Strategic Information System for B Bakery: System Requirements and Software Selection

Running head: Strategic information system
Strategic information system

Strategic information system
Executive summary
Strategic information system plays a significant to grow and survive the business globally. Here
is the discussion about B bakery which provides healthy and tasty food products to the
customers. The company has employed approx 70 employees. The paper discusses about the
business process of B bakery. It also describes about the system requirements of the firm. Along
with this, vendor selection for B bakery business has been also explained in the task. It provides
information about the MYOB and Xero software that are used by the company.
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Strategic information system
Table of Contents
Executive summary.....................................................................................................................................2
Introduction.................................................................................................................................................4
Define business process...............................................................................................................................4
a. Business process..................................................................................................................................4
Define business requirements......................................................................................................................6
b. Indispensable business processes.........................................................................................................6
C.Required objectives..............................................................................................................................7
System requirements...................................................................................................................................8
A. Analysis of system requirements for bakery.......................................................................................8
Software selection.....................................................................................................................................10
A. options for software vendor..............................................................................................................10
B.Category of accounting software........................................................................................................10
Vendor selection........................................................................................................................................10
A.Compare and contrast the features of two accounting software packages..........................................10
B.Most appropriate accounting software for bakery business................................................................12
Conclusion.................................................................................................................................................13
References.................................................................................................................................................14
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Strategic information system
Introduction
The main aim of this task is to outline the significance of accounting software packages. The
paper explains the business requirements and business process of B bakery. B bakery is a family
owned firm who employs approx 70 employees to sale the products in the global market. The
paper explains that which software is adopted by B bakery to satisfy the needs and requirements
of the clients. More detail of the task has been detailed below.
Define business process
A bakery is an establishment that produces and sells flour based baked in an oven such as bread,
cakes, pastries, food, pies and cookies. Some retail bakeries are also serving coffee, cafes and tea
to customers who wish to consume and use the baked goods on the premises. Mainly bakers sell
the bread and other products to the customers worldwide. It has been noted that bakers mix
ingredients according to recipes in order to make bread, baked goods and pastries. It has been
noted that most of the bakers work in grocery stores, bakeries and restaurants to sell the products
to the customers in the market (Cauvain, 2017).
a. Business process
Business process is significant to understand the organization in an effective manner. Business
process plays an effective role to accomplish the goals and objectives of the firm. Bakery is
considered the family owned organization that provides various food products to the customers
across the world. It has been noted that business process can be classified into three categories
that includes center business process, management process and support process (Varzakas and
Tzia, 2015).
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