Case: Reinsurance Group of America and Fonterra: Going for Unified Global Operation
1. What is the business value of these global systems developments for the companies mentioned in the case?
The business value of these global system developments for the companies mentioned in the case is very high. In case of RGA, the employees can analyze data by client, contract, and product and can find client errors very easily. This has been made possible because data is not stored at one place. This is very important for supporting the reinsurance business. It has made it easy to manage the reinsurance business. The global system developments help RGA data validation and data quality. This enables better risk analysis, and retention analysis
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There were obstacles in converting historical data and loading it on to the CybeRe system. Further, there were problems related to data cleansing and migration. There were also problems related to differences in terminology used. In case of Fonterra the problems were related to the size of its operations. It was having offices in 70 countries and employed 19,000 personnel. The obstacles were that every part of the business had to be analyzed, all processes, and organization structure had to be analyzed.
2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of a full-blown versus a phased approach for system implementations in general and global ones in particular? How do you make the decision on which road to take?
The advantages of a full-blown approach for system implementation are the speed of implementation and providing the organization competitive advantage because of the immediacy with which the system is implemented. The disadvantages are that there may be disputes and conflicts among the different units because different units do things differently.
The advantages of the phased approach are that it takes the need of all business units into consideration. It reduces conflicts. The disadvantages of the phased approach are that it takes a longer time to implement and there is likely to be a higher cost associated with the phased approach.
3. How important is it that all units in global
The replacement of software and working with IT and consultants may be a very challenging task, you can have multiple surprises. Management must be ready and willing to adapt to all changes in the processes. The data conversion can be a complex process and must be done one way for every location in order to be able to achieve efficiency in globalization. There are also risks of errors associated with the data entry.
There are many opportunities available for companies willing to venture into new, international markets. Reaching more customers and therefore, turning a larger profit are two fairly obvious reasons for companies to consider global expansion. However, the potential benefits do no end there. Expanding to international markets can hold less obvious, yet extremely beneficial appeals such as access to new and different talent pools, grander output requires great advances in efficiency, and international expansion can, in some cases, aid in “future proofing” the company.
2007) . Collectively, the concepts of all three system help to achieve suitable goal establishment.
Speedup time to market. Because there are more people involved the process of innovation is faster
d. Rise of Internet-based global telecommunications networks has allowed some service enterprises to relocate some of their value-creation activities to different nations.
2. What are the four approaches taken by HIM professionals to address the complexities brought on by the introduction of PPS and DRGs?
3. The textbook lists advantages and disadvantages next to each structural approach. Is your business’ structural approach advantages and disadvantages similar to what the textbook states? Why or why not? (Review Exhibit 7.9 in Chapter 7)
Globalization may be defined as the integration of the world 's people, firms and government. In the modern context, globalization is usually the result of closer ties in international trade, known as bilateral trade agreements. The WTO and NAFTA are two examples of such bilateral trade agreements. With such agreements, cross-country investment increases. This increase in investment is aided by the increase in information technology and communications, which has undergone a significant advancement over the last two decades with the rise of the Internet and mobile telephony (Green, 2013). It is important to the business to expand; global expansion and globalization would a positive business decision to complete in this process due to the strategic goals and objectives the company possesses. Healthy growth can be accomplished by globalization of specific areas selected and determined through research of market and development of these areas outlined within.
There are also key concepts to keep in mind when using systems
► What contingencies (unforeseen events) could impact on effectiveness or practicality for the implementation of the new system?
According to the textbook, going global has several advantages, such as gaining access to a larger market, gaining access to low-cost input factors, and developing new competencies. Going global also has several disadvantages, such as liability of foreignness, loss of reputation, and loss of intellectual property. To choose going global, advantages that the company has must be large enough to offset disadvantages. What kind of industry would be most likely to choose going global? What kind of industry would be least likely to choose going global? Please provide the reason of your
Expanding Global Communications international presence is an opportunity to grow socially and Financially. There are opportunities to growth in economics, social, governmental, and industrial. Expanding global market presence offer opportunities to expand the customer base, provide more choices for customers, raise customer wealth, increase revenue, lower overhead, lower inflation, and create new jobs. Global expansion challenges the customer to face potential competition from global carriers. Other challenges are culture differences, and infrastructure, which will overcome as the company grow and develop. The stakeholder perspectives are willing to promote, and invest whatever it takes to expand their global market presence. By outsourcing labor to foreign countries is a win-win situation overall by satisfying the needs for the customer, company, and employees.
Both these approaches have their own pros and cons and both are widely used across the globe and across industries. There are many factors that need to analyse before choosing which approach is most suitable for your project needs and objectives. These factors are following but not limited to
Companies can decide to go global or to enter international markets for various reasons, and these different objectives at the time of entry that enable the business to produce different strategies and the performance goals, and even forms of market participation.
Well known companies like Nike, Microsoft, Sony, Shell Group are just some of the big companies that went global and expanded their trading around the world, they are large businesses that operate internationally in many countries. Development of worldwide integration urges companies to reach out international markets and interact with foreign customers. Businesses focus on fulfilling the demand of the market by its products or services, besides their target is increasing profit, in order achieve these goals they favor to expand their work in a foreign market. Other reasons to internationalize their business may be to become