Download - CHAPTER 3 STRATEGIC & COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITIES Using IT to Generate Organizational Horsepower
CHAPTER 3CHAPTER 3
STRATEGIC & STRATEGIC & COMPETITIVE COMPETITIVE
OPPORTUNITIESOPPORTUNITIES
Using IT to Generate Using IT to Generate Organizational Organizational
HorsepowerHorsepower
CASE STUDYCASE STUDY
Creating Vision for a New Way to Do business
Anderson Corp. Business process reengineering EDI, Information partnership, Just-in-time,
cross-functional teams, paperless product ordering system
THE FLEETING COMPETITIVE THE FLEETING COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGEADVANTAGE
This chapter examines 7 strategies, enabled by IT, that promote organizational competitiveness.
Introduction
A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE is providing the best perceived perfect service at the customer‘s moment of value.
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YOUR FOCUS IN THIS CHAPTERYOUR FOCUS IN THIS CHAPTER IT Enabling Perfect Service Organizational Horsepower (OHP) Development Quality as the Foundation of Organizational
Competitiveness OHP Strategies Creating a Competitive
Advantage OHP Strategy Adoption - Radical or
Continuous?
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ORGANIZATIONAL ORGANIZATIONAL HORSEPOWER (OHP)...HORSEPOWER (OHP)...
ORGANIZATIONAL FORCE is meeting as many customer expectations as possible.
ORGANIZATIONAL SPEED is meeting customer expectations quickly.
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is a measure of organizational competitiveness generated through organizational force and
speed.
Weather your organization pursues organizational force or speed or both, it’s IT that creates the opportunities.
7 IT-ENABLED OHP STRATEGIES7 IT-ENABLED OHP STRATEGIES
Just-in-time (JIT) approach X Teams X Information partnerships X X Timeless & locationless operations X X Transnational firm X Virtual organization X Learning organization X
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FORCE SPEED
See Figure 3.2 (page 83) to compare these strategies.
WHAT IS QUALITY?WHAT IS QUALITY?
QUALITY is meeting customer expectations.
Quality is not goodness, prettiness, or luxury.
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Quality is the foundation of all OHP strategies and a fundamental building block to
organizational competitiveness.
TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT (TQM) (TQM) is...is...
meeting customer expectations through continuous improvement and organization-wide quality ownership.
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STATISTICAL PROCESS STATISTICAL PROCESS CONTROL (SPC)CONTROL (SPC)
1.A CONTROL CHART - a graphic means of identifying causes to problems that are controllable.
2.A HISTOGRAM - a graphic representation of frequency distributions.
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is a method of gathering and analyzing quality requirements. SPC tools (such as those below)
help you meet customer expectations.
Control Chart
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A FISHBONE DIAGRAM - a line diagram that begins with a problem (the effect) and branches out into problem causes.
A PARETO CHART - sorted frequencies of various problem causes with percentages of each.
A SCATTER DIAGRAM - a tool used to depict data patterns and is created by plotting paired data on a two-axis graph.
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Organization-Wide Quality Organization-Wide Quality Ownership Supports TQM by...Ownership Supports TQM by...
1.Promoting individual employee commitment and power.
2.Communicating that sense of ownership to customers.
3.The recognition that quality is everyone 抯 job.
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TheThe JUST-IN-TIME (JIT) JUST-IN-TIME (JIT) Approach Is...Approach Is...
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producing or delivering a product or service when the customer wants it.
The JIT approach may be viewed from two perspectives:
An OHP strategy for organizational speed.
JIT OVERCOMES SEVERAL JIT OVERCOMES SEVERAL PROBLEMSPROBLEMS
Unsold inventories must be stored in costly warehouses. New products are delayed until existing inventories are sold. Quality lapses occur when defects aren 抰 caught until quality control catches up with th
e inventory.
