MIS 5402 – Prof. Min-Seok Pang

Session #1-2 – IT and Competitive Strategies – In-Class Discussion Questions

  • What is a competitive strategy?
  • What is a sustainable competitive advantage?
  • What does it mean by a bargaining power of buyers?
  • If there are so many competitors in your industry or your market, what would you do to better compete with them?
  • According to the case, which business is more profitable? Elevator manufacturing or service? Why?
  • How often do you change your doctor? Why?
  • Can you think of an example of bundle around us? Why do firms sell a bundle?
  • What are the improvements in customer service from OTISLINE?
  • What is BHAG (p. 5)? Why is this “quantum leap improvement” (p. 5) necessary?
  • How were things going before e*Logistics? How now are things going after e*Logistics? What are the improvements from e*Logistics?
  • What do they mean by “the management of information flows” (p. 8)? Why is it important?