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A local council has decided to completely redesign the way it provides library lending services it plans to stop lending books and move towards an entirely online e-book lending model
Four activities to be included in the Business Activity Model (BAM) are given below
a) Lend books
b) Establish licensing arrangements with publishers
c) Define lending policies
d) Monitor lending usage
What will be the dependencies between these activities on the BAM?
Suggested Answer: C
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32 comments · newest first
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Malcom
11 months ago
Why not just offer both options? Seems limiting!
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Dominga
11 months ago
I think c->a->b->d makes the most sense for dependencies.
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Luisa
12 months ago
Wait, are they really going to stop lending physical books?
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Brock
12 months ago
Totally agree, online lending is the future!
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Kate
1 year ago
This is a huge change for libraries!
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Desmond
1 year ago
I thought the dependencies would start with defining policies first, but I’m confused about whether lending or licensing should come next.
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Mose
1 year ago
This question reminds me of a similar practice one we did. I think the order might be c->a->b->d, but I could be mixing it up.
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Reita
1 year ago
I'm not entirely sure, but I feel like monitoring usage should come after lending, so maybe d should be last?
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Micaela
1 year ago
I remember we discussed how defining lending policies is crucial before establishing licensing arrangements, so I think it might be c->b.
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Pok
1 year ago
This is a good test of my understanding of business process modeling. I'll sketch out a diagram to visualize the flow and dependencies between the activities. That should help me arrive at the right answer.
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Louvenia
1 year ago
Okay, I think I've got this. The key is to recognize that defining the lending policies (c) needs to come before lending the books (a), which then leads to monitoring the lending usage (d). Establishing the licensing arrangements (b) has to happen after the policies are defined.
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Lajuana
1 year ago
Hmm, I'm a bit unsure about this one. The dependencies between the activities aren't immediately clear to me. I'll need to think it through step-by-step.
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Esteban
1 year ago
This looks like a straightforward question on dependencies in a business activity model. I'll carefully consider the order of the activities and how they relate to each other.
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Barney
1 year ago
Hmm, I'm a bit unsure about this one. Is it power and influence, or power and interest? I'll have to think it through carefully before answering.
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Dong
1 year ago
Wait, which one was cost-effectiveness again? I'm drawing a blank on the exact wording of the answer choices. Let me re-read the question carefully and then I'll make my best guess.
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Jodi
2 years ago
I'm going with A. It just feels right to have the lending policies as the foundation, then work your way down to the actual lending and monitoring.
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Terry
1 year ago
After that, lending books and monitoring lending usage would follow.
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Cruz
1 year ago
Then establishing licensing arrangements with publishers would come next.
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Jame
1 year ago
I agree, starting with defining lending policies makes sense.
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Noel
2 years ago
Haha, I bet the council is having a field day coming up with these e-book lending policies. Hopefully, they don't accidentally lend out the mayor's library card!
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Desmond
1 year ago
Yeah, that sounds like a logical order for establishing the e-book lending model.
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Gerald
1 year ago
I think the dependencies between the activities on the BAM will be c->a->b->d.
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Pa
1 year ago
I can only imagine the chaos if they accidentally lend out the mayor's library card!
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Brock
1 year ago
I know right, it must be quite the challenge to switch to an entirely online lending system.
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Cathrine
2 years ago
This is a tricky one, but I'm leaning towards D. It just seems more intuitive to start with the core activity of lending books, then build out the supporting processes.
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Lyda
1 year ago
I agree, it seems like a logical flow to first define policies before actually starting the lending process.
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Erasmo
2 years ago
I think D makes sense too. Start with defining lending policies, then move on to lending books and establishing licensing arrangements.
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Kris
2 years ago
Hmm, I'm not so sure about that. I think the activities should flow logically, so B makes the most sense to me. Monitoring lending usage should come first to inform the policies.
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Marguerita
2 years ago
Wow, this question is really testing our understanding of business process dependencies! I'd say the correct answer is C, since defining lending policies is the foundation for everything else.
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Ronna
2 years ago
That's an interesting point, but I still think defining lending policies should come first to set the foundation for the rest of the activities.
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Audry
2 years ago
I disagree, I believe the dependencies should be d->c->a->b because monitoring lending usage is crucial before defining lending policies.
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Ronna
2 years ago
I think the dependencies should be c->a->b->d because defining lending policies should come before establishing licensing arrangements with publishers.