General Motors and IT Infrastructure

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This paper discusses the information technology (IT) infrastructure of General Motors (GM). The paper begins by providing a brief but significant insight into how GM runs its operations. The paper then discusses the goals of successful IT infrastructure and implementation. Finally, the paper looks at how GM has worked to update, standardize and introduce a common IT platform for all facilities globally.

From the Paper:

"GM has to aggressively work to update, standardize and introduce a common IT platform for all facilities globally. This can help the company manufacture different product lines from multiple facilities ensuring that over-capacity and capital investment does not exist in the facility. Overcapacity exists in almost all automobile manufacturing facilities around the world. And optimization of the use of capital and material investment is becoming the factor by which companies determine competitive advantage. "This cost pressure has forced all manufacturers to reduce structural costs, seek new markets, reduce cycle time for new product development, form alliances with other manufacturers and business partners, and develop products with more innovative styling and content." (Howell and Hsu, 2002)"

Sample of Sources Used:

• Child, Charles, and Rick Kranz. "Gm Creates Global Product Board." Automotive News 79.6137 (2005): 3-4.
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• Hakim, Danny. "How Long Can G.M. Tread Water?" New York Times. (Late Edition (East Coast)). March 11 2005: C.1.

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