Experiencing MIS 7th by m kronenke part1

• 10-year-old, privately owned company selling parts for adventure vehicles--dirt bikes, 4-wheel drive off-road vehicles.. • Sells new high-end, expensive parts; a line of specialized, h

Why MIS? Part 1

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AllRoad Parts

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• 10-year-old, privately owned company selling parts for adventure vehicles dirt bikes, 4-wheel drive

off-road vehicles

• Sells new high-end, expensive parts; a line of specialized, hard-to-find repair parts

• Jason Green is the founder and CEO

– Senior year of college started informal eBay business buying and selling hard-to-find mountain bike parts

– Has marketing and management experience

AllRoad Parts(cont'd )

• High margin products and high inventory costs

• Large selection of repair parts is the key to AllRoad’s competitive success

• Thinking about 3D printing for specialized parts to reduce inventory costs

• Forms a project team to investigate feasibility

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Opportunity Assessment Team

• Kelly Summers, CFO, to lead the team

• Lucas Massey, Director of IT services

• Drew Mills, Operations Manager

• Addison Lee, head of Purchasing

• Jennifer Cooper, a relatively new employee about whom there are a number of complaints

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Next Three Chapters

• Chapter 1 discusses the importance of information systems Definitions are provided and a 5 component model is introduced Consideration of information and systems are also made.

• Chapter 2 addresses collaboration information systems Their characteristics and purpose as well as criteria for

success are addressed Available tools are also introduced.

• Chapter 3 relates information systems to the overall competitive strategy of an organization.

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