System Establishment for Innovation Support at Nike Inc. Report

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of establishing an innovation support system for Nike Inc., focusing on supply chain improvements. The introduction highlights Nike's current operations and the need for innovation, particularly in its supply chain. The report analyzes the existing system, its objectives, and identifies gaps and barriers, along with a competitor analysis. It outlines required resources, key stakeholders, and generates system concepts centered around real-time tracking of raw materials and finished goods. The report details fostering innovation, discussion techniques with stakeholders, and justifies the chosen system. A development plan, including specialized assistance and operational plans, along with potential impacts and a communication plan, is also included. The report concludes with learning and development strategies, a trial of the system, an implementation plan, and continuous improvement strategies. The goal is to optimize resource usage and improve organizational practices through real-time supply chain management. This student report is contributed to Desklib, a platform offering AI-based study tools for students.

Running head: SYSTEM ESTABLISHMENT FOR INNOVATION SUPPORT
System Establishment for Innovation Support
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Table of Contents
Introduction of the Organization:....................................................................................................3
Analysis of Current System:............................................................................................................3
Impact of Current System:...........................................................................................................3
Objective of Current System:......................................................................................................4
Existing Gap and Barriers:...........................................................................................................4
Analysis of Competitor:...............................................................................................................4
Required Resources:....................................................................................................................5
Key Stakeholders:........................................................................................................................5
Generation of System Concepts and Innovation:............................................................................5
Fostering the Innovation:.............................................................................................................5
Discussion Techniques with Stakeholders:.................................................................................6
Justification of the Chosen System:.............................................................................................7
Explanation of the Idea:...............................................................................................................7
Development Plan for the System:..................................................................................................8
Specialized Assistance:................................................................................................................8
Potential Impact of the System:...................................................................................................8
Operational Plan:.........................................................................................................................8
Communicational Plan:.............................................................................................................10
Learning and Development Strategy:........................................................................................10
Trial of the System:.......................................................................................................................11
Explanation of the Procedures:..................................................................................................11
Parameters for Trial:..................................................................................................................11
Implementation Plan:.................................................................................................................11
Monitor, Review and Continuous Improvements of the System:..............................................12
References:....................................................................................................................................13

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Introduction of the Organization:
In this aspect the selected organization is the Nike Inc. which is a sports and apparel
organization of United States of America. This organization is a multinational corporation which
is mainly engaged with the development, design, marketing and manufacturing of the footwear,
equipment, apparel, services and accessories (Yao 2019). Nike Inc. is one of the largest sport
equipment manufacturers in the whole world. Nike Inc. was founded in 1964 of 25th January and
initially it was named as Blue Ribbon Sports. This organization became Nike Inc. on May 30 of
1971. Currently, Nike Inc. markets all of their products under their own brand which includes
Nike Pro, Nike Golf, Nike+, Nike Blazers, Air Max, Nike CR7 and many more (Hofmann, Gold
and Curtin 2019). Nike always uses newer technologies in their organization so that they can
create best products for their organizations. This helped Nike to enable within their organization.
In past Nike has initiated various of innovation within their organization which has helped them
to compete with the other brands in the market (Duarte 2018). In the current context they are
looking for some new innovation which will help them to become more productive in nature.
Currently Nike is looking for innovating their supply chain sector so that they will be able to
reach more of the customers. In the following section this innovation factor of the Nike Inc. will
be discussed. How this innovation will be implemented within Nike Inc. will be evaluated
briefly. Also, proper analysis of this innovation will be discussed in this paper.
Analysis of Current System:
Impact of Current System:
The existing system within Nike Inc. is capable of maintaining a good supply chain
within the organization. In this context the current system is capable of fulfilling basic needs of

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the organization. Thus, the current system is having a positive influence over the organization
but it is also having some issues also due to which innovation is required in this context so that
more improved supply chain can be achieved.
Objective of Current System:
The main object of the current system is providing an appropriate supply chain to the
organization so that whole organization remains competitive in the market compared with the
other organizations. The current system is aiming to get all the resource for the organization in
an appropriate manner so that productivity of the organization always remains at the highest
level (Christopher 2016) but in several of cases this current supply has failed to do so.
Existing Gap and Barriers:
The current system is facing several of problems due to which the new innovations are
required in this supply chain field of the Nike Inc. In these aspects the current system of supply
chain management is facing various barriers due to which problems occur in the production line
of the organization (Monczka et al. 2015) and due to this factor production of Nike Inc. got
hampered. The main problem of the current system is that it is not capable of tracking the raw
supply materials for the production and due to this factor overall production got affected in many
of the cases.
Analysis of Competitor:
In this industry, the main rival of Nike Inc. is the Adidas which is one of the largest
sportswear and footwear organization in the world. While the current supply chain of Adidas is
compared with the Nike’s supply chain there are some similarities and differences in this context
(Schmid et al. 2018). The current system of the supply chain of Nike is quite similar with the

