Enterprise resource planning software applications are important to companies because they help them implement resource planning. They integrate all of the processes needed to run their companies into single system. Select the valid statement related to enterprise resource planning systems. A. Data entered in one part of the company cannot be available to other parts of the company B. The system is a software application, which means that it has been developed with specific logic and rules behind it C. An ERP can be used to categorize the organization's operations and not completed D. Data in an ERP system not have enough space to store in a single, central database Toshiba Corporation is a multinational corporation. They manufacture huge variety of products and services which includes elevators and escalators, electronic components, hard disk drives, printers, batteries, lighting, as well as IT solutions. The business model adopted by Toshiba was "brilliant model that for years proved resistant to imitation. Products are sold directly to consumers but at the same time competitors had to share a cut of sales with the less efficient retail chains responsible for the majority of their sales. Toshiba's retailer sensing its computer suppliers were competing with it through a direct-sales effort could easily chose another computer supplier that selling a nearly similar product. In fact HP, IBM, Sony, and so many others saw the advantage of Toshiba's model but they could not imitate the Toshiba's model since they were already entrenched in their business models. However Toshiba's story had a turning point and Toshiba's successful model, began to lose steam. Consequently it reduced the savings from buying a Dell as compared to the past. In the emerging and changed business market even Toshiba has stopped its direct-only business model and sells products through third-party retailers. The lesson learned from Toshiba's struggle is that it is crucial to continually keep on assessing a firm's strategic position among changing market conditions. Read the above scenario and answer the question Why Toshiba could not sustain its position among the competitors? Identify the major reasons behind it. A. Toshiba is famous for its online sales model that provides lots of customizability B. Toshiba struggle to protect its domestic positions and defend against its competitors C. Toshiba cannot do so by taking extra steps to improve its customer service D. Less strategies and measures that Toshiba undertook to address its loss of market Open source lowers the cost of computing by making it make accessible to smaller firms. It provides more reliable and secure computing. Oracle provides Linux for free and provide high-margin Linux support contracts for as much as five hundred thousand dollars. It is able to take over the customer from Microsoft, a firm that compete head-to-head with Oracle's offerings. A bad news for Microsoft is that now all major hardware companies run Linux. Indeed Linux operating system has captured a major share in enterprise software, mobile phones, and consumer electronics, however it has captured only a small percentage of desktop computers. One of the reason may be that it is difficult to install and use as compared to Windows. Due to the small number of desktop users, third party developers hesitate from porting popular desktop applications over to Linux. Average income is lower in developing countries due to which Windows can be very costly for them. Microsoft has begun offering very low-cost versions of Windows. Microsoft is clever enough to offer a version of Windows for OLPC laptops. Microsoft knows that it won't make much money on these efforts, the low cost versions will entrench Microsoft products as standards in emerging markets. This will help in containing open source rivals and positioning the firm to increase prices in future when income levels rises. Read the above scenario and answer the question. As given in the scenario, the open source software have implemented in the business application. A free and open- source business process management software provides automated solutions and capabilities. Which of the following is the benefit of BPM incorporated with open source software? A. Employees will be able to implement it on their own authority Rational model B. Not possible to create consistency across the entire organization C. Alternatives not available in costly commercial code D. Does not Implement the processes supported by information systems using OSS ERP came to represent the evolution of application integration beyond manufacturing. ERP vendors variously began assembling their packages with finance-and-accounting, maintenance, and human-resource components. ERP system addresses all core enterprise functions. Choose the component which is not available in the centralized ERP database. A. Engineering B. Server System C. Purchasing D. Business Intelligence