CIS-311 Management Information Systems

Dr. Kelley Fall 2001

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In-Class Activity Worksheet #9

Electronic Business Metrics

 

1. Extensive Financial MetricsExist

1. Examples of Types of Financial Information:

 

 

2. Public Sources of Financial Information:

 

http://www.freeedgar.com/

http://www.hoovers.com/

http://www.cnnfn.com/

http://www.incmagazine.com/

http://www.zdnet.com/

http://www.fortune.com/

http://www.forbes.com/

 

3. Limitations of Financial Metrics:

 

 

 

 

2. Operational Status and Strategic Metrics tools are POORLY developed

1. Push Reports

 

2. Demand Reports

 

3. Exception Reports

 

4. Ad-Hoc Reports

 

 

 

3. Analytical Approaches

1. Component Analysis

 

2. What If Analysis

 

3. Sensitivity Analysis

 

4. Goal Seeking Analysis

 

5. Optimization Analysis

 

6. Correlation Analysis

 

7. Heuristic Analysis

 

 

 

4. Decision Metrics Focus Areas

1. Strategic Decisions

2. Assessment

3. Reporting

4. Maintenance, Diagnostics & Troubleshooting

5. Scheduling and Distribution

6. Selection, Screening and Classification

7. Design, Planning, Implementation and Configuration

8. Process Monitoring and Interactive Control