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melina_rosy

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on: Jul 7, 2018
A key business decision in your sporting goods manufacturing company is determining what suppliers to use for your raw materials. How can you determine if a manager in charge of selecting suppliers is making the best choice?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Which of the laws stipulates how financial institutions are required to protect the privacy of consumers' personal financial information and notify them of their privacy policies annually?
 
  A) the CAN-SPAM Act
  B) the State Security Breach Notification Laws
  C) the Privacy Act of 1974
  D) the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act


harveenkau8139

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Reply #1 on: Jul 7, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Student answers will vary but should include an understanding of evaluating the information the data is based on. For example: One way to determine the manager's choice is to find out what he or she is basing their decision on: price, quality, schedule, relationship, etc. Then you could find out how those measurements of the supplier qualities are madeis the data about the suppliers accurate information. You could evaluate the data informing the decision along the information quality dimensions: accuracy, integrity, consistency, completeness, validity, timeliness, and accessibility.

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