The Development of Information System with Strategic Planning for Integrated System in the Indonesian Pharmaceutical Company

Abstract

This research aims to develop an integrated information system for pharmaceutical companies in Indonesia, which has separate business units in two different locations. An Integrated System is needed to provide the value of competence in the technology and information systems that companies use in their business processes. The development stage starts from the assessment and understanding of the current situation both in the business environment and the IS/IT environment. The business environment includes the internal business environment and external business environment.Similarly, the IS/IT environment which includes internal and external IS/IT environments. With a deep understanding of current conditions, it can be determined the Information System(IS) strategy, Information Technology(IT) strategy and future IS/IT strategies. This study reveals the following results: The absence of good system integration with the business units involved makes the company in a weak position. But in terms of opportunity is quite high so that the use of technology and information systems that fit business needs is recommended in this study. The results of this study recommends some applications that can solve problems commonly experienced by companies such as system integration and business process automation to achieve more efficient and effective business processes.

Strategic Planning IS/IT TO Improve Business Competitiveness in Public Hospital

“…At the strategy formulation stage, IS / IT planning produces three outputs, namely IS / IT strategic management, IS business strategy, and IT strategy [22] [23]. The three outputs resulted in recommendations in the form of a portfolio that would be applied to improve hospital business activities in the future [24] [25].…”

Selection of Information System Strategy Recommendations in Information Technology Company

“…Researches to determine the IS / IT strategic plan have been carried out in many individual industrial companies, organizations, and institutions with information systems or information technology requirements. These studies include IS / IT strategic planning in government institutions [7] [8], IS / IT strategy development in an educational institution [9], determination of IS / IT strategy recommendations for individual companies [10] [11], and IS / IT alignment with business strategies in pharmaceutical companies [12]. The sequence of implementing the information system recommendations in each of the previous studies was made only based on the information system recommendations in the McFarlan Strategic Grid portfolio, vision and mission, and the SWOT matrix.…”

“…Researchers do not consider some main criteria in ordering such as system development costs, the impact of using the system for operations, infrastructure conditions, and some technical matters in companies' application of information systems. Gaol's research results suggest that the order of IS / IT recommendations can be different or uncertain due to the consideration of business needs and company resources' ability to implement IS [12]. Based on these conditions, ANP-BOCR is used to sequence the implementation of the information system recommendations.…”

The Impact of Strategic Leadership on Competitive Advantage: The Mediating Role of Ambidexterity and Information System: Evidence from Islamic Banks in Jordan

“…Every business requires the process of strategic planning which could be executed at the initial stage or the level of a competitive environment. Systems of information in business could be established through the strategic planning for dominant integrated systems in companies [19] [40].…”