Information Systems and Business Strategy

Strategic information systems, computer systems are used to change the target level of the organization, operations, products, services, or environmental relationships to help organizations achieve competitive advantage.
The decision of the company’s business strategy depends on:

* Products and services produced by firms
* Industries in which companies compete
* Competitors, suppliers, and customers of the company
* The long term objectives of the company

Business-level strategy: Value Chain Model
The most common strategy for this level are:

1. be producing products with low production costs
2. differentiate products and services
3. change the scope of competition either by expanding the market to the global market and by narrowing the market. » Read more: Information Systems and Business Strategy