Essentials of MIS (12th Edition)
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Author: Kenneth C. Laudon, Jane P. Laudon
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 1.2, Problem 1CQ2
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UPS:
UPS (United Parcel Service) is an American multinational packaging service company, which uses automated package-tracking system to pick-up and delivers packages in more than 220 countries.
Inputs for the UPS package tracking system:
- Package details such as the information about the sender, the destination address and when the package should arrive.
- Customer signature
- Time of package pickup
- Billing details
- Current location
- Clearance documents of the customer
Processing of the UPS package tracking system:
- The first ...
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