139) To a large extent, the ________ of a business firm depends on how well its business processes are designed and coordinated.
140) Information systems automate many steps in business processes that were formerly performed ________.
141) ________ systems that operate independently of each other are becoming a thing of the past because they cannot easily share information to support cross-functional business processes.
142) Operational management, middle management, and ________ management each use a specific type of system to support the decisions they must make to run the company.
143) At the ________ level, tasks, resources, and goals are predefined and highly structured.
144) Managers need TPS to monitor the status of ________ operations and the firm's relations with the external environment.
145) ________ management needs systems to help with monitoring, controlling, decision-making, and administrative activities.
146) ________ are often so central to a business that failure for a few hours can lead to a firm's demise and perhaps that of other firms linked to it.
147) Sometimes you will hear ________ referred to as business intelligence systems because they focus on helping users make better business decisions.
148) Digital dashboards are becoming an increasingly popular feature of ________.