Steel Conglomerate Oriented Research On Informative Service Provider Model

Steel industry is one of the most important economic pillar industries in China. After entering into WTO, steel industry has been influenced a lot. Facing the competition of foreign large steel enterprises, Chinese steel enterprises should take advantage of information technology to improve the accuracy and promptness of resource management information, as well as the productive capability and management level for the purpose of earning a favorable competitive position globally. So in this paper, we summarize a new model of enterprise informatization from actual application, Informative Service Provider model, which could avoid the weakness of lack of integrity of customization and universalization and adapt to the trend of conglomeration and globalization of steel industry.This paper adopts the method of building theories from cases, analyses the typicality and specificity of DSS Group, introduces the data sources, interview questions and formats. After a brief introduction of steel industry background and DSS Group condition, through systematic analysis and study, this paper includes the operation model, organization model, business model and architecture of informational service provider, which provides a base for deep analysis below.Combined the case study with literature review, firstly, we analyze the impact of the participants of ISP Model in the process of information construction of DSS Group. The Group Information Center plays a dominant role in the process; the university distinguishes the requirements, provides overall solution and key techniques; the technology service company transfers the Group’s requirements and advanced ideas into operational information system, builds the integrated digital product definition and synergetic tool and environment for DSS Group, which plays a supporting and assistant role. Secondly, this paper analyzes the influence of ISP Model as a whole on group manufacturing operating model and raw materials purchasing process. we points out that the information system of DSS Group based on ISP Model realizes the integrated Production-Supply-Sale operations and makes resource distribution effectively, which optimizes the manufacturing operating model; the ISP Model and Information Technology supports the establishment of strategic suppliers integrated information system and all the departments-oriented communication and collaboration system, which makes the centralized strategic purchasing possible and optimizes the purchasing process of DSS Group. Finally, through comparison with current implementation model of information system, this paper comes the conclusion that ISP Model is a kind of implementation model of information system. By putting forward the characters and conditions of ISP Model, we hope this could provide some informatization advice for other steel enterprises.