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IT SYSTEMS ENABLE JITIT SYSTEMS ENABLE JIT PRODUCTION SCHEDULING systems provide detailed plans for producing all components of a final product. MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS PLANNING (MRP) systems take the production schedule and determine which
raw materials and components are required and when. MANUFACTURING RESOURCE PLANNING (MRP II) systems tie material requirements from MRP systems into
other organizational systems.
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Enterprise resource planning(ERP) is a cross-functional enterprise system that serves as a framework to integrate and automate many of the business processes that must be accomplished within the manufacturing, logistics, distribution, accounting, finance, and human resources functions of a business.
For example ERP software for a manufacturing company will typically track the status of sales, inventory, shipping, and invoicing, as well as forecast raw material and human resource requirements.
TEAMS IN AN ORGANIZATIONTEAMS IN AN ORGANIZATION
The shared goal gives the team focus. Task interdependence means each team member relies on one
another to complete their work and achieve the shared team goal.
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A TEAM is a group of people with a shared goal and task interdependence.
An OHP strategy for organizational force.
PROJECT TEAMSPROJECT TEAMS
Project teams compliment and don 抰 replace a departmental structure.
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PROJECT TEAMS accomplish one-time goals and disband once the project is complete.
PERMANENT TEAMSPERMANENT TEAMS
Permanent teams are an alternative to a departmental structure.
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PERMANENT TEAMS are designed to support permanent processes and are not intended to
disband.
IT SYSTEMS ENABLE TEAMSIT SYSTEMS ENABLE TEAMS Groupware supports group decision-making. Work flow automation software speeds processing. Videoconferencing and electronic meeting software reduce the need for in-person team meetings. Group scheduling software facilitates scheduling.
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INFORMATION PARTNERSHIPSINFORMATION PARTNERSHIPS
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An INFORMATION PARTNERSHIP is an agreement between organizations for the
sharing of information to strengthen each partner organization.
An OHP strategy for organizational force and/or speed.
AN INFORMATION AN INFORMATION PARTNERSHIP FOR SPEEDPARTNERSHIP FOR SPEED
Electronic data interchange (EDI) automates the transaction information flow between partner organizations.
Partners do not modify their product offerings or their target markets. Business volume increases because transactions take less time and have fewer errors.
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AN INFORMATION AN INFORMATION PARTNERSHIP FOR FORCEPARTNERSHIP FOR FORCE
Information is shared between partner organizations to reach a larger market. Information is available because it is routinely captured and stored. EDI and interorganizational systems (IOSs) using networking technology support this str
ategy.
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AN INFORMATION AN INFORMATION PARTNERSHIP FOR BOTHPARTNERSHIP FOR BOTH
Partner organizations share information that is strategic in nature and affects their fundamental business strategy. New product offerings or services result. Innovations are generated faster - organizational speed. Partners reach more customers - organizational force.
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TIMELESS & LOCATIONLESS TIMELESS & LOCATIONLESS OPERATIONSOPERATIONS
TIMELESS OPERATIONS operate without regard to time. Timeless operations serve customers whenever the customers want.
LOCATIONLESS OPERATIONS operate without regard to location. Locationless operations serve customers wherever the customers want.
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An OHP strategy for organizational force or speed.
SUCCESSFUL TIMELESS SUCCESSFUL TIMELESS OPERATIONSOPERATIONS
Kansas City Power & Light– With wireless technologies, meter reading can take place any time.
Cisco Systems– Customers now service themselves whenever they want.
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See Table 3.1 on page 95.
SUCCESSFUL LOCATIONLESS SUCCESSFUL LOCATIONLESS OPERATIONSOPERATIONS
Hot Hot Hot– 1,500 people daily drop by its Web site.
Dell Computers– Dell doesn抰 manufacture anything anywhere - it simply assembles pre-made components.
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker– Lawyers working anywhere they want. Definitely not in the office.
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See Table 3.1 on page 95.
THE PAPERLESS OFFICETHE PAPERLESS OFFICE
Eliminating paper reduces the cost of storing that paper. Electronic materials can be searched electronically saving time.
