Scanners and Xerox

Assignment 2: Scanners and Xerox

With the advent of scanners and the universality of the portable document format (PDF), the market for optical copiers is shrinking rapidly. Can a company such as Xerox Corporation survive? In this assignment, you will address this question.

Research the issues faced by Xerox from 2000–2010 and the solutions found using the assigned readings, the Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet. Specifically review the company’s annual report at the following:

Xerox Corporation http://news.xerox.com/investors/reports

Respond to the following:

Identify multiple business pressures on Xerox.
Describe some of the company’s response strategies.
Identify the role of IT as a contributor to the business technology pressures (for example, obsolescence).
Identify the role of IT as a facilitator of Xerox’s critical response activities.
Support your positions with reasons and examples based on your research.

Write a 3–5-page paper in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M2_A2.doc.

Assignment 2 Grading Criteria	Maximum Points
Described the problems and solutions of Xerox from 2000–2010.	32
Identified multiple business pressures on Xerox and their response strategies.	16
Identified the role of IT as a contributor to the business technology pressures.	16
Identified the role of IT as a facilitator of Xerox’s critical response activities.	16
Writing is clear, concise, and in an organized manner; demonstrates ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and displays accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.	20
Total:	100

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Introduction

Xerox Corporation was founded in Rochester, New York in the year 1906 thus served as the world’s leading photocopier producer. The company manufactures and sells a diverse range of products for instance, the white and black printers (Rainer, & Cegielski, 2011). The glory of the company serving as the leading company in the industry lasted until the 1990s due to the rapid reduction of photocopier market. With the introduction of the newly invented scanners and the deployment of the portable document………………..

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