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9.2.1 “….is he in heaven or is he in hell that illusive Systems Integrator?” – Who's Looking After Your Systems Integration?
Author(s) -
Cowper Douglas,
Emes Michael,
Smith Alan
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
incose international symposium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-5837
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-5837.2005.tb00751.x
Subject(s) - integrator , credibility , heaven , supply chain , set (abstract data type) , competition (biology) , business , order (exchange) , process management , industrial organization , computer science , marketing , political science , telecommunications , finance , ecology , archaeology , bandwidth (computing) , biology , law , history , programming language
Changes in supply chains, for example, due to increased competition, lower margins, and changes in customer enterprises, can cause enterprises to want to move up the ‘food chain’ and take on the role of systems integrator. This role comes with its own set of risks and implications for both customers and suppliers. This paper explores these issues. For example, being one step removed from component suppliers, what must an enterprise consider when deciding whether to move into the role of systems integrator or to pass this role along its supply chain? This will include identifying where the appropriate skills are within its organisations and establishing what its credibility would be in performing this new role.