Essentials of MIS (13th Edition)
Essentials of MIS (13th Edition)
13th Edition
ISBN: 9780134802756
Author: Kenneth C. Laudon, Jane Laudon
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 9, Problem 14CSQ

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Problems faced by Target Canada:

Target Canada faced many problems and some of them are as follows:

  • The company spent 7 billion dollars on increasing into Canada and was not likely to show its revenue till 2021. After many failures, all the 133 stores were closed, and 17,600 workers lost their jobs...

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People, Organization, and Technology contributed to those problems:

People had contributed to Target Canada’s problems:

Target’s management prefer for a new software package, thinking that it could be deployed faster, even if the company had small participation in using the new system. However, the managers underestimated the amount of time it might take to deploy the new system.

Organization had contributed to Target Canada’s problems:

Target rapidly moved to build three new massive distribution centers in Canada. Target Canada was not able to track their products or make sure that the right amounts of products were being ordered, stored, and shipped...

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