An SCM Case Study
The remaining part of the article presents and explains an SCM study
conducted for SimPak Computers (a fictitious name for a global manufacturer and full-service vendor of information technologies). This case shows
how the SCM was used to identify and document substantial business effect
of training, how a significant proportion of training participants did not
achieve valuable results, and how the causes for this partial lack of effect
were isolated and addressed with the SCm. Service technicians in the technical services area were the trainees
involved in the program under evaluation. The technical services area was a
part of the larger field services division. Whereas the field sales portion of
the services area reported to a different vice president, field sales and technical services needed to work closely together to retain customers, sell continuous upgrades, and install and maintain customers equipment. Technicians
were assigned to a certain set of customers and it was their responsibility to
keep the customers’systems working well and keep the customers fully satisfied. Meanwhile, SimPak was constantly engaged in research and development. New products and technologies and new upgrades were constantly
introduced to stay ahead of the competition. This meant that technicians
were in constant need of training and retraining, as new equipment and new moralities for existing equipment were introduced
The Organization Context SimPak is one of several major computer equipment and service providers that operate worldwide. The organizational unit in which the evaluation
was conducted was a part of the services division that both sold large computer server systems to customers and provided service on a contracted
basis to maintain the servers and assure their effective and efficient performance to customers. This area of the company was highly important, as it
generated large revenues and profits. Customers in this division were highly
visible and important; they required and expected flawless service and
could not afford an outage due to faulty equipment or poor service.
An SCM Case Study
The remaining part of the article presents and explains an SCM study
conducted for SimPak Computers (a fictitious name for a global manufacturer and full-service vendor of information technologies). This case shows
how the SCM was used to identify and document substantial business effect
of training, how a significant proportion of training participants did not
achieve valuable results, and how the causes for this partial lack of effect
were isolated and addressed with the SCm. Service technicians in the technical services area were the trainees
involved in the program under evaluation. The technical services area was a
part of the larger field services division. Whereas the field sales portion of
the services area reported to a different vice president, field sales and technical services needed to work closely together to retain customers, sell continuous upgrades, and install and maintain customers equipment. Technicians
were assigned to a certain set of customers and it was their responsibility to
keep the customers’systems working well and keep the customers fully satisfied. Meanwhile, SimPak was constantly engaged in research and development. New products and technologies and new upgrades were constantly
introduced to stay ahead of the competition. This meant that technicians
were in constant need of training and retraining, as new equipment and new moralities for existing equipment were introduced
The Organization Context SimPak is one of several major computer equipment and service providers that operate worldwide. The organizational unit in which the evaluation
was conducted was a part of the services division that both sold large computer server systems to customers and provided service on a contracted
basis to maintain the servers and assure their effective and efficient performance to customers. This area of the company was highly important, as it
generated large revenues and profits. Customers in this division were highly
visible and important; they required and expected flawless service and
could not afford an outage due to faulty equipment or poor service.
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