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Evan A Chiao wrote a new post on the site Evan Chiao 6 years, 7 months ago
Over my time at Temple’s MIS program I have been lucky enough to have some extremely passionate Professors and fellow students. I’ve learned how to code in four different languages, how to lead a team, how to […]
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Evan A Chiao commented on the post, Airline Industry Shake-up, on the site 7 years, 4 months ago
I believe airlines are susceptible to being disrupted in their current state but I’m not sure if this is the one to disrupt the industry. A large capability of current airlines is a large amount of people they’re able to transport. Business class supersonic jets could be a possibility for the rich playboys but wouldn’t have enough of an impact on…[Read more]
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Evan A Chiao commented on the post, Progress Report for Week Ending, February 23, on the site 7 years, 4 months ago
A lot of this depends on the cost of Alma but the benefits for a school can really be great if the system can handle it. The problem I see is how schools are going to be maintaining the IT system and who exactly is going to be using the data. In my experience, many teachers have very little experience with IT (can’t get a youtube video to play) so…[Read more]
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Evan A Chiao created the site MIS Senior Project 7 years, 4 months ago
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Evan A Chiao wrote a new post on the site Information Systems Integration 7 years, 5 months ago
In modern times we have a jaded view of what a disruptive innovation is, usually we look at the iPhone and point to them as shining examples of disruption, but the transistor radio was just as a large disruptor. […]
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I think this is a great example of a disruptive innovation, and I definitely agree that the transistor radio was a huge new market disruption. Another old disruptive innovation that comes to my mind is the CDs because before then you had records. The CDs took audio technology to another level by allowing multiple songs to be placed on one disk, and give the ability to electronically change songs. This basically disrupted the record player industry, and the masses switched to the CD industry. Non-transistor radio manufacturers could’ve introduced cheaper versions of their products to stay relevant in the market. If they didn’t have the technology to persevere in this new market, then lowering the price might’ve kept customers purchasing their products. Also, I think that the non-transistor radio manufactures could have introduced bonus features in their large radios, and this would’ve given customers another reason to stay with the company.
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I agree that the Transistor radio is a great example of a disruptive technology. It truly changed the game in terms of radio and future devise regarding price and portability. These two parameters are continued in today’s market which shows the magnitude of this innovation. Additionally, in the music industry, I’d argue that allowing songs to be stored digitally as MP3s and played on the go was just as innovative.
A similar innovation with disruptive characteristics would be the wireless phone. Instead of having a phone attached to the wall with a long cord attached, phones were now judged on range and battery life rather than look. Now, instead of having a phone act like décor, the phone could be almost hidden and seen/used when necessary. Having wall attached phones became more obsolete with the emergence of cell phones, but this could not have came without the cordless phone.
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When I started to read this post my mind went immediately to Kodak. Much like the transistor radio, digital photography totally upset a market, causing the leading incumbent to squirm. This disruptive innovation was far less expensive and vastly more convenient for consumers as well. In terms of survivability for radios, I don’t think there was much for non-t radio manufacturers to react to. In that time period, information traveled far slower, making reactions to this type of disruption even worse. When they discovered this new competition, I think any companies best move would be to adapt to this new demand.
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An older disruptive innovation I always think of in the music industry is the Mp3 player/iPod that digitized music listening for the first time. This revolutionized the way we consume music and set the path for the way we consume music today. The industry of tapes, records, and CD’s was disrupted by storing music with nano-technology, allowing more music to be held in a small space.
