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Chapter 2

Information Systems in the Enterprise

objectives :
 * 1) Evaluate the role played by the major types of systems in a business and their relationship to each other.
 * 2) Describe the information systems supporting the major business functions: sales and marketing, manufacturing and production, finance and accounting, and human resources.
 * 3) Analyze the relationship between organizations, information systems, and business processes.
 * 4) Explain how enterprise applications promote business process integration and improve organizational performance.
 * 5) Assess the challenges posed by information systems in the enterprise and management sol

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