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The chief technology officer is responsible for overseeing both the underlying IT infrastructure within an organization and the user-facing technologies. a) True b) False 7. Business intelligence supports the capturing, organization, and dissemination of knowledge throughout an organization. a) True b) False 8. When a business offers multiple ways in which customers can interact with it, its approach is a multi-channel service delivery. a) True b) False 9. CRM systems automatically track all of the steps in the sales process. a) True b) False 10. A social networking site is a virtual space that allows people to build and maintain friendships. a) True b) False 11. Revenue and profit are optimized by a well-designed supply chain management. a) True b) False 12. Customer relationship management systems cannot help you acquire new customers. a) True b) False 13. Customer relationship management should be completely based upon software there are no other components to consider. a) True b) False 14. The document management system manages a document through all the stages of its processing. a) True b) False 15. A CRM system only interfaces with a front office system to better serve the customer. a) True b) False 16. An e-collaboration system supports integrated collaborative work environments, knowledge management, social networking, e-learning, and open-source collaboration. a) True b) False 17. Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems primarily support the strategic planning processes and the creation of tactical information. a) True b) False 18. Posting a customer payment would be an example of a business process. a) True b) False 19. A work course system facilitates the automation and management of business processes. a) True b) False 20. Both the front office and the back office systems send customer information to the corporate database. a) True b) False Part II Multiple Choice 21. In contemporary business, success depends on minimizing the _____ in an attempt to reduce the costs of producing and selling products or services. a) Level of internal communications b) Level of customer support c) Distribution chain d) Complexity of needed information technology 22. Which of the following activities tracks inventory and information among business processes and across companies? a) Supply chain management (SCM) b) Enterprise resource management (ERM) c) Business intelligence (BI) d) Distribution information systems (DIS) 23. Which of the following is a method for producing or delivering a product or service just at the time the customer wants it? a) Direct sales b) Just-in-time manufacturing c) Hyper manufacturing d) Immediate production 24. Which type of transportation uses multiple channels to transport products from the manufacturing location to the customer destination? a) Hyper b) Divergent c) Inter-modal d) Complex 25. In relation to SCM, what is an information partnership? a) Sharing production information with potential customers b) Two or more companies cooperating by integrating their IT systems c) Competitive suppliers providing production schedules to the manufacturer d) Functional areas within your business sharing information 26. Which type of software dominates the supply chain management (SCM) environment? a) Transaction processing b) E-collaboration c) Front office systems d) Enterprise resource planning 27. What is a fundamental goal of CRM systems? a) To provide customers with information partnerships b) To lower the costs of maintain inventory systems c) To manage and track customer interactions d) To manage, track, and supply products and services to customers in a timely manner 28. What is the difference between SCM and CRM? a) CRM records information about products and services; SCM records information about customers b) CRM stores and processes transactional information; CRM stores and process business intelligence c) SCM manages product information; CRM manages customer information d) CRM records and processes operational data; SCM records and processes tactical information 29. Customer relationship management (CRM) systems include which of the following functions? a) Sales force automation b) Customer service and support c) Marketing campaign management and analysis d) All of the above 30. One function in CRM is the sales force automation (SFA) system. What is its purpose? a) To track all the steps in the sales process b) To track the movements of salespeople so that, at any moment, the company can determine where they are located c) To track products as they move from inventory to the customer d) To tracks the sales process and the movement of people and products 31. What is the difference between front and back office systems? a) Front office systems are external systems; back office systems are internal b) Front office systems are Web based; back office systems are built on database systems c) Front office systems process information in the beginning of a customer's transaction; back office systems process information at the end of the customer's transaction d) Front office systems focus on getting the sale; back office systems focus on follow-up 32. Which type of online environment supports virtual teams and the online activities they complete? a) Integrated collaboration environments (ICEs) b) V-systems c) Wiki d) Geographical information systems (GIS) 33. If you were working on a project with a team whose membership was spread out over the US, Europe, and Asia, you would probably be working on a(n) _______________ team. a) Multi-spectrum b) Shared partnered c) Cross-organizational d) Virtual 34. What is a legacy information system (LIS)? a) A massive, outdated information system b) A powerful DBMS that supports ERP c) A Web-based information system that connects the information collected from distinct systems d) A retired information system 35. Which of the following is not required of an ERP system? a) Modular design b) Decentralized database systems c) Integrated functions d) Internet-enabled 36. What is open-source information? a) Programming code that is available or open to customers b) Information that is linked with the originator of the information and any related sources of information c) Evolving information or information that can be edited by the community that uses it d) Information that requires further investigation into its credibility 37. Optimizing what ensures that the right quantity of parts arrive at the right time for production or sale? a) Logistics b) Production c) Cost and Price d) Fulfillment 38. Which of the following systems can be used to gain insights into the needs, wants, and behaviors of customers? a) Sales force automation systems (SFA) b) Customer relationship management systems (CRM) c) Transaction processing systems (TPS) d) Collaborative information systems (CIS) 39. Which of the following systems can perform sales lead tracking, contact management, and market analysis? a) Sales force automation systems (SFA) b) Customer relationship management systems (CRM) c) Transaction processing systems (TPS) d) Collaborative information systems (CIS) 40. 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