{"title":"A DSS Model that Aligns Business Strategy and Business Structure with Advanced Information Technology: A Case Study","authors":"Petros Theodorou","doi":"10.4018/978-1-59140-259-6.CH009","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"This case discusses the development of an alignment model utilizing strategy; structure and information technology after a CIO in the 1990’s suggested to the board of directors the need for an investment program on a barcode system at the front office. The purpose was to decrease entry time of cashier and waiting time of customer’s, in order to increase competitive advantage.","PeriodicalId":43384,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cases on Information Technology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7000,"publicationDate":"2004-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"7","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Cases on Information Technology","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59140-259-6.CH009","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS","Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 7
Abstract
This case discusses the development of an alignment model utilizing strategy; structure and information technology after a CIO in the 1990’s suggested to the board of directors the need for an investment program on a barcode system at the front office. The purpose was to decrease entry time of cashier and waiting time of customer’s, in order to increase competitive advantage.
期刊介绍:
JCIT documents comprehensive, real-life cases based on individual, organizational and societal experiences related to the utilization and management of information technology. Cases published in JCIT deal with a wide variety of organizations such as businesses, government organizations, educational institutions, libraries, non-profit organizations. Additionally, cases published in JCIT report not only successful utilization of IT applications, but also failures and mismanagement of IT resources and applications.