Essentials of MIS (13th Edition)
13th Edition
ISBN: 9780134802756
Author: Kenneth C. Laudon, Jane Laudon
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 1.2, Problem 1CQ2
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UPS:
UPS (United Parcel Service) is an American multinational packaging service company, which uses automated package-tracking system to pick-up and delivers packages in more than 220 countries.
Inputs for the UPS package tracking system:
- Package details such as the information about the sender, the destination address and when the package should arrive.
- Customer signature
- Time of package pickup
- Billing details
- Current location
- Clearance documents of the customer
Processing of the UPS package tracking system:
- The first ...
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Essentials of MIS (13th Edition)
Ch. 1.1 - Prob. 1CQ1Ch. 1.1 - Prob. 2CQ1Ch. 1.1 - Prob. 3CQ1Ch. 1.1 - Prob. 4CQ1Ch. 1.2 - Prob. 1CQ2Ch. 1.2 - Prob. 2CQ2Ch. 1.2 - Prob. 3CQ2Ch. 1.2 - Prob. 4CQ2Ch. 1 - Prob. 1IQCh. 1 - Prob. 2IQ
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