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| ad hoc (on-demand) reports |
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| Nonroutine reports that often contain special information that is not included in routine reports |
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| TPS that processes data in batches at fixed periodic intervals |
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| Reports that compare performances of different business units or time periods |
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| computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM) |
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| An information system that integrates various automated factory systems |
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| Reports that show a greater level of detail than is included in routine reports |
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| enterprise application integration (EAI) system |
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| A system that integrates existing systems by providing layers of software that connect applications together |
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| enterprise resource planning (ERP) system |
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| Information system that takes a business process view of the overall organization to integrate the planning, management, and use of all of an organization's resources, employing a common software platform and database |
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| Interorganizational ERP systems that provide Web-enabled links between a company's key business systems (such as inventory and production) and its customers, suppliers, distributors, and others |
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| Reports that include only information that exceeds certain threshold standards |
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| functional area information system (FAIS) |
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| A system that provides information to managers (usually mid-level) in the functional areas, in order to support managerial tasks of planning, organizing, and controlling operations |
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| Reports that summarize the performance of critical activities |
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| online transaction processing (OLTP) |
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| TPS that processes data after transactions occur, frequently in real time |
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| Reports produced at scheduled intervals |
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| Any business event that generates data worth capturing and storing in a database |
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| transaction processing system (TPS) |
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| Information system that supports routine, core business transactions |
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