Jacob D Zenisek

I sincerely enjoyed this course for it’s practical application and the real world expertise that you brought to the table. The concepts I learned include, but aren’t limited to:
– How I/T affects traditional supply chains
– How I/T has created new supply chains
– The difference between physical goods and information goods
– The importance and…[Read more]

1. An implementation like this would be lengthy and costly because consolidating both people and processes across many regions requires a careful approach and incurs costs along the way. First, consolidating 16,000 users into one ERP system takes a significant amount of processing time and could incur costs due to scalability reasons (i.e. price…[Read more]

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1. IT helps reduce energy consumption by way of the cloud. Cloud servers allow companies to ditch traditional servers and the energy consumption that comes with them.
2. Going paperless. IT reduces the amount of paper used by any business. For example, many invoices are now PDFs.
3. Accountability. IT has closed the gap between politicians and…[Read more]

Starbucks Case:
– Partnering with nonprofit organizations like CI can be a profitable venture in the long term despite the significant investment in the short term.
– Starbucks reaps the supply chain benefits of partnering with nonprofit organizations like CI, so why stop there? There is potential to partner with even more similar…[Read more]

Amazon can emerge as a shining white knight, despite engaging in predatory business practices. This can be best achieved by implementing some base level of benefits for all Amazon affiliated couriers. I believe increased wages and a 401k for all affiliated couriers is the best long-term strategy for Amazon’s PR. An investment in Amazon’s labor…[Read more]

Amazon Europe:
– eCommerce strategies differ across different countries as a result of things like culture, geography, and the political environment
– Selecting new distribution centers much be effective to efficiently serve customers and reduce shipping costs
Lecture:
– The key to having a green supply chain is being sustainable
– Green…[Read more]

First, I do not think drone delivery will be the delivery method of the future. With that being said, I think some variation of drone delivery will be the future. I foresee a major merger or acquisition of a ride sharing service like Uber or Lyft to use drivers as couriers. I would certainly pay more for a service like this, but there are also…[Read more]

My initial reaction is “Wow! How does she do all that?” Melanie Kalmar’s position is the highest level of accountability regarding information technology in an organization. It’s really interesting that someone at a C-suite level is so wrapped up in some of the day-to-day activities of the organization. It really goes to show that you don’t have…[Read more]

Hulu:
– A digital supply chain in any industry disrupts the existing traditional supply chains
– Digital supply chains generally have lower costs, but are much easier to replicate
– Traditional broadcasters have changed their strategies to compete with streaming
Lecture:
– eProcurement helps streamline the supply chain process
– eProcurement…[Read more]

This technology will have a massive impact on ours lives, but I don’t think it will be as vast or immense as the impact of the internet. For a future auditor like myself, blockchain will automate and simplify my job, which free up my time to focus on more critical components of my job. Blockchain can impact supply chains by way of inventory level…[Read more]

RFID at Metro Case:
– RFID provides significant advantages to Metro via increased labor efficiency, reduced human error, and more accurate forecasting.

RFID Technology:
– RFID can be very useful, but there is a variable cost element. In addition, some standardization is required as not all tags have the same abilities
– RFID capabilities and…[Read more]

I would feel comfortable shopping in the Amazon Go store. I think Amazon has placed a heavy emphasis on privacy and security in the last few years, which eases my concerns about losing vital private information. Although already remedied, I share the concern of consumers about being charged for an item which you simply just wanted to read the…[Read more]

Kiva’s benefits to Zappos:
○ Kiva reduces the training time of new employees
○ Kiva robots reduce electricity and heating/cooling expenditures
○ Storage area for Kiva robots is meant to be without people, which reduces shrinkage
○ Significant decrease of safety issues compared to traditional warehouse
○ Improved employee morale
○ 24/7 wareho…[Read more]

MIS professionals can only benefit from understanding Supply Chain principles. In the SAP diagram, there are many business processes that are interdependent of one another. An adequate understanding of supply chain enables MIS professionals to understand the relationships between business processes, which better allows them to determine the IT…[Read more]

Crocs Case:
– a flexible and responsive supply chain allows Crocs to take advantage of a “hot product”, which they might not forcasted.
– Crocs hands-on marketing strategy generated excitement, which lead to more sales.
– Consumers found uses beyond what Crocs marketed its products for, which increased the excitement around the product…[Read more]

Jacob Zenisek (tue96893)

As previously mentioned, the primary takeaway from the first lecture is that supply chain is composed of many complex moving pieces. I quickly discovered that thinking about supply chain components requires more than just surface level analysis to break down the activities being performed and materials being sourced. Based on my experiences…[Read more]

– Jacob Zenisek (Jake)
– Accounting Major, Information Technology Innovation & Entrepreneurship Minor – Senior
– Accounting Intern at RevZilla.com, a motorcycle parts and accessories e-commerce website.

My experience with supply chain is attributable to my internship at RevZilla.com. I am a component of the supply chain because I perform…[Read more]

Jacob Zenisek (tue96893)