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Assignment
Apply the value chain model to a mail-order company such as L.L.Bean What its competitive strategy? Describe the tasks L.L.Bean must accomplish for each of the primary value chain activities. How does L.L.Bean,s ,competitive strategyand the nature of its business influence l.t '-the general characteristics of its information systems?
3-2. Suppose you decide to start a business that recruits students for summer jobs. You will match available students with available jobs.
You need to learn what positions are available and what students are available for filling those positions. In starting your business, you know you will be competing with local newspapers, Craigslist and your college. you will probably have other local competitors as well.
a. Analyze the structure of this industry according to Porter's five forces model.
b. Given your analysis in part a, recommend a competitive strategy.
c. Describe the primary value chain activities as they apply to this business.
d. Describe a business process for recruiting students.
e. Describe information systems that could be used to support the busihess process in part d.
f. Explain how the process you describe in part d and the system you describe in part e reflect your competitive strategy.
Considerthe two differentbike rental companies in Figure
3-10. Think about the bikes that they rent. Clearly, the student bikes will be just about anlthing that can be ridden out ofthe shop. The bikes for the business executives, howeve4 must be new, shiny, clean, and in tip-top shape.
Compare and contrast the operations value chains of these two businesses as theypertain to the management of bicycles.
Describe a businesJprocess for maintaining bicycles for both businesses.
Describe a business process for acquiring bicycles for both businesses.
Describe a business process for disposing of bicycles for both businesses.
What roles do you see for information systems in your answers to the earlier questions? The information systems can be those you develop within your company or.they can be those developed by others, such as Craigslist.
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