Running case

Exper-Flite

Exper-Flite is a company based in North Carolina that manufactures and sells in-house experimental airplanes . William Harris and Anne Maubourget founded the company and manages it very democratically characterized by their spirit of intrapreneurship ‘ where internal innovation is rewarded by job satisfaction and movement Company-developed sport and utility experimental airplanes are the core of Exper-flite ‘s business . Currently , there are three models of airplanes available , and the company provides a service center for home- or factory-built airplanes

The design , engineering , and production departments have 90 employees there is [banner_entry_middle]

a service department with 20 employees and a sales and marketing department . Exper-flite is relatively flat , and only the production department has subdepartments reporting to it

Mabourget , founder and current COO , is determined to implement computer systems and an IS strategy in Exper-Flite . Since IS entails implementing technology to record , store , and disseminate information , it should coordinate with the organizational strategy and an overriding business strategy . An IS strategy ‘s success depends on the strength of the firm ‘s business objectives , tactics , and strategies . Any other dominating factor might not align well with the business strategy , which is the core of implementing any strategy in the first place

The danger of implementing an IS strategy without formal changes in organizational strategies may result in logistical confusion . For example , laptops haphazardly distributed might result in improper storage of , and access to , information . While it might streamline processes , the security and efficiency threats involved may bring more risk than reward

Another avenue is the Internet . Long-distance access and online advertising can help increase business . The organization should be able to maintain a secure environment that maintains the home-built concept of Exper-Flite with the convenience of online shopping . An example would be to provide an interactive tool for customers to manipulate online before placing an for a plane

References

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George Mason University School of Management (2005 . The Information Systems Strategy Triangle . Managing Information in a Global Environment Retrieved January 16 , 2007 from http /www .mason .gmu .edu ctebell

Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (2001 . Information System . Retrieved January 16 , 2007 from HYPERLINK “http /www .atis .org /tg2k /_information_system .html http /www .atis .org /tg2k /_information_system .html

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