STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF GLOBAL IS

Strengths and Weaknesses of Global IS

Introduction

Information system is a system that consists of people and records data and non-manual. The system processes the data and information in any system. Or is a set of nested elements that work with each other for the collection, processing, storing and distribution of information available about a subject systematically to support decision making and to support the organization, control and analysis of the organization and build a perception of present and my future is clear on the subject of research. And computerized information systems are part of a study of information technology. In spite of this, it must distinguish between them and the information systems that covered. A company creates value by processing information, especially in the case of service companies. Thus, information has a value far greater than it contributes to the achievement of organizational goals. (Ciborra, 2002)

An information system (denoted IS) represents all the elements involved in the management, processing, transmission and dissemination of information within the organization. Very concretely the scope of the term information system may be very different from one organization to another and as the case may cover part or all of the following: databases of the company, package management (ERP), tool for customer relationship management (Customer Relationship Management), tool for managing the supply chain (SCM - Supply Chain Management), business applications, Network infrastructure, data servers and storage systems, application servers and safety devices. (Emerson, 1995)

Discussion

The importance of information system at IBM

The spread of information technology was the foundation that led to the construction and design and use of management information systems that we can know as a set of items and trained human elements of the mechanism for the collection and operation of the data for the purpose of conversion to information to assist in decision-making. This system consists of inputs, conversion processes and outputs of the system is designed information the administrative to the disclosure of information collected, analyzed and prepared according to the needs of the various duty stations institution or company as the information system works in the circulation of information and renewed almost daily and retrieved when needed by the organization. (Greasley, 2006)

The success of IBM today and the future depends and will depend on the ability they have to operate in a global market. The current information systems have the power to provide company information with analytical efficiency and ease that makes it possible to understand what happens in their organization. Thus, the management of IBM and its business is done on a global scale. (Hamid, 2006)

IBM and IS

The business environment at IBM has been altered by three major changes: the emergence and expansion of the global economy; the transformation of the social economy and industrial economy of information-based services; and the transformation of enterprises. (Kauffman, 2009)

As stated above, the success of organizations today and the future depends on its ability to operate globally. The globalization of the industrial economy greatly appreciates the information within organizations, offering new ...