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Evan A Chiao commented on the post, Happy Birthday SNL // the typists from the Carol Burnett show, on the site 7 years, 5 months ago
I believe that open source software isn’t necessarily disrupting IT, but it’s scaring companies that aren’t used to this type of sourcing. Some of the best and most used systems are products of open sourcing (Firefox to name one) but industries that mostly deal with manufacturing and patents probably find this crazy. Companies like Target are…[Read more]
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Evan A Chiao commented on the post, Happy Birthday SNL // the typists from the Carol Burnett show, on the site 7 years, 5 months ago
These IT transitions are never as simple as they’re made out to be. A team skilled team is required to makes sure that all of the integrations go as smoothly as possible, but also hiring teams from the 3rd party source as consultants can help immensely. Systems thinking may not always be necessary in the short run for outsourcing IT, just plug it…[Read more]
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Evan A Chiao wrote a new post on the site Information Systems Integration 7 years, 5 months ago
Valve is a private video game developer and digital distribution company located in Seattle, Washington with an estimated net worth of 3 billion dollars, and has zero formal managers and bosses. Technically, Valve […]
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During my internship at QVC I noticed that all the different parts of IT keeps the company on its toes. I think cutting out management and giving employees the power to develop and innovate on their own would be catastrophic to QVC. QVC runs 24/7 and there is someone monitoring around the clock, and this is critical to make sure that our customers around the world have access to the website and mobile applications. Removing management would cause chaos in IT because managers are often what keeps teams in communication with each other. In order to reach out and work with another team the managers usually communicate and collaborate on a project. With a flat business organization, IT at QVC would just have multiple projects going on the same time with zero communication between IT teams. This would end up costing QVC a lot of money, and in the end it would show very little progress.
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While this technique may be successful at Valve, I find it very risky. Valve is lucky enough to be in a situation where they can allow their employees to do as they want. The creative aspect of Valve warrants such flexibility. Over the summer I interned at Crayola where employees were given a certain amount of flexibility. I found that because employees had these freedoms, there were issues with keeping everyone on the same page. I wonder if there are similar issues at Valve due to the lack of management.
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I believe this flat organizational structure is ideal for streamlining a business. The only problem is what you’ve mentioned, decisions are made quickly but everyone must know what they’re doing. Each individual has a much greater responsibility because their decisions make a huge impact. Valve has approximately 360 employees which likely contributes to their success in using a flat organizational structure. I can’t see how a structure like this would work for a majority of businesses. Although, part of this structure is cutting out unnecessary middle managers out so I understand why they may have so little employees. At the same time, many companies need that hierarchical structure to make sure people can be held accountable and decisions are verified before they are approved.
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The flat business model at valve will only continue to create more and more issue as the company expands. As others have mentioned, Valve is in a very unique situation that has allowed them to be successful. This type of organization would quickly fail at my old workplace at AZ. Within the Pharmaceutical industry, there are so many checks and balances because of the numerous regulations and safety of the patients. Valve was able to make this successful because of the nature of their work and by striking gold with a couple of their games coupled with innovative ideas to continue profits from those games. As the company grows and creates new games there could be major issues with release dates and bugs in the games.
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Evan A Chiao commented on the post, Systems Thinking & the Future of Transportation, on the site 7 years, 6 months ago
Interesting article, personally I believe the goal is a bit lofty for California but their use of system thinking for programs is a great way to ease the pain. However, I’m not sure if they’re planning enough for the inevitable pushback by petrol companies to keep emission vehicles on the road. The team I worked with last summer dealt with mapping…[Read more]
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Evan A Chiao wrote a new post on the site Information Systems Integration 7 years, 6 months ago
With big data, and complex computing reaching the forefront of many businesses, having powerful IT services is becoming mandatory for many companies, and Amazon has a surprising solution. Launched in 2006, […]
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Having used AWS first hand, I can personally attest to its simplicity on all fronts. I believe that just by having their name on the service, Amazon has attracted many more customers. Many companies don’t specialize in IT and for most it can be expensive and stressful. Having the option to mitigate potential risk to a reputable company like Amazon makes this service very attractive.
As you stated, if something goes wrong with any aspect of the service, Amazon has 24/7 specialists to assist with your issues. I feel as though this is a contributing factor to outsourcing IT. As with outsourcing anything, there are risks you must consider, such as accessibility and security.
