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School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE) Course: Information Systems for Managers Internal Assignment Applicable for December 2018 Examination
Assignment Marks: 30
Instructions:
All Questions carry equal marks. All Questions are compulsory All answers to be explained in not more than 1000 words for question 1 and 2 and for question 3 in not more than 500 words for each subsection. Use relevant examples, illustrations as far as possible. All answers to be written individually. Discussion and group work is not advisable. Students are free to refer to any books/reference material/website/internet for attempting their assignments, but are not allowed to copy the matter as it is from the source of reference. Students should write the assignment in their own words. Copying of assignments from other students is not allowed. Students should follow the following parameter for answering the assignment questions.
1. Social media and data analytics are changing the scene for most industries today. It is said that social media played a key role in propelling the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to power in 2014. It is no surprise that with the elections round the corner in 2019, parties are getting their social media warriors ready to help them combat this
For Theoretical Answer Assessment Parameter Weightage Introduction 20% Concepts and Application related to the question
60% Conclusion 20%
For Numerical Answer Assessment Parameter Weightage Understanding and usage of the formula
20% Procedure / Steps 50% Correct Answer & Interpretation
30%
School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE) Course: Information Systems for Managers Internal Assignment Applicable for December 2018 Examination
war in the digital space. In your opinion, can Social media be used to influence voter behaviour? Can political parties actually leverage data analytics solutions to reach out to probable voters? Justify your answer. (10 Marks)
2. Malkan Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. is operating in the pharmaceutical industry with a number of drug formulations in the form of tablets, capsules, powder and syrup. These drugs are available to the patients through chemists or online pharmacies on prescriptions of registered practitioners only. Besides, the company has some over-the-counter products that are available to any person without prescriptions. The company markets its products through a network of wholesalers, who in turn have their retailer network. The company is finding it difficult to maintain the inventory of the stocks that it has at its disposal, warehousing processes and associated transactions including shipping, receiving, put-away and picking. In order to streamline its operations to achieve efficiency, the company is planning to invest in a SCM software. How would this help the company in achieving its objectives? What are the risks in implementing the same? (10 Marks)