Internet Exercise #1

A consulting company that provides software and services relating to business intelligence and analytics includes a library of customer success stories on its website at http://www.sas.com/index.html. Select and read one of the success stores relating to Activity-Based Management. (Access the list as follows: Click on the “Success Stories” link near the top of the page. Click on the “Success Stories by Solution” link in the left-hand column of the “Success Stores” site. Click on the “Financial Management/Activity-Based Management link on the “Success Stories by Solution” site.) Then, write a brief paper (3-5 paragraphs) that summarizes the success story.

Internet Exercise #2

Perform an Internet search using the term, activity-based costing. Select and read a case study or article from the results of your search. (Make sure that you do not select an instructor’s lecture notes or a class assignment from the results of your search.) Then, write a brief paper (3 - 5 paragraphs) that summarizes the case study or article. (Your paper should provide the appropriate citation for the article. If necessary, you may wish to refer to the following website, which includes information about citations: http://www.cod.edu/library/research/citenet.htm.)