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Obj ectivesObj ectives
Identify basic competitive strategies andIdentify basic competitive strategies andexplain how IT may be used to gainexplain how IT may be used to gaincompetitive advantage.competitive advantage.
Identify strategic uses of informationIdentify strategic uses of informationtechnology.technology.
How does business process engineeringHow does business process engineeringfrequently use efrequently use e- -business technologiesbusiness technologiesfor strategic purposes?for strategic purposes?
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(Obj ectives(Obj ectives continued)continued)
Identify the business value of using eIdentify the business value of using e- -business technologies for total qualitybusiness technologies for total qualitymanagement, to become an agilemanagement, to become an agilecompetitor, or to form a virtualcompetitor, or to form a virtualcompany.company.
Explain how knowledge managementExplain how knowledge managementsystems can help a business gainsystems can help a business gainstrategic advantage.strategic advantage.
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Fundamentals of Strategic AdvantageFundamentals of Strategic Advantage22
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Fundamentals of Strategic AdvantageFundamentals of Strategic Advantage
Competitive Forces (Porter)Competitive Forces (Porter) Bargaining power of customersBargaining power of customers Bargaining power of suppliersBargaining power of suppliers Rivalry of competitorsRivalry of competitors Threat of new entrantsThreat of new entrants
Threat of substitutesThreat of substitutes
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Competitive Strategies & the Role of IT
Cost Leadership (low costCost Leadership (low costproducer)producer) Reduce inventory (JIT)Reduce inventory (JIT) Reduce manpower costs per saleReduce manpower costs per sale
(see Real World Case(see Real World Case 1 1)) Help suppliers or customers reduceHelp suppliers or customers reduce
costscosts Increase costs of competitorsIncrease costs of competitors Reduce manufacturing costsReduce manufacturing costs
(process control)(process control)
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Competitive Strategies & the Role of ITCompetitive Strategies & the Role of IT(continued)(continued)
DifferentiationDifferentiation Create a positive difference betweenCreate a positive difference between
your products/services & theyour products/services & thecompetition.competition.
May allow you to reduce a competitorsMay allow you to reduce a competitorsdifferentiation advantage.differentiation advantage.
May allow you to serve a niche market.May allow you to serve a niche market.
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Competitive Strategies & the Role of ITCompetitive Strategies & the Role of IT(continued)(continued)
InnovationInnovation New ways of doing businessNew ways of doing business
Unique products or servicesUnique products or servicesNew ways to better serve customersNew ways to better serve customersReduce time to marketReduce time to marketNew distribution modelsNew distribution models
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Competitive Strategies & the Role of ITCompetitive Strategies & the Role of IT(continued)(continued)
GrowthGrowth Expand production capacityExpand production capacity
Expand into global marketsExpand into global markets DiversifyDiversify Integrate into related products andIntegrate into related products and
services.services.
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Competitive Strategies & the Role of ITCompetitive Strategies & the Role of IT(continued)(continued)
Alliance Alliance Broaden your base of supportBroaden your base of support
New linkagesNew linkages
Mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures,Mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures,virtual companiesvirtual companies
Marketing, manufacturing, or Marketing, manufacturing, or
distribution agreements.distribution agreements.
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Competitive Strategies & the Role of ITCompetitive Strategies & the Role of IT(continued)(continued)
Other Competitive StrategiesOther Competitive Strategies Locking in customers or suppliersLocking in customers or suppliers
Build value into your relationshipBuild value into your relationship
Creating switching costsCreating switching costsExtranetsExtranetsProprietary software applicationsProprietary software applications
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Competitive Strategies & the Role of ITCompetitive Strategies & the Role of IT(continued)(continued)
Other Competitive StrategiesOther Competitive Strategies(continued)(continued) Raising barriers to entryRaising barriers to entry
Improve operations or promoteImprove operations or promoteinnovationinnovation
Leveraging investment in ITLeveraging investment in IT
Allows the business to take advantage Allows the business to take advantageof strategic opportunitiesof strategic opportunities
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Value Chain (continued)Value Chain (continued)
SupportSupport
ProcessesProcesses
PrimaryPrimary
BusinessBusiness
ProcessesProcesses
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Section IISection II
Using Information Technology for Using Information Technology for Strategic AdvantageStrategic Advantage
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Strategic Uses Of Information TechnologyStrategic Uses Of Information Technology
Major competitive differentiator Major competitive differentiator Develop a focus on the customer Develop a focus on the customer
Customer valueCustomer valueBest valueBest valueUnderstand customer preferencesUnderstand customer preferencesTrack market trendsTrack market trends
Supply products, services, & informationSupply products, services, & informationanytime, anywhereanytime, anywhereTailored customer serviceTailored customer service
