IT战略规划英文版(ppt 39页)

Background of Company
Company IT Overview
Cause for Action
IT Strategy Approach
Application Architecture
Technical Architecture
Establish the IT Program Office
Organizational Effectiveness and IT Alignment
Summary

 

 

In February of last year, Company A, a low profile, global,  91  year old,  $4 B specialty chemical company headquartered in Philadelphia,
 announced it’s intention to purchase Company B, a 50 year old, Chicago-based , $3 billion specialty chemical company best known for its “salt” business.
Company A announced their intended merger with Company B in 1999
Company A
Began in 1909 as a partnership between an innovative chemist and a businessman
Pioneering work in leather tanning
Best known for expertise in acrylic chemistry
Essential component to detergents, diapers, cell phones, industrial coatings, and more
50 manufacturing, research, and technical facilities worldwide
Sales in 100 countries, totaling $4 billion annually
Company B
1848, founding
Largest and most recognized business for a particular consumer product
Major supplier of basic inorganic chemicals derived from salt
Essential ingredients in CDs, newspapers, magnetic tapes, sports equipment, and more
36 mining and processing facilities, 68 chemical manufacturing, research, and technical  facilities worldwide
Sales total $2.5 billion annually
While the potential source of the synergies were somewhat clear, smooth and timely integration of the two companies was less assured
Some manufacturing processes and technologies were incompatible between the two companies
Combining two companies with both direct product overlap
Acquiring company was more of a “intermediates producer” and the acquired company was more of a “formulator”
Significant facilities consolidation opportunities
Distribution consolidation and improvement required changing the business model and the mindset
Standard lead times
Standard service levels
Significant customer overlap
Significant EH&S issues needed to be addressed, competing away scarce capital resources

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