有关戴尔电脑的战略信息策略与案例研究case study

本文内容
 

摘要 2

1 前言 2

2 影响因素的识别和分析信息的策略 2

2.1 外部因素 3

(1)工业特点和快速更新的技术 3

(2)工序流程 4

(3)不确定的社会和经济环境 4

2.2 内部组织结构 4

2 戴尔实现战略信息策略的案例研究方法和战略影响因素的识别和信息分析 5

2.1 一些背景信息 5

2.2 戴尔战略信息的策略 6

3 对戴尔战略信息系统给定的方法可能带来影响的外部问题 7

3.1 通过有效方法实现战略信息策略的好处 7

3.2 颠覆性技术的定义 7

3.3 戴尔的成功将颠覆性技术转化为快速增长的战略信息策略 8

3.4 戴尔的方法的影响 8

3.5 颠覆性技术的副作用 9

4 结论 9

5 引用 9
 

摘要
 

随着当今世界的快速发展,全球化正在加速影响着各个经济部门。战略信息策略在经济发展过程中发挥着越来越重要的作用，有助于实现公司的目标，并有效维持公司的长期发展(巴迪& Boonstra & Kenndy,2008)。在本文中,作者将首先识别和分析信息战略的影响因素。然后通过戴尔公司和批判性分析带来的影响提出一些战略信息策略,以发挥信息策略的有利影响，避免不利影响。颠覆性技术是一个非常重要的话题,戴尔公司使用不同的方式来实现其长期发展。
 

Table of Contents
 

Abstract 2

1. Introduction. 2

2. Identification and analysis of factors affecting information strategy. 2

2.1The external factors. 3

(1). Industry characteristics-fast-updated technology. 3

(2).Process flow.. 4

(3). the Uncertain social and Economic Environment 4

2.2 The Internal Organizational Structure. 4

2. A case study on Dell’s approaches to realize the strategic information strategies and identification and analysis of factors affecting information strategy. 5

2.1 Some background information. 5

2.2 Dell’s strategic information strategies. 6

3. Review of Dell’s approach to strategic information systems given the likely impact of the external issue. 7

3.1 Universal approaches to realize the benefits of strategic information strategies 7

3.2 Definition of disruptive technologies. 7

3.3 Dell’s success in translating disruptive technologies into rapid growth by means of strategic information strategies. 8

3.4 Implications drawn from Dell’s approaches. 8

3.5 Side effects of disruptive technologies. 9

4. Conclusion. 9

5. References: 9
 

Abstract
 

In today’s fast developing world, globalization is speeding up and affecting all departments of the economic. Strategic information strategies are playing a more and more important role in achieving company’s goals and sustaining a long-term development (Buddy & Boonstra & Kenndy, 2008). In this paper, the author will first identify and analyze the factors affecting information strategy. Then it presents some of the strategic information strategies adopted by Dell Company and critically analyze the impacts brought about by them in order to take advantages of the favorable factors affecting information strategy and avoid the unfavorable ones. Disruptive technology is a very important topic in this paper, by means of which Dell uses the various ways to achieve its long-term developments.
 

1. Introduction
 

Information systems (IS) and technologies are used to leverage unique business competence, merge companies, restructure industries, and facilitate global competition. So it is of remarkable importance to work out Strategic Information management Strategies which is a necessity for an organization to maximize its benefits or profits. Strategic Information management Strategies encompasses the strategic management of human resources, material resources and latest science and technology (Oz, 2008). Dell computers, as one of the largest computer suppliers, owes its successful business to the effective Information management after identifying and analyzing the factors affecting information strategy and the organizations’ approach to strategic information systems given the likely impact of the external issue.
 

2. Identification and analysis of factors affecting information strategy
 

The information system (IS) is a set of procedures which includes the collecting, processing, storing and communicating to support the work of the organization (much broader). A strategic information system is any system that will serve to fulfill the strategic goals and objectives of a business. Generally speaking, the information system strategy is a reflection of the demand for information system as to how to support the business. (Sohal.& Moss, 2001). Companies pay enormous attention to the key factors affecting strategic information strategies due to the benefits of strategic information strategies which can be listed as follows,
 

On the whole, information strategy involves the planning of the organization’s information resource; the information which is required and relating issues of ways it should be collected, processed, archived, maintained and destroyed; what kind of individual should have access to what information; what kind of information systems are needed; lifecycle management and the organizational management of information. Altogether, there are four types of information system that might be considered strategic (Galliers & Leidner, 2012), they are those which: use technology to share information between customers and suppliers; realize better combination of internal processes; allow the organization to improve products or services referring to information; implement executive management based on information to support strategic decisions.
 

Broadly speaking, there are four factors affecting the information system strategy (Lucas & Lucas, 2012). They include the external factors and internal factors. In this following part, the author is going to observe each of these key factors and elaborate upon them.
 

2.1The external factors

(1). Industry characteristics-fast-updated technology

In general, the computer industry belongs to the communication industry. As is known to us all, the communication industry is a fast developing industry, in which new products are emerging while old ones are depreciating or replaced by new ones all the time. So having a large inventory usually means a bad management and control over the company’s production and will indicate a future loss since the finished goods will depreciate quickly. (Peterson, 2002) In addition, limited technology skills will hamper companies from introducing the effective information system.
 

(2).Process flow

Mohapatra & Singh (2012) holds that in order to manufacture its products, manages have to realize a coordination of global production networks which covers Americas, Europe and Asia. While it makes in-house final assembly a truth, a computer company depends heavily on outside suppliers and contract manufacturers for components and peripherals such as disk drives, mice, speakers, etc. simple environment firms generally peruse. These are external factors which are uncertain to some extent. Thus, it will pose great challenges for a computer company to manage the information system. From a strategic view, the IS strategy is defined as the degree to which the improvements in information processing capability can improve and assist the way in which knowledge is created and shared both within and around an organization. It has a lot of benefits.
 

(3). the Uncertain social and Economic Environment

High efficiency and cost effectiveness depend a lot on the effective information system. But it is the fact that that in an uncertain environment exerts a remarkable influence on the business operations through influencing or shaping the company’s strategy or playing a direct role in the implementation of company’s strategy (Choe, 2003). This is true in particular in the computer and communication industry which owes its success to the effective information system.
 

2.2 The Internal Organizational Structure

Factors also refer to the internal organizational structure. First, Strategic alignment between organizational structure- infrastructure and IT structure-infrastructure is of critical importance (see table below). Kathuria and Igbaria(1997) suggest in their researches that the senior managers should take their due responsibility for supporting IS. In addition, the customers should also get involved in IS project it counts a lot for the effective information management system whether these concerned can play their right role effectively.
 

For a long time, Top Management of companies did not pay much attention to the relationship between information system functions and corporate strategy. Instead, they just took information systems as similar to corporate data processing and some back-room operation which is used to support the day-to-day mundane tasks. It is not until in the 80’s and 90’s that top management in companies became to realize the importance to make strategic information system a strategy in their company technologies (Sinofsky & Lansiti, 2009). As a consequence, strategic information systems planning became a critical issue. In modern information society, companies have to adopt the strategic information strategies and it always positions itself towards a perfect inventory management, a lot of issues and challenges come up. Unemployment is one of them. It is nothing uncommon to cut costs and lay off workers each year, mostly in Austin, Texas area.