B Bakery: Evaluating Business Processes and System Requirements Report

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the B Bakery, a company experiencing growth and seeking to optimize its business processes. The report defines the business processes, including supply chain management, production, and human resource management. It outlines the business requirements, focusing on the need for an accounting information system (AIS) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementation to improve decision-making and financial reporting. The report details the system requirements, emphasizing the importance of data processing, internal controls, and integration across various business functions. Furthermore, it addresses software and vendor selection, providing recommendations for accounting software and the implementation of ERP and AIS solutions to enhance efficiency and competitiveness. The report highlights the need for the bakery to invest in accounting software, integrate systems, and improve information management to streamline operations and support strategic decision-making. The report also provides insights into vendor selection and the implementation of ERP and AIS to improve overall business performance.

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Executive Summary
The case is about the B Bakery which has been set with owning the firms of 70 employees and
the sales are seen to be increasing with the year going by. The business is set for the different
times when the supplies of the bread and the other confectionary products is considered to
include the different business processes like the supermarkets and the pub chains. The bakery
includes the different accounts which are found to be unable to produce effective products at a
competitive pricing rates.

Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
1. Define Business Process...........................................................................................................3
2. Develop Business Requirements..............................................................................................5
3. Determine the systems requirements...........................................................................................8
4. Software selection......................................................................................................................10
5. Vendor selection........................................................................................................................11
Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................14
References......................................................................................................................................16

Introduction
The focus has been on the different supplies where there are different employees who are ready
to include the system of AIS/ERP in the company for a better and an informed decision-making
process. It includes the investments with the accounting software development. It includes the
accountancy standards with the production standards set for the competitive pricing. The firms
have been hired for the accountant to handle the system of the books which are for producing the
financial statements based on the needs and how the system is able to run the plan in an effective
manner (Kurbel, 2016). The needs are related to the investments and how the accounting
software can reach to the next higher level.
1. Define Business Process
a. The B bakery is the company which focus on the different standards which works for
selling the products to the different places like the supermarkets and the different chains
of the pub. The standards are set for the mixed customer bases with the prominent facts
which include the business as a customer. The production of the products for the bakery
products and the supplies is based on the business shops etc. The bakery business need to
work on the units of production and handle the supply chain management in a proper
manner (Shen et al., 2016). The sales, marketing and the accounts are mainly related to
the working on the system processes where the issues are related to handle the buying of
the raw material from any of the other business like the poultry farm or the shops of the
fruit. Through this, there is a possibility to check on the different payments that are done
to the supplies, customers and the management of the payroll. The processes are
depending upon the accounts and the activities which makes the HR department to focus

on the caring of the hiring and the payroll processes. The standards are set to check for
the sales with the order that includes the selling and handling of the products in an
effective manner (Baskerville et al., 2016). This will be important for working over the
dependency on one other. The processes are affected which tends to hamper the entire
process with the major issues related to the supply production which tends to be affected
and affect the sales of the product. The accounts and the other forms of the business
losses are administered with the focus on the business functions that have a lesser sales
amount, and the HR management tends to suffer mainly due to this. Hence, the bakery is
being processed and running depending upon the different standards where the processes
and the resources include the forms like the baking equipment or the bakers, chefs etc.
The B bakery will allow the following of the baker. A proper service standard is set for
the high quality of the product which looks for the unique and the classy experience. This
leads to the competitive purchase with the roasting of the higher quality along with
handling the best product depending upon the store and the location. There are different
classifications of the products which is based on working on the types of packaging with
the assortment of the different products like the storage containers, and handling the
different product range (Kurbel, 2016). HR management need to focus on the different
sales and the accounting with the focus on how the bakery is running to take hold of the
business processes with the different baking equipment. It is important to focus on the
policies and the systems which works on the handling of employee benefits design and
the employee recruitment, where there is training and the development. The human
relations work with the documenting on the business values through the strategic

management of the workforce. The continuous development works on the training
programs where there are areas related to the labour relations with the unionised forms.
2. Develop Business Requirements
b. The business process includes the different requirements which include the bakery
business and the processes which are important for handling the supply chain
management, production with HRM and the accounts. The accountancy is set with the
business forms which includes the working with the fuel in the entire process of the
business (Lasisi et al, 2017). The business at the bakery includes the functioning with the
significant growth that has been set where there are certain difficulties with the accounts.
The dedication is about the accountant team with the experts working on the bookkeeping
processes. The business forms and the standards are set with the accounts that cannot lead
to the competitive decision-making process. The activities and the results for the
company includes the growth with the importance based on the information requirements
and then offering the products mainly at the competitive pricing. The forms are set with
the business needs and then working over the standards that lead to the change of the
business and marketing research. The research is based on the information with the
company focusing on the strategic decisions with bringing the business to the next
standardised level for the success.
The business includes the different accounting information system with the forms that
include how the business processes works with the needs to invest in the accounting
software (Harris et al., 2017). The major focus is on the B Bakery which are for:
a. The enhancement of the accounts and then working over the integration standards.