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An interesting aspect of AWS was that Amazon originally set out to create a cloud-base infrastructure for their own use. When they ended up creating a really good solution, they decided to sell it to other companies.
This speaks to the deeper point of outsourcing which is to focus on what you’re good at. In other words, do whats unique to your business in-house and outsource everything else. For that reason, we can expect IT Infrastructure as a Service become more and more common in the business world.
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Evan A Chiao posted an update in the group MIS 4596 Spring 2017 – Mandviwalla 7 years, 7 months ago
Team Members: Evan Chiao, Connor Gawlik, Mike Dennis, Kin
Our project would be an application/website which would track and display traffic, parking, and availability of seating across Temple’s Campus. The program would use historical data to forecast the best places to park, study, and ways to get around campus. The program would also i…[Read more]
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Can you make the description more specific? What problem are you looking to solve? There are many social and parking apps so can you elaborate why this solution is interesting? Beyond the labs, how will you get the rest of the data? If it is not real time then why do we need an app?
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Have you heard of R25? It’s how Temple schedules classrooms and events. Might be useful in thinking of how your app would work.
The web interface at least used to be open to me as a student worker but I can’t remember the URL. There’s also a REST API for it if you could make any use of that.
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Evan A Chiao joined the group MIS 4596 Spring 2017 – Mandviwalla 7 years, 7 months ago
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Evan A Chiao commented on the post, 100 second reflection for week 11, on the site 8 years, 3 months ago
In week 11 went over collaboration and integration of both supply chains and their systems. We also went over EDI which is the structured exchange of data between organizations. I learned how important it can be to make sure there is no confusion in a supply chain but also making sure that everyone can communicate quickly. If one end of the supply…[Read more]
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Evan A Chiao commented on the post, 100 second reflection for week 4, on the site 8 years, 3 months ago
This week we went over the WWT Orbit Case and did the first part of the beer game simulation. The Clear Orbit Case went over outsourcing processes and making sure you picked the right one. By picking a small company instead of a large company to implement their new system, WWT was able to have a more specialized system tailored to their needs. Had…[Read more]
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Evan A Chiao commented on the post, 100 second reflection for week 2, on the site 8 years, 3 months ago
This week, the class went over Crocs and how their supply chain gave them an extreme advantage over their competitors. This is one of the most memorable cases for me because of how well Crocs was able to take control of their supply chain. From materials to production and then to selling, Crocs had complete control over their product and could…[Read more]
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Evan A Chiao commented on the post, Q&A: Sourcing, on the site 8 years, 3 months ago
The best thing to do to avoid a catastrophe like this, is diversifying your suppliers, distributors, and other parties in your supply chain. Part of the reason this disaster was so terrible was because many suppliers were located in a very short distance from each other. Had the companies had other manufacturing sites with extra capacity and…[Read more]
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Evan A Chiao commented on the post, 100 second reflection for week 9, on the site 8 years, 3 months ago
This week we went over eDistribution strategies. Microsoft outsourced the production of Xboxes to multiple companies to cut down on costs but also did so to allow more efficient companies to manufacture whatever part of the Xbox they were best at. Xbox/Microsoft did this by creating an online marketplace and community where customers could buy…[Read more]
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Evan A Chiao posted a new activity comment 8 years, 3 months ago
Not to be a downer but currently this seems like a gimmick form of delivery and still has a lot of development to be done before it gets anywhere near being ready for mass use. There are just too many uncertainties like weather, security, dependability, regulations and delays. While this may seem exciting now, I’d have to see significant…[Read more]
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Evan A Chiao commented on the post, Weekly Question #8: Complete by November 2, 2017, on the site 8 years, 3 months ago
This week we went over globalization and all the challenges that come along with it. When Amazon was faced with expanding to Europe they created multiple chapters responsible for different countries like the UK and Germany. This because when you begin globalizing it can become very difficult to keep all the differing regulations, ethics, and…[Read more]
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