Strategic Information System: Star Box

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Strategic Information System: Star Box
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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................2
Discussion..................................................................................................................................3
Organizational Background of Star Box................................................................................3
Part 1......................................................................................................................................3
1. Organizational Structure of Star Box.............................................................................3
2. Operational Problems of Star Box.................................................................................5
3. Most Likely System Acquisition Method......................................................................8
4. System Flowchart of Star Box.......................................................................................9
5. Control Problems within System.................................................................................10
Part 2....................................................................................................................................10
1. Adoption of Accounting Software Packages...............................................................10
2. Current Market Size.....................................................................................................11
3. Identification of Market Leaders and Competitors......................................................11
4. Relevant Recommendations and Suggestions..............................................................12
Conclusion................................................................................................................................12
References................................................................................................................................14

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Introduction
The generic strategies are extremely important for any organization as they are
utilized by the organization to obtain the competitive advantages or benefits. The generic
strategies are obtained and made with the help of an information system, known as the
strategic information system or SIS (Laudon and Laudon 2016). The business model of any
organization is responsible to create, deliver as well as deliver the respective values in
various contexts like economy, social and cultural. Strategic information system helps the
organization in describing the business model eventually and thus successfully forming the
business strategies. The competitiveness of the organizational business model is enhanced
with this strategic information system and thus several organizations have acquired this
particular type of information system for their business with the sole purpose of gaining
success and strategic benefits (Arvidsson, Holmström and Lyytinen 2014). Moreover, the
importance of IT or information technology is checked with this strategic information system.
The subsequent literature review will be outlining a brief discussion on the strategic
information system as well as accounting information system for a selected organization of
Australia. In this case, the selected organization is Star Box. The literature review would be
providing the organizational structure, several problems in operations and many others for
Star Box. This particular Australian organization also comprises of various extraordinary
strategies. All the strategies will be well defined here. Apart from these, the most likely
system acquisition method and control problems of Star Box will also be given here. the final
part of the literature review deals with the suitable and effective accounting information
system for the organization.

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Discussion
Organizational Background of Star Box
Star Box Limited is the best company for any type of wooden box as well as
packaging industries. This particular company began its journey in the year 1952 and for all
these years, they are claimed to the best organization for packaging or wooden boxes
(Starbox.co.nz. 2018). Currently, this organization, i.e. Star Box is one of the major and
important organizations for manufacturing wine boxes, cable reels, wooden presentations,
pallets and cases in the entire New Zealand as well as Australia. Furthermore, this specific
organization produces boxes or crates for the purposes of shipping or display.
During the early years of this organization of Star Box, they started with the
manufacture of crates and boxes for only those industries that dealt with military and soft
drinks. Today, they are even manufacturing the presentation boxes or bed frames. There are
six major kinds of goods or products, which are being manufactured by this organization
(Starbox.co.nz. 2018). These six kinds of products are gift boxes, cases and pallets, cable
reels, display stands and wine boxes. They are extremely popular amongst their customers,
since, they always use materials of the best quality. They use these materials for the products
they are delivering. The competitors of this organization are far behind than this organization
in respect to the competitive advantages, product quality and excellent services.
Part 1
1. Organizational Structure of Star Box
The typical hierarchical arrangement of the communications, duties, rights and
responsibilities of any specific organization is known as organizational structure. This type of
structure defines the procedure of roles and powers that are eventually assigned to the
employees or parts of the organization (Boonstra 2013). The information flows from the