ADMS 2511 Lecture 2: Chapter 2- Organizational Strategy%2c Competitive Advantage and Information Systems

• School: York University
• Department: Administrative Studies
• Course: ADMS 2511
• Professor: Carl Lapp

Document Summary

Advantage and information systems: competitive advantage: advantage over competitors in some measures such as cos, quality, or speed; it leads to control of a market and to larger-than-average pro ts. Distribution , etc. : organizations business processes can create a competitive advantage if they enable the company to innovate or execute better than its competitors. Cross functional processes: cross-functional business processes: no single functional area is responsible for their execution. Rather, multiple functional ares collaborate to perform the process. 2. 3 business pressures, organizational responses, and information technology support. Switching to another phone provider before your 2-year contract is up involves a penalty: the rivalry among existing rms in the industry, threat from rivalry is high when there is intense competition among many rms in an industry. Inbound logistics (inputs)-incoming materials are processed: primary activities performed by companies. Strategies for competitive advantage: cost leadership strategy-produce products/services at the lowest cost in the industry, differentiation strategy-offer different products,services or product features than your.