Dirt Bikes Case Study
Week 4: Assignment: Internet Tools at Dirt Bikes
Loretta Renner
July 8, 2010
IT/205
Robert Morris
It is very difficult to attempt to assess a company when you have virtually no information regarding how they function, specifics about problematic issues they are having, or what type of networking technology they are currently utilizing. The only information given concerning the Dirt Bikes Company is that they are concerned about money being spent with their current networking setup and that their employees use desktop computers and are given internet access. Assuming Dirt Bikes uses the most archaic of networking technology, such as phones, faxes, and pagers, and then there are a plethora of options that the company could …show more content…
And other less expensive wireless devices, such as cell phones and PDAs, do not have to ability to run company software in order to access data on the fly, making the need for wireless devices on the field very little. Of course, there are also wireless devices such as printers, fax machines, and scanners, though having these devices work off of a wireless network will not lead to any substantial increase in revenue or increase ease of use. If the company wanted to go the route of wireless devices for the sake of fewer wires and slightly more efficiency in terms of where the device can be placed, they could definitely choose to go in the wireless direction, but it is not an option that would substantially increase profits or decrease manual work. Another aspect of wireless technology is having the capability to move computers around easily, though, assuming employees are working in offices, there is no substantial need for such portability. In addition, this would require replacing current desktop PCs with laptops, which would be very costly and …show more content…
This idea could also give the company the opportunity to make sales to customers that are not located near a branch and would be willing to pay shipping costs to have the motorcycle shipped to their location. This may be expensive for customers and the vast majority of customers would not consider this option, though making the option available costs the company nothing and on the rare occasion a customer wants to go through with the shipping over a long distance, the product can be shipped via a third party shipping company on a case-by-case
Loretta Renner
July 8, 2010
IT/205
Robert Morris
It is very difficult to attempt to assess a company when you have virtually no information regarding how they function, specifics about problematic issues they are having, or what type of networking technology they are currently utilizing. The only information given concerning the Dirt Bikes Company is that they are concerned about money being spent with their current networking setup and that their employees use desktop computers and are given internet access. Assuming Dirt Bikes uses the most archaic of networking technology, such as phones, faxes, and pagers, and then there are a plethora of options that the company could …show more content…
And other less expensive wireless devices, such as cell phones and PDAs, do not have to ability to run company software in order to access data on the fly, making the need for wireless devices on the field very little. Of course, there are also wireless devices such as printers, fax machines, and scanners, though having these devices work off of a wireless network will not lead to any substantial increase in revenue or increase ease of use. If the company wanted to go the route of wireless devices for the sake of fewer wires and slightly more efficiency in terms of where the device can be placed, they could definitely choose to go in the wireless direction, but it is not an option that would substantially increase profits or decrease manual work. Another aspect of wireless technology is having the capability to move computers around easily, though, assuming employees are working in offices, there is no substantial need for such portability. In addition, this would require replacing current desktop PCs with laptops, which would be very costly and …show more content…
This idea could also give the company the opportunity to make sales to customers that are not located near a branch and would be willing to pay shipping costs to have the motorcycle shipped to their location. This may be expensive for customers and the vast majority of customers would not consider this option, though making the option available costs the company nothing and on the rare occasion a customer wants to go through with the shipping over a long distance, the product can be shipped via a third party shipping company on a case-by-case