Experiencing MIS 7th by m kronenke chapter 03

Study GuideQ1: How does organizational strategy determine information systems structure?. Q3: How does analysis of industry structure determine competitive strategy?. Q4: How does compet

Strategy and Information Systems

Chapter 3

“And we’ve got a lot of process and systems work to do."

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Study Guide

Q1: How does organizational strategy determine information systems structure?

Q2: What five forces determine industry structure?

Q3: How does analysis of industry structure determine competitive strategy?

Q4: How does competitive strategy determine value chain structure?

Q5: How do business processes generate value?

Q6: How does competitive strategy determine business processes and the structure of information systems?

Q7: How do information systems provide competitive advantages?

Q1: How Does Organizational Strategy Determine Information Systems Structure?

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Q2: What Five Forces Determine Industry Structure?

Competitive Forces

• Competition from vendors of substitutes.

• Competition from new competitors.

• Competition from existing rivals.

Bargaining Power Forces

• Bargaining power of suppliers.

Use 5-forces Model to Identify Sources of Strong Competition

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Assessing the Five Forces at AllRoad

Q3: How Does Analysis of Industry Structure Determine Competitive Strategy?

Porter's Four Competitive Strategies

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Bottom Line

strategy.

Yikes! Bikes!

• You are the operations manager for Yikes! Bikes, a manufacturer of high-end mountain bicycles.

• New owners plan to pursue lowest-cost vendor strategy by importing low-cost, lower quality bikes.

• New owners are not being honest with employees about cutting jobs.

• Say you might be promoted to new general manager Should you trust them?

Q: Are the owner’s actions illegal? Unethical?

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Q4: How Does Competitive Strategy Determine Value Chain Structure?

Linkages

Task Descriptions for Primary Activities of the Value Chain

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Q5: How Do Business Processes Generate Value?

Improved Material Ordering Process

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Q6: How Does Competitive Strategy Determine Business Processes and the Structure of Information

Systems?

High-Service Rental Value Chain

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Industry Structure

Competitive Strategy

Value Chains

Business Processes

Information Systems

Q7: How Do Information Systems Provide Competitive Advantages?

Principles of

Competitive

Advantage

How Does an Actual Company Use IS to Create Competitive Advantages?

• Maintains customer account data

 IS collects information for ABC (adds value).

 IS saves customers time by automatically filling in part of form (adds value for customer).

• Package & information delivery system

 IS helps customer to select delivery address and generate shipping labels.

 What value does shipper get?

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Two Roles for Information Systems Regarding Products

ABC, Inc., Web Page to Select a Contact from the Customer’s Records

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ABC, Inc., Web Page to Specify Email Notification

ABC, Inc., Web Page to Print a Shipping Label

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Q8: 2024?

change.

their strategy.

Security Guide: Differentiating on Security!

small organizations and individuals.

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Active Review

Q1: How does organizational strategy determine information systems structure?

Q2: What five forces determine industry structure?

Q3: How does analysis of industry structure determine competitive strategy?

Q4: How does competitive strategy determine value chain structure?

Q5: How do business processes generate value?

Q6: How does competitive strategy determine business processes and the structure of information systems?

Q7: How do information systems provide competitive advantages?

Case Study 3: Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA):

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Is FBA Right for AllRoad Parts?

information systems

FBA Fees for Products Like Sporting Goods as of May 2013

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Guide: Your Personal Competitive Advantage

Using the Guide: Your Personal Competitive Advantage (cont'd)

How do these elements of competitive advantage apply to you personally?