Scenario

You are working for a medium-to-large aviation-related enterprise and thanks to your ERAU College of Business degree, you have substantial knowledge of Information Systems. Because of your expertise, you were placed in a mid-to-upper level management position. Now your superiors expect results! You have been tasked to investigate and evaluate various technology solutions that, if implemented, might lead to improving the company's profitability.

Project Brief

You will complete your project incrementally. Modules 3, 5, 7, and 8 have "Milestone" project deliverables. It is strongly recommended that you set aside time each week to complete your research project work. Beginning in Module 3 you will compose a template to be filled in with additional data in Modules 5, 7, and 8. The final draft submission requires a minimum of 14 pages and is due by the end of Module 8.
Milestones 2, 3, and 4 assignment submissions should provide details regarding how the various business departments at your company, such as Human Resources, Information Technology, Maintenance, Marketing, Operations, Reservations, and Sales, could benefit from the implementation of the MIS technologies that you are studying in this course. Distinguishing how the Information Systems will benefit your company, proceed by providing the details and examples of applications and solutions offered by retail vendors. Describe the framework for each solution that the internal staff of your company might develop and implement. Present an account of the strengths, weaknesses, and cost considerations for those solutions. Finally, identify and describe how a solution can provide a competitive advantage, influence strategy, affect organizational performance and increase operational efficiency. Unless you are a subject matter expert on the topic, based on your degrees, certifications or "on the job training," do not submit data obtained only from personal experience.

For this research project, remember to utilize only primary reference sources outside of the course textbook. For information regarding primary sources, select Academic Resources in the course. Reviewing this data will greatly assist you in locating the minimum of five primary outside sources and in utilizing APA Style composition throughout the project.

• Decision Support System (DSS)
• Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
• Supply Chain Management (SCM)