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The PAPERLESS OFFICE is an office where all materials are maintained in electronic instead of
paper form.
SUPPORTING THE SUPPORTING THE TELECOMMUTERTELECOMMUTER
1.Communication technology2.Constant communication3.Goal setting and monitoring4.Physical meetings5.Information access
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Telecommuting, or working away from the main office, requires the creation of an individual, remote workplace - a virtual workplace. Five components support this virtual workplace:
THE TRANSNATIONAL FIRMTHE TRANSNATIONAL FIRM
Operations are geographically dispersed. The dispersed operations extend the firm 抯 market reach and th
us its organization force.
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A TRANSNATIONAL FIRM is a firm that produces and sells products and services all over the world in coordinated cooperation.
An OHP strategy for organizational force.
INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL CONFIGURATIONSCONFIGURATIONS
GLOBAL - all operations depend upon headquarters for resources and direction. MULTINATIONAL - all operations operate independently, reporting only financial
information to headquarters. TRANSNATIONAL - all operations share information and resources equally.
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See Photo Essay 3-1, page 100.
TRANSNATIONAL FIRM TRANSNATIONAL FIRM CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORSCRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS
1.Balancing local uniqueness with global uniformity– Use translation software with Web communication
2.Creating a global infrastructure– Global DSSs, MISs, and WSSs
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TRANSNATIONAL FIRM TRANSNATIONAL FIRM CHALLENGESCHALLENGES
1.Fostering interoperational communication
2.Integrating OHP strategies internationally
3.Moving information across borders, called TRANSBORDER DATA FLOWS, that is subject to custom regulations just like any other product.
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THE VIRTUAL ORGANIZATIONTHE VIRTUAL ORGANIZATION
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A VIRTUAL ORGANIZATION is a network of independent organizations linked together by IT to exploit market opportunities by sharing skills,
costs, and market access.
揑 f you think of a transnational firm as located everywhere, think of a virtual organization as
located nowhere.
An OHP strategy for organizational speed.
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LocationlessOperations
Unlimited life
Employee run
Share assignments
Virtual OrganizationUnlimited life
Partnership run
Share knowledge & resources
Outsourcing
Specified lifetime
Contractual operation
Share only what 抯 required
DEFINING A VIRTUAL DEFINING A VIRTUAL ORGANIZATIONORGANIZATION
IT SYSTEMS FOR THE VIRTUAL IT SYSTEMS FOR THE VIRTUAL ORGANIZATIONORGANIZATION
Linking incompatible hardware and software. Fostering creativity without human contact. Effectively communicating concepts online.
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Joining independent organizations can create IT systems integration challenges, including:
THE LEARNING ORGANIZATIONTHE LEARNING ORGANIZATION
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The LEARNING ORGANIZATION is an organization whose people are continually
discovering how to learn together while, at the same time, altering their organization as a result
of what they learn.
An OHP strategy for organizational speed.
BARRIERS THAT PROHIBIT BARRIERS THAT PROHIBIT ORGANIZATIONS FROM ORGANIZATIONS FROM 揕揕
EARNINGEARNING A command and control structure. Always assigning blame. The failure to learn from your experience.
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COMMAND IT TO CONTROL ITCOMMAND IT TO CONTROL IT
Efficiency is gained at the cost of flexibility. Information flows only from top to bottom.
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A command and control structure is an organizational learning barrier because:
Use IT systems to increase the bottom to top flow of information.
IT SHOULDNIT SHOULDN 扵 扵 BE A BLAME GABE A BLAME GAMEME
It promotes individual not organizational learning. Assigning blame assumes you are to blame and
not me.
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Assigning blame for all errors in an organization is an organizational learning barrier because:
Use whiteboard software to solve problems jointly.
LEARNING FROM YOUR LEARNING FROM YOUR EXPERIENCESEXPERIENCES
Seeing the 揵 ig picture?requires experiencing both causes and effects. Effects from events are often separated by time and distance from the ca
use.
