Isobord's Geographic Information System Solution

2011 ◽  
pp. 343-357
Author(s):  
Derrick J. Neufeld ◽  
Scott Griffith
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Information System ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Time Constraints ◽  
High Quality ◽  
System Solution ◽  
Relational Database Management ◽  
Relational Database Management Systems

This chapter presents a case study of Isobord1, a Canadian manufacturer of high quality particleboard that uses straw instead of wood as the main raw material input. Isobord is facing critical operational problems that threaten its future. Gary Schmeichel, a biotechnology consultant hired by Isobord, must recommend how much straw collection equipment to purchase and what kind of information technology to acquire to help manage equipment dispatch operations. Schmeichel is exploring how geographic information systems (GIS) and relational database management systems (RDBMS) might help manage operations, but budget and time constraints and organizational inexperience seriously threaten these efforts. Decisions must be made immediately if there is to be any hope of implementing a system to manage the first year’s straw harvest. Readers are challenged to put themselves in Schmeichel’s shoes and prepare recommendations for Isobord.

Isobord's Geographic Information System (GIS) Solution

2000 ◽  
pp. 169-186
Author(s):  
Derrick J. Neufeld ◽  
Scott Griffith
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Geographic Information System ◽  
Cost Savings ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Database Management System ◽  
Production Plant ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Capital Equipment ◽  
Start Up ◽  
Relational Database Management

Isobord, a start-up company that is setting up a new strawboard production plant in Manitoba, Canada, is facing critical operational problems that threaten its future. Isobord’s product is a high quality particleboard substitute that uses straw, rather than wood, as the main raw manufacturing material. To achieve viability, Isobord must develop processes to carefully coordinate and manage its straw baling, stacking and hauling operations. Through effective information systems, Isobord has the potential to reduce the amount of equipment it needs to purchase to meet straw harvest requirements. A small investment in optimization technology could yield considerable cost savings if the efficiency of capital equipment can be improved. A geographic information system (GIS) / relational database management system (RDBMS) solution is being explored, but budget and time constraints, as well as organizational inexperience, seriously threaten the project. An information technology decision must be made immediately if there is to be any hope of implementing technology to manage the first year’s straw harvest.

Isobord's Geographic Information System (GIS) Solution

2006 ◽  
pp. 64-80
Author(s):  
Derrick J. Neufeld ◽  
Scott Griffith
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Geographic Information System ◽  
Cost Savings ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Database Management System ◽  
Production Plant ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Capital Equipment ◽  
Start Up ◽  
Relational Database Management

Isobord, a start-up company that is setting up a new strawboard production plant in Manitoba, Canada, is facing critical operational problems that threaten its future. Isobord’s product is a high quality particleboard substitute that uses straw, rather than wood, as the main raw manufacturing material. To achieve viability, Isobord must develop processes to carefully coordinate and manage its straw baling, stacking and hauling operations. Through effective information systems, Isobord has the potential to reduce the amount of equipment it needs to purchase to meet straw harvest requirements. A small investment in optimization technology could yield considerable cost savings if the efficiency of capital equipment can be improved. A geographic information system (GIS)/relational database management system (RDBMS) solution is being explored, but budget and time constraints, as well as organizational inexperience, seriously threaten the project. An information technology decision must be made immediately if there is to be any hope of implementing technology to manage the first year’s straw harvest.

Isobord's Geographic Information System (GIS) Solution

2000 ◽  
pp. 91-108
Author(s):  
Derrick J. Neufeld ◽  
Scott Griffith
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Geographic Information System ◽  
Cost Savings ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Database Management System ◽  
Production Plant ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Capital Equipment ◽  
Start Up ◽  
Relational Database Management

Isobord, a start-up company that is setting up a new strawboard production plant in Manitoba, Canada, is facing critical operational problems that threaten its future. Isobords product is a high quality particleboard substitute that uses straw, rather than wood, as the main raw manufacturing material. To achieve viability, Isobord must develop processes to carefully coordinate and manage its straw baling, stacking and hauling operations. Through effective information systems, Isobord has the potential to reduce the amount of equipment it needs to purchase to meet straw harvest requirements. A small investment in optimization technology could yield considerable cost savings if the efficiency of capital equipment can be improved. A geographic information system (GIS) / relational database management system (RDBMS) solution is being explored, but budget and time constraints, as well as organizational inexperience, seriously threaten the project. An information technology decision must be made immediately if there is to be any hope of implementing technology to manage the first years straw harvest.

scholarly journals Synergic Relationship and Synergic Degree between an Information System and Corporate Strategy

2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (Special-Issue) ◽  
pp. 110-121
Author(s):  
Xie Xiang ◽  
Guan Zhongliang ◽  
Wang Xiaoliang ◽  
Liu Jiashi
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Information System ◽  
Core Competence ◽  
Corporate Strategy ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Measure Model ◽  
Matching Degree ◽  
Is Value

Abstract With the development of information technology, the Information System (IS) has not the characters of rareness and inimitability, so an IS cannot form core competence alone. Forming synergic relationship and keeping higher synergic degree between IS and corporate strategy will help the enterprises acquire competence advantage and realize IS value. This paper analyzes the conditions of forming synergic relationship between an IS and strategy, and points out that the key factors for a synergic degree are the strategy rationality and the matching degree between the IS and strategy. Based on the analysis result and BCG growth share matrix, this paper constructed a synergy degree measure model to evaluate the synergic relationship between the IS and corporate strategy. Finally, a case study is used to verify the feasibility of the model.

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