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2/11/2015 1 "O' My Lord, open for me my chest, and make my task easy for me, and loosen the knot from my tongue, that they may understand my speech." (Ta‐ha, 20:25‐28) Du’a Before Class Information Systems in Business Today Chapter 1 VIDEO CASES Case 1: UPS Global Operations with the DIAD IV Case 2: Google Data Center Efficiency Best Practices Instructional Video 1: Green Energy Efficiency in a Data Center Using Tivoli Architecture Instructional Video 2: Tour IBM’s Raleigh Data Center
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2014 Pearson Education Management Information Systems, Global Edition Chapter 1: Information Systems in Global Business Today • Understand the effects of information systems on business and their relationship to globalization. • Explain why information systems are so essential in business today. • Define an information system and describe its management, organization, and technology components. Learning Objectives 1.4 Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education Management Information Systems, Global Edition Chapter 1: Information Systems in Global Business Today • Define complementary assets and explain how they ensure that information systems provide genuine value to an organization. • Describe the different academic disciplines used to study information systems and explain how each contributes to our understanding of them. • Explain what is meant by a sociotechnical systems perspective. Learning Objectives (cont.)
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2014 Pearson Education Management Information Systems, Global Edition Chapter 1: Information Systems in Global Business Today • Problem: How to keep in contact with the various parties of the wood production and procurement chain • Solutions: Use information systems to enhance experience. Cutting plans, maps and working instructions delivered via a dedicated e-mail system. • Ponsse provides technology to make them the most wired in all of the timber machine industry. • Demonstrates IT’s role in providing new products and services. • Illustrates the benefits of utilizing networks and mobile applications to enhance customer service, information. Efficiency in Wood Harvesting with Information Systems 1.6 Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education Management Information Systems, Global Edition Chapter 1: Information Systems in Global Business Today • How information systems are transforming business – Emerging mobile digital platform – Growing business use of “big data” – Growth in cloud computing • Globalization opportunities – Internet has drastically reduced costs of operating on global scale – Increases in foreign trade, outsourcing – Presents both challenges and opportunities The Role of Information Systems in Business Today
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2014 Pearson Education Management Information Systems, Global Edition Chapter 1: Information Systems in Global Business Today Information technology capital investment, defined as hardware, software, and communications equipment, grew from 32 percent to 52 percent of all invested capital between 1980 and 2009. FIGURE 1-1 Information Technology Capital Investment 1.8 Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education Management Information Systems, Global Edition Chapter 1: Information Systems in Global Business Today Read the Interactive Session and discuss the following questions Interactive Session: Management • What kinds of applications are described in the case? What business functions do they support? How do they improve operational efficiency and decision making? • Identify the problems that businesses in this case study solved by using mobile digital devices. • What kinds of businesses are most likely to benefit from equipping their employees with mobile devices? • Discuss the implications of this statement: “The iPhone is not a game changer, it’s an industry changer.” RUNNING THE BUSINESS FROM THE PALM OF YOUR HAND
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2014 Pearson Education Management Information Systems, Global Edition Chapter 1: Information Systems in Global Business Today • In the emerging, fully digital firm: – Significant business relationships are digitally enabled and mediated. – Core business processes are accomplished through digital networks. – Key corporate assets are managed digitally. • Digital firms offer greater flexibility in organization and management. – Time shifting, space shifting The Role of Information Systems in Business Today 1.10 Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education Management Information Systems, Global Edition Chapter 1: Information Systems in Global Business Today • Growing interdependence between ability to use information technology and ability to implement corporate strategies and achieve corporate goals • Business firms invest heavily in information systems to achieve six strategic business objectives: 1. Operational excellence 2. New products, services, and business models 3. Customer and supplier intimacy 4. Improved decision making 5. Competitive advantage 6. Survival The Role of Information Systems in Business Today
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2014 Pearson Education Management Information Systems, Global Edition Chapter 1: Information Systems in Global Business Today In contemporary systems there is a growing interdependence between a firm’s information systems and its business capabilities. Changes in strategy, rules, and business processes increasingly require changes in hardware, software, databases, and telecommunications. Often, what the organization would like to do depends on what its systems will permit it to do. Figure 1.2 The Interdependence Between Organizations and Information Technology 1.12 Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education Management Information Systems, Global Edition Chapter 1: Information Systems in Global Business Today • Operational excellence: – Improvement of efficiency to attain higher profitability – Information systems, technology an important tool in achieving greater efficiency and productivity – Walmart’s Retail Link system links suppliers to stores for superior replenishment system The Role of Information Systems in Business Today
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2014 Pearson Education Management Information Systems, Global Edition Chapter 1: Information Systems in Global Business Today • New products, services, and business models: – Business model: describes how company produces, delivers, and sells product or service to create wealth – Information systems and technology a major enabling tool for new products, services, business models •Examples: Apple’s iPad, Google’s Android OS, and Netflix The Role of Information Systems in Business Today 1.14 Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education Management Information Systems, Global Edition Chapter 1: Information Systems in Global Business Today • Customer and supplier intimacy: – Serving customers well leads to customers returning, which raises revenues and profits. • Example: High‐end hotels that use computers to track customer preferences and used to monitor and customize environment – Intimacy with suppliers allows them to provide vital inputs, which lowers costs. • Example: JCPenney’s information system which links sales records to contract manufacturer The Role of Information Systems in Business Today 14
