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1、AccountingInformationSystemsCHAPTER18INTRODUCTIONTOSYSTEMSDEVELOPMENTANDSYSTEMSANALYSISSUGGESTEDANSWERSTODISCUSSIONQUESTIONS18.1Tosomedegree,yes,companieswithfewISemployeesshouldattempttoimplementplanningprograms.Thisisparticularlytrueifthecompanyoritscom
2、puterusageisgrowing.Theextentoftheplanningprogramshouldbecommensuratewiththesizeofthecomputerfacility,relianceonsysteminformation,andthepotentialvalueofthecompany=ssystem.Thebenefitsofplanningareattainablefromevenasmallinvestmentinplanningeffort.Inthesmal
3、lestfacility,theplanmayconsistsimplyofafewpagesofthoughtsandprojectspreparedandreviewedperiodicallybythepersoninchargeofthesystem.Asmallercompanywilltypicallyhavelessfundsthanalargecompany.Therefore,inadequateplanningcanbemoredisastrousandfinanciallydrain
4、ingforsmallcompanies.18.2Itisapparentfromthequestionthatthedecisionhasalreadybeenmade,sothediscussionshouldnotdwelluponthemeritsofthedecision.Thecommunicationshouldbedirect,sothattheemployeesarethefirsttofindoutanddonothavetosufferthroughrumorsanduncertai
5、nty.Thecommunicationshouldnotbedelayed,inorderthattheseemployeeswillhavesufficienttimetoseekotherjobs.Managementshouldalsobeencouragedtoofferwhateverassistancetheyarewillingtoprovidetotheseemployeesinfindingnewjobs.Thismightincluderecommendationsfromsuper
6、visors,considerationforotherjobopportunitieswhichariseinthefirm,opportunitiestotestortrainforpositionsinthenewsystem,andtimeoffforjobsearchingduringtheterminalperiodofemployment.Whiletheseactionsmaywellbecostly,theywillprovidebenefits(cooperation,moraleof
7、remainingemployees,etc.)thatwilllikelyexceedthecosts.18.3Theitemcannotbeinterpretedwithoutfurtherinformationfromthecomputervendor.Whatdecisions,madebywhichmanagers,arebeingreferredto?Howwillthedecisionsbeimprovedbythecomputer?Unlessveryspecificanswersareo
8、btainedtothesequestions,theitemshouldbeignoredinthecomputeracquisitiondecision.Acomputersystemusuallywillhelpmanagementmakebetterdecisions;however,thesedecisionsdonotalwaysresultinadirectcostsavings.Theeconomicfeasi
