Information Systems Management
Case Study on
Challenges of Information Systems at Maruti
By
Ajay Sharma
Table of Contents
Topic | Page No. | Objective | 3 | About the Company | 3 | What are Information Systems and their types | 3 | Need of Information Systems at Maruti | 4 | Challenges in Maruti | 4-7 | Types of Information Systems at Maruti for challenges | 7 | Role of TPS, MIS | 7 | Implementation Benefits | 7 | Benefits of IS at Maruti | 8-9 | Conclusion | 9 | References | 10 |
Objective
Analyse the information systems in context of Maruti, understand the need, challenges and benefits of information systems at Maruti.
About the Company
Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL, formerly known as Maruti Udyog Limited) is a subsidiary of Suzuki Motor Corporation, Japan. Maruti Suzuki has been the leader of the Indian car market for over two and a half decades. The company has two manufacturing facilities located at Gurgaon and Manesar, south of New Delhi, India. Both the facilities have a combined capability to produce over a 1.5 million (1,500,000) vehicles annually. The company plans to expand its manufacturing capacity to 1.75 million by 2013.
The Company offers 15 brands and over 150 variants ranging from people 's car Maruti 800 to the latest Life Utility Vehicle, Ertiga. The portfolio includes Maruti 800, Alto, Alto K10, A-star, Estilo, WagonR, Ritz, Swift, Swift DZire, SX4, Omni, Eeco, Kizashi, Grand Vitara, Gypsy and Ertiga. In an environment friendly initiative, in August 2010 Maruti Suzuki introduced factory fitted CNG option on 5 models across vehicle segments. These include Eeco, Alto, Estilo, Wagon R and Sx4. With this Maruti Suzuki became the first company in India to introduce factory fitted CNG vehicles.
What are Information Systems
Information systems (IS) are the study of complementary networks of hardware and software that people and organizations use to collect, filter,
References: 1. http://www.marutisuzuki.com/our-network.aspx 2. http://www.boazronen.org/PDF/Manufacturing%20Management%20Information%20Systems%20Require%20Simplification.pdf 3. http://archive.cra.org/reports/gc.systems.pdf 4. http://www.ejisdc.org/ojs2/index.php/ejisdc/article/viewFile/101/101 5. https://training.nic.in/courseware/UIT2/mis1.pdf 6. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-042399-053715/unrestricted/DISSERTATION2.PDF 7. http://www.cadanda.com/CAD_A_3_6_15.PDF