b. The business processes and the accounting systems works on the decision-making
processes which includes the standardised setup for the next level and strategic
decision-making process.
c. The investing in the accounting software includes the software with the customisation
depending upon the records or the business process.
d. The implementation of the ERP and AIS works on the business standards, where the
ERP planning is based on the business integration processes that will lead to the setup
of the better platform. The standards are set for the AIS which is set for the
accounting information system.
c. The business of the bakery needs works on the different outputs depending upon the
business standards which is set for achieving the better performance standards. The
business in the market forms are including the needs of the business processes with the

focus on the translational forms and the operational information which is required for the
processing and then handling the decision-making process (Altamony et al., 2016). The
accounting is the process with the business that includes the connection with the other
processing standards. One need to get the information which works over the different
standards that include the inventory, sales amount and the margins that are set for the cost
of the raw materials, costing and the charge of labour. The setup is based on the
competitive processes with the pricing of a product, where the information is based on
the needs with the payrolls that are depending upon the staff of the company.
The acquiring of the company includes the business processes with the focus on the
information standards that includes the forms with better integration that provides the
better compatibility and then working over the business process. This includes the help in
learning processes with the revenue standards, where the AIS includes the
implementation over the ERP or the integration standards set for the ERP forms (Saade et
al., 2016). The check is on the business structures which are based on the collection,
processing and the managing, storing and then retrieving processes. The accounting
information system includes the setup with the proper handling of the business processes
with account information by the managers, tax consultants and the auditors. The ERP will
tend to integrate the system for the functions and the business processes. The integration
standards are set where ERP and the AIS is found to be valuable with the forms that
includes the forecasting of information with the analysis of the historical functions. The
forms are set with the accounting information where the standards are set with the
information like the payable forms with the labour charge and the competitive pricing.

3. Determine the systems requirements
a. The firm includes the use of the ERP with the forms that include the AIS implementation
where the standards are set to handle the implementation programs with the achieving of the
business objectives of the company (Chofreh et al., 2017). The check is also over the ERP
software with the integration standards that are set for the different business process which
includes the shared and the central database. This includes the centralised database with the
working on the AIS process. The software of AIS includes the accessing of the information and
then working over the information that tends to accurately handle the system functions. The
accounting information system works over the different functions which include:
 The effectiveness is based on the data processing with the focus on the efficiency that is
used for the data acquiring and handling the transactions which are done by the company.
The standards are set for the function and then working over the transaction sources, with
the documentation forms (Zyezdov et al., 2016). The records for the journals and then
working over the chronological orders that works with the events which are related to the
company. The transferring of the data and then working over the system standards help in
working over the ledger which can sort the data based on the different accounts.
 The AIS software works on the management of the decision-making process with the
information that includes the database and the analysis. The categories are set for the
information which needs to be shared with the easy management of the system and
working over the reports which are completely managerial and working over the financial
statements (Hu et al, 2016).
 The AIS software includes the required internal control with ensuring the reliability of
the information and then working over the system which includes the efficiency of the

system and the other activities of the business. This includes the working which is set in
accordance to the objectives for the proper management of the system.
There are different systems which are included to work on the system AIS software and then
improving the functioning which is based on the financial cycle level, and the expenditure cycle,
revenue and the production cycle. Through this, it is easy to work on the different reports and the
general ledger levels which improves the system processing of the AIS processes and the
business processes. It also includes the connectivity and the consolidation which is mainly in
between the business system to take hold of the better planning and the functions. The forms and
the standards are set for the applications related to the functioning with the integration depending
upon the execution of the complex business processes (Chongsombut et al., 2016). The standards
are also set to meet the cloud based accounting information system and then work for the SMEs
and the large organisations for the lowered costs. The AIS works on the transactions which occur
mainly when the data is collected and worked on the configuration settings. The useful forms of
the setup are to make the decisions which are related to the configuration of the business logics
and then working over the accounts related to the clerks who tend to enter the invoice which is
by the provider.

4. Software selection
B Bakery is the firm which works on the family owned firms based business with the revenue
that is found to be more than $13.5 million. The company works on the categorisation with the
solutions that are set for the business research and accounting. Th B Bakery focus on e-business
which is based on the forms which includes the suitable selection of the methods and the
business solutions in an effective manner. This works for the belongings that hold the reports for
the different associated forms of the database.
a. The entry level forms where the entry level is set for handling the system business with
the home-based structures that are important for one to five members. The software is
used for the capability to deliver the solutions for the financial accounting, reviewing and
then reporting. The AIS like the QuickBooks and the SAGE 50 USD Edition, Xero and
the FreshBooks are considered some of the examples based on the belongings of the class
(Misra et al, 2016).

b. The small to the medium scale is for handling the 100 users who are active depending
upon the functionality and high demands. The software works with the robust nature like
the SAGE 100 ERP and the exact max Microsoft Dynamics, SAP by design. The setup is
based on the demands with the transactional forms which includes the associated forms
of the database systems which includes the working mainly related to the accounting
functionalities as well as the reviewing, and then reporting for the different standards.
c. The enterprise Accounting Software works for the organisation with the extended
functions. It includes the software which are SAP, Oracle, SAGE ERP E3 etc.
5. Vendor selection
Part a.
The use of the SMB accounting includes how the system can handle the different solution
providers with the evidence that includes the use of SAGE 100 ERP and the Microsoft
Dynamics, SAP by Design. The discussion is based on working over the different variations
which include:
a. SAGE 100 ERP is set with the different variations in the process which includes the
software processing for the SMBs. There are forms which include the 100 Advancement
natures with the 100 Standard ERP processes which includes the support from the
different active users with the diversified timing process. The diverse range includes the
accounting and working over the system with proper manufacturing and the CRM
services (Cooper et al., 2017). The distribution and the manufacturing processes are for
the solutions that are customised and based on the different processes of the business. It
includes the ranges which are found to be modularised with the stability and the