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Case Distribution and Index
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The following provides a list of the cases provided in this Appendix, and the Chapters or
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Technology Guides to which the case pertains. Use these cases as assignments, midterm
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questions or final examination questions.
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The Case Appendix contains the entire case with references to the chapters or technology guides
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to which they pertain. You will find a suggested solutions below.
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Note that these cases have questions that apply to multiple chapters. Suggested solutions are
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provided below. Cases are listed below alphabetically by case name.
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BestPay

BestPay Inc. is an online service provider of payroll processing in Winnipeg, Manitoba, with
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over 125,000 customers. A review of the web site reveals that the organization is full
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service: you can purchase payroll software, or access systems online. BestPay provides
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payroll, human resources, retirement planning and tax services.
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Employees can even log on and use the systems as an internet-based time clock.
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Required:

A) For each of the five strategies for competitive advantage, describe the strategy, and explain
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how BestPay could implement the strategy.
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Suggested Solution: Chapter 2, Competitive Advantages and Strategic
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Strategy for Competitive Advantage -
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Cost leadership strategy - Produce products and/or
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services at the lowest cost in the industry
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excellent service to customers with both
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time and cost
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products, services, or product features than your
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competitors
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clients.
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and services, add new features to existing
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products and services, or develop new ways
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to produce them
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other IT systems.
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their Cloud based services available to
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businesses and organizations of all sizes.
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the manner in which a firm executes its
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internal business processes so that it
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performs these activities more effectively
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than its rivals
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making customers happy
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B) You have been asked to assist with the design of the payroll database for BestPay
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Inc. Explain the purpose of each of the following components of the database design
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and provide an example of how they would apply to the payroll database. (10 marks,
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20 minutes)
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