Homework: SCM Case Analysis- Information Technology Johnson
Length: 5 to 6 pages.
Competency
By successfully completing this homework, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and homework criteria:
• Competency 1: Examine how a supply chain supports an organizational strategy.
o Describe the company's information management system.
• Competency 2: Assess how to improve supply chain efficiencies.
o Describe how technology is used for managing the company's transportation and warehousing network.
o Analyze how the company's IMS provides a competitive advantage over competition.
o Describe how the IMS helps coordinate between supply-chain partners.
• Competency 3: Analyze supply chain systems in order to meet customer demands.
o Explain how an IMS helps monitor orders and inventory levels and satisfy customers.
o Examine why managing information is equally or more important to a company than moving products.
• Competency 4: Communicate in a professional manner that is consistent with the expectations for supply chain managers and participants.
o Convey purpose in an appropriate tone and style, incorporating supporting evidence and adhering to organizational, professional, and scholarly writing standards.
Instruction
Conduct a case study analysis on the information management system (IMS) of a company you choose and write 5 to 6 pages white paper for the executive management team to show the importance of continuing to invest in the company's supply chain IMS.
Introduction
Meeting customer demands and high efficiencies are the goals of the majority of supply chains, and companies strive to develop sustainable long-term supply chain solutions. You will show the importance of continuing to invest in the company's supply chain information management system (IMS) in this homework.
Overview
In this homework, you will write a white paper to be presented to the executive management team to show the importance of continuing to invest in the company's supply chain information management system.
Instructions
For your white paper, you may use the same company you selected for another homework or select a different company from this list:
o Amazon.
o Apple.
o L. L. Bean.
o Starbucks.
o Walmart.
Conduct your research and write about the selected company's information management system (IMS). Include the following:
o Analyze the company's information management system and relate the IMS to the company's business objectives.
o Analyze how technology is used for managing the company's transportation and warehousing network using relevant examples.
o Analyze how the company's IMS provides a competitive advantage over competition and summarize the unique features which create customer satisfaction.
o Analyze how the IMS helps coordinate between supply chain partners and provide an example of how the coordination leads to exceptional service.
o Analyze how an IMS helps monitor orders and inventory levels and satisfy customers using relevant real world examples.
o Analyze why managing information is equally or more important to the company than moving products by relating the impact of information management to productivity, efficiency, and profitability.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
o The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.