McFarlan's+Strategic+Grid

=McFarlan’s Strategic Grid= McFarlan’s strategic grid consists of the following quadrants and is used to analyze the importance of a company’s IS for both the past and the future. It is also useful for IS planning in the future .
 * **Support**
 * Payroll System || **Turnaround**
 * Vehicle Fleet Record System
 * GIS
 * Job Scheduling/Ordering System
 * Financial System ||
 * **Factory**
 * Job Numbering System || **Strategic**
 * Glasgow System ||

Support
==Turnaround ==
 * Payroll system current impact is low as its function is easing Human Resource personal to increase efficiency, which is likely to remain the same in the future thus impact is also low since the purpose of the system remains (Hermes, 2009).
 * Vehicle fleet record system current impact is low due to difficulty in using even with extensive training given and lacks a vehicle maintenance function. However, impact of this system in the future maybe high if the vehicle maintenance function is installed and the user-friendliness of the system is improved as well (Hermes, 2009).
 * Job scheduling/ordering system current impact is low because additional calls by contract customers are slow in reaching the depot team. Since Hermes’s business relies heavily on them, this system should be paid more attention in the future resulting in high impact to minimize delays to increased customer satisfaction (Hermes, 2009).
 * Financial system current impact is low because assumptions are that Birmingham’s system only involves calculating overall cost/expenses and generating reports, which is under utilized and maybe incompatible as each region currently also uses various different packages. However, the future impact would be high if Hermes could integrate more functions like forecasting capabilities to maximize the systems full potential as well as deploy a standardized packaged throughout all regions (Hermes, 2009).
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;">Geographic Information System (GIS ) <span style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;">current impact is low because drivers believe their local knowledge surpasses the system, as it cannot take into consideration traffic load. Nevertheless, the <span style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;">future impact would be high if the system can be enhanced to address the traffic issue as it brings about a competitive edge over competitors (Hermes, 2009).

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==Strategic<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"> ==
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;">Job numbering system current impact is high because it is use to track packages by assigning a number then labeling with a sticky label on the package. However, the <span style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;">future impact is low because better technology systems like RFID can improve tracking efficiency better which Hermes may consider implementing (Hermes, 2009).
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;">Glasgow <span style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"> custom integrated client-server system current impact is high as it offers all core operation functions and is the best running region. This indicates that the system plays a major importance to Hermes thus the <span style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;">future impact is also high . However, before deploying throughout all regions the Graphic User Interface (GUI) needs some upgrading (Hermes, 2009).