For each of the following industries and situations, discuss and give examples of the ways that information technology has improved the reliability and efficiency of decision making and made the timely receipt of information more valuable.

a. Health care (such as a local hospital's equipment purchasing decisions)

b. Entertainment delivery (such as a cable company's channel expansion plans)

c. Agriculture (such as a farmer's decisions on where to sell his or her crops)

d. Politics (such as a candidate's campaign strategy)

e. General retailing (such as Wal-Mart)

f. Utilities (such as water and electric)