IT Strategies
Major information technology strategies which may be relevant to Wobbly Wheels Company include;
a) Provision of warehousing services as an internal strategy. This service is aimed at helping all customers in the quest of reducing delivery time. This will make the products of the company available more locally, hence cost reduction on the part of the company. Record keeping will thus be facilitated and this will allow for effective audit procedures in compliance with the Sarbanes Oxley financial audit and reporting requirements.
b) The second strategy that may be embraced is the improvement of the percentage of load miles in their fleet. This move is aimed at ensuring more effective coordination of the entire freight. This is an external strategy for the profitability of the company and efficiency I it operations(Lane, 2011). Pick up points are well marked, with centralization of operations since all services will be controlled from a central geographical area. The workload will then be minimized for efficiency.
c) The third strategy is to facilitate tracking of all company tracks and loads. With his system in place, efficient monitoring of freights in all terminals will be done. Ultimately, this will facilitate provision of goods to customers at the right time and delivered in the right place according to the rules and regulations of Wobbly Wheels. This is in compliance with the a new federal requirement to conduct a vehicle safety check by both authorities and the company as well. d) The fourth strategy that can be adopted by Wobbly Wheels is the incorporation of systems to monitor working hours for employees. This is to especially remain in compliance with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) reporting requirement on the number hours per day for each driver(Lane, 2011). With this measure put in place, the company will not be liable for breaking any labor laws and regulations due to compliance with each requirement. IT Portfolio The diagram below represents the duration each project is expected to take, being an overall roadmap towards accomplishment of various projects. With the new project being the introduction of a new operations managementsystem, takingthe first two quarters demonstrating its urgency in Wobbly Wheels company. Projects Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter 4 Accurate financial systems Management reporting systems Mobile marketing App development Operations managementtechnological system Proposed Project Wobbly Wheels uses a mixture of technological aspects to facilitate its finance and accounting operations. Route optimization and tracking of freight systems as well, as fleet maintenance are facilitated through the use of old technology products. With the availability of major projects in the information technology portfolio of the company competing for resources, provision of new technology to ensure specific operations are looking into being important. Resource allocation is the major aspect which is missing from wobbly company’s point of reach, which can be facilitated through embracing a new project; facilitating a new operations management technological system. Considering the major challenge encountered in balancing the available funding for the operations of the company, the new operations management, and technological system will ensure that the workload on organization staff is lightened, and project prioritization is considered for overall effectiveness. The use of older technology products will be eliminated by the new system. Operations are meant to run systematically though the well monitored operation system, and in order according to their specific functions. This system will also ensure that an accurate financial system is incorporated into the management procedures to replace the ageing finance and accounting system in the organization. Financial and accounting records will then be separately maintained by the new project, especially considering the effectiveness of systems incorporated for improved operational efficiency. Risk management Major company projects are bound to face various …show more content…
In this case, the major problem under consideration and the areas prone torisks are the helpdesk personnel. The three projects available under the current portfolio and the six helpdesk personnel responsible for the support of the distribution terminals are highly overworked(Kerzner, 2006). This in turn leads to inefficiency. Carol should therefore incorporate risk management techniques to ensure vulnerable areas are highly secured and correct corrective measures re put in place. Risk avoidance remains the most effective measure, and should be incorporated in her plans as
Major information technology strategies which may be relevant to Wobbly Wheels Company include;
a) Provision of warehousing services as an internal strategy. This service is aimed at helping all customers in the quest of reducing delivery time. This will make the products of the company available more locally, hence cost reduction on the part of the company. Record keeping will thus be facilitated and this will allow for effective audit procedures in compliance with the Sarbanes Oxley financial audit and reporting requirements.
b) The second strategy that may be embraced is the improvement of the percentage of load miles in their fleet. This move is aimed at ensuring more effective coordination of the entire freight. This is an external strategy for the profitability of the company and efficiency I it operations(Lane, 2011). Pick up points are well marked, with centralization of operations since all services will be controlled from a central geographical area. The workload will then be minimized for efficiency.
c) The third strategy is to facilitate tracking of all company tracks and loads. With his system in place, efficient monitoring of freights in all terminals will be done. Ultimately, this will facilitate provision of goods to customers at the right time and delivered in the right place according to the rules and regulations of Wobbly Wheels. This is in compliance with the a new federal requirement to conduct a vehicle safety check by both authorities and the company as well. d) The fourth strategy that can be adopted by Wobbly Wheels is the incorporation of systems to monitor working hours for employees. This is to especially remain in compliance with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) reporting requirement on the number hours per day for each driver(Lane, 2011). With this measure put in place, the company will not be liable for breaking any labor laws and regulations due to compliance with each requirement. IT Portfolio The diagram below represents the duration each project is expected to take, being an overall roadmap towards accomplishment of various projects. With the new project being the introduction of a new operations managementsystem, takingthe first two quarters demonstrating its urgency in Wobbly Wheels company. Projects Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter 4 Accurate financial systems Management reporting systems Mobile marketing App development Operations managementtechnological system Proposed Project Wobbly Wheels uses a mixture of technological aspects to facilitate its finance and accounting operations. Route optimization and tracking of freight systems as well, as fleet maintenance are facilitated through the use of old technology products. With the availability of major projects in the information technology portfolio of the company competing for resources, provision of new technology to ensure specific operations are looking into being important. Resource allocation is the major aspect which is missing from wobbly company’s point of reach, which can be facilitated through embracing a new project; facilitating a new operations management technological system. Considering the major challenge encountered in balancing the available funding for the operations of the company, the new operations management, and technological system will ensure that the workload on organization staff is lightened, and project prioritization is considered for overall effectiveness. The use of older technology products will be eliminated by the new system. Operations are meant to run systematically though the well monitored operation system, and in order according to their specific functions. This system will also ensure that an accurate financial system is incorporated into the management procedures to replace the ageing finance and accounting system in the organization. Financial and accounting records will then be separately maintained by the new project, especially considering the effectiveness of systems incorporated for improved operational efficiency. Risk management Major company projects are bound to face various …show more content…
In this case, the major problem under consideration and the areas prone torisks are the helpdesk personnel. The three projects available under the current portfolio and the six helpdesk personnel responsible for the support of the distribution terminals are highly overworked(Kerzner, 2006). This in turn leads to inefficiency. Carol should therefore incorporate risk management techniques to ensure vulnerable areas are highly secured and correct corrective measures re put in place. Risk avoidance remains the most effective measure, and should be incorporated in her plans as