Relational database management system

Information Management and Information Technology in an MCI or Disaster Serious emergencies, disasters and crises have become increasingly frequent in the recent years. In the past several decades, natural and man-made disasters have taken over 3 million innocent lives and badly affected millions more. When a disaster strikes, many lives may be saved by emergency crisis response. In fact, mass-casualty incident and disaster response is considered to be one of the biggest challenges for an…

The National Incident Management System (NIMS) was designed to provide a proactive in systematic approach to manage various agencies and departments; local, state, and federal that are assigned to an incident. NIMS allows the integration of private sector, government entities, and non-governmental organizations to work together effortlessly “to prevent, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate the effects of incidents, regardless of cause, size, location, or complexity. NIMS…

Rock Solid Industrial is small business that is not technology oriented making it a disadvantage against other competitors. While still relying on POTs systems, the company’s desktop computer, software usage, and financials are consider outdated in this technological era. With business disadvantage, Rock Solid will need to make changes to their organization to improve their business. The organizational change strategy Rock Solid Industrial Parts should be to informate because it will require…

in a way that can be applied specifically to a population, and that can prompt action to build-upon and take stock of the concept. This is accomplished by first, altering the definition of disaster from the generic physical impacts that disrupt a system to an inclusive definition that ties together the society, potentially damaging event, and items like economy which…

disasters. The framework is developed on flexible, adjustable and accessible concepts as laid down by the system of National Incident Management to align the major responsibilities and roles across the authorities of our nation (Durant, 2007), (2013). The framework has 14 core capabilities that clearly outlines the best practices as well as the respective authorities for incident management that range from local to large scale national problems such as terror attacks or catastrophic natural…

advantage and applies for at least two grants every year. Each year a different need is assessed and a grant application is written. By applying for a grant, in the spring of 2016, Darby received a grant to purchase a Plymovent Vehicle Exhaust Removal System for their two trucks. Darby Fire Company also receives grants in the amount of approximately $10,000 for the fire division and $15,000 for the EMS division each year to offset costs. Standardized response policies that follow the same…

NIMS, National Incident Management System, is the national standardized approach to incident management that is equally appropriate for all jurisdictional levels including local, state, and federal, and is functional for all hazards. This system mainly started to develop after the incident of 9/11. The basis for the development of NIMS was the document called HSPD-7 which established a broad range of specific responsibilities for the DHS. There are five main components of NIMS; it includes…

It should be said that the Incident Command System (ICS) has its own functional structure. This structure can be divided by five key functional areas. These areas require a specific focus to learn their actual responsibilities and mechanisms of action. As it was mentioned, the ICS incorporates five core functional areas which are responsible for certain roles and responsibilities in context of emergency management. In particular, they are command, operations, planning, logistics, and…

CRUD – Defining Information Ownership When developing and implementing a relational database, defining the information and users of the system enable definition of the business rules defining the components of the database management system. An example can be evaluated through the use of a CRUD – create, retrieve, update and delete – matrix as it relates to student information and the individuals or departments related to the school that may require access. The resulting model will be used to…

technology and software development have provided top level management with a wide variety of decision making aids. One such tool, classified as decisions support systems (DSS) is a “specific class of computerized information system that supports business and organizational decision-making activities” (Marin, 2008, p. 513). DSS has become a multifaceted term that belongs to an enormous environment with multidisciplinary foundations, including database research, artificial intelligence, human…