Assignment #1 ShopKo and Pamida

Assignment#1 Activity
ShopKo and Pamida: System Triumph or Tragedy
September 1, 2010
CS340

Question 1:
Evaluate the role of information systems in the way ShopKo and Pamida run their business. How important are they?
Answer:
The Information systems are very important and play a big role since the systems are the backbone of the company, the management of those systems are behind the success or failure of the company.

Question 2: Evaluate the importance of Pamida's distribution center consolidation project on for both Pamida and ShopKo. What management, organization and technology factors prevented Pamida's new distribution center from working successfully?
Answer:
The management made the wrong decision of focusing more on the size of the warehouse rather than on the software. They had bad organization and the technology issue was that they never updated the software that managed the main warehouse.

Question 3:
Are ShopKo and Pamida using information systems effectively? Why or why not? How much value do their systems provide to the business?
Answer:
ShopKo and Pamida are not using information systems effectively because they did not updated the software. The value that those systems have is big because their software was the cause of their loss.

Question 4:
If you were the CEO of ShopKo, how would you have addressed the problem? If you were the CEO of Pamida when it was purchased by ShopKo, would you have recognized the problem? Explain. How would you have solved the problem?
Answer:
I would of addressed the problem by recognizing the issue with Pamida when it was first purchased. And instead of focusing on the hardware I also I would of focused on the software updates for the main warehouse.

Question 5:
What management challenges does this case study illustrate? Explain your answer.
Answer:
The management challenges that this problem illustrates is the lack of technology control. The Management should of be able to take the right decisions, pay more attention and focus on each part of the companies not only one. Because when a company is first purchased one should pay attention to every detail and never forget that the technology will always be one of the most important thing on a business success.