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2014 Pearson Education Management Information Systems, Global Edition Chapter 1: Information Systems in Global Business Today • Improved decision making – Without accurate information: • Managers must use forecasts, best guesses, luck • Results in: – Overproduction, underproduction – Misallocation of resources – Poor response times • Poor outcomes raise costs, lose customers – Example: Verizon’s Web‐based digital dashboard to provide managers with real‐time data on customer complaints, network performance, line outages, and so on The Role of Information Systems in Business Today 1.16 Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education Management Information Systems, Global Edition Chapter 1: Information Systems in Global Business Today • Competitive advantage – Delivering better performance – Charging less for superior products – Responding to customers and suppliers in real time – Examples: Apple, Walmart, UPS The Role of Information Systems in Business Today
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2014 Pearson Education Management Information Systems, Global Edition Chapter 1: Information Systems in Global Business Today • Survival – Information technologies as necessity of business – Industry‐level changes •Example: Citibank’s introduction of ATMs – Governmental regulations requiring record‐ keeping •Examples: Toxic Substances Control Act, Sarbanes‐Oxley Act The Role of Information Systems in Business Today 1.18 Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education Management Information Systems, Global Edition Chapter 1: Information Systems in Global Business Today • Information system: – Set of interrelated components – Collect, process, store, and distribute information – Support decision making, coordination, and control • Information vs. data – Data are streams of raw facts. – Information is data shaped into meaningful form. Perspectives on Information Systems
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2014 Pearson Education Management Information Systems, Global Edition Chapter 1: Information Systems in Global Business Today Raw data from a supermarket checkout counter can be processed and organized to produce meaningful information, such as the total unit sales of dish detergent or the total sales revenue from dish detergent for a specific store or sales territory. Figure 1.3 Data and Information 1.20 Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education Management Information Systems, Global Edition Chapter 1: Information Systems in Global Business Today • Three activities of information systems produce information organizations need – Input: Captures raw data from organization or external environment – Processing: Converts raw data into meaningful form – Output: Transfers processed information to people or activities that use it Perspectives on Information Systems
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2014 Pearson Education Management Information Systems, Global Edition Chapter 1: Information Systems in Global Business Today • Feedback: – Output is returned to appropriate members of organization to help evaluate or correct input stage. • Computer/Computer program vs. information system – Computers and software are technical foundation and tools, similar to the material and tools used to build a house. Perspectives on Information Systems 1.22 Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education Management Information Systems, Global Edition Chapter 1: Information Systems in Global Business Today An information system contains information about an organization and its surrounding environment. Three basic activities—input, processing, and output— produce the information organizations need. Feedback is output returned to appropriate people or activities in the organization to evaluate and refine the input. Environmental actors, such as customers, suppliers, competitors, stockholders, and regulatory agencies, interact with the organization and its information systems. Figure 1.4 Functions of an Information System
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2014 Pearson Education Management Information Systems, Global Edition Chapter 1: Information Systems in Global Business Today Using information systems effectively requires an understanding of the organization, management, and information technology shaping the systems. An information system creates value for the firm as an organizational and management solution to challenges posed by the environment. Figure 1.5 Information Systems Are More Than Computers 1.24 Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education Management Information Systems, Global Edition Chapter 1: Information Systems in Global Business Today • Organizational dimension of information systems – Key elements of an organization: people, structure, business processes, politics, and culture – Hierarchy of authority, responsibility • Senior management • Middle management • Operational management • Knowledge workers • Data workers • Production or service workers Perspectives on Information Systems
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2014 Pearson Education Management Information Systems, Global Edition Chapter 1: Information Systems in Global Business Today Business organizations are hierarchies consisting of three principal levels: senior management, middle management, and operational management. Information systems serve each of these levels. Scientists and knowledge workers often work with middle management. Figure 1.6 Levels in a Firm 1.26 Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education Management Information Systems, Global Edition Chapter 1: Information Systems in Global Business Today • Organizational dimension of information systems (cont.) – Separation of business functions • Sales and marketing • Human resources • Finance and accounting • Manufacturing and production – Unique business processes – Unique business culture – Organizational politics Perspectives on Information Systems
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2014 Pearson Education Management Information Systems, Global Edition Chapter 1: Information Systems in Global Business Today • Management dimension of information systems – Managers set organizational strategy for responding to business challenges – In addition, managers must act creatively: •Creation of new products and services •Occasionally re‐creating the organization Perspectives on Information Systems 1.28 Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education Management Information Systems, Global Edition Chapter 1: Information Systems in Global Business Today • Technology dimension of information systems – Computer hardware and software – Data management technology – Networking and telecommunications technology •Networks, the Internet, intranets and extranets, World Wide Web – IT infrastructure: provides platform that system is built on Perspectives on Information Systems
