Suppose you manage the Purchasing activities at FlexTime and that you have been asked to help determine the requirements for a new purchasing information system. As you think about those requirements, you wonder how much autonomy you want your employees to have in selecting the supplier for each purchase. You can develop a system that will make the supplier selection automatically, or you can build one that allows employees to make that selection. Explain how this characteristic will impact:

a. The skill level required for your employees

b. The number of employees you will need

c. Your criteria for hiring employees

d. Your management practices

e. The degree of autonomy for your employees

f. Your flexibility in managing your department Suppose management has left you out of the requirements-definition process. Explain how you could use the knowledge you developed in answering this question to justify your need to be involved in the requirements definition.