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Group 1, Chapter 14, Case 3 Burlington Coat Factory and Others; Evaluating Software Suite Alternatives

Group 1, Chapter 14, Case 3 Burlington Coat Factory and Others; Evaluating Software Suite Alternatives. Group Members: Siva Falk Georg Jeremy Keith Ansel. Burlington Coat Factory. History Founded and started in 1972 by Mr. and Mrs. Milstein.

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Group 1, Chapter 14, Case 3 Burlington Coat Factory and Others; Evaluating Software Suite Alternatives

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  1. Group 1, Chapter 14, Case 3Burlington Coat Factory and Others; Evaluating Software Suite Alternatives Group Members: Siva Falk Georg Jeremy Keith Ansel

  2. Burlington Coat Factory • History • Founded and started in 1972 by Mr. and Mrs. Milstein. • They invested their money just in a men and women suits in a single factory store. • Mrs. Milstein expanded the BCF to baby, youth, and linens departments. • No frills is the approach that has been the company's main stay and passed on the simple ness of the store with low prices.

  3. Burlington Coat Factory • CEO/President/Director/Cofounder • Monroe Milstein • Cofounder • Henrietta Milstein

  4. Burlington Coat Factory • Products include: • Outerwear • Apparel • Shoes • Accessories • Baby clothes • Furniture • Toys • Home décor • Gifts

  5. Burlington Coat Factory • Over 315 stores in 42 states • Joined NYSE in 1985 under symbol BCF • 23, 000 employees currently employed

  6. Burlington Coat Factory • Baby Depot at BCF • Baby stuff • Luxury Linens at BCF • Different kinds of bedrooms stuff and other decor • Cohoes at BCF • Upper end store of clothes

  7. Burlington Coat Factory • Feb 28, 2004 net sales for the quarter are $856 million compared to $799 million for third quarter a year ago.

  8. Burlington Coat Factory • Competitors • Men’s Warehouse • Baby R Us • Bath and Beyond • Bed and Bath • Any Department Store

  9. Summary • Cost of licensing an operating system is an issue for BCF and others. • Benefits • Cost of OS is cheaper in Sun and Gobe software • IT could be aware of problems and software to make the software comparable to the expensive.

  10. Limitations • System or language translation could be an issue • Resistance to change • Cost of convergence to new software • Consulting costs • Other companies not able to upload your OS

  11. Cost of Operating Software • Microsoft Corporation • Windows Office Professional Suite 2003 $539 • Corel WordPerfect Professional 2002 $459 • Gobe Software • GobeProductive $49.95 • Sun Microsystems • StarOffice 6.0 $79.99 • Ximian Inc. • Evolution used as a compatible with Outlook $49

  12. Any problems could be worked out because the cost of going to the cheaper operating system is 1/6 the cost of Microsoft’s Windows software.

  13. 1. What is the business case for switching from Microsoft Office to alternatives like Sun StarOffice or gobeProductive?

  14. Cost of licensing Microsoft Office • is very expensive compared to Gobe and Sun Office Suites • Corel’s and IBM’s office suites are cheaper • $125 for gobeProductive • $76 form Sun Microsystems Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada switch from Office 97 to StarOffice 6.0 and the only problem was Microsoft Access like software did not come with Sun software -Ximian Inc is a company that has a software package called Evolution

  15. 2. What is the business case against such a switch?

  16. The cost of switching • Microsoft is the business solution. There are a lot people who consult on operating systems, but most know Microsoft’s. • Microsoft is easier because most of the business choose Windows and most of the business run Windows • Business process reengineering could helpful before implementing new IT

  17. 3. What are several business or technical improvements the developers of Sun StarOffice or gobeProductive could make to better compete with Microsoft Office?

  18. What are several business or technical improvements the developers of Sun StarOffice or gobeProductive could make to better compete with Microsoft Office? http://www.gobe.com http://www.sun.com/software/star

  19. Question #3 Answer • Comparable to Outlook • Highly developed database • Test of Time

  20. Thank you for you patience and time. Any Questions?

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