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Exam 1 Overview. Competitive Advantage Examples Federal Express. FedEx – lets you access information about your packages through your Internet connection and Web browser. Temporary advantage - whatever you do, sooner or later the competition duplicates what you’ve done.
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Competitive Advantage ExamplesFederal Express • FedEx – lets you access information about your packages through your Internet connection and Web browser. • Temporary advantage - whatever you do, sooner or later the competition duplicates what you’ve done. • First mover - the company who is first to market with a new IT-based product or service. • Advantages and Disadvantages? 2-2
Developing A Strategy For The Internet AgeThe Five Forces Model Banks: ATMs & Online Transactions Retail Auto: Buyers have same info as dealers Hotels: Loyalty Program CPA: Tax software 2-3
Developing A Strategy For The Internet Age: The Three Generic Strategies • Three generic strategies • Cost leadership • Differentiation • Focused strategy 2-4
VALUE CHAINS – TARGETING BUSINESS PROCESSES Graphical Depiction of a Value Chain 2-5
DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS Four components of a DBMS 7-6
DATA WAREHOUSE FUNDAMENTALS • Data Warehouse Model 8-7
Data Warehouses and Data MiningData Marts – Smaller Data Warehouses Data mart - a subset of a data warehouse in which only a focused portion of the data warehouse information is kept. 8-9
Supply Chain Drivers:Efficiency vs. Effectiveness Strategies Facilities Inventory Transportation Information Location Capacity Operational Design Cycle Inventory Safety Inventory Method Route Information Sharing Push vs. Pull
APPLYING A SUPPLY CHAIN DESIGN Increases Effectiveness 3-12
Enterprise CRM 4-13
Operational CRM 4-14