Implementation of Cloud-Based ERP System for Coles Supermarket

This presentation focuses on the implementation of a cloud-based ERP system at Coles Supermarket, a major Australian retailer. The presentation, based on a case study approach, integrates research articles to analyze the existing business processes, identify business challenges, and explore the benefits of cloud ERP solutions, specifically highlighting Acumatica. The analysis covers customer loyalty programs, private label brands, online services, and data management issues. It also addresses problems such as data access limitations, storage issues, and security concerns. The presentation concludes by summarizing the benefits of cloud ERP, emphasizing improved data storage, enhanced communication, better decision-making, and increased customer satisfaction, ultimately suggesting that the implementation of cloud-based ERP can significantly benefit Coles Supermarket. The presentation also reviews another team's work on ERP implementation at Woolworths Supermarket.

IMPLEMENTATION OF
CLOUD BASED ERP
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Introduction

• The presentation focuses on Coles Supermarket case
study. The members of the team choose articles
relevant to the case study and prepare the presentation
• Coles Supermarket is one of the largest supermarkets
based in Melbourne , Australia and they are planning to
implement cloud-based ERP system in their premises
(Dwivedi and Sharma 2016)
• Lastly, the research articles of Coles Supermarket has
been integrated and has been summarized in the
presentation

Summary of each
team member’s
selected articles

• Member 1 will explain the existing business
process of Coles Supermarket.
• Member 2 will explain about the business
issues they are facing.
• Member 3 will explain the benefits of Cloud
ERP and how the Cloud ERP can facilitate
Coles Supermarket

Member 1 selected
article: Business
process of Coles
Supermarket

• The loyalty customers are provided
with loyalty card scheme
(Media.corporate-ir.net, 2018)
• They generally sell seven levels of
private level brands- Coles Mix
Clothing, Coles Simply Less, Coles
Green Choice, Coles Smart Buy, Coles
Organic and Coles Simple Gluten Free
• Coles Supermarket is one of the
Australian public company which
operated several retail chains
• They also provide online service as
‘Coles Online’. ‘Coles Online’
involves ‘click and collect’ and
home delivery service

• Coles save all the customers’ data, clients’ data as
well as the customers’ data in the database. Coles is
gaining popularity and the customers are increasing
day by day. Therefore Coles require updated
software and hardware resources to store huge
amount of data
• Coles require to adopt ERP Solutions. The managers
as well as the employees can be able to keep track
of the inventory, can keep track of the employees
and the customers with the aid of cloud ERP
• The supply chain
management of
Coles Supermarket
will definitely
enhance and with
the help of supply
chain they can be
able to satisfy the
needs of the
customers

Member 2 selected
article: Identifying
the business problem
in Coles Supermarket

• The management staff is facing issues to
access stored data in the database
server
• Data loss can occur
• The system that Coles is currently using
is not competent enough to handle the
customer data
• The management staff is facing
difficulties while communicating with
each other and wile communicating with
the subordinates

• Coles Supermarket is currently facing the
storage issues. The enterprise giant is
currently not having the up-to-date
hardware as well as the software resources
• They are not being able to take effective and
wise decisions and that is why they are
facing loss in the market (Seethamraju 2015)
• Coles should be concerned about the
security. Coles is a reputed company and
contains all the sensitive data of the
employees, all these data can get breached
due to malware attack

Member 3 selected
article: Solution to
solve the problem

• Its is utmost necessity for Coles
Supermarket to adopt the technology. The
implementation of cloud-based ERP
solution can facilitate them in several
cases (Seethamraju 2015). The employees
and the managers can be able to store
files in the database very easily.
• Cloud-based ERP can also facilitate to
access and process data conveniently
• Coles Supermarket will have
to implement the latest
hardware as well as the
software resources.
• The resources need to be
updated so that they can be
able to use the new cloud-
based ERP service effectively
and ethically

• Coles Supermarket must secure the
network by installing the security
applications. Acumeta Cloud ERP
Software will assure security of the
sensitive data and the financial data
• Acumeta Cloud ERP Solutions come
with security tools. The security tools
can protect the sensitive data of
Coles from getting hacked
• Coles is concerned about the security
of the software (Seethamraju 2015). .
The administrators must be given the
full privilege to access certain areas
of the database.

• The cloud-based ERP can be helpful for
the managers as that can help them to
communicate with each other
• The cloud ERP software adaptation can
assist them in decision making
• The customers can be served fast and
effectively with the help of Acumatica
Cloud Software (Khot et al. 2017)
• Coles can fulfill all the needs of the
customers

Integrated
Content

The three members’ research article has been
integrated. The technology adaptation assists in business
growth of Coles Supermarket. Coles Supermarket by
rejuvenating the existing hardware resources and the
software resources can get the business edge (Khot et al.
2017). Coles can store data and can process data conveniently.
The cloud-based ERP comes with advanced security solutions.
The security solutions can help Coles to facilitate customers.

Conclusion

It can be concluded that Coles
Supermarket by implementing the
Acumatica software can be largely
benefitted. The three member’s
research article clearly demonstrates
the potential benefits of Cloud ERP
software and how it can serve Coles
well. Coles can mitigate all the existing
risks with the help of the cloud software

Review of
another
team’s
presentation

One of the team has worked on
the organization implications of ERP
Systems. They have chosen Woolworths
Supermarket. They define how
Woolworths is applying ERP in their
premises daily and enriching their
business. The customers are happy with
Woolworths. The presentation shows
step by step on how they are facilitating
the customers

References

Dwivedi, K. and Sharma, M., 2016. Virtual
Investigation of Grouping of on Premise and Cloud
ERP. International Journal of Research and
Development in Applied Science and
Engineering, 9(1).
Seethamraju, R., 2015. Adoption of software as a
service (SaaS) enterprise resource planning (ERP)
systems in small and medium sized enterprises
(SMEs). Information systems frontiers, 17(3), pp.475-
492.
Khot, N., Mudur, K., Thorat, O. and Doulatramani, Y.,
2017. Information Intendance System on Cloud.

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