Questions from Accounting Information Systems

Q: E-business has allowed companies to reduce inventory while simultaneously offering

E-business has allowed companies to reduce inventory while simultaneously offering a wide variety of items. Amazon.com is an example of such a company. Identify another organization that has expanded...

Q: Identify a specific situation in which periodic processing is sufficient to support

Identify a specific situation in which periodic processing is sufficient to support the business process, and a second situation where immediate processing is necessary to adequately support the proce...

Q: Historically, many businesses served only local customers. That model usually

Historically, many businesses served only local customers. That model usually limited customers to a small geographic area. Identify a specific type of business, and compare/contrast the opportunities...

Q: Using Microsoft Visio (or an alternative software), create an E

Using Microsoft Visio (or an alternative software), create an E-R diagram with maximum cardinalities for the shipping of inventory to customers. Show this diagram as an REA model identifying resources...

Q: Using the E-R diagram in from SP 5-1

Using the E-R diagram in from SP 5-1, write a description for each of the relationships in the diagram. In your description, include the cardinalities. For example, you might describe the relationship...

Q: Implement the E-R diagram from SP 5-1 as

Implement the E-R diagram from SP 5-1 as tables in a database software package, such as Access. Once the tables are created, link the tables together in relationships. Finally, populate the tables wit...

Q: Using database software (e.g., Access) and the

Using database software (e.g., Access) and the database tables implemented in SP 5-3, run a query identifying customers by name and the inventory item(s) they received by description. Obtain a printou...

Q: Develop an REA data model for ordering inventory. Consider this a

Develop an REA data model for ordering inventory. Consider this a single event. You will need to identify the associated resource(s) and agent(s). Draw the model using Microsoft Visio (or other softwa...

Q: Describe how an enterprise system can assist an organization in optimizing its

Describe how an enterprise system can assist an organization in optimizing its value system.

Q: Develop the REA data model from Short Problem 6-1 into

Develop the REA data model from Short Problem 6-1 into an E-R diagram with maximum cardinalities. Assume that each inventory item can be ordered multiple times. Draw the model using Microsoft Visio (o...