Try to build CIO system

With the information gradually into the "deep waters", the system of information is missing more and more obvious, become the next stage of the http://www.aliyun.com/zixun/aggregation/32726.html "> Information construction of the stumbling block." It is urgent to eliminate the system obstacle of informatization, and to establish a mature and perfect enterprise CIO system is the key of information system construction.

2002, Sinotrans began to set up a dedicated CIO post, Liu Zhansheng as Chinese and foreign transportation Group IT director. Unlike most central enterprise Information Department Supervisors at present, Liu Zhansheng's IT director position is a management function tied to the finance director.

Sinotrans has a history of using information technology to promote business work and improve service level for nearly 20 years. After years of efforts by the company, most of the subordinate companies have established their own application systems, initially to meet the needs of local business operations.

Since 1998, Sinotrans has planned to promote the information construction in the whole company, focusing on the development of large centralized, large-scale application system, the main approach is to unify investment, unified planning and centralized deployment.

Great concentration construction fruitful

In order to effectively integrate the business structure, establish an integrated marketing system, improve the various product lines, standardize the operation process of the company, the Chinese and foreign transport group has built the shipping freight forwarding system, air freight and express management system, bridge transportation systems, such as supporting the main line of business IT systems.

The establishment of logistics storage and transportation platform, EDI electronic data interchange platform, vehicle mobility system, the use of GPS satellite positioning system and other advanced information technology systems, the construction of network finance system, statistical system, personnel management system.

Set up the Enterprise Portal platform, internal and external websites, a variety of office automation applications; After efforts, has been established to the head office as the center, to the subsidiary star-shaped radiation coverage of more than 100 major companies in the wide area network, in the country to support the operation of the above-mentioned systems; and implemented e-mail, IP telephony, video conferencing , remote office and other value-added network applications.

Four CIO positioning

In order to integrate IT resources and give full play to the advantages of the group, Sinotrans has tried to launch the CIO system in the construction of information organization.

2002, Sinotrans began to set up a dedicated CIO post, Liu Zhansheng as Chinese and foreign transportation Group IT director. Unlike most central enterprise Information Department Supervisors at present, Liu Zhansheng's IT director position is a management function tied to the finance director. Abroad, like his identity, is called the CIO.

Sinotrans to the CIO did a few positioning: first the CIO, if the CEO's right-hand man, helps the CEO to advise; second, the CIO, if the complex talent, not only understand the business, but also to understand it technology and its value; third, CIO in the role of enterprise strategy, to understand the positioning of enterprises, development strategy, Participate in business management decisions; Four, CIOs should be able to effectively use resources and control costs.

CIOs need to understand both business and technology. 1982 in the Chinese and foreign Ministry of Personnel, information Department worked Liu Zhansheng, in 1996 was transferred to the former Moftec China International Electronic Commerce Center, then transferred to the Domestic Trade Bureau to do projects, 2002 and back to Sinotrans, can be said, with the National information construction project rich experience.

After more than three years of practice, Liu Zhansheng has formed a unique view of information from the perspective of management. He believes that CIOs need to recognize the following issues:

First of all, information construction should be based on business development strategy to formulate information strategy, followed by the specific investment, planning and construction; Secondly, the starting point of informatization strategy is whether information can change the competitive position of enterprises in the industry, including whether information can improve the entry threshold of the industry, can improve the control of their sellers Whether can increase the innovation ability of the enterprise, can increase the control ability of its supplier. Thirdly, in different stages, informatization has different promotion function to the enterprise, its function is progressive gradually.