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Brown-Forman: Profiting on Corporate Computing
Allen, Brandt R.; Lennon, Richard
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Brown-Forman: Profiting on Corporate Computing
Allen, Brandt R.; Lennon, Richard Case IT-0011 / Published September 12, 1996 / 27 pages.
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Brown-Forman installed a profit-center control system for its information services department (IS) in 1991. The results were dramatic: costs were flattened, backlogs disappeared, and cooperation improved. Subsequent events raised more concerns: mainframe volumes dropped as applications moved to less costly platforms and new technologies became available, but there was no money to pay for them. To avoid cross-subsidization, all profits were remitted to users. IS requested new "investment funds" from the company's Executive Committee. The request raised the question: Is this the way profit centers are supposed to work?




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    Brown-Forman installed a profit-center control system for its information services department (IS) in 1991. The results were dramatic: costs were flattened, backlogs disappeared, and cooperation improved. Subsequent events raised more concerns: mainframe volumes dropped as applications moved to less costly platforms and new technologies became available, but there was no money to pay for them. To avoid cross-subsidization, all profits were remitted to users. IS requested new "investment funds" from the company's Executive Committee. The request raised the question: Is this the way profit centers are supposed to work?

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