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 4CQ2
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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.
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If the information systems of UPS are not available, they will face severe problems technically and strategically.
- Customers cannot track their packages or it will be slow to track...
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