Research 1 company that makes use of E-commerce. Describe the nature of this company in 1-2 paragraphs.

Identify then, how does this company use e-commerce to achieve strategic advantage. Describe the benefits derived from this strategy.

One company that makes use of E- commerce is the BANCNET, established in 1996, is located in Houston, Texas. The company specializes in Point-of-Sale Electronics and is a Certified Repair Facility for most leading brand Point-of-Sale Manufacturers including Verifone, Hypercom, Nurit, Thales-Talento, Linkpoint, Ingenico-IVI, Magtek, RDM, Citizen, and others. The company also provides Equipment Deployment, Encryption Services, Accessories, and Supplies to credit card processors.

The BANCNET uses e- commerce to achieve strategic advantage by ensuring that the site is all day available and it should be globally. Aside from this, they ensure that customers can easily access and browse naturally, with no technology- related difficulties. Also the customers can compare prices easily since prices in different products array online.

BANCNET provided a space for feedbacking if cust0mers have querries, so it is easy for the customers to ask a certain product or prices. Aside from these, BANCNET can sell directly so there is no middleman needed.

BANCNET made sure that transaction will be easy. it is available to everyone with access to a computer; even those with mobility problems. Customers don't have to deal with creepy salespeople following them around.

Research one multinational corporation like Procter and Gamble, Unilever, IBM, Microsoft, Honda and etc. Identify and describe how their subsidiaries are managed and how technology has assisted them in their corporate and/or local operations. Further, identify one Philippine company that has gone worldwide (eg. Jollibee and BENCH) and describe their strategies. Evaluate the strategies of foreign companies with that of Philippine corporations. Indicate reference

http://investor.colgatepalmolive.com/colgateWorld/colgate_world-fin4.cfm?
http://www.itpc.hochiminhcity.gov.vn/en/business_news/business_day/2004/12/folder.2004-12-10.7775622024/news_item.2004-12-10.1628751991

One company that gone worldwide is the Lamoiyan Corporation, a local manufacturer of personal and homecare products is expanding its business in Southeast Asian region.

One of its strategy is investing to a P100-million investment in plant capacity expansion, the company is looking at Vietnam as its first export market in order to compete huge corporations such a Colgate Palmolive. According to Mr. Cecilio K. Pedro the CEO of Lamoiyan Corporation they are expanding to other ASEAN markets.

The expansion program involved the acquisition of additional machinery that would double its Bicutan plant capacity to 8,000 metric tons from the existing 4,000 tons.

The company which makes toothpaste, feminine hygiene, laundry and dishwashing products, is aiming to become a transnational firm.

Also, the corporation targeted to be the Colgate of Asia by going bigger and bigger, and laying down the groundwork towards this goal.

The expansion of its capacity is coupled with the doubling of its workforce to 60 workers, 20 of which are hearing-impaired.

They also hired additional key executives including Ding Salvador, former regional president of Johnson and Johnson and Elmer Buntag, former Unilever research and development chief.

"Going big is the only way we can compete in the world market," said Mr. Pedro

Lamoiyan’s toothpaste brands of Hapee and Kutitap have cornered 10 to 15 percent of the market currently dominated by multinational companies.

Lamoiyan has evolved into a full-pledged toothpaste manufacturer with loyal market share from a former supplier of toothpaste tubes to Colgate and Close-up.

Pedro said the key factor to the company’s success in putting a dent in the local toothpaste market was the intentional low-pricing strategy of its products at 30 to 40 percent against the major brands.

Lamoiyan is expecting to grow by 12 percent this year from a 12 percent growth in 2003.

The company has expanded to other product lines such as personal feminine hygiene, Lacteena; dishwashing pastes and liquids, Dazz; fabric enhancer, Tenderly; and liquid laundry, detergent, Fash.

In terms of multinational company, one is the Colgate Palmolive, they managed their subsidiaries by horizontal information. The main office facilitated all the transactions in beginning. Then, planning afterward.

As a future manager, What is your computer ethics program? Justify each activity.A

As a future manager, I would give my employees a seminar as the same time workshops, regarding the latest and most advance trends in computer world. I will get consultants and resource speakers with caliber to provide inputs to my employees that would be useful in their related jobs and specialization in my company. Just like the most advance in MIS ,how to use the internet to have the most effective advertisement, how to penetrate the world market through internet or whatever latest information that will be a great benefit in my company as well as to my subordinates. This is not just orienting my employees to the most hi-tech way of living but as well as educating them to link into the most trendy way of business and money making.

To be able to apply their learnings from the provided seminar workshops that the management given, I let my employees to make a proposals containing the procedures and techniques on how to improve the services of the company to the maximum level. These will also challenge their imagination, knowledge and creativity. If done, it is not only the employees will benefit but as well as the customers who is the most valuable.

After a thorough evaluation of their proposals, the management will make sure of a great incentives to the employees or group of employees that will double the sales, maybe a promotion, a trip to Europe or cruise or house and lot at Alabang. ( And I would be the most extravagant manager if ever! hehe)