This document provides information about fully solved assignments for SMU BBA Spring 2014 semester. Students can send their semester and specialization details to help.mbaassignments@gmail.com or call 08263069601 to get the assignments. The document includes sample questions from subjects like management information systems, decision support systems, database management systems, project management, neural networks and business process reengineering. Students need to answer all questions, with 10 mark questions being around 400 words.

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ASSIGNMENT
PROGRAM Bachelor of Business Administration- BBA
SEMESTER 2
SUBJECT CODE & NAME BBA205 – MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM
CREDIT 4
BK ID B1522
MAX.MARKS 60
Note: Answer all questions. Kindly note that answers for 10 marks questions should be approximately
of 400 words. Each question is followed by evaluation scheme.
Q.1 Define planning process. Explain the three stages of a Planning process. Explain the guidelines for
a successful Planning process.
Answer: - Definition of a Planning process: - The development of goals, strategies, task lists and
schedules required achieving the objectives of a business. The planning process is a fundamental
function of management and should result in the best possible degree of need satisfaction given the
resources available.
Stages of a Planning process:-
Q.2 what do you mean by ERP? Describe the situations before and after the existence of ERP. Explain
the challenges involved in ERP
Answer: - Definition of ERP:- Enterprise resource planning (ERP) is a business management software—
usually a suite of integrated applications—that a company can use to collect, store, manage and
interpret data from many business activities, including:
 Product planning, cost and development
 Manufacturing or service delivery
 Marketing and sales
 Inventory managem

2. Q.3 Define Decision Support System (DSS).Explain the components of a DSS. State the differences
between DSS and Expert System (ES)
Answer: - Definition of DSS:-
A Decision Support System (DSS) is a computer-based information system that supports business or
organizational decision-making activities. DSSs serve the management, operations, and planning levels
of an organization (usually mid and higher management) and help to make decisions, which may be
rapidly changing and not easily specified in advance (Unstructured and Semi-Structured decision
problems). Decision support systems can be either fully computerized, human or a combination of both.
Characteristics:
 DSS tends to be aimed at the less well structured, underspecified problem that upper level
managers typically face;
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Q.4 Explain the functions of DBMS. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of DBMS
Answer: - Explain the functions of DBMS:-
 Ability to update and retrieve data
This is a fundamental component of a DBMS and essential to database management. Without the ability
to view or manipulate data, there would be no point to using a database system. Updating data in a
database includes adding new records, deleting existing records and changing information within a
record.
 Support concurrent updates
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Q.5. A project is composed of 9 activities the three estimates of time in weeks for the activities are
given below in the following table.
Activity
Immediate
predecessors Optimistic time
Most Like time
duration
Pessimistic
Time
A … 5 8 10
B … 18 20 22

3. C … 26 33 40
D A 16 18 20
E A 15 20 25
F B 6 9 12
G C 7 10 12
H D 7 8 9
I F, E 3 4 5
a. Draw a PERT Network
b. Determine the expected time and variance for each activity
c. Determine earliest and latest occurrence time of each event
d. Determine the critical path for the network
Answer : PERT
Q.6 Write short notes on the following:
A) Neural Networks (NN)
B) Business Process Re-engineering (BPR)
(c)Concept, advantages and disadvantages of Neural Networks
(d)Concept and importance of BPR

4. Answer: - Neural Networks (NN):- A neural network is a system of programs and data structures that
approximates the operation of the human brain. A neural network usually involves a large number of
processors operating in parallel, each with its own small sphere of knowledge and access to data in its
local memory. Typically, a neural network is initially "trained" or fed large amounts of data and rules
about data relationships (for example, "A grandfather is older
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