management question number 2

Prelims Question 2

An organization may adopt a closed-system or open-system model. Answer the following:

1. Discuss the pro's and con's of each model.
ans:

Pros and Cons ( close-system)

The primary advantages of closed herd systems are tighter control of gilt supply and potential reduction in the risk of disease introduction.

Depending on the structure and pig flow of the system, additional advantages in gilt acclimation can be gained.

But advantages of closed systems carry a cost. Specifically, increased management intensity is required, and group weight and growth rate variation may increase due to management of multiple genetic lines together in nurseries and finishers. Gaps in biosecurity at other phases of production may jeopardize the sow farm when gilts return.

The economic determination of whether to close a herd and internalize multiplication must include these less obvious factors:

• Reduction in growth rates and marketability of maternal line barrows;


• Any reduction in market throughput due to devoting space to maternal lines; and


• Added labor and training costs of handling multiple genetic lines on the sow farm.

Pro's & Con's of Open-system.

Advantages

1.) No cost to acquire the software and no licensing fees

2.) Software has been perfected by a community of developers worldwide and usually runs very smoothly and has very few problems.
3.) Since it is a "free" software, money for a project can be devoted to customization and implementation and results in a more complete solution
4.) Open source software are often much easier to customize than commercial software because the source code is readily available and therefore can be adapted to perfectly suit the users needs. The source code is not available when using proprietary software as the code is kept secret for competitive reasons. Therefore such applications have limitations in terms of their flexibility and capacity to be tailored exactly to your needs.
5.) Open source software are constantly being updated and adapted to today's market providing you with a well rounded software
6.) Open source systems are often developed using open tools such as PHP and Perl preventing you from being locked-in with specific vendors or software packages. There is also more support available for open tools.
7.) Many open source software were designed with integration in mind and are therefore usually much easier to integrate with other applications than the typical commercial software.
8.) The extensive community of developers involved in open source software provide online support that cannot be matched by a single company developing a commercial software
Problems that arise with open source software are often rectified very quickly through postings in the online forums where developers worldwide work to resolve the issue. Commercial software companies often take anywhere from 6-12 months to create a patch to resolve or debug any existing problems.

Disadvantages

1.) Open Source Software do not come with the same 'out of the box' deployment as typical commercial applications and therefore the service cost may be higher. However, in most cases, this cost is offset by the fact that Open Source Applications do not have licensing or acquiring fees attached to them. The appropriate solution should be discussed with an experienced consultant prior to making a choice on which path to take.
2.) Most open source software are targeted to small and medium sized businesses and may lack many of the options provided by large corporate commercial software.
3.) Although the online support for open source software is quite large they do not come with your typical guarantee and one-on-one support expected with commercial applications.
4.) Open source software do not come with any sort of manual or documentation on how to use or customize them whereas most commercial applications will provide basic steps on their implementation and tend to be more user friendly. Open source applications were designed by developers for developers and therefore usually require more experienced staff than if you were to use commercial applications.

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2. Cite a company that uses any of this model. Describe briefly how this chosen model affect the entire company.

Ans: ASA Computers Inc(open-system) -has been assisting individuals, companies, and organizations with their computing and networking requirements. Through various iterations of hardware and software flavors, we have been partnering with our clients in keeping their computing environment current in a cost-effective manner.and also The open architecture allows us to configure systems using industry-standard components that help an easy/cost-effective upgrade path and lets us custom-configure systems exactly to our client's needs.

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3. evaluate how an environment affects the organization and its management. Discuss the pro's and con's of not responding to the demands of the environment.

Ans: In the field of business, the organization and its management will affect because it helps a lot in the company.Once an organization knows the results if it is good or not effective which results of unprofitable or not and must better we should know our pro's and cons so that by the time we failure,It is the time that we need to change or stragies how our business will stay longer inspite of many problem