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Running head: STRATEGIC INFORMATION SYSTEMSTRATEGIC INFORMATION SYSTEMName of the UniversityName of the studentAuthor Note
STRATEGIC INFORMATION SYSTEM1Table of ContentsIntroduction................................................................................................................................2Discussion..................................................................................................................................2Organizational structure of Woolworths................................................................................2Operational problems due to the organisational structure......................................................4Examples of system acquisition methods and the favourable method...................................5Sales procedure system flowchart of Woolworths.................................................................6Problems and frauds with the ERP system............................................................................7Accounting software package adoption and development.....................................................8Current market size................................................................................................................9Leaders in the market and reason for their competitive advantage........................................9Challenges of accounting software implementation............................................................10Recommendations................................................................................................................10Conclusion................................................................................................................................11References................................................................................................................................12
STRATEGIC INFORMATION SYSTEM2Introduction In the following report, the implementation of an accounting system in the businessprocess of a particular organisation has been evaluated. Woolworths Australia has beenchosen as the selected organisation. In the report, the organisational structure of WoolworthsAustralia has been mentioned and the proposed organisational problems has been discussedthoroughly. Several acquisition methods have been discussed and a sales procedure flowcharthas been made for the chosen organisation. The control and fraud problems of the newtechnology has been evaluated as well. The development and adoption of accountingsoftware packages has been discussed and their market sizes have been comparedaccordingly. The leader of the market has been identified. Possible challenges andrecommendation for addressing the issues has been mentioned as well in the report.DiscussionOrganizational structure of WoolworthsThe Board of Directors is present at the top level of the management board. Theirprime function is ti increase the shareholder value as well as check whether the businessactivities of the organization are carried out effectively or not (A brief history of Woolworths2018). They are responsible for maintaining the interests of the shareholders and everydirector’s activities are mentioned in the Board Charter. It contains all the responsibilities andpower of every member of the Board of Directors.Below the board of Directors comes the Group Executive who are responsible forpushing the business towards its organizational goals. They are responsible for reporting theorganizational progress back to the Board of Directors (Woolworths Group: Quality Brandsand Trusted Retailing 2018).
STRATEGIC INFORMATION SYSTEM3Figure 1: Details of the committee membership(Source: Woolworths.co.za 2018)To check certain responsibilities of the organization, the Board of Directors hasappointed four independent committees namely Audit, risk management and compliancecommittee, People performance committee, Sustainability committee and Nominationcommittee.Operational problems due to the organisational structureWoolworths Australia is facing some serious problems due to the mentionedorganisational structure. Due to the independent nature of the departments, reporting processbecomes difficult and complicated as several bosses need to be updated. Also, the messagesand queries for resolving the issues often change from one board to another which makes themembers of the departments confused. This results in the several problems such as badcustomer service. For running a proper customer service, integration with the otherdepartments is crucial (Hyvönen 2013). Due to the lack of collaboration, the customerrequests are transferred from one department to the next as no one is sure whoseresponsibility it is to resolve the situation. Moreover, due to the organisational structure, themembers of different teams refuse to work with one another unless told by a supervisor.
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