Project the future impact of information systems on businesses and on your career.

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Project Introduction:
Dirt Bikes U.S.A. is a small company headquartered in Carbondale, Colorado. It manufactures and sells its
own brand of
off
road motorcycles. The company, founded in 1993, produces customized dirt bikes for racing and off
road
recreational riding using the best quality components from all over the world. Today, the company faces a new set of
challenges and oppo
rtunities. You have been asked, as a consultant, to apply your knowledge of information systems
to help Dirt Bikes U.S.A. solve some of the problems it is encountering.
Course Objective Tested:
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Project the future impact of information systems on businesse
s and on your career.
2.
Use information systems to enhance a business’s reach, competitive advantage, and operational efficiency.
3.
Choose appropriate hardware, software, and Information technology (IT) management infrastructure for a
business.
4.
Choose appropri
ate security, backup, virus protection, and control measures for a business’s information
systems.
5.
Use enterprise systems, supply chain management (SCM) systems, and customer relationship management
(CRM) systems to achieve operational excellence.
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Use
e
commerce and M
commerce to achieve operational excellence and customer intimacy.
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Use knowledge management techniques to improve the decision
making process and operational efficiency.
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Design an appropriate information system to solve business problems