Xacc/280 Week 9 Final Paper

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1. What do you think will be the major challenges CenterPoint will face as it embarks on its transformation from real estate manager into a provider of logistics solutions? What part of those challenges will be related to IT? What does your answer say about the importance of IT in organizations today?
“Supply chain management and logistics services face major challenges because of unpredictable markets, the effects of globalization, volatile fuel prices and changing demands for transport capacity. In addition, sustainability and environmental concerns are playing an increasingly important role in operations and planning for the future.”
Some of the major challenges CenterPoint will face as it embarks on its transformation from real estate manager into a provider of logistics solutions are:
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 The IT infrastructure they needed was not available in commercial form, as most real estate software packages were designed specifically for real estate companies.
 Skepticism within the management ranks a s to what IT CenterPoint would need to move forward with its transformation.
 Implementation costs and time
 Training and updating employees Of the challenges mentioned above the ones related to IT are implementation cost and time are two major challenges.
Information technology is a key ingredient for any company as we can see there are challenges when the company is going through transformation. As the company expands there is a greater need for technology. IT can be use in many ways for businesses; for example, to lower costs where process flows are concerned, to differentiate their products and services provided to those companies within in the same market. The ever advancing information technology is everywhere in today’s society and is a must have for conducting day to day business activities whether it is within the organization or business to