Why MIS?

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AllRoad Parts

• 10-year-old, privately owned company selling parts for adventure vehicles—dirt bikes, 4-wheel drive off-road vehicles.

• Sells new high-end, expensive parts, specialized, hard-to-find repair parts.

• Jason Green - founder and CEO– Senior year of college started informal eBay business

buying and selling hard-to-find mountain bike parts. – Marketing and management experience.

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AllRoad Parts(cont'd.)

• High margin products and high inventory costs.

• Large selection of repair parts key to AllRoad’s competitive success.

• Thinking about 3D printing for specialized parts to reduce inventory costs.

• Forms a project team to investigate feasibility.

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Opportunity Assessment Team

• Kelly Summers, CFO, to lead a team.

• Lucas Massey, Director of IT services.

• Drew Mills, Operations Manager

• Addison Lee, Head of Purchasing.

• Jennifer Cooper, relatively new employee who has problems.

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Next Three Chapters

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• Chapter 1 discusses the importance of information systems. Definitions are provided and a 5 component model is introduced. Consideration of information and systems are also made.

• Chapter 2 addresses collaboration information systems. Their characteristics and purpose as well as criteria for success are addressed. Available tools are also introduced.

• Chapter 3 relates information systems to the overall competitive strategy of an organization.

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