MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS LOOSELEAF
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS LOOSELEAF
16th Edition
ISBN: 9780135205518
Author: LAUDON
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 2, Problem 8HMP

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Don’s Lumber Company:

  • The cost of lumber and other materials changes in constant periods.
  • The price of the pre-finished wood flooring will be decided by the supplier.
  • The supplier depends on the manual price sheets and updates them every day.
  • Sometimes, the company fails to provide the present cost of the products and hence, the supplier calls back Don’s sales.
  • Updating the price sheets every day requires much time and decreases the sales.
  • If the pricing sheets are not updated every day may create confusion to customers.
  • By using the online data systems, the price sheets can be updated immediately.
  • Using e-commerce, the data required can be shared through websites and smartphones instead of papers.
  • The information shared through e-commerce will be shared in a secured way...

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