Strategic Analysis

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Please read the following chapters that describe how information can be used strategically, which is the topic for this week's paper:

  • Chapter 2 - Data Governance and IT Architecture Support Long-Term Performance
  • Chapter 3 - Data Management, Big Data Analytics, and Records Management

Please watch the following videos on Michael Porter's Five Forces model:

Please watch this video: How Does Google Make Money? This video explains how Google uses information to make money. Google collects information from websites and adds it to its search engine. You type information into Google search and Gmail, and Google stores that information about you. Android devices send information to Google that is used to determine traffic patterns for Google Maps and to send you ads for businesses based on your location. Although Google is a technology company, it makes money from information, as this video explains. In your paper for this week, you will explore how other companies use information strategically.

Chapter 1 and the videos above describe Porter’s Five Competitive Forces model. Use the search term “information sharing in a supply chain” to find 2 peer-reviewed articles from academic journals about the use of information in supply chains or value chains. Write a summary of each article and explain how the use of information in each article relates to Porter’s Five Competitive Forces model. Discuss how information can be used strategically, based on the example(s) in the articles. Your paper should be in APA format and 3-4 pages, not counting the title page and reference pages. Make sure you have in-text citations and a reference page. The rubric for this assignment can be viewed when clicking on the assignment link.

For help with APA formatting, click here: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ To download a sample APA paper, click here: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/media/pdf/20090212013008_560.pdf

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Running head: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN SUPPLY CHAIN

Information Technology in Supply Chain
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN SUPPLY CHAIN

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Information Technology in Supply Chain
Information technology has become one of the most up surging sectors at the eye of
every industry. Right from the manufacturing to more complex processing and service
industry, information technology have marked significant changes in the modes of operation,
the designed delivery techniques and most remarkably, have seen many companies change
their strategies and incline them to the dynamic state of information technology (Prajogo,
Oke, & Olhager,2016). Previously, the latter was arguably only applicable to industries
seeking to store their data in automated computers, and oversee general transactions using the
same. However, it is now different from the advancement of efficient communication
systems. This paper puts to light how some companies have employed efficient information
circulation systems in their activities, marrying it with Porter's five force model to bring
about incredibly improved profitability.
In an article viewing the range of activities around L &TT electronic company, it is
evident that the entire production process relies on the availability of raw materials at an
affordable price and a market for the products. The supplier obtains information on the wide
range of cell phones produced by other companies globally and exploits the costs, efficiency
of the phones and also, prices of the same. The Hong Kong-based company develops an
inventory, aimed at reducing the time for delivery, and cutting the prices to an affordable
range for all customers. Informat...


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