makro.. GETAWAY!!

At last!! INTRICT class was outside the room and better more outside the DLSU campus! Last Saturday we been to Makro Makati for our field trip with sir oli.. the day started irritating because the weather is not too good and one of our friend that we waited is late.. hehe.. at the venue we saw the other block that is with us to tour and know about makro..

The tour started with the history of makro.. makro stated at germany.. It has 15 branches here in the Philippines and makro Makati was the 14th branch that they established.. the manager who entertain and who help us understand more about makro discusses to us a lot of things, this are some of the main pints that she discuss and things also that sticks in to our mind..

*ALC helps them a lot..
-records the bar code systems(rail road).
-handles sales, inventories, trigger sales report, and credit notice.
-this sees as there little I.T. in the company.

*CMM brings them close to their customers..
-customer marketing management
-this system helps them to know information about the customers.

*JIT is strictly important!
-just in time delivery
-no late, no advance!

*MBS is our main I.T!!
-makro business system
-the technology used to gather different information that revolves around the business.
-some info’s can be looked by the customers (like prices) but only the head office can totally look at it.
-it is provided by the main branch and distributed to every branch.
-she didn’t mention the price.. so, eventually it contains a lot of digits! Hehehe!!

*their way of recording inventory is annually

*makro truly has an advanced technology compared to the others..
Hehhe!!

first FREE CUT! ever!!

This week we only meet sir oli once.. he was absent on our second meeting because he is sick. Then it was our first free cut.. yehey! no claSses in intrict.. we all wish that it will continue to intrprg and ccsalge because we want to go home early because of the bad weather.. but it did not happen.. hehe..

for our lesson this week, we further elaborate and tackle about information system development.. sir oli gave us the areas that we need to remember to become a professional.. we need to remember the stages of I.S. development, which the two of it sublevels are already discuss to us.. (planning and analysis). Next is the organizational chart, compose of the 9 functional units which is needed to know more about the problem. We also need to remember the information problem and lastly the information system elements which is compose of hardware, software, people, process, network, and data. Rather that remembering this four areas, our main objective is to know how can it be connected to each other and how can it develop the information system.
On our free cut, where almost all of us were shock that we have another activity, sir oliver ask us to list down input devices so that we know which are which.

our last class on that day.. was persef.. it is until 4:40 and we were dismissed at exactly 4:40.. the class suspend at 4:20 and we are not informed.. what a heck.. it was too late that they announced it was suspended..


really bad luck for us, ryt?

Are you STRATEGICALLY determined?

At least the midterm exam is next week..

But there’s another obstacle in the black board for us..
A group exam that will test us how we strategically think and determined..
Hmm.. this is a difficult one..

First.. sir oli proposed a problem.. it was about the COCONUT JUICE MANUFACTURING PLANT that has an increase in loss of inventory and sales due to coconut spoilage..

Then sir asked us to act like a consultant then we must asked the owner(who will be sir oli..) questions that will create solution to the problem.. On the first try.. we raise a total of 13 questions and sir suddenly asked us to stop.. then he said that there is only one question kinda near to the right questions.. god? Really.. out of those questions only one.. and out of those 13 our group only has 1 question.. kinda tough huh?

Be ready for the next round.. 6 questions raise.. this is more near to the right answers but it still lack of questions that will truly create the solution..

Now sir starts to be his true self.. haha.. and told us that it will just take four question to find the answer.. we just need to look for the 9 functional units and analyze the problem.. if you just look into this 9 functional units.. you can see that by looking the involved units like the sales production and the most necessary for this problem, the inventory you can solve this in just 4 questions.. shorter number of questions is important if you’re a consultant.. it will be suited for the owner to take minimal of his time.. the main reason for his problem is he ORDERED TOO MUCH FOR THE DEMAND.. That is why there is a spoilage happening..
if I was to assess myself if I think strategically.. hmm.. I will just say that.. I need more practice and think more deeper.. more knowledge also so that I will be one of the pro’s.. hehe..

Am i STRATEGICALLY determined?
No..
NOT YET…

nid help!!

waa.. kakayanin pa ba.. stress in alge and intrprg.. what a college life..

*pressure.. pressure..

and now failed in the second test in intrict.. this time its recorded.. what a waste.. atleast no one pass so were all the same.. haha.. after how many lessons..were now learning how to build solutions for different technology and company problems.. our lesson this week is about integrating technology in different organizations.. on this lesson we are expected to think deeper and understand different problems so that we can propose solutions that wil ltruly help an organization or a company..

what if there is no integration of ICT solutions in organizations?

there will be a larger disadvantage to organization who dont have ict solution.. knowingthat we are in a tecnological age.. living in old process will be a problem.. things will not be done accurately, and new things and development cannot be done..

after the lesson this week..

be ready for the midterm exam..
next week or next next week..

this is bad..
haha..