MIS Week 6 Discussion - 12 Hours

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Technology here at my company has many facets to it.  The IT department are always on the constant look out for hackers, and they are always setting up new security measures.  Every few months we are on a system where we have to change our passwords in order to keep running and functioning well.  This company is a nationwide company and has many customers all over the world, so our IT department has to constantly think of new changes.  Lately they have embarked on Enterprise resource planning (ERP), this is where our system collects and process data and manages and coordinates resources from the many different systems, it manages information, and functions throughout our entire company.  The ERP system uses many components, including hardware, software, procedures and input form all functional areas.  Our IT department believed that it would increase availability and timeliness of integrated information, it would increase data accuracy and improve response time.  They believe that it would improve customer and employee satisfaction.  It would help reduce in inventory inventory and labor cost.  This company believes in promoting innovation by encouraging the free exchange of ideas that they feel would push this company to a better future and a greater tomorrow.  It wants to improve on the customer service, because our customers are our business, and that is the only way this company can survive.  They believe that it will increase revenue by reducing the delivery time when the drivers have to deliver propane.  It will stop them from going to a customer's house and there is no need to pump gas.  This company looks for ways that will benefit it, both large and small.