The Effect of Merger and Acquisitions on the IS Function

2012 ◽  
pp. 157-168
Author(s):  
Andrea Genovese ◽  
Khole Gwebu ◽  
Barry Shore ◽  
Sebastian Titz ◽  
Venky Venkatachalam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Social System ◽  
Cost Savings ◽  
Merger And Acquisition ◽  
Integration Process ◽  
Agent Based Simulation ◽  
Agent Based ◽  
Efficient Information ◽  
Merger And Acquisitions ◽  
Major Factors

Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity has many strategic and operational objectives. One operational objective is to develop common and efficient information systems that can be the source of creating significant cost savings for the joined companies. In combining the IS divisions of the acquiring firm with that of the acquired firm there are many hurdles when the technical and social system are to be integrated. Exactly how this process will evolve and exactly what results can be achieved is hard to determine. This chapter identifies some of the major factors associated with the integration process and proposes Agent Based Simulation as a possible methodology to study this phenomenon.

Simulation for Business Engineering of Electronic Markets

2011 ◽  
pp. 163-169
Author(s):  
Marijn Janssen ◽  
Henk G. Sol
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Discrete Event ◽  
Electronic Markets ◽  
Simulation Approach ◽  
Agent Based Simulation ◽  
Agent Based ◽  
Market Structures ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Business Engineering ◽  
Insight Into

Developments in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) enable information systems to intermediate between sellers and buyers in electronic markets (e-markets). A business engineering methodology can be of help to design and develop e-markets by providing insight into current market and potential e-market structures, matching mechanisms and processes, and by evaluating the implications of e-markets. In this chapter, a first concept of an interactive, discrete-event, agent-based simulation approach for the analyses and design of e-markets is presented and evaluated.

Information systems integration after merger and acquisition

2014 ◽  
Vol 114 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
She-I Chang ◽  
I-Cheng Chang ◽  
Tawei Wang
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Merger And Acquisition ◽  
Integrated System ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Integration Process ◽  
Cultural Resistance ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Managerial Implications ◽  
Is Integration

Purpose – The main aim of this study is to perform a case study to understand the information systems (IS) integration strategy of two high-tech companies after merger and acquisition. Design/methodology/approach – The authors perform a case study on the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) of two high-tech companies to illustrate the IS integration activities in the M&A processes. Findings – This study summarizes 26 fields from the IS integration process in the post-M&A period. These 26 fields highlight the challenges when standardizing the integrated system and the impacts on work routines as well as cultural resistance. Originality/value – This study shows that the success of IS integration in the M&A context is determined by identifying critical functions and leveraging the pre-M&A know-hows of both companies. Furthermore, standardization may not be the first priority during the integration process. It is also beneficial to keep the uniqueness of the systems of both companies which reduces the concerns of potential resistance of the IT personnel. This study also has managerial implications. The findings suggest that identifying and prioritizing relevant fields in the context of a cross-business IS integration would improve the resource allocation decision and the effectiveness of post-integration evaluation.

scholarly journals Exploring the Economic, Environmental, and Travel Implications of Changes in Parking Choices due to Driverless Vehicles: An Agent-Based Simulation Approach

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Corey D. Harper ◽  
Chris T. Hendrickson ◽  
Constantine Samaras
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Demand Management ◽  
Cost Savings ◽  
Economic Cost ◽  
Order Effects ◽  
Agent Based Simulation ◽  
Agent Based ◽  
Parking Lot ◽  
The Cost

Fully driverless automated vehicles (AVs) could considerably alter the proximity value of parking, due to an AV’s ability to drop passengers off at their destination, search for cheaper parking, and return to pick up their occupants when needed. This study estimates the potential impact of privately-owned driverless vehicles on vehicle miles traveled (VMT), energy use, emissions, parking revenue, and daily parking cost savings in the city of Seattle, Washington from changes in parking decisions using an agent-based simulation model. Each AV is assumed to consider the cost to drive to each parking spot, the associated daily parking cost, and the parking availability at each location, and the AV ranks each choice in terms of economic cost. The simulation results indicate at the low penetration rates (5 to 25 percent AV penetration) AVs in downtown Seattle would travel an additional 3.5- 4.0 miles per day on average, and high penetration rates (50 to 100 percent AV penetration) would travel an additional 5.6-8.4 miles per day on average. The results also suggest that as AV penetration rates increase, parking lot revenues decrease significantly and could likely decline to the point where operating a lot is unsustainable economically, if no parking demand management policies are implemented. This could lead to changes in land use as the amount of parking needed in urban areas is reduced and cars move away from the downtown area for cheaper parking. This analysis provides an illustration of the first-order effects of AVs on the built environment and could help inform near and long- term policy and infrastructure decisions during the transition to automation.

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