Information Systems

Paisley Patterns - Case Study

Change in the company 's operations

The decision of the company , Paisley Patterns , to develop a web presence or to adopt e-commerce to do business is a timely and wise decision as they can harness the power of the internet to leverage their business . Today the internet figures largely in the day to day operations of several businesses . Doing business through the internet offers several advantages such as wider reach ,cost-effectiveness , saved time , optimized business processes , easier communication and creates a direct connection between customers and organizations

. The internet has transformed the global economy and in this scenario developing a website provides customers with the confidence that the organization is tech-savvy and capable of upgrading their services to suit the needs and comfort of their customers

Adopting web technologies and using the internet for business requires that business processes be made to adapt to that .i .e . a migration of business processes of the supply chain to the web is required . This is called Business process re-engineering

Paisely patterns is currently having a travelling sales force to sell their cotton fabrics . By developing a web presence which has significant impact on the supply chain customers can place s for the fabric online and pay for it online . Hence the company needs to identify correctly the role of the sales person and the role of the website in the entire business process and how they go hand in hand and can be utilized most efficiently . The entire...