Information Technology: A Competitive Tool for Managers

This paper describes how information technology has clearly become a major tool of competitive strategy. This is true in most industries, and especially in transportation and logistics. In order to manage the development and implementation of information technology-based strategy is a different task. Managers need a conceptual framework to guide this process. This paper proposes such a framework, suggests several practical techniques for strategy development and implementation (based on the framework), and concludes with recommendations for management actions and for research.

• Corporate Authors:

  University of British Columbia, Vancouver

  Centre for Transportation Studies
  Vancouver, British Columbia  Canada  V6T 1W5
• Authors:
  • Manheim, Marvin L
• Conference:
  • Research for Tomorrow's Transport Requirements. Proceedings of the Fourth World Conference on Transport Research
  • Location: Vancouver British Columbia, Canada
  • Date: 1986-5-0 to 1986-5-0
• Publication Date: 1986

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: pp 6-23
• Monograph Title: Research for Tomorrow’s Transport Requirements

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Competition; Development; Implementation; Information technology; Logistics; Management; Strategic planning; Transportation planning
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Data and Information Technology; Freight Transportation; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Research; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01082579
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 18 2007 11:29AM