Information Technology

2009-05-10T05:01:00.000-07:00

Q.1 What are the benefits of DNA database?

A.1 By using DNA database, we can identify the criminal by observing his/her genes. By using advanced technology, we can discover the identity of criminal by matching DNA from blood,hair,salvia or other bodily fluid which we got from the crime scene.

Q.2 What problems do DNA database pose?

A.2 sometimes DNA database poses mistakes & it might be affect innocent person. There may be reason to found innocent person's DNA at a crime scene. But with the diregarded by police that person might be caught up for criminal investigation.

Q.3 Who should be included in the national DNA database? Should it be limited to convicted felons? Explain it.

A.3 people who are guilty or cleared of a crime and also who has not commited any crime that all are included in DNA database. Yes, it should be limited to convicted felons because only they are included in the criminal activity.DNA samples taken when people are arrested must be destroyed if the individual is not charged or convicted.

Q.4 Who should be able to use DNA database?

A.4 DNA database can be used by all 50 states, the FBI and the US army who are connected with this system.

Q.5 How does CODIS work? How is it designed?

A.5 CODIS generates investigative leads in cases where biological evidence is recovered from the crime scene. Matches made among profiles in the Forensic Index can link crime scenes together; possibly identifying serial offenders. Based upon a match, police from multiple jurisdictions can coordinate their respective investigations and share the leads they developed independently. Matches made between the Forensic and Offender Indexes provide investigators with the identity of a suspect perpetrator(s). Since names and other personally identifiable information are not stored at NDIS, qualified DNA analysts in the laboratories sharing matching profiles contact each other to confirm the candidate match.NDIS is the highest level in CODIS hierarchy, and enables the laborateries participating in the program to exchange and compare DNA profiles on the national level.

Q.6 What information does CODIS maintain?

A.6 CODIS contains the profiles of convicted offender, contains arrestees persons profile, DNA profiles collected from crime scenes, missing persons profile, contains DNA profiles developed from unidentified human remains, contains DNA profiles voluntarily contributed from relatives of missing person.

Q.7 Who is allowed to use CODIS?

A.7 A total of 175 crime labs in all 50 states and Puerto Rico ... as well as the FBI Lab and the U.S. Army Crime Lab. And, in a sign of how effective the system is, 31 labs in 18 nations worldwide also use CODIS, but they are not connected to any DNA databases here in the U.S. They simply borrow the FBI's technology to help investigations in their own countries, much as we do here.

Q.8 How does CODIS aid criminal investigation?

A.8 CODIS generates investigative leads in cases where biological evidence is recovered from the crime scene. Matches made among profiles in the Forensic Index can link crime scenes together, possibly identifying serial offenders. Based upon a match, police from multiple jurisdictions can coordinate their respective investigations and share the leads they developed independently. Matches made between the Forensic and Offender Indexes provide investigators with the identity of a suspected perpetrator(s). Since names and other personally identifiable information are not stored at NDIS, qualified DNA analysts in the laboratories sharing matching profiles contact each other to confirm the candidate match.

Help Kia solved its quality problems

2009-04-09T04:29:00.000-07:00

Q.1 why was it so difficult for to identify sources of defects in the cars it produced?

Ans : Kia had created a system which give reports of any defect, accident or injuries involving its vehicle to the u.s. national highway traffic safety adeministration. The received information stored in at least seven different system run by Kia's warranty, parts, consumer and legal affairs departments. This fragmentation of information in different system prevented Kia to get a complete picture of defect. So it is difficult.

q:2 What was the business impact of Kia not having an information system to track defects? What other business processes besides manufacturing and production were affected?

Ans. Kia could have created a series of stopgap software programs to extract the required information out of these various computer systems and collate it manually. But this would have been time consuming and would not provide any other benefits to the company.

Q:3 How did Kia's new defect reporting system improve the way it ran its business?

