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SWCS AT THE IBM

SOLUTION FAIR '88

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l/l/ORLDWIDE SUCCESS

Manufacturing Accounting and Production
Information Control System

SWCS Staff at the IBM Solution Fair

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I B M launched its most advanced mid- • M A P I C S I is the acronym for Manu- ness opportunities. Our exhibition went on
range family of computers, the Application facturing, Accounting and Production without a hitch. Special thanks and appre-
System/400 on June 21, 1988. The simul- Information Control System version 2 ciation are due to Lorraine im, the Pro-
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taneous world-wide launch was the largest and is the I B M strategic product for gramme Coordinator and all WCS staff
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product announcement in the company's Computer-Integrated-Manufacturing who have collectively made this exhibition
history. (CIM). It is a highly successful a highly successful affair.
Management Resource Planning
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The B M Solution Fair '88 was held (MRP I I ) software with 12,000
at the K L Hilton from June 23 to June 25 customers worldwide, totalling 60,000 Goh Hooi Yin
1988 from 10.00 am to 7.00 p.m. The fair licencees. Sungei Way Computer Services
was held to highlight the vast range of
software solutions available on IBM's small SWCS is the Systems Remarketer for
and medium-sized computers. M A P I C S I I in Malaysia and is Mr Mork's wife decided to make an
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currently providing M A P I C S I Tech- unexpected visit to her husband's office in
SWCS, as an I B M Systems Re- nical and Educational Support for the order to take a look at his new secretary.
marketer, had two exhibition booths to South East Asia region.
display their solutions in the following 'You liar!' hissed Mrs Mork to her
areas :- SWCS staff from the various depart- husband. 'You told me that your new
ments were present at the exhibition to secretary was very efficient and capable and
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- Manufacturing ( M A P I C S I ) demonstrate our wide range of products that she looked like a horrible old hag. But
- Leasing/Hire Purchase and services to prospects and customers. I've just seen her and she's about eighteen
- Direct Selling The exhibition was the biggest of its kind years old, extremely pretty and...'
- Distribution ever held here by B M and was very well
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- Construction attended on all of the three days. Some very 'But she's not my secretary', inter-
- Education promising leads were generated for our rupted Mr Mork, who had been thinking
- Payroll and Personnel marketing representatives. very rapidly. 'My secretary is ill today and
- Share Registration System so she sent her grand-daughter to help out
instead'.
- Computerised Weighbridge System The I B M Solution Fair '88 has give
- Property Management System SWCS excellent visibility and future busi-
David Lee
LATENESS 2. Define your terms. keep. Be realistic. And if you see that
Lateness has become an epidemic in a Giving an approximate time of arrival you have over committed yourself, let
country where punctuality is considered a is usually acceptable when the other the parties involved know the situation.
virtue. In some cultures, lateness is not party is at home or in his office, because
only accepted, but encouraged. But in the there is always something to do until you THE UNDERLYING
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Western world, lateness has always been an arrive. f you mean 'around three' make PSYCHOLOGICAL REASONS
indication of poor character. it clear that you mean 'approximately FOR CHRONIC LATENESS:
three'.
Therefore, do not be fooled into 1. Fear of being early and having nothing
thinking that being late will have no 3. I f you are going to be late, call. to do
consequences. Nobody likes to be kept 4. Avoid, at all costs, meeting someone in
waiting. Being prompt has class. It shows front of some place. f one of you is late, 2. Poor judgement of time
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respect for others and is just plain good the other will be obliged to stand there 3. Disorganization
business. waiting. It is difficult, if not impossible, 4. Lack of respect for the other party
to make use of that time lapse.
HOW TO B E ON TIME 5. Little value placed on promptness
1. Assume and prepare for the worst. 5. I f you think that your schedule is too
Murphy's Law of Latenes , ie., if it tight, change it in advance. Give yourself
takes 10 minutes to get somewhere, allow some room. WAN ABDUL RAHMAN
more time than that. 6. Do not make promises that you cannot Sunway College
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