Exam 16: International Dimension 3 - Global Is and the Value Chain

Social networks are popular in any culture with sufficient ________,

Because of what economists call the ________ effect,a dollar spent will contribute two or three dollars of activity to the economy.

Cross-functional systems readily accommodate differences in language,business practices,and cultural norms.

Supply chain performance is driven by four factors: facilities,inventories,transportation,and information.

Industry "best practices" are universal and do not depend on culture.

Information systems can be used to reduce or eliminate the ________ effect,a phenomenon in which the variability in the size and timing of orders increases at each stage of the supply chain.

What are functional and cross-functional business processes?

Because of information systems,any or all of the value chain activities in Porter's model can be performed anywhere in the world.

Because of the abundance of low-cost,well-educated,English-speaking professionals in India,many organizations have chosen to outsource their service and support functions,as well as some accounting functions,to India.

What is the bullwhip effect?

Social networks are popular in any culture with sufficient connectivity.

What are the four factors that drive supply chain performance?

What is the accelerator effect?

Differences in language,culture,norms,and expectations compound the difficulties of international process management.

________ systems,such as ERP,solve the problems of data isolation by integrating data into databases that provide a comprehensive and organization-wide view.

Functional business processes are often well integrated.

________ business processes support particular activities within a single department or business activity.

The need to work around the clock caused by moving work into other time zones has greatly reduced productivity.

Information systems export cultural values.