A(n) _______ is a set of logically related activities for accomplishing a specific business result.

A. operational excellence.

B. improved business practices.

C. competitive advantage.

D. survival.

A. raw input.

B. customer and product data.

C. sales information.

D. information systems.

A. creating a new product

B. estimating the effect of changing costs of supply materials

C. calculating the best trucking routes for product delivery

D. granting credit to a customer

A. input.

B. raw data.

C. meaningful information.

D. feedback.

A. operational

B. end-user

C. middle management

D. senior management

A. data inconsistency.

B. inability to develop specialized applications for functional areas.

C. lack of flexibiline in creating ad-hoc reports

D. Data sharing.

A. Captures raw data from organization or external environment

B. Converts raw data into meaningful form

C. Transfers processed information to people or activities that use it

D. Output returned to appropriate members of organization to help evaluate or correct input stage