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Failing to learn from your experiences is an organizational learning barrier because:
Utilize artificial intelligence to identify patterns and find unique solutions to complicated
problems.
STEPS IN SELECTING AN OHP STEPS IN SELECTING AN OHP STRATEGYSTRATEGY
1.How do your customers define perfect service?
2.Does your organization have a strategic plan and how do those goals translate into OHP force and speed?
3.Which OHP strategy best fits the answers to the first two questions?
4.Does your organization have the resources to adopt the strategy you 抳e selected?
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ADOPTING AN OHP STRATEGYADOPTING AN OHP STRATEGY
1.Is the strategy to be applied partially or comprehensively?
2.Which technologies does the strategy require?
3.Should a continuous improvement process or business process reengineering be used to adopt the strategy?
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Once selected, adopting an OHP strategy considers three issues. They are:
BUSINESS PROCESS BUSINESS PROCESS REENGINEERINGREENGINEERING
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BUSINESS PROCESS REENGINEERING (BPR) is the reinventing of processes within a
business.
BUSINESS PROCESSES are sequences of activities that take raw materials from a supplier and serve outcomes to a customer.
BUSINESS PROCESS BUSINESS PROCESS REENGINEERINGREENGINEERING
1993 年哈默和钱皮的《再造企业 -- 工商管理革命宣言》
为了在衡量绩效的关键指标上取得显著改善,从根本上重新思考、彻底改造企业流程。
企业业务流程的再造关键是:根本、彻底、显著和流程。
BUSINESS PROCESS BUSINESS PROCESS REENGINEERINGREENGINEERING
根本就是企业流程需要从根本上重新思考业已形成的基本信念,组织需要对长期以来形成的分工思想、等级制度、规模经营、标准化生产和管理体制等进行重新思考,打破原有的思考模式,进行创造性思维。需要重新思考 " 我们为什么要这样做 " , " 我们为什么需要做这样的事 " 等。
BUSINESS PROCESS BUSINESS PROCESS REENGINEERINGREENGINEERING
彻底就是企业流程再造就是一次彻底的变革,不是对组织修修补补,而是进行彻底改造,抛弃现有的业务流程和组织结构,另起炉灶。
显著,即企业通过流程再造可以取得显著的进步,哈默和钱皮为 " 显著改善 " 制定了一个目标:周转期缩短 70% ,成本降低 40%,顾客满意度和企业收益提高 40% ,市场份额增长 25% 。
BUSINESS PROCESS BUSINESS PROCESS REENGINEERINGREENGINEERING
流程,即企业流程再造从重新设计业务流程着手。在一个企业中,业务流程决定着组织的运行效率,是企业的生命线。在传统的企业组织中,分工理论不仅决定着业务流程的构造方式,同时也带来了一系列弊端。企业流程再造之所以要从重新设计业务流程着手,是因为原有的业务流程是组织低效率的根源所在。
STEPS IN PERFORMING BPRSTEPS IN PERFORMING BPR
1.Defining the OHP strategy you wish to adopt.
2.Identifying the affected processes that need to be reengineered.
3.Identifying the goal for each process.
4.Identifying process participants and a facilitator for each process.
5.Mapping the “as-is” process.
6.Designing the “to-be” process.
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TO SUMMARIZETO SUMMARIZE Competitive advantages are fleeting. 7 OHP strategies enabled by IT are:
– Just-in-time approach
– Teams
– Information partnerships
– Timeless & locationless operations
– Transnational firm
– Virtual organization
– Learning organization
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TO SUMMARIZETO SUMMARIZE Quality through TQM is the foundation for all OHP
strategies. Each OHP strategy generates various magnitudes of
organizational force and speed - the components of OHP.
Adopting an OHP strategy may be done either continuously or radically.
TQM is the continuous adoption process. BPR is the radical adoption process.
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