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Kristen Cabrera commented on the post, Reading Question: Global & Information Technology, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Information technology has enabled the emergence of global brands. Many companies have IT departments that work across countries, whereas other support departments are located in the local countries. Where consumer goods are typically customized to the location that they are serving, most information technology providers provide the same service…[Read more]
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Kristen Cabrera commented on the post, Reading Question: The Cloud, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
The “cloud” is a server that is based on the internet. You can access your files from anywhere and on any device. How we work now is that we have to connect to VPN prior to being able to access our files on network drives, the “cloud” eliminates all of this. Instead of saving our documents on a server we are saving them on folders on the int…[Read more]
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Kristen Cabrera commented on the post, Reading Question: BYOD, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
At my workplace a new starter gets a laptop and a cell phone (an iPhone). As we are a logistics company and most of the people that I work with are meeting planners, they typically bring some sort of tablet (which would be BYOD) with them when they go on-site. We are also getting more and more requests for iPads and Surface Pro’s. People are c…[Read more]
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Kristen Cabrera commented on the post, Case Question: Volkswagen – Critical Unfunded Project, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Thanks Scott for your example, I do think management has a hard time quantifying the soft benefits. We have talked several times about getting a new system and even flew over to the UK for a conference to discuss it and nothing has still moved forward. We have a meeting next week to discuss yet again, fingers crossed.
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Kristen Cabrera commented on the post, Case Question: Volkswagen – Advice for Matulovic, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Thanks Aldo for the response. You’re right that the only way to turn the tables is to make those colleagues think the management system is their project but at this point I think it may be beyond that.
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Kristen Cabrera commented on the post, Case Question: Volkswagen – Critical Unfunded Project, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Corey, I never thought about the fact that the holding company may just sell us off, although I do not think that is the problem. I think it has more to do with the bottom line, which I am sure is the hold up in most corporations when it comes to funding a project. Ultimately in order to move forward with the project they would have to budget…[Read more]
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Kristen Cabrera commented on the post, Case Question: Volkswagen – Advice for Matulovic, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
I agree with both of you as well that by backing down from the original thought out process it shows lack of leadership. But, what if one of the people who were asking him to do the project was someone at a high leadership level? This becomes tricky because I am sure we have all been put in situations where we are asked to do something that is…[Read more]
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Kristen Cabrera commented on the post, Reading Question: IT Investments, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Hi Mori,
I could not agree more with your statement that a success of a company is reliant on its information technology software and systems. Any time we are going to pitches we are always try to get some sort of competitive advantage by stating that we have implemented some new software that will help with our clients needs. I will say there…[Read more] -
Kristen Cabrera commented on the post, Reading Question: Systems Thinking, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Jenica, that is a great example. Not many corporations spend the time or the energy focusing on their company culture and actually putting systems in place to watch out for any dips. I know in my workplace after we were purchased our company culture has never been the same as we were forced to relocate and merge with another company. Your…[Read more]
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Kristen Cabrera commented on the post, Reading Question: Business Models, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Hi Diane,
I know that recently more than ever medical doctors have had the microscope put on them as far as what vendors they utilized and if they received any kickbacks. I was wondering if the same applies for veterinarians? Especially the medical supplies and the pharmaceutical items. Supplier relationships are hard enough to maintain but…[Read more] -
Kristen Cabrera commented on the post, Case Question: Volkswagen – Critical Unfunded Project, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
The reason why that global supply chain system was not funded was because it was a large cost with not a visible local benefit. For this upcoming year as the project was left off of the list, it will have to be on hold for another year. In order to get funding for this project for the following year, there should be a budgeted charge to each…[Read more]
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Kristen Cabrera commented on the post, Case Question: Volkswagen – Advice for Matulovic, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Matulovic is put in a unique position because he if he does give special treatment to some executives he would be loved by them but then others would feel upset thinking those executives received special treatment and it would be a vicious cycle. Matulovic needs to believe in the system and stand by the system. When asked by executives for…[Read more]
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Kristen Cabrera commented on the post, Case Question: Volkswagen Process Assessment, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
The new process is an improvement of the old process. Volkswagen made the right move to create one IT department to work collaboratively rather than many different disjointed IT departments. By creating one department rather than several, and actually having people submit their requests formally, and then telling people which project was chosen…[Read more]
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Kristen Cabrera commented on the post, Reading Question: Business Models, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
The company that I currently work for is a logistics company for Pharmaceutical companies. Pharmaceutical companies outsource this service rather than having in house meeting planners. In order to get the business we have to show that we are adding a value and that although they have to pay us a management fee, our services outweigh the costs.…[Read more]
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Kristen Cabrera commented on the post, Reading Question: IT Investments, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
At my current company, IT is looked upon as a support function as they are in many companies. There are a few different sub-divisions of IT, there is the Helpdesk function, the programmers, and the department that creates reports. Although there are different subdivisions there is probably about 1 IT employee per every 150 employees, which does…[Read more]
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Kristen Cabrera commented on the post, Reading Question: Platform Culture, on the site 9 years, 8 months ago
Hi Jon,
Thanks for the articles, I thought the NYC one was particularly interesting. In that article, it mentions that her rent is a fixed rent of $4,200 a month where her income is $50,000 a year. I am not sure how she can afford the $4,200 in rent unless she had either a roommate or renting a room out as she is doing. I wonder if she had a…[Read more] -
Kristen Cabrera commented on the post, Progress Report for Week Ending, March 22, on the site 9 years, 8 months ago
Hi Corey,
I like your comment about companies working together to combat the problem. Do you think that there should be some sort of external company that allows all IT companies to network and solve problems as a joined up unit rather than each company trying to fight these hackers alone? It is almost as if companies are in competition with…[Read more] -
Kristen Cabrera commented on the post, Progress Report for Week Ending, March 22, on the site 9 years, 8 months ago
Hi Corey,
I never used any sort of Uber or Flywheel type app but your comment about seeing the drivers face made me feel worried for the driver. It is the same type of feeling I have when I see a realtors photo next to their advertisement. Do you feel as though this is putting the driver at risk? As mentioned by Mariya, if say the driver was…[Read more] -
Kristen Cabrera commented on the post, Progress Report for Week Ending, March 22, on the site 9 years, 8 months ago
Hi Ademola,
You have great ideas about the extra security measures but do you think this is possible? Security surveillance options? My question is out of your list of what Airbnb could do to strengthen their security, what would be the top three suggestions that you think they should implement right away? I would probably say, implementing an…[Read more] -
Kristen Cabrera commented on the post, Progress Report for Week Ending, March 15, on the site 9 years, 8 months ago
I agree Jon, and I don’t think that the host thinks about the apartment building itself, the rules, or the neighbors but rather what profit they can make.
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