Mission
The company’s mission is to ensure communication among people and business is efficient. The company is to provide reliable communication networks that are user-friendly and saves on time and cost. Also, the company is to ensure communication among branch offices is synchronized in a manner that achieves organizational efficiency.
Decentralized information
It is recommendable to utilize a decentralized information strategy. The company operates other branches on four continents. In this regard, each branch is required to remain autonomous as a matter of being efficient in operations. Besides, autonomy from decentralized information is integral in attaining organizational competitiveness within international markets. Decentralizing information is less costly to develop compared to centralized information.
This is because each office will require a manageable system that is easy to control and provides solutions to the business. From this perspective, each office will establish a system that addresses its needs. For each office to remain accountable, decentralized information promotes technology-oriented management. Decision-making at the regional level of operations is improved through decentralized information. This means that top executive managers are relieved of the burden of traveling to each of the branch offices to take part in decision-making processes. Through the decentralization of information, an organization realizes socio-economic benefits based on the environment of operation.
From this perspective, branch managers use market factors within the regions to make independent decisions. Moreover, decentralized information offers a sense of ownership to employees. In this regard, employees are motivated and feel motivated for taking the initiative of making decisions. From this perspective, a friendly working environment is realized since employees enjoy the independence of operating the business without external interference.
Information systems
The company uses information systems as a strategy to achieve efficiency and competitive advantage. For example, efficiency is achieved through information storage and analysis. This strategy is necessary for preventing the redundancy of data registers that are filed manually. In this regard, information systems can handle complex databases, analyze, and integrate data. Information systems assist company managers in decision-making processes.
Through information systems, decisions are evaluated about the company’s strategic plans. This evaluation determines the effectiveness of decisions made about the company’s goals. Evaluating market trends and profitability is an example of how information systems assist in decision-making processes. In most cases, value-addition in a company is achieved through information systems. From this perspective, information systems play a key role in ensuring business processes function to their optimum. For example, information systems are known to create efficiency through control mechanisms, as well as reduce redundancy and increase the accuracy of operations.
Components
The company’s information system will include hardware, software, procedure, data, and people as components. From this perspective, the company will use computer hardware especially supercomputers to maximize on speed and reliability of the information. This hardware will be supplemented by hard disk units and internet servers for data storage. The company will use Microsoft programs for general-purpose applications, as well as database warehouses to organize and store data.
The company will invest heavily in wired technologies for the network. Using coaxial cable and fiber optics is critical during the networking of the information systems. Moreover, the company will utilize networking database management systems such as SQL, Pascal, and FORTRAN. This database management system is essential in networking scenarios with relational data.