Use Michael Porter’s Value Chain to describe how an organization should spend its information technology budget

Answer Each Discussion Question below in at least 2-3 sentences each

• To what extent do you think higher wages for farm workers will lead to increased mechanization?
• How do you think we should incorporate temporary immigration into the agricultural sector, if at all?
• Is it more effective to encourage technology adoption in developing countries or allow greater labor mobility across national borders?
• How does technology adoption in high income countries (especially in agriculture) affect the development process for low income countries?

For the function, supply a valid technology formula.

r(x) = 30 (1 + 1/3.8)^4x

30*(1 + 1/3.8)^(−4*x)

30*(1 + 1/3.8)^(4*x)   

30*(1 + 1/3.8)*(4*x)

30*(1 + 3.8)*(4*x)

30*(1 + 3.8)^(−4*x)

Then use technology to compute the missing values in the table accurate to four decimal places.

A large food-processing corporation is considering using new technology to speed up and eliminate waste in the potato-peeling process. The system will save the company $1,800,000 per year in labor and materials. However it will require an additional operating and maintenance (O&M) cost of $627,000. Annual income taxes will also increase by $262,000. The system is expected to have a 8 years service life and will have a salvage value of $338,000. If the company's MARR is 16.8%, what is the maximum amount that should be spent on purchasing the new technology?"

Select a state or federal law or regulation related to patient safety that has been implemented within the last five years requiring hospitals or any other health care organizations to change the way they manage the delivery of care. Discuss the changes that have occurred because of this law or regulation.

Additionally, discuss the technology associated with either your selected law/regulation or a similar one. Are there ethical dilemmas that have resulted from technology changes when delivering care to patients or patient safety? Explain the dilemmas and how they might be resolved.

Use the Internet and/or Strayer Learning Resource Center to research a U.S.-based company that manufactures technology products. Recommend one (1) approach that your selected company can take in order to lower the direct labor costs of technology products while remaining competitive with global markets. Provide a rationale for your recommended approach. Imagine that you are a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of a company. Recommend two (2) actions that you could take regarding the company’s supply chain to reduce manufacturing costs of direct materials.

In this chapter, we explore several techniques for allocation costs. Let's pretend you are on a committee to determine how much much tuition should increase per student for an upgrade in computer technology. For example, each student must purchase Excel for use in the Cost Accounting class but the technology fee is charged for each class. However, most classes do not use EXCEL. Propose an allocation basis so the university can recover the cost of this upgrade. Make specific recommendations and be prepared to defend your position.

Write a short paragraph (2 to 3 sentences) with your reactions/thoughts to the following prompts:

Part 1: Technology priorities for investment banks and traders have been on front office technology, particularly order and execution management systems. Explain  

Part 2:  Customers can view the ECN order book (Central limit order book, or CLOB) via a terminal or the Internet. Explain

Part 3:  In algorithmic trading, computers directly interface with trading platforms, placing orders without immediate human intervention. Explain

Aligning Technology with Strategy DP

Champion Analytics from the Top

Create a Single Analytics Initiative

Focus your Analytics Initiative

Establish an Analytics Culture

Hire the Right People

Implement the Right Technology

Waymo is a division of Alphabet (Google’s parent company) that is developing the technology for driverless

cars. Waymo CEO John Krafcik is under pressure to offer a commercial driverless taxi service in the Phoenix

area as soon as Fall 2018. Analysis at web-site arstechnica.com suggests that Waymo has by far the most

advanced technology available for this type of service.

Is it likely that being first into this market will give them a large advantage? Is Waymo likely to earn

unusually high accounting profit for a long period of time? Discuss using concepts from this class.