Based on the organizations that I have visited, which are Columbia Computer Center, located in Claveria and GH Office Depot, located at Monteverde Street, Uyanguren, both have said that there will be a great change if there would be a business and IS/IT change in their company, and that change is a negative one.
Let’s talk about Columbia Computer Center first.
In Columbia, they use biometric scanning when they log in and when they log out from work. This way of checking their attendance determines their employee record, their absences, the times they were late, and also their payroll. If they changed how they do this, and went back to the style of the DTR and bundy clock, then their employee records would easily be subject to “doctoring”, that is, they could manipulate their records in a way that would become an advantage to them.
In the accounting aspect of Columbia, they use a kind of software called MYOB, which handles all aspects of accounting and inventory tracking of their company. This software they say greatly helps them in that kind of field. If this would be changed back to manual inventory keeping and accounting, they said that it would be very tedious for them to do their jobs, because it would be handled one step at a time.
And also to keep track of the activities in their other branches, they utilize the Internet and monitor the goings-on there by Close Circuit Television (CCTV) Cameras. If this kind of technology were not available, then the monitoring of their other branches would be very hard to do, because all they could is to have faith on the people there and to call and check if everything is fine.
Surely, we can realize what would happen if there was a business and IS/IT change there. Next, let’s look at GH Office Depot.
GH Office Depot has their main store in Monteverde Ave., and they have two “bodegas”, which I am not sure where. So all of the possible business and IT/IS change that could happen can only revolve around these places.
In GH, their head IT Staff says that it would be a great loss for the company if an IS/IT and business change would happen. Just like in their communication process. Keeping in contact with their warehouses is very important for GH Office Depot, mainly because their company is primarily associated with the selling of different things; from school and office supplies to exercise equipment to furniture. That’s why they have what they call a Point to Point antenna from their main store to their warehouses. And also their warehouses have a local network to keep them connected.
And commonly to stores, they have barcode scanners for their products. But it can’t only be found in the counter, they also have a barcode machined for the convenience of their customers, just like in supermarkets in malls. But it has a dual function. If it can’t read the barcode of the product, it has a keyboard which you can use to input the barcode number, and get the price of the product. If this was not there, then the effect it would have would be on the customer’s satisfaction.
Every floor in GH (it has 3 floors) also have Close Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras in them, which are used for security. If there would be no security cameras like these, then it would be a very crucial change in their business, because there GH would be vulnerable to shoplifting and robbing.
Both companies/organizations we have visited have said the same thing about having business and IS/IT change in their respective companies. There are many things that could happen;
1. Like if they did not have an Internet connection. If they did not decide to establish an Internet connection, then it would be very hard for them to establish communication with their other branches, and important files and soft copies of documents could not be delivered immediately.
2. There would be slow performance, because if they changed their way of doing business which includes IS/IS related matters (which also makes their work easy, fast and efficient), then they would go back to manual accounting, manual logging in and logging out, and other manual stuff.
3. There would be a loss of profit. This loss of profit depends on the situation, like if they still used manual file keeping and storage. They would continuously buy the things they need for it, not like if you have computers that would take care of that task. You could put your files into CD’s, and keep them for safe-keeping, thus reducing the space and extra needed for bulky storage cabinets, and minimizing the area needed for the storage. Plus the computers that you use for it could do many tasks, like inventory of your system, accounting, keeping track of employee information, payroll, and other tasks, so there is no harm in investing money in computers because the money that will be used for the next years will be less.
Many things could happen if a business and IS/IT change would happen, whether it would be a bad change, or a good change. It just depends on the company if they want this change or not. Usually, the change that they would want to happen will be for the best of the company/organization, so it really just depends on the management of the company/organization. But more importantly, they the company has to conduct first a study or a simulation of what they want to happen, so as to have a better perspective if this change that they will be doing will greatly affect the status of their company. All in all, it just depends on the management. But for me, I would prefer that the company attach to the IT/IS related practices that they have, because these practices will be better for them, and the people in the IT/IS field are always trying to develop new ways to improve the management and maintenance of companies not just here, but around the world.
