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U. S. Steel Profile. Jeff Best. Primary Activities. Steel Products: Flat-rolled Tin Tubular Raw Materials: Coke Taconite Other: Transportation Real Estate Financial. Financial Summary. Revenues: 2006: $14.8 billion 2004: $12.9 billion Costs: 2006: $13.9 billion
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U. S. Steel Profile Jeff Best
Primary Activities • Steel Products: • Flat-rolled • Tin • Tubular • Raw Materials: • Coke • Taconite • Other: • Transportation • Real Estate • Financial
Financial Summary • Revenues: • 2006: $14.8 billion • 2004: $12.9 billion • Costs: • 2006: $13.9 billion • 2004: $12.3 billion • Net Income: • 2006: $1.4 billion • 2004: $1.1 billion
Firm Composition • 44,000 employees • CEO: John Surma • Top-down governances • Move toward collaborative (top-down & bottom-up) information movement
Successes and Concerns • Acquisitions: Transtar, Lone Star, Stelco • 43rd Most Innovative - InformationWeek • Increasing Costs • Threats to key customers (auto)
Key Individuals in IS Eugene Trudell VP of Business Services Phil Tomasetti GM, Capability Management Jeff Davies GM, Infrastructure Greg Noelting GM, Plant Processes Dave Sherwin GM of Business Processes
IS Issues at U. S. Steel • Stated goal: Use IT strategically • Legacy systems receive focus • Little budget left for strategic innovation • Poor knowledge management • Difficulty implementing system-wide changes