In: Accounting
What role does AIS play in a company’s value chain?
Value is provided by performing a series of activities referred to as the value chain. These include:
Primary activities
Support activities
Primary activities include:
Inbound logistics
Operations
Outbound logistics
Marketing and sales
Service
Support activities include:
Firm infrastructure
Human resources
Technology
Purchasing
Information technology can significantly impact the efficiency and effectiveness with which the preceding activities are carried out. An organization’s value chain can be connected with the value chains of its customers, suppliers, and distributors.
AIS can add value to an organization by:
a. Improving the quality and reducing the costs of products or services
b. Improving efficiency
c. Sharing Knowledge
d. Improving the efficiency and effectiveness of its supply chain
e. Improving the internal control structure
f. Improving decision making
g. The factors influencing a design of the AIS are organizational culture, business strategy, information technology.
h. The AIS and Corporate Strategy