Supply Chain Project Performance

Running head: SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT PLATFORM
Assignment 2: Australia’s Woolworths Chooses Supply Chain Management Platform
Name of the Student:
Name of the University:

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1. Sponsor letter
To,
The ABC software consultancy
Since last 2 to 3 years our company is facing some operational and functional issues. We
would like to implement a supply chain management system. In order to improve the existing
customer base we want to implement the supply chain management system. We request you to
sponsor a capital amount of $80,000 so that we can implement the system successfully within 6
months.
-Thanks and regards
Woolworths Limited Group
2. Project proposed
The project that has been proposed for Woolworths limited is Implementation of a
Supply chain management system within 6 months and a budget of $80,000.

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Table of Contents
1. Sponsor letter...................................................................................................................1
2. Project proposed..............................................................................................................1
4. Executive summary.........................................................................................................3
5. Introduction......................................................................................................................3
6. Context of the organization.............................................................................................4
6.1 Vision.........................................................................................................................4
6.2 Mission......................................................................................................................4
6.3 Business process........................................................................................................4
7. Internal environment........................................................................................................5
7.1 Structure.....................................................................................................................5
7.2 Leadership..................................................................................................................6
7.3 Culture.......................................................................................................................6
8. External environment.......................................................................................................7
8.1 PESTLE analysis...........................................................................................................7
8.2 SWOT analysis..........................................................................................................8
9. Project planning.............................................................................................................10
9.1 Identification of problem and opportunities available for Information System......10
9.2 IT infrastructure problems may occur.....................................................................11
9.3 IS/IT system (Managing Information system).........................................................11
9.4 Function...................................................................................................................11
9.5 Cost feasibility.........................................................................................................12
9.5.1 Tangible benefits..................................................................................................12
9.5.2 Intangible benefits................................................................................................12
10. System analysis............................................................................................................13
10.1 Business improvement...........................................................................................13
10.2 Functional requirements........................................................................................13
10.3 Non-functional requirements.................................................................................13
11. Build vs. Buy...............................................................................................................14
11.1 Design....................................................................................................................14
11.2 Develop..................................................................................................................15
12. Testing.........................................................................................................................16
12.1 Method selected.....................................................................................................16

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12.2 Implementation......................................................................................................16
12.3 Maintenance...........................................................................................................16
12.4 Project management...............................................................................................17
12.4.1 Risk management................................................................................................17
12.4.2 Role of a project manager...................................................................................18
References..........................................................................................................................19

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4. Executive summary
This report reflects the issues that the customers of Woolworths Limited were facing due
to lack of operational and functional deficiency. After analyzing the detail supply chain structure
of the company it is recognized that the company’s supply base is weak and no customer
focused. In this proposal a detail supply chain management process is implemented followed by
the other functional and nn functional development aspects.
5. Introduction
This report depicts importance of using project management planning prcatices essential
for designing and implementing any advanced IT excellence in a business organization. Today’s
business to business ecommerce service innovators are extremely focused on small, medium and
large sized business organization. The project scenario and organizational context that is
considered for this report is implementation of supply chain management system in Woolworth
Limited. For different organizations mission, vision and business processes are also different.
Woolworths Limited was facing various functional and operational risks due to lack of
IS/IT excellence. The problem scenario for which the company’s revenue structure was getting
interrupted is elaborate in this report. Apart from that, both the internal and external business
environment was analyzed in terms of PESTLE analysis, SWOT analysis and other factors
analysis. The steps following which Woolworths Limited can earn effective commercial revenue
in terms of design, development, planning, testing, maintenance and implementation are also
elaborated in this report.

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6. Context of the organization
6.1 Vision
The vision of Woolworths Limited is to become one of the leading global retailers by
delivering best in convenience, quality and values for their customers. The total numbers of
employees working for the organization are 201,000 and Woolworths serves for more than 29
Millions of customers. Woolworths Limited is much trusted business partners as well.
6.2 Mission
The mission of Woolworths Limited is to grow its market capabilities by improving the
operational and functional excellence of the company in terms if IS/IT system implementation.
The revenue expected from the company is all related to the vision statement (De Marco,
Demagistris and Mangano 2018). The mission of the company is to give best shopping
experience to their customers with effective and affordable services. The organization is made up
of numbers of departments. The departments will work all together for giving the best possible
outcomes. The mission of Woolworths Limited is to give best ever shopping experiences to the
global customers.
6.3 Business process
Woolworths Limited is one of the largest retail organizations in Australia that
encompasses different well known brands which includes Woolworth’s supermarket, BIG W etc.
The company is committed to continuous business process improvement plan for organizational
growth and its commercial profit as well. Woolworths implies process oriented an approach that
enables the organization’s business development and ongoing operational improvement as well.
It develops the company’s business process capabilities (Yuliadi and Nugroho 2019). The B2B