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Summer Internship Working in Japan - Different Culture/Environment. Kana YASUDA. Agenda. Objectives Instructive Classes Internship (1) Katz MoIS (2) Technobrain Co., Japan What I learned…. 1. Objective of Summer Internship. Requirement for MoIS students!.
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Summer Internship Working in Japan- Different Culture/Environment Kana YASUDA
Agenda • Objectives • Instructive Classes • Internship (1)Katz MoIS (2)Technobrain Co., Japan • What I learned…
1.Objective of Summer Internship • Requirement for MoIS students! My internship objective is mainly for first step to real Business world. • Get exposure to IT world in Japan - Marketing & Information Technology • Search Job Opportunity in Japan
2.Instructive Classes I realized the Katz curriculum is needed in the real world – bridge between business & IT. • Be sure to acquire basic skill to communicate IT person • Be sure you need business skill to analyze business to develop systemLearning in “MBA & MoIS” curriculum is required for communication between business and IT person
2.Instructive Classes • Prepare for summer internship Internships • Related with Internet Business (1) Internship1:Technobrain Co., Japan (2) Internship2: Katz MoIS website Prior to internship, we need to acquire skill to challenge tasks, - Database Management - System Analysis and Design The following courses are good for special purposes. - Commerce on the Info Highway - Object Oriented Programming, C++
3.Internship(1)Katz MoIS website • Add new functions - self-evaluation forms - comment and suggestion form - presentation schedule Assignment in Kats was good opportunitiesto verify/reconfirm the IT skill. My Assignment • Useful Classes • C++ • System Analysis and Design • Commerce on the Info.Highway • Update information for 1999-2000 Go To DEMO
3.Internship(2)Technobrain Co., Japan Company profile Established in 1992 Business Description An employment agency for Technical HR Software/System Development 2nd internship was conducted in Japanin private company.
Projects in Technobrain Co. • Website and system developments for D-Hotel chains 2nd internship was good to know the gap between business and IT person. • Making Promotion Strategy for F-Hotel • Making Promotion strategy on Internet for Technobrain.Co • Useful Classes • System Analysis and Design • Commerce on the Info.Highway • Database Management
Internet in Japan Internet in Japan is also emerging, and 2nd largest internet population in the world!
Internet in Japan But shopping by credit card is not so popular in Japan,and internet seems to be recognized as the media of Promotion Internet is utilized as the media of Promotion, rather than Sales/Service
Project for A-Hotel A Hotel is the one of the biggest hotel chain in Japan, and needs to deploy new strategy to survive competition • A Hotels 44 Hotels in Japan & Asia
Projects for A Hotels I was assigned to two CRM projects,such as, • Renewal of Online Reservation System • Online Catalog System for Wedding Party
Online Reservation System Reservation via internet is increasing, and A hotel needs to strengthen the capability for it as soon as possible. Online Reservation via Internet @A-Hotels
Renewal of online reservation system • Restructuring customers database system • Be more customer-friendly • Be more user-friendly • New searching system by key words First we need to list up all requirements for renewal.
New Database system • There are three objectives to develop new DB • To offer customized service based on customer’s personal information • To establish strategy for one-to-one marketing • Leverage customers’ information Input Customer’s Information Membership For Tokyo Lodging Reservation DB server For D Hotel Chains Database For Tokyo DMC Membership No.---- Dolphin Club MembershipNo.---- Customer No. ---- Date 1999/07/21 How Many Nights-3 nights Non-smoking 3 adults D Hotel Tokyo DB Security Network Security Network Sharing Information D Hotel Ginza Update Info. Registration For Membership Membership For Hotel Ginza Atrium Club Direct Mail Dolphin Club Confirmation Database For Ginza DMC Club FAX E-mail Send Customer’s Information
Wedding Agency Margin Customers Hotels Internet Background of Project-Online Catalog system for Bridal Party Wedding agencies support traditional Japanese wedding party in many cases. • Have a big party at Hotels • Budget for a party – avg. $20,000 • One of the Main Revenue Source for Hotels
Online Catalog system for Bridal Party Online catalog will increase opportunities of parties in D Hotels by promotion via Internet. - Catalog on Internet - Easy to get the budget-estimation for the party - Get customers’ special request for party Differentiate the D-Hotels
Customer's Interface Left Frame Show Items for customers By click, contents show up In the right frame Right Frame Show descriptions of items, photographs Go to demo
4. What I learned………. During my internship, I learned two things, the current value and opportunity of Internet in Japan • Role of Internet in Japan ……currently • To utilization as a marketing tool • Not to utilize for e-commerce • Future of Internet in Japan • Barriers • Infrastructures • Connection Fee/Cost (10 times as much as US) • Security • Potentials • Internet availability on handy-terminal, such as, PDA, cellular phone • ex. mail, banking, ticket purchasing