Topic:  Changes in the Music Industry and their impact on the Supply Chain

Write a summary of attached ppt document that introducing 78 records to answer the following questions:

1. What was the supply chain for 78 records like?

2. How was it affected/ultimately eliminated by the 33/45 record?

3. How did it affect the industry?

4. Did some aspects of the change over adhere to the 2 rules of IT?

Reference:

Operations Rule for IT

Rule 6.1 Enabling, supporting, and enforcing as business strategy are the objectives of IT investments

Rule 6.2 IT should be used not only to monitor current supply Chain performance but also to predict what is likely to happen if no corrective action is taken

Rule 6.3 IT investments need to be accompanied by similar and considerable investments in the appropriate business processes

Rule 6.4 A typical organization needs a portfolio of IT platforms

Rule 6.5 Start Simple, and add complexity later

Rule 6.6 Do not fall in love with technology capabilities