Social media and data analytics are changing the scene for most industries today. It is said that social media played a key role in propelling the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to power in 2014

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• Information Systems for Managers 
• 1. Social media and data analytics are changing
  the scene for most industries today. It is said
  that social media played a key role in propelling
  the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to power in
  2014. It is no surprise that with the elections
  round the corner in 2019, parties are getting
  their social media warriors ready to help them
  combat this war in the digital space. In your
  opinion, can Social media be used to influence
  voter behaviour? Can political parties actually
  leverage data analytics solutions to reach out to
  probable voters? Justify your answer.

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• 2. Malkan Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. is
  operating in the pharmaceutical industry with a
  number of drug formulations in the form of
  tablets, capsules, powder and syrup. These drugs
  are available to the patients through chemists or
  online pharmacies on prescriptions of registered
  practitioners only. Besides, the company has some
  over-the-counter products that are available to
  any person without prescriptions. The company
  markets its products through a network of
  wholesalers, who in turn have their retailer
  network. The company is finding it difficult to
  maintain the inventory of the stocks that it has
  at its disposal, warehousing processes and
  associated transactions including shipping,
  receiving, put-away and picking. In order to
  streamline its operations to achieve efficiency,
  the company is planning to invest in a SCM
  software. How would this help the company in
  achieving its objectives? What are the risks in
  implementing the same?

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• 3. You have been assigned as a project manager to
  deploy ERP System in a new start-up company
  having multi-location in India, with standalone
  and disparate systems. This company has manual
  processes, a high dependency on people for
  information, leading to a delay in timely
  decision making. The organization has embarked on
  a journey to implement ERP system-duly
  integrating all process and functions for quality
  transactions and availability of information.
• a. Elaborate the steps you would take for
  effective implementation. b. What are the
  critical issues that you need to address for the
  successful implementation of ERP?

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