Developing the Ideal Profile of OCAs and IT Usage in the Foodservice Chain

Authors

Wei-Hsi Hung, Department of Management Information Systems, National Chengchi University, Taiwan, R.O.C.Follow
Tzu-Hao Wang, Department of Industrial Engineering and Systems Management, Feng Chia University, Taiwan, R.O.C.Follow
Jia-Wen Li, Department of Information Management, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan, R.O.C.Follow
Mei-Fang Wu, Department of Industrial Engineering and Systems Management, Feng Chia University, Taiwan, R.O.C.Follow

Corresponding Author

Wei-Hsi Hung

Document Type

Article

Abstract

In recent years, the number of the branches of the foodservice chain rapidly increases, and every branch wants to be successful. Thus, how to use information technology to support Organizational Critical Activities (OCAs) has become an important issue. This research found out ten Organizational Critical Activities (OCAs) of the foodservice chain and three types of information technology usage, Defender Type, Follower Type, and Innovator Type. Furthermore, after the revision of two experts, the ten Organizational Critical Activities (OCAs) are divided into three categories, Internal Management, External Management, and Product Service. The analytical result found out that Defender Type matches Internal Management, External Management matches Innovator Type, and Product Service matches Follower Type. Finally, this study hopes that companies in the foodservice chain can develop appropriate IT strategies according to this research result to enhance their core competitiveness.

Recommended Citation

Hung, Wei-Hsi; Wang, Tzu-Hao; Li, Jia-Wen; and Wu, Mei-Fang, "Developing the Ideal Profile of OCAs and IT Usage in the Foodservice Chain" (2018). ICEB 2018 Proceedings (Guilin, China). 78.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/iceb2018/78