe the features of the system you have
chosen and explain reasons behind your choice for the above problem?

Deadline: 22nd December 2022