Supply Chain Management System | Cover Letter

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Cover letter to the sponsor
To,
The Sponsor.
Nikos Katinakis
Subject: Providing of sponsorship for the aim of SCM system implementation
Respected Sir/Madam,
I would request you to please kindly sponsor for the goal of SCM system
implementation in an organization called Telstra. The execution of the SCM system in this
organization is very essential as this specific system would help the company in incrementing as
well as improving of their current productivity along with improvement of managing the
inventories. The reason behind this is the SCM system implementation would support the flow of
the products in this organization by maintaining several other factors like that of suppliers,
transportation and resources to name a few.
Please kindly provide your support.
Thanking You,
Yours Faithfully,
Employee at Telstra.

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Research Proposal: Supply Chain Management (CRM) System
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Executive Summary
SCM or supply chain management system is referred to as a bunch of solutions of software
which focuses on the management and overseeing of consistent flow of data, finances and goods
in the form of a product or a service ranging from the procurement of the raw materials to the
product delivery on its correct destination. The organization which is chosen for this research
proposal is Telstra Corporation Limited. This research proposal aims to discuss the process of
business, mission along with the vision of the organization known as Telstra. This proposal also
aims to discuss the external as well as internal operational environment of the chosen
organization. This proposal aims to focus for identifying the opportunities linked with the
information system of Telstra. Contrary to this, this research proposal also purposes to focus on
the problems which are connected with the information system of this organization.
In this proposal, the justification of the proposed SCM would be presented with the scheduling
feasibility and cost benefit analysis. This proposal aims to explain all the functionalities of the
SCM system which is going to be implemented and how it would support Telstra in achieving all
its strategic goals. Both the design and the analysis of the proposed SCM system would be
explained with the development, testing as well as the implementation of the SCM system in
Telstra. This proposal would focus on the several activities after the implementation of the SCM
system gets completed. Lastly, the proposal purposes to focus on change management, risk
management and project management linked with the SCM system implementation.

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Table of Contents
1. Introduction..............................................................................................................................4
2. Discussion................................................................................................................................5
2.1 Organizational context......................................................................................................5
2.2 External and internal environments.......................................................................................7
2.2.1 SWOT model..................................................................................................................7
2.3 Identification of opportunities and problems for IS/IT.....................................................8
2.4 Feasibility........................................................................................................................10
2.4.1 Schedule Feasibility....................................................................................................10
2.4.2 Cost benefit analysis.........................................................................................................11
2.5 Support of the SCM system for the aim of achieving the strategic goals organization.......12
2.6 System analysis and system design for the intended system...............................................12
2.7 Development, testing and implementation of the SCM system..........................................13
2.8 Activities after the implementation of the SCM system......................................................14
2.9 Project management, risk management and change management linked with the
implementation of the SCM system..........................................................................................14
3. Conclusion.............................................................................................................................16
4. References..............................................................................................................................17

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
1. Introduction
SCM or supply chain management system is referred to as a bunch of solutions of
software which focuses on the management and overseeing of consistent flow of data,
finances and goods in the form of a product or a service ranging from the procurement of the
raw materials to the product delivery on its correct destination (Wolf 2014). These types of
systems involves various kinds of functionalities like that of handling of materials along with
software for all the parties who are involved in the process of the creation of the service or
the product, fulfillment of every single order.
These kinds of system also involves tracking of every single detailed information like
that of the details of the manufacturers, retailers, suppliers, wholesalers, all the providers of
logistics along with the transportation. Various activities of SCM system comprises of
procurement of the raw materials along with the management of the lifecycle of the products
or services in a successful manner (Touboulic and Walker 2015). It involves the planning of
the supply chain which further involves the planning of inventory and the maintenance of the
lines of production as well as assets of the enterprises. It involves logistics which indicates
towards fleet management and transportation as well.
The SCM also associates itself with several kinds of activities covering up the global
trade. This further involves the management of the several global suppliers along with
various types of multinational procedures of production.
The organization which is chosen for this research proposal is Telstra Corporation
Limited. This research proposal aims to discuss the process of business, mission along with

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
the vision of the organization known as Telstra (Tian 2016). This proposal also aims to
discuss the external as well as internal operational environment of the chosen organization.
This proposal aims to focus for identifying the opportunities linked with the information
system of Telstra. Contrary to this, this research proposal also purposes to focus on the
problems which are connected with the information system of this organization.
In this proposal, the justification of the proposed SCM would be presented with the
scheduling feasibility and cost benefit analysis. This proposal aims to explain all the
functionalities of the SCM system which is going to be implemented and how it would
support Telstra in achieving all its strategic goals (Suryanto, Haseeb and Hartani, 2018). Both
the design and the analysis of the proposed SCM system would be explained with the
development, testing as well as the implementation of the SCM system in Telstra. This
proposal would focus on the several activities after the implementation of the SCM system
gets completed. Lastly, the proposal purposes to focus on change management, risk
management and project management linked with the SCM system implementation. The
software which would be utilized in SAP.
2. Discussion
2.1 Organizational context
The company chosen for this particular proposal comprises of Telstra Corporation
Limited. This organization forms one of the top leaders in the field of telecommunication and
is based out in America (Telstra - Mobile Phones, 2020). This particular company is
responsible for constructing along with operating several kinds of networks which are linked
with telecommunication. This organization focuses operating and constructing pay television,