Ans. Kia uses information systems to help it identify sources of defects in cars so it can improve cars quality, reducce warranty repair costs, and increase customer satisfaction.

Q:5 What new business processes were enabled by Kia's new quality control system?

Ans. Information from this system is helping Kia pinpoint the sources of defects and determine what percentage of its vehicles is likely to have problems. The company can then improve its production processes before the problems become more wiedespread, thus lowering costs for warranty repairs. This information also helps Kia determine themost cost - effective stategy for dealing with its quality problems.

Q:4 What management, organization, and technoloty issues did Kia have to address when it adopted its new quality control system?

Ans. Kia enlisted infogain, a Los Gatos, California, software consulting firm to help it design a new system solution. Infogain created a software "engine" that examines six Kia systems for warranty claims, parts sales, vehicle inventories and stores the essential information in a single common data repository. The system automatically breaks down and categorizes reports based on individual components, such as steering assemblies or headlights, and links to Kia's Clarify customer relationship managemnt system, tracking consumer complaints recieved by phone, e-mail or postal mail.

Virtual Management At Accenture

2009-03-27T01:20:00.000-07:00

Q.1 What are the advantages of working in a virtual environment like the one created by Accenture? What are the disadvantages?
Ans. Advantages of working in a virtual environment :
1) Printer use anywhere when required.
2)When a new employee joined the organisation , the person get the information automatically through system.
3)virtual environment helps develop and improve the performance of the organisations.
4)operating virtually helps them to gather and share information easily even when they are far from each other.
5)virtual environment helps make decisions quickly and reliable.
6)easy access to global conferences.
7)helps in reducing overhead expenses.
8)Any employee getting cubicle with a desk in any location. that is enough for them to work effectively.
Disadvantages:
1) Employees can not meet face to face.
2) may require heavy cost of, to maintain information system.
3) If system fails then working of the organisation also fails which leads to many inconveniences.
4)Employees don't get motivation because of virtual company.
Q. 2 Would you like to work in a company like Accenture?Why or why not?Explain your answer.
Ans.I would like to work in a company like Accenture. because this virtually will not only help me to save time but also provide me with knowledge in a continuous basis. Working like in this company will benefit me in terms of compensation, higher salary packages and last but not the least the global exposure.We can also say that it located worldwide so it improves our knowledge of new system & so on.
Q.3 What kinds of companies could benefit from being run virtually like Accenture? Could all companies be run virtually like Accenture?Ans.No, all companies can't be run virtually like Accenture as this is not an easy thing to do. It requires a good co-ordination between the employees heavy installation cost of information system etc. which might be difficult for many organization to implement with.Companies whose major part of their working depends upon outsourcing, who has workforce diversity and companies who provide their customers value based quality services with shared knowledge through Internet would be benefited.
Q.4 How does information technology help create high - performance organization? write several paragraphs on Accenture's definition of a "high -performance " organization & the role of information systems in enabling such organizations.
Ans: Accenture research indicates that high-performance businesses view IT as a strategic asset—a source of both operational excellence and competitive advantage. Our Strategic IT Effectiveness (SITE) experts help top management adopt that mindset and achieve greater business value from IT. We have a clear perspective: IT is not merely a cost but a critical contributor to the business, focused on improving business value and performance. Our professionals are experienced with bold, value-creating approaches to IT, bringing boardroom-relevant criteria to IT investments and helping high-performance businesses to "think bigger" about IT's ability to improve operating results.
Role:
Information system play a crucial role in any company.
Because through that only virtual companies can run effectively.

IT

2009-03-23T21:55:00.001-07:00

In broadsense , IT refers to both the Hardware & software that are used to store, retrieve & manipulate information. At the lowest level you have the servers with an operating system. Installed onthese servers are things like database & web serving software.Latest software are found & use in IT like MIS, Database Management system.

IT

2009-03-23T21:55:00.000-07:00

In broadsense ,IT refers to both the Hardware & software that are used to store,