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CASE STUDY QUESTIONS
1. What kinds of applications are described in this 4. Do you think that Mashaweer will be able to
case? What business functions do they support? accomplish their future strategy and sustain its
market share?
2. What are the benefits from equipping their riders
with PDAs? 5. Do you think in near future, the competition
between Mashaweer and Wassaly will be aggres-
3. Was it a good decision to expand the business to
sive? Why?
Cairo? What are the implications of information
systems?
Case contributed by Niveen Ezzat, Cairo University

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