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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.

-Caltex pumps up service stations with Global Retail Automation Retail Network
As a company, Caltex has strived to build relationships with its customers and strive to understand their needs. This means providing not only fuels and other energy products but also food, beverages and other everyday supplies and services.
Caltex was formed in 1936 based on a sealed partnership between Chevron Corporation and Texaco, Inc. From the U.S. and expanding across the Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Africa, Caltex has grown tremendously and now operates in more than 60 countries across these regions.
In 1999, Caltex moved its operating regional headquarters to Singapore from the US and shifted operations from a geographic to a functional organization in order to meet the challenges of the 21st century.
When parent companies Chevron and Texaco merged in 2001, the merged company, ChevronTexaco, became the fourth largest energy company in the world. With that merger, Caltex is now part of a global energy company with Chevron, Texaco, Caltex and Caltex "Starmart" remaining its flagship brands.

Benefits of the Company:

-Fujitsu Philippines provided the new Fujitsu touch-screen point-of-sale (POS) systems, the first pieces of the Global Retail Automation Network (RAN). Fujitsu has helped Caltex to reduce the number of POS suppliers to save money through bulk purchases and easier support.
Choosing this best-of-breed POS hardware solution allows Caltex to support its legacy applications, and it acts as a stepping stone to next-generation touch-screen systems that can use the same hardware. The POS systems would translate to new products and better ways to operate service stations and convenience stores.

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

- as a future manager my computer ethics program is, it should have a respect to each other, to the subordinates and there's no have any way to break in each privacy so that it can have a unity and cooperation to one another in a one organization so that it has a development and innovation.

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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.

-one of my example is from the procter and gamble with their product of pantene shampoo...I chose this one because this is one of the best selling products. They have their franchise of their products at Singapore which was kris aquino having her shoot. They assisted their products by promoting it and managing it so well para mabenta ito. And through technology they made plans, strategies kung paano nila mapalago ng mabuti ang kanilang produkto na pino-promote at binibenta.
-timex philippines that is located in mactan cebu..they have a strategies made on how they can promote their products which was the watches. They make plans kung paano ito magugustuhan ng mga tao or ng isang company na binibentahan nila ng mga produkto..like for example the malls which were they sell watches...as one of the sister of my friend she told me that her sister went abroad. It was in Hongkong and China every year to see how their products are malakas ang benta o maayos ang pamamalakad doon and otherwise, they visit also their suppliers and customers na suki nna talaga nila doon.
- at dito naman sa atin sa pilipinas malakas din ang brand ng relo na timex kasi isa din ito sa mga kilala at malakas ang benta at sa mga bumibili din nito ay talagang hindi rin naman sila mag sisisi because of the quality of their watches is so very good and no one can buy their products that can regret. even though it is expensive but the quality of their watches they sell is matindi at magaganda ang mga styles and designs.

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if you are just a student of RMMC and not currently working, cite a manual procedure here in our school which you prefer to computerize. Describe how this system should function and how can this help the employees and the students of RMMC.

as a student of RMMC I suggest that our school can provide an individual unit of computers to all the teachers, employees and to the students so that it can easily to the teachers to teach their students to communicate through internet. For me, I know that it is expensive but all the students can learn more about in using computers kasi we all know na may mga tao na mahilig lang sa computer games but on my suggestion parang mas mapapadali na ang pagtuturo ng mga teachers sa mga studyante at hindi gaano masasayang ang oras nila because through internet in computers they can leave a message, questions to their students and also to the employees and also they can elaborate and give some explanation and examples na makikita sa internet na sigurado naman na magugustuhan ng mga studyante...At mas marami talaga yong matututunan at malalaman ng mga studyante lalong-lalo na yong kung paano ang pag gamit na computers , yong mga iba pang pasikot-sikot na kailangan din talagang malaman .

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most striking idea?

the most striking idea that best for me, is the Information System Ingredients and Capabilities because here we can create an information system that can provides the needs of the MIS to have a data processing and a capability information for managerial decision making and it is also have the combination of the hardware, software, people, data, and procedures.

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how can the managers and employees make use of information as a strategic/competitive advantage over their competitors?

-they can make an information/competitive advantage over their competitors through the MIS users that are more knowledgeable, connectivity and also to the implementation of emerging MIS. And they can make competitive advantage by the companies that are using MIS and becoming integrate to the decision making process.

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Justify or contradict these trends by citing examples?

MIS users are more knowledgeable because some users of MIS they can learn or they know a lot of things about in a formal strategic plan information services. A strategy also for stimulating managing and also the uses of computing. And also they can monitor and control as easier as they want through IS by the MIS users.