Economic Crisis to Change Corporate Model?
Think big, future managers! New York Times offers an interesting high-level perspective on “How Crisis Shapes the Corporate Model.” Three ideas that interest me: unbundling the corporation, bringing local manufacturing back, and the proper role of government and corporations… Read more »
Chapter 9: Infosys Case Study
Sean C. reminds me we need a post on the Infosys case study at the end of Chapter 9 (p. 294). Thanks, Sean!
Infosys’s stock price is down (whose isn’t?), but they’re still aiming to grow this year, and they’re still taking on new recruits (18,000 from Indian colleges this summer). So even in a recession, their global strategy is keeping them afloat.
Your thoughts on the case study are welcome!
Class Discussion: Cloud Computing
Here are a couple articles on cloud computing (the first references the second):
- John Foley, “The Oregon Trail of Cloud Computing,” InformationWeek, 2009.01.29
- Mike Fratto, “Cloud Control,” Internet Evolution, 2009.01.24
Questions to consider (we’ll discuss them in class Thursday and here online now!):
- Where is your data? Yes, your data, right now, school, work, whatever: where could a meteor strike to kill your data?
- How secure is your data?
- What are you afraid of? Hackers? Accidents? Al-Qaeda? China? Fire? Meteors?
- What’s the difference between trusting a traditional outsourcing partner and trusting cloud computing?
- Where’s the cut-off point for data you could trust to cloud computing?
UPS Fixes Toshiba Laptops
UPS’s partnership with Toshiba to repair Toshiba’s laptops at the UPS hub in Louisville must still be going strong: UPS touts the program prominently on its Supply Chain Solutions webpage. WordPress won’t let me embed the Windows Media file, but if you’d like to see a video from UPS on this outsourcing deal, click here. (And here’s another link to the CNNMoney 2004 article we read in class.)
So what can you outsource? And what can you convince someone else to outsource to you?
Update 16:00 CST: Here’s a CNet News photo essay on UPS and its Toshiba repair operation. The article notes that the UPS has drawn 110 companies (like CafePress.com!) to move their operations to Louisville, just to be close to UPS’s hub.
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