Partnering with Vendors, Up/Downstream Value Chain members, or other departments/divisions can successfully can bring multiple benefits to an organization...
Author - Jim Wetherbe
Jim Wetherbe is Stevenson Chaired Professor of Information Technology at Texas Tech University. He was formerly the FedEx Professor of Excellence in MIS at the University of Memphis, Professor of MIS and Director of the MIS Research Center at the University of Minnesota, and a Professor of MIS at the University of Houston. He is the author of 21 highly regarded books including the Information Technology for Management (4th edition, Wiley Publishing, 2004), god.online, (Mead Publishing, 2003), The World On Time: 11 Management Principles That Made FedEx an Overnight Sensation (Knowledge Exchange, 1997), So, What's Your Point? (3rd edition, Mead Publishing, 2006). His book on FedEx was ranked as one of the Top 30 Business Books of 1997 out of 1,500 published in 1997. Jim was ranked by Information Week as one of the top dozen Information Technology Consultants, and is the first recipient of the MIS Quarterly Distinguished Scholar Award.
