Professor: Ms. Solza Grceva Student: Bjanka Tunteva 117671 Date: May 9th, 2014
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Background…………………………………………………………………...…………3
Decision Making Process………………………………………………..………3-4
How the system supports the Decision Making Process……………..4
Security Breaching……………………………………………………………………5
Implementation of the System……………………………………………….5-6
Benefits of the Implementation………………………………………………... 6
Financial Analysis………………………………………………………………….7-8
S.W.O.T. Analysis………………………………………………………………………8
References……………………………………………………………………………….9
UNILEVER SECURES ITS MOBILE DEVICES
Background
Unilever is a $54 billion Anglo-Dutch multi-national company that operates in 57 countries, with headquarters in the UK and Netherlands. It is well known for their manufacturing brands such as Q-Tips, Ben and Jerry’s, Hellmans, Lux, Dove personal care products, Lipton tea, home care etc. With a portfolio of over 400 brands, Unilever is constantly growing, expanding and extending their projects for production of innovative products. However, in order to make informed decisions on how to act on innovative ideas, they first must understand and evaluate their risks and be able to grasp opportunities.
In March 2004, Unilever’s senior management ordered the company’s top executives to be equipped with mobile phone devices to increase their productivity. The company selected BlackBerry mobile phones because they were the leader in their category and worked with email servers and multiple wireless network standards. The general idea for having these handsets was to allow executives to manage multiple message servers and enterprise systems, while connecting them to their customers and co-workers through wireless data security. They would be able to communicate and monitor the company’s performance (such as sales figures, customer
