System Thinking for Inventory Management: CATWOE Analysis and Recommendations

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Table of Contents
Introduction....................................................................................................................2
CATWOE analysis.........................................................................................................2
Rich picture....................................................................................................................5
Recommendations..........................................................................................................6
References......................................................................................................................7

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Introduction
In the present competitive business market, it is important to maintain the inventory of
the organisation efficiently for providing the customers of the organisation with the accurate
product at all times. In the situation of Kmart Australia, there has been several inventory
management issues faced by the organisation that has impacted the profits of the organisation
as sometimes, faulty products have been delivered to the customers of the organisation. This
report intends to execute the CATWOE analysis of the issue of the organisation and then
provide the appropriate solution. A rich picture has been provided for highlighting the
process of the issue solving. An appropriate recommendation has been provided in the end of
the report.
CATWOE analysis
The soft systems procedure is mainly focusses on resolving the issues with the
development of the conceptual models or root definition for each of the issues. The root
definition mainly points out the processes or the systems in the proper organised manner with
creating it significantly clear about the individual performing the task and the purpose of
performing the task (Kusumaningrum, Sumarsono & Gunawan, 2016). Each of the
stakeholders prepares the root definition on the basis of the perception as well as the dialog
among the various stakeholders as well as the facilitators permitted by the consensus, the
alteration of the models of root definition for integrating the several viewpoints or the choice
of the appropriate model that are used for overriding the models that are already existing.
These adopted models then mainly forms the base to drive the desired changes in the business
(Chongvilaiwan & Junker, 2014). The CATWOE analysis could be described as acronym for
the Clients, Actors, Worldview, Owners as well as the Environment. With the applying of the
CATWOE system, the thinking tools mainly implements the emphasis on the prevailing