Etisalat is an Emirates Telecommunication Group Company , branded trade name Etisalat, is a multinational Emirati based telecommunications services provider, currently operating in 15 countries across Asia, the Middle East and Africa. In Etisalat, Information systems can be grouped into business function information systems. Name five of these categories and briefly discuss how information system support one of these functions

Etisalat is an Emirates Telecommunication Group Company , branded trade name Etisalat, is a multinational Emirati based telecommunications services provider, currently operating in 15 countries across Asia, the Middle East and Africa. In Etisalat, Information systems can be grouped into business function information systems. Name five of these categories and briefly discuss how information system support one of these functions

Purchasing and Supply Chain Management

6th Edition

ISBN:9781285869681

Author:Robert M. Monczka, Robert B. Handfield, Larry C. Giunipero, James L. Patterson

Publisher:Robert M. Monczka, Robert B. Handfield, Larry C. Giunipero, James L. Patterson

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