Let’s talk about Columbia Computer Center first.
In Columbia, they use biometric scanning when they log in and when they log out from work. This way of checking their attendance determines their employee record, their absences, the times they were late, and also their payroll. If they changed how they do this, and went back to the style of the DTR and bundy clock, then their employee records would easily be subject to “doctoring”, that is, they could manipulate their records in a way that would become an advantage to them.
In the accounting aspect of Columbia, they use a kind of software called MYOB, which handles all aspects of accounting and inventory tracking of their company. This software they say greatly helps them in that kind of field. If this would be changed back to manual inventory keeping and accounting, they said that it would be very tedious for them to do their jobs, because it would be handled one step at a time.
And also to keep track of the activities in their other branches, they utilize the Internet and monitor the goings-on there by Close Circuit Television (CCTV) Cameras. If this kind of technology were not available, then the monitoring of their other branches would be very hard to do, because all they could is to have faith on the people there and to call and check if everything is fine.
Surely, we can realize what would happen if there was a business and IS/IT change there. Next, let’s look at GH Office Depot.
GH Office Depot has their main store in Monteverde Ave., and they have two “bodegas”, which I am not sure where. So all of the possible business and IT/IS change that could happen can only revolve around these places.
In GH, their head IT Staff says that it would be a great loss for the company if an IS/IT and business change would happen. Just like in their communication process. Keeping in contact with their warehouses is very important for GH Office Depot, mainly because their company is primarily associated with the selling of different things; from school and office supplies to exercise equipment to furniture. That’s why they have what they call a Point to Point antenna from their main store to their warehouses. And also their warehouses have a local network to keep them connected.
And commonly to stores, they have barcode scanners for their products. But it can’t only be found in the counter, they also have a barcode machined for the convenience of their customers, just like in supermarkets in malls. But it has a dual function. If it can’t read the barcode of the product, it has a keyboard which you can use to input the barcode number, and get the price of the product. If this was not there, then the effect it would have would be on the customer’s satisfaction.
Every floor in GH (it has 3 floors) also have Close Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras in them, which are used for security. If there would be no security cameras like these, then it would be a very crucial change in their business, because there GH would be vulnerable to shoplifting and robbing.
Both companies/organizations we have visited have said the same thing about having business and IS/IT change in their respective companies. There are many things that could happen;
1. Like if they did not have an Internet connection. If they did not decide to establish an Internet connection, then it would be very hard for them to establish communication with their other branches, and important files and soft copies of documents could not be delivered immediately.
2. There would be slow performance, because if they changed their way of doing business which includes IS/IS related matters (which also makes their work easy, fast and efficient), then they would go back to manual accounting, manual logging in and logging out, and other manual stuff.
3. There would be a loss of profit. This loss of profit depends on the situation, like if they still used manual file keeping and storage. They would continuously buy the things they need for it, not like if you have computers that would take care of that task. You could put your files into CD’s, and keep them for safe-keeping, thus reducing the space and extra needed for bulky storage cabinets, and minimizing the area needed for the storage. Plus the computers that you use for it could do many tasks, like inventory of your system, accounting, keeping track of employee information, payroll, and other tasks, so there is no harm in investing money in computers because the money that will be used for the next years will be less.
Many things could happen if a business and IS/IT change would happen, whether it would be a bad change, or a good change. It just depends on the company if they want this change or not. Usually, the change that they would want to happen will be for the best of the company/organization, so it really just depends on the management of the company/organization. But more importantly, they the company has to conduct first a study or a simulation of what they want to happen, so as to have a better perspective if this change that they will be doing will greatly affect the status of their company. All in all, it just depends on the management. But for me, I would prefer that the company attach to the IT/IS related practices that they have, because these practices will be better for them, and the people in the IT/IS field are always trying to develop new ways to improve the management and maintenance of companies not just here, but around the world.
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