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HI5019 Strategic Information System Assignment

   

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Running head: STRATEGIC INFORMATION SYSTEMStrategic information systemName of studentName of UniversityAuthor note

1STRATEGIC INFORMATION SYSTEMTable of ContentsIntroduction......................................................................................................................................3Company structure, products and services......................................................................................3Operations and functionality............................................................................................................4Current processes.........................................................................................................................4Gaps during the implementation..................................................................................................6Issues that the new system must resolve......................................................................................7Proposed system requirements.....................................................................................................7Difficulties in developing an Information Systems Strategy and probable solutions.....................9Information Systems failures.........................................................................................................10Information system failures related to implementation of SAP.................................................10Solutions to the problems faced at Woolworths........................................................................11Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................12References......................................................................................................................................14

2STRATEGIC INFORMATION SYSTEMIntroductionWoolworths Supermarkets is a supermarket or grocery chain that has been managed byWoolworths Limited in Australia. It is one of the major business organizations that has itsmaximum shares in Australia and hold more than 80 percent of the supermarket n Australia. Thecompany mainly sells grocery items like fruits, vegetables, packaged foods though electronicproducts, beauty and fashion items along with stationery items are also sold by the company. Thecompany has its stores all over Australia and there are more than 960 supermarkets andconvenience stores (Ahmad and Cuenca 2013). The company’s products and services are alsoprovided online at Woolworths.com.au where people can enjoy a good online shoppingexperience and ensure that their needs and requirements are fulfilled. It is a retail company andhas its headquarters in Bella Vista, New South Wales in Australia. There are more than 111000employees who are associated with the organisation and it has been introduced in the year1924.The parent company is Woolworths Limited. The topic focuses on the implementation ofthe strategic information systems for responding to the business initiatives and gain competitiveadvantage in business. Company structure, products and servicesThe structure of an organisation defines the hierarchy representing the various job roles,organizational functions and business processes managed. It also includes the management andallocation of tasks, coordination among the employees working there and the supervision ofemployees for making them perform to the potential. To implement an effective strategicinformation system, it is important to maintain a proper organizational structure for making surethat the implementation of the strategic information system is successful and noteworthy. As the

3STRATEGIC INFORMATION SYSTEMreport is concerned with the implementation of an effective SAP ERP system, so a proper projectmanagement team should be developed and that would be possible by maintaining a projectorganisation structure (Amrollahi, Ghapanchi and Talaei-Khoei 2013). Here the teams should bedeveloped based on the numbers of skilled and knowledgeable staffs available and then the tasksmust be allocated to create an effective project structure. The manager of the project has theresponsibility to show his power or authority and report to the sponsors and project board abouthow the team members can interact with the project manager (Appandairajan, Khan andMadiajagan 2012). The products and services delivered by Woolworths are fruits and vegetables, meat, fishand other sea food items along with dairy items and packaged food items too. It also sells liquoritems and drinks, food items for the pets, health and beauty products and even household items.The products are of good qualities and hold most of the good features, which make it apart fromthe products of other retail companies and this has kept the customers satisfied largely(Arvidsson, Holmström and Lyytinen 2014). Operations and functionalityCurrent processesThe current processes are associated with the management and implementation of thestrategic information system, i.e., the SAP ERP system for ensuring successful human capitalmanagement. Woolworths has chosen SAP ERP for managing the processes of automation andstandardization and ensured that the project implementation is completed within the allocatedtime and budget. By managing the process of automation, it has also become easy for enablingsustainable growth, enhanced customers’ services and better production level too. The company

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