Angelica Acevedo
Week 1 - Information Systems Strategy Triangle
Step 1: Create lists of case details that fit each side of the triangle.
Step 2: Then look at each item and think about how that item affects the other sides of the triangle.
Step 3: Take a look at the industry. Make a list of triangle attributes you find. Compare the industry items with the case company items.

Step 1: Create lists of case details that fit each side of the triangle.
Step 2: Then look at each item and think about how that item affects the other sides of the triangle.
Step 3: Take a look at the industry. Make a list of triangle attributes you find. Compare the industry items with the case company items.

Information Strategy
Information Strategy
Organizational Strategy
Organizational Strategy
Business Strategy
Business Strategy

Business Strategy Elements | Organizational Strategy Elements | Information Strategy Elements | New collection at start of each season | Changes color, cut, fabrics and other details throughout season | POS terminals not connected store to store or to headquarters | Less IT spending | Tries to understand, through its network of stores, not just what people are buying, but also, what they want to buy. | Use dial up modems to send daily sales and inventory orders | Introduce 11,000 new garments per year | Lead time from inception to delivery, of garment, can be as short as 3 weeks | IT staff of 50 – less than .5% of revenue | | No advertising – used this revenue to open new stores | | | | | | | | | | |

By spending less on IT, Zara is able to put more capital into other things, such as production and shipping; which would explain why their lead time, inception to bulk delivery can be as little as 3 weeks. They use human capital to understand what the market demands, in each of their regions and by doing this, they are