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The Retail Home Improvement Chain You Work For,DIY Discount,has Noticed

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The retail home improvement chain you work for,DIY Discount,has noticed that one of its brands of faucets is not selling nearly as well as anticipated.What information systems of the business will you use to determine the reason for the poor sales? Discuss what information you will retrieve from which system.Which of the information systems will be most important for your analysis? Which of the systems will be least important?


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A condition in which the distinction between reality and a simulated version of reality or fiction becomes increasingly blurred.

Ferdinand de Saussure

A Swiss linguist whose theories laid the foundation for many of the significant developments in linguistics in the 20th century, particularly in the field of structuralism.

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The study of signs and symbols and their use or interpretation, often used in analyzing language, art, and communications.

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