What is the force, according to Porters competitive forces model, faced by Food & Such? *

5 points

Traditional competitors

New market entrants

Suppliers

Customers

What is the data problem of the old system used by the company? *

5 points

Inconsistency

Program-data dependence

Lack of sharing

Redundancy

What is the main software trend applied by the company with its new system? *

5 points

Packaged software

Cloud softwrae

ERP

Software outsourcing

What type of networks could be used by the company to connect all its branches? *

5 points

LAN

WAN

MAN

SAN

Case Study Questions (20 points) "Food & Such is one of the main food supply wholesalers in the country. Recently, the company started losing many of its customers due to another company that has opened last year. This new company is using the latest technologies, especially online apps for automatic ordering. Food & Such has to react by introducing a new system to help in gaining back its market share. Since the company needs a powerful and most up to date solution, they selected one of the largest local software companies to make this new system. The contract includes the option that this software company has to make all the necessary modifications to the system, to keep it up to date with any new changes in the business. This application may also help the company to avoid the presence of the same data in many existing applications. The company, with many branches in Lebanon and many Arab countries, can also benefit from the reporting power of this new application, especially to help the sales department better understand and discover its customers purchasing patterns and behavior. 5 points What is the force, according to Porter's competitive forces model, faced by Food & Such"? * Traditional competitors New market entrants Suppliers Customers