Question: You are the IT manager at Ace Audio Components, a medium-sized firm that makes specialized wiring harnesses. Ace Audios largest customer, Car Sound Industries, recently

You are the IT manager at Ace Audio Components, a medium-sized firm that makes specialized wiring harnesses. Ace Audios largest customer, Car Sound Industries, recently installed a computerized purchasing system. If Ace Audio connects to the purchasing system, Car Sound Industries will be able to submit purchase orders electronically. Although Ace Audio has a computerized accounting system, that system is not capable of handling EDI.

  1. What options does Ace Audio have for developing a system to connect with Car Sound Industries purchasing system?
  2. What terms or concepts describe the proposed computer-to-computer relationship between Ace Audio and Car Sound Industries?
  3. Would Ace Audios proposed new system be a transaction processing system? Why or why not?
  4. Before Ace Audio makes a final decision, should the company consider an ERP system? Why or why not?

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