Intranet and Extranet
Contents
Executive summary 4
1. Introduction 5
2. The impact of intranet on flows of information around a business and the role of the manager /Benefits 6 2.1. Impact on intranet on use of information and managers 6 2.2. Bosch Global Net – a successful intranet system in a multinational company 7 2.2.1. Company overview and the need of intranet 7 2.2.2. Bosch Global Net (BGN) intranet platform 8 2.2.3. The impact of BGN on the use of information and on the role of the manager ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..9
3. The impact of extranet on flows of information around a business and the role of the manager /Benefits 10 3.1. Extranet and its impact in SCM 10
4. Implications of adoption for strategy 10 4.1. Intranet and Bosch Group’s strategy 11 4.2. Extranet and Tetra Pak’s strategy in Supply Chain Management 12
5. Conclusion 13
References 15
Executive summary
The purpose with this report is to gain better understanding on the use of intranets and extranets and their implication for the business strategy of the organization and its performance.
In the first part, this paper deals with the impact of intranet on the use of information within an organization. A big international company is investigated: Bosch Group. Its intranet system is called “Bosch Global Net” and it provides direct access to the information and applications and all virtual work spaces. It also gives evidences on the impact of the intranet platform over the manager’s role and the process of decision-making. Generally, intranet is examined as a tool of information management.
This paper study extranet’s impact on managers and information within an organization. The idea of extranet for companies is actually to ensure better relationships between customers, trading partners and employees.
The importance of extranet in management information is explained with the example of Tetra Pak and the application of extranet in the supply chain management.
Executive summary 4
1. Introduction 5
2. The impact of intranet on flows of information around a business and the role of the manager /Benefits 6 2.1. Impact on intranet on use of information and managers 6 2.2. Bosch Global Net – a successful intranet system in a multinational company 7 2.2.1. Company overview and the need of intranet 7 2.2.2. Bosch Global Net (BGN) intranet platform 8 2.2.3. The impact of BGN on the use of information and on the role of the manager ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..9
3. The impact of extranet on flows of information around a business and the role of the manager /Benefits 10 3.1. Extranet and its impact in SCM 10
4. Implications of adoption for strategy 10 4.1. Intranet and Bosch Group’s strategy 11 4.2. Extranet and Tetra Pak’s strategy in Supply Chain Management 12
5. Conclusion 13
References 15
Executive summary
The purpose with this report is to gain better understanding on the use of intranets and extranets and their implication for the business strategy of the organization and its performance.
In the first part, this paper deals with the impact of intranet on the use of information within an organization. A big international company is investigated: Bosch Group. Its intranet system is called “Bosch Global Net” and it provides direct access to the information and applications and all virtual work spaces. It also gives evidences on the impact of the intranet platform over the manager’s role and the process of decision-making. Generally, intranet is examined as a tool of information management.
This paper study extranet’s impact on managers and information within an organization. The idea of extranet for companies is actually to ensure better relationships between customers, trading partners and employees.
The importance of extranet in management information is explained with the example of Tetra Pak and the application of extranet in the supply chain management.
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