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2014 Pearson Education Management Information Systems, Global Edition Chapter 1: Information Systems in Global Business Today Read the Interactive Session and discuss the following questions Interactive Session: Organizations • What are the inputs, processing, and outputs of UPS’s package tracking system? • What technologies are used by UPS? How are these technologies related to UPS’s business strategy? • What business objectives do UPS’s information systems address? • What would happen if these systems were not available? UPS COMPETES GLOBALLY WITH I.T. 1.30 Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education Management Information Systems, Global Edition Chapter 1: Information Systems in Global Business Today • Dimensions of UPS tracking system – Organizational: • Procedures for tracking packages and managing inventory and provide information – Management: • Monitor service levels and costs – Technology: • Handheld computers, bar‐code scanners, networks, desktop computers, and so on Perspectives on Information Systems
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2014 Pearson Education Management Information Systems, Global Edition Chapter 1: Information Systems in Global Business Today • Business perspective on information systems: – Information system is instrument for creating value – Investments in information technology will result in superior returns: •Productivity increases •Revenue increases •Superior long‐term strategic positioning Perspectives on Information Systems 1.32 Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education Management Information Systems, Global Edition Chapter 1: Information Systems in Global Business Today • Business information value chain – Raw data acquired and transformed through stages that add value to that information – Value of information system determined in part by extent to which it leads to better decisions, greater efficiency, and higher profits • Business perspective: – Calls attention to organizational and managerial nature of information systems Perspectives on Information Systems
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2014 Pearson Education Management Information Systems, Global Edition Chapter 1: Information Systems in Global Business Today From a business perspective, information systems are part of a series of value-adding activities for acquiring, transforming, and distributing information that managers can use to improve decision making, enhance organizational performance, and, ultimately, increase firm profitability. Figure 1-7 The Business Information Value Chain 1.34 Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education Management Information Systems, Global Edition Chapter 1: Information Systems in Global Business Today • Investing in information technology does not guarantee good returns. • There is considerable variation in the returns firms receive from systems investments. • Factors: – Adopting the right business model – Investing in complementary assets (organizational and management capital) Perspectives on Information Systems
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2014 Pearson Education Management Information Systems, Global Edition Chapter 1: Information Systems in Global Business Today Although, on average, investments in information technology produce returns far above those returned by other investments, there is considerable variation across firms. Figure 1.8 Variation in Returns on Information Technology Investment 1.36 Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education Management Information Systems, Global Edition Chapter 1: Information Systems in Global Business Today • Complementary assets: – Assets required to derive value from a primary investment – Firms supporting technology investments with investment in complementary assets receive superior returns – Example: Invest in technology and the people to make it work properly Perspectives on Information Systems
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2014 Pearson Education Management Information Systems, Global Edition Chapter 1: Information Systems in Global Business Today • Complementary assets include: – Organizational assets, for example: • Appropriate business model • Efficient business processes – Managerial assets, for example: • Incentives for management innovation • Teamwork and collaborative work environments – Social assets, for example: • The Internet and telecommunications infrastructure • Technology standards Perspectives on Information Systems 1.38 Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education Management Information Systems, Global Edition Chapter 1: Information Systems in Global Business Today The study of information systems deals with issues and insights contributed from technical and behavioral disciplines. Figure 1.9 Contemporary Approaches to Information Systems
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2014 Pearson Education Management Information Systems, Global Edition Chapter 1: Information Systems in Global Business Today • Technical approach – Emphasizes mathematically based models – Computer science, management science, operations research • Behavioral approach – Behavioral issues (strategic business integration, implementation, etc.) – Psychology, economics, sociology Contemporary Approaches to Information Systems 1.40 Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education Management Information Systems, Global Edition Chapter 1: Information Systems in Global Business Today • Management Information Systems – Combines computer science, management science, operations research and practical orientation with behavioral issues • Four main actors – Suppliers of hardware and software – Business firms – Managers and employees – Firm’s environment (legal, social, cultural context) Contemporary Approaches to Information Systems
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2014 Pearson Education Management Information Systems, Global Edition Chapter 1: Information Systems in Global Business Today • Approach of this book: Sociotechnical view – Optimal organizational performance achieved by jointly optimizing both social and technical systems used in production – Helps avoid purely technological approach Contemporary Approaches to Information Systems 1.42 Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education Management Information Systems, Global Edition Chapter 1: Information Systems in Global Business Today In a sociotechnical perspective, the performance of a system is optimized when both the technology and the organization mutually adjust to each other until a satisfactory fit is obtained. Figure 1-10 A Sociotechnical Perspective on Information Systems
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