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Es una mueblería que manufactura y vende muebles de oficina. La misma empezó en la marquesina de la casa de Pietro Migliavacca, descendiente de inmigrantes italianos, en la cual hacía muebles para la familia, amigos y vecinos. Tan pronto se empezó a correrse la voz más personas se interesaron en sus creaciones y más órdenes de muebles seguían llegando. En este punto se hizo la decisión de tratar de allegar capital para poder expandirse, dos vecinos de Migliavacca, Artemio Walkowsky y José Fernández, estaban interesados en invertir en la mueblería, y entonces la vida de la mueblería tal como se conoce hoy empezó. La misma está localizada en un sector empresarial. Alrededor de urbanizaciones de clase alta. En estos momentos es una empresa categorizada como mediana - grande, ya que emplea 25 personas y factura u $1,750,000 anuales. Durante la vida de la mueblería han contratado una fuerza de venta, también expandido la línea de producto y han añadido productos y/o servicios nuevos y ha tenido que renovar y expandir los sistemas de información. Entre los servicios nuevos están los de restauración de muebles y decoración de hogares y oficina, así como el de remodelación de oficinas. Esto último idea de Fernández, que es arquitecto de profesión el cual trabaja en la compañía de construcción de Walkowsky como su vicepresidente. La organización actual de la mueblería está dividida en departamentos funcionales, manufactura, ventas, proceso de órdenes contabilidad y compras. Está por crearse el departamento de decoración pero está al momento en proceso. Originalmente se usaba un sistema de información manual, después se cambio a una microcomputadoras y luego a una red de microcomputadoras. Cuando automatizaron por primera vez, una orientación de proceso se tomo, donde cada departamento tenía sus archivos separados, ya que lo único que se estaba haciendo era automatizar lo manual sin cambiar mucho los procesos, lo que se quería era apresurar la obtención de cotizaciones, procesar rápidamente los datos de contabilidad de forma que los estados financieros estuvieran dentro de los primeros 15 días del siguiente mes, cosa que antes, manualmente estaban aveces dos meses después del cierre de mes. Un tiempo después cuando creció tanto la facturación como el número de empleados, se renovaron ciertos programas, como el de contabilidad, de forma que estuviera integrado, esto es, ventas, contabilidad, inventario y manufactura se pudieran integrar, se añadieron programas de "Job Costing" como también de gráficas para diseño de interiores como exteriores. Al momento han contratado un administrador de redes de información, el mismo tiene como función principal el mantenimiento de la red de computadoras, asignación y distribución de los recursos de tecnología de la Información (IT). En este momento se contempla entrar al mundo del WEB, esto es, crear un portal (site) que permita tener comunicación interactiva con los prospectos y que además haga propaganda de todo lo que puede hacer la Mueblería Sistemi Di Ufficio, y los servicios disponibles para su clientela, en fin una tienda virtual. Para esto último tienen varias opciones, "outsourcing", buscar ayuda fuera de la empresa, consultores, casas elaboradoras de páginas de Internet, o contactar las compañías porteadoras de internet las cuales te crean un portal y una página de internet, y por un período de tiempo limitado te anuncian en los buscadores y/o páginas de televisoras. La otra alternativa es "in house", esto es, crear su propia página en su WEB SERVER donde creen con Flash y paquetes de comercio electrónico,la páginas que necesiten para implantar la tienda virtual. Cada alternativa tiene sus costos, beneficios y desventajas. Lo que es impostergable es el lanzamiento a siberespacio, ya que otros competidores lo han hecho y están llevándose cierto tipo de clientela que la mueblería no puede darse el lujo de perder.

Esta decisión trae como consecuencia tener que crear cierta infraestructura sobre la cual montar la tienda virtual, esto independientemente de que sa haga la programación "in house" o "outsourcing", se necesita personal para darle mantenimiento y procesar los suspectos (leads) para proveerles información de una forma más ágil que la acostumbrada, asignar vendedores que visiten el sitio, viabilidad de banca electrónica para "electronic fund transfering" (EFT) entre otras facilidades que se requieren para esta faceta del negocio electrónico. Otra oportunidad de negocio es la de decorar oficinas y estudios en aquellos edificio y casa que se estén remodelando, construyendo, o expandiendo. Aquí juega un papel preponderante unos de los socios de la mueblería, Walkowsky, ya que es dueño de una constructora, lo que permitiría asegurar contratos para remodelación y o decoración de oficinas desde antes de que el local esté creado. Para implantar esto tienen que abrir dos departamentos nuevos, el de decoración y el de remodelación, ambos con necesidades de sistemas de información si bien distintas, integradas al sistema actual. El sistema de contabilidad actual debe entonces integrarse al de "Job Costing". De esta forma se puede llevar el costo de mano de obra, materiales, compras y misceláneos que se necesitan para realizar un proyecto de forma que cuando se liquide el proyecto se sepa si se ganó o se perdió, lo que permitiría ajustar los costos por tipo de proyecto, de forma que en los próximos proyectos de decoración y/o remodelación siempre se gane dinero.

PREGUNTAS 1. Basádo en lo antes expuesto, discuta las posibles ventajas y desventajas que pueda tener el contratar asesoría externa para el montaje de la tienda virtual Vs. elcrearlo "in house". Explíquelo en términos de la infraestructura de tecnología de información necesaria, responsabilidad, manejo y control del proyecto. ¿Cuál usted recomendaría? 2. Entiende que esta empresa necesita un "Business Reengineering", aun cuando no hayan cambiado de misión u objetivos organizacionales. ¿Cómo el sistema de información le puede ayudar en la reingeniería de la empresa? Explique su repuesta. 3. Compare el comercio electrónico (electronic commerce) con el negocio electrónico (electronic business), y analice la relación de ambos con el Internet y la tecnología digital. Relaciónelo con el caso de la mueblería. 4. En que marco conceptual "Framework" podría encasillar a esta empresa, en el "value chain model" o en el "competitive forces model", ambos modelos hechos por Michael Porter. Explique su respuesta a la luz de la relación entre la gerencia y la tecnología de la información. 5. El negocio electrónico es una nueva avenida para los comercios, muchos ya establecidos como Dillards, Sears y JC Penney están entrando en ello. Para esto debe de crearse una estructura organizacional que responda con diligencia a los requerimientos de información de los prospectos y clientes, así como la logística para envió y entrega de órdenes a clientes.
Entiende usted que la misión y la cultura organizacional de la mueblería cambia al establecer una tienda virtual en paralelo al negocio clásico. Defina los términos misión y cultura organizacional antes de explicar su respuesta.

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