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Accounting Information Systems Kudler Fine Research Proposal

In the event of a recall or price protection program on any product, given the rudimentary nature of how Kudler's is managing their systems, they would not be able to react quickly. Instead the reaction would be manual and very slow, and costly to complete. There are the systemic or basic threats the company would face. If the company chose to use SaaS-based applications there is the high dependency on Internet and network bandwidth in addition to the risk of having their hosted applications somehow breached as well. There is also the risk their supply chain management systems would not provide the real-time price and availability updates necessary for the company to capitalize on the investments in it. In short, the lack of information is more of a risk than the potential risks of having these applications in place. The bottom line is that for Kudler's to grow it must re-engineer processes and selectively add technologies...

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Carlton Collins. (2006). Small Business Software Grows Up. Journal of Accountancy, 201(3), 50. Retrieved March 9, 2009, from ABI/INFORM Global database. (Document ID: 1000396791).

Tom C. Davis. (2008, September). Software as a Service Model. Accounting Technology: PAPERLESS,SR16. Retrieved March 9, 2009, from ABI/INFORM Global database. (Document ID: 1562229801).

Rick Telberg. (2004). Make Money With Basic Accounting Software. Journal of Accountancy, 197(1), 67-71. Retrieved March 9, 2009, from ABI/INFORM Global database. (Document ID: 525184741).

Kenton B. Walker. (2008). SOX, ERP, and BPM: A Trifecta That Can Make Your Business Run Better. Strategic Finance, 90(6), 47-53. Retrieved March 9, 2009, from ABI/INFORM Global database. (Document ID: 1607404201).
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