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Business firms heavily invest in information systems to achieve six strategic business objectives
1. Operational excellence
2. New products, services, and business models
3. Customer and supplier intimacy
4. Improved decision making
5. Competitive advantage
6. Survival
1. Operational excellence
Using IS to make business processes faster, cheaper, and more efficient
2. New products, services, and business models
Helping businesses innovate and create new ways to deliver value. Enabled by technology
3. Customer and supplier intimacy
Building stronger relationships by understanding needs and improving service
Serving customers raises revenues and profits
Better communication with suppliers lowers cost
4. Improved decision making
Providing accurate, real-time data so managers can make smarter choices.
5. Competitive advantage
Gaining an edge over competitors through technology and better performance
6. Survival
Staying in the game when technology becomes essential just to keep up with others