"Information System Strategy andDevelopment - TRANSGAS Case StudyContentsTask 1: Review of the Information Strategy of TransGas ............................................................................ 21. Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 22. Pipeline Monitoring .......................................................................................................................... 23. Life of Equipments and Safety .......................................................................................................... 34. Gas Metering System ........................................................................................................................ 33. Gas Storage ....................................................................................................................................... 44. Problems and Risks ........................................................................................................................... 44.1. Locations to be installed ............................................................................................... 44.2. Safety Hazards .............................................................................................................. 55. Results ............................................................................................................................................... 5Task 2: Enterprise Resource Planning and Data Warehouse ........................................................................ 61. Introduction to ERP ........................................................................................................................... 62. Advantages and Disadvantages of ERP ............................................................................................. 63. ERP in businesses .............................................................................................................................. 64. Implementation Process ................................................................................................................... 64.1. Process Preparation....................................................................................................... 74.2. Configuration ................................................................................................................ 74.3. Customization ............................................................................................................... 74.4. Extensions ..................................................................................................................... 74.5. Data migration .............................................................................................................. 85. Factors of Failure............................................................................................................................... 85.1. Idealistic anticipations .................................................................................................. 85.2. Poor management ......................................................................................................... 85.3. Wrong Timing .............................................................................................................. 85.4. Big Bang Approach ...................................................................................................... 95.5. Issues with Compatibility ............................................................................................. 95.6. Inadequate Training of Employees ............................................................................... 95.7. Inadequate Testing ........................................................................................................ 96. Introduction to Data Warehousing .................................................................................................... 10 Information System Strategy and Development – Assignment 1 – TRANSGAS Case Study7. Advantages and Disadvantages of Data Warehousing ....................................................................... 108. Data Warehousing Implementation ............................................................................................... 108.1. Data Cleansing ............................................................................................................ 118.2. Data Warehousing ...................................................................................................... 118.3. Data Mining ................................................................................................................ 119. Factors of Failure............................................................................................................................. 129.1. Flaws in the feeder system.......................................................................................... 129.2. Over Budgeting........................................................................................................... 129.3. No provision for Expansion ........................................................................................ 129.4. Complicated Tools ...................................................................................................... 12Task 3: Paper Review ................................................................................................................................. 131 Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 131.1 Summary of the Review on Open Source Software in Commercial Software ProductDevelopment........................................................................................................................................... 131.2 Summary of the Open source Software ADOPTION: an academic perspective ......................... 142 Comparison and Contrast ............................................................................................................... 143 Conclusion ....................................................................................................................................... 15References .................................................................................................................................................. 16 1 | P a g e "