Abercrombie & Fitch Centralizes and Expands
Thinking About the Case
1. Why is it important for a company that operates internationally to have centrally located information visible to multiple departments?
2. What are the challenges a global clothing retailer faces in regards to maintaining proper inventory levels?
3. How did efficient transactional data management lead to a decrease in air shipment costs of A&F?
Decisions to Support Health Care and Patients
Thinking About the Case
1. Consider the various data elements that would be gathered for prospective health insurance customers. Think about other approaches that could be developed to target customers and the associated structured decisions.
2. Why did Carle Foundation Hospital's approach of implementing the new system create a successful project? Why would the approach of "improving efficiency" have altered the implementation of this project?
3. Are there any risks of integrating DSS tools to help diagnose patient health care? If so, how could these risks be minimized?
4. Can DSS tools have a positive effect on the delivery of health care? How?
Software Application
Thinking About the Case
1. Some app planners may use second-hand research to fuel their system planning. List at least three instances in which Yen used hands-on experience to gain insight on how to alter the product. Why is that first-hand experience so valuable? Explain how a buyer's access to real-time sales patterns of a specific retail location can influence their purchasing decisions.
2. To what other branches of Guess?, Inc. could the app be useful besides top-level executives and buyers?
Change for the Sake of Change?
Thinking About the Case
1. Consider the statement"A well-developed information system without an appropriately planned implementation with its stakeholders can often fail."Why? Provide examples and details.
2. The County's initial approach to assembling their plan for change was a critical factor to the success of the implementation. Taking the role of a County employee, discuss how the County's approach would reduce anxiety as well as create an environment for success with the new information system.
3. Communication is a critical factor to any new initiative and to change management. Does too much communication adversely affect an initiative? Why or why not?
4. Considering the 300 issues that arose during the parallel pilot, did the change management system work effectively? Should the number of issues have been less? Discuss your position.
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