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Strategic Uses of IT (continued)Strategic Uses of IT (continued)
Business Process Reengineering (BPR) Rethinking & redesign of business
processes
Combines innovation and processimprovement
There are risks involved. SuccessSuccess factors
Organizational redesignProcess teams and case managersInformation technology
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Strategic Uses of IT (continued)Strategic Uses of IT (continued)
Improve business qualityImprove business quality Total Quality Management (TQM)Total Quality Management (TQM)
Quality from customers perspectiveQuality from customers perspectiveMeeting or exceeding customer Meeting or exceeding customer expectationsexpectationsCommitment to:Commitment to: Higher qualityHigher quality Quicker responseQuicker response Greater flexibilityGreater flexibility Lower costLower cost
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Becoming agileBecoming agile Four basic strategiesFour basic strategies
Customers perception of product/serviceCustomers perception of product/serviceas solution to individual problemas solution to individual problemCooperate with customers, suppliers, other Cooperate with customers, suppliers, other companies (including competitors)companies (including competitors)Thrive on change and uncertaintyThrive on change and uncertainty
Leverage impact of people and peoplesLeverage impact of people and peoplesknowledgeknowledge
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The virtual companyThe virtual company Uses IT to link people, assets, andUses IT to link people, assets, and
ideasideas Forms virtual workgroups and alliancesForms virtual workgroups and alliances
with business partnerswith business partners Interorganizational information systemsInterorganizational information systems
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The Virtual Company (continued)The Virtual Company (continued)
StrategiesStrategiesShare infrastructure & risk with allianceShare infrastructure & risk with alliance
partnerspartnersLink complementary core competenciesLink complementary core competenciesReduce conceptReduce concept- -toto--cash time throughcash time throughsharingsharing
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Strategies (continued)Strategies (continued)Increase facilities and market coverageIncrease facilities and market coverageGain access to new markets and shareGain access to new markets and share
market or customer loyaltymarket or customer loyaltyMigrate from selling products to sellingMigrate from selling products to sellingsolutionssolutions
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Learning OrganizationsLearning Organizations
Exploit two kinds of Exploit two kinds of knowledgeknowledge ExplicitExplicit TacitTacit
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Learning Organizations (continued)Learning Organizations (continued)22
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Knowledge management systemsKnowledge management systems
Help create, organize, and shareHelp create, organize, and sharebusiness knowledge wherever andbusiness knowledge wherever andwhenever needed within thewhenever needed within theorganizationorganization
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Discussion QuestionsDiscussion Questions
You have been asked to developYou have been asked to developee--business & ebusiness & e- -commercecommerceapplications to gain competitiveapplications to gain competitiveadvantage. What reservationsadvantage. What reservationsmight you have about doing so?might you have about doing so?
How could a business use IT toHow could a business use IT toincrease switching costs and lockincrease switching costs and lockin its customers and suppliers?in its customers and suppliers?
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Discussion Questions (continued)Discussion Questions (continued)
How could a business leverage itsHow could a business leverage itsinvestment in IT to build strategic ITinvestment in IT to build strategic ITcapabilities that serve as a barrier tocapabilities that serve as a barrier to
entry by new entrants into its markets?entry by new entrants into its markets?
What strategic role can informationWhat strategic role can informationtechnology play in business processtechnology play in business processreengineering and total qualityreengineering and total qualitymanagement?management?
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How can Internet technologies helpHow can Internet technologies helpa business form strategic alliancesa business form strategic allianceswith its customers, suppliers, andwith its customers, suppliers, andothers?others?
How could a business use InternetHow could a business use Internet
technologies to form a virtualtechnologies to form a virtualcompany or become an agilecompany or become an agilecompetitor?competitor?
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IT cant really give a company a strategicIT cant really give a company a strategicadvantage, because most competitiveadvantage, because most competitiveadvantages dont last more than a fewadvantages dont last more than a fewyears & soon become strategicyears & soon become strategicnecessities that just raise the stakes of necessities that just raise the stakes of the game. Discuss.the game. Discuss.
MIS author & consultant Peter Keen says:MIS author & consultant Peter Keen says:We have learned that it is not technologyWe have learned that it is not technologythat creates a competitive edge, but thethat creates a competitive edge, but themanagement process that exploitsmanagement process that exploitstechnology. What does he mean?technology. What does he mean?
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ReferencesReferences22
James A. O'Brien; George M.Marakas. Management InformationSystems: Managing InformationTechnology in the BusinessEnterprise 6 th Ed., Boston:McGraw-Hill/ Irwin,200 4