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Adidas but the Adidas having some improved supply chain due to their large network of supply
chains. Though they are having somehow improved supply chain there is no emerging system till
now from the end Adidas which will be replacing the existing supply chain system.
Required Resources:
To complete the current innovation, in this aspect it is very much important to satisfy
some of the important criteria. Here the main aim of this innovation is creating an environment
where each and every raw materials supply can be tracked on real time (Oliveira and Handfield
2019). Thus, to implement this system important resources which are required in this case are the
resource management software, RFID devices and most importantly an engineering team will be
required which will be handling all the operations in this system and will also responsible for
maintaining this system.
Key Stakeholders:
To conceptualize this new system idea stakeholders plays an important role as they need
to contribute actively so that this system can be developed without any issues. In this aspect the
key stakeholders who will be playing important role for the new system are the project team,
executives of the organization, project managers, executive of the organization and the users of
this system (Bamford et al. 2018).
Generation of System Concepts and Innovation:
Fostering the Innovation:
In this aspect the main aim of this innovation is implementing a system which will be
capable of tracking important supplies for the organization in real time. Thus, the fundamental
idea of this innovation is creating a real time tracking system which will be locating all the raw

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materials which are needed in the production line for creating the footwear and the apparels (Liu,
Wang and Yang 2015). With that this system is also aiming to track the finished goods from the
production line so that it can be ensured that all the products are reaching to the customers
properly. In this way the organization is going to be benefitted due to improved supply chain
system. Now to implement this innovation in the organization (Tagliasacchi et al. 2015). To
foster this innovation, first of all a brief discussion about the innovation need to be done with the
project stakeholders. In this aspect opinion needs to be taken from all the stakeholders of the
organization so that these changes can be initiated properly. In this aspect to foster the innovation
the main idea is implementing the GPS tracker to the supply vehicles so that all the shipments
can be tracked efficiently (Ravazzolo et al. 2015). This system also aiming to provide the feature
of automatic inventory management. In this aspect, AI enabled predictive analytics will be
implemented for the automatic inventory management and for this case also real time data will
be utilized.
Discussion Techniques with Stakeholders:
To implement this innovation project, it is very much important to discuss the whole idea
with the project stakeholders. In this aspect proper techniques needs to be followed while this is
discussed with the project stakeholders. Here, before commencing the idea discussion with the
project stakeholders it is very much important to analyze the profile of the project stakeholders.
This is the correct technique to start communication with the project stakeholders. In the further
step of the communication objective of the communication needs to be clear to all the project
stakeholders (Crane and Livesey 2017). Also, while the idea is discussed with the project
stakeholders the context of the discussion must be cleared. Also, while the discussion is over the

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speaker must be providing proper conclusion regarding what are the actual benefits of this
system and how this is going to impact the organization.
Justification of the Chosen System:
The proposed system is quite justified as this system is capable of tracking the important
supply chains in real time. By tracking the supply chain in the real time Nike will be able to
update their raw stocks in real time and depending on the raw stock the Nike can take decisions
regarding productions which will be quite beneficial for the whole organization as the supply
chain will be improved heavily. In this aspect it is also very much important to test the
innovation so that it can be assured that the system is working properly. First a demo system will
be created with minimum of function for testing the main application of the innovation. To
explore this system further featured will be added one by one and while the new feature is added
the whole system will be checked for any type of issues.
Explanation of the Idea:
Here, the main idea is tracking the raw materials for the production line so that
uninterrupted production can be achieved. Thus, in this case a real time tracking has been
initiated which will be tracking the raw materials shipment to the production house in real time.
Implementing this type of system in the organizations is quite feasible in nature as required
resources for the project is easily available in the market while the cost of the project is also
minimalistic (Li et al. 2016). Thus, in terms of feasibility there is currently no issues. Currently
Nike Inc. is looking for improving their current supply chain where in this project real time
supply chain tracking system will be implemented. Thus, upon successful completion it is very
much assured that this project will meet organizational requirement.

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Development Plan for the System:
Specialized Assistance:
While this project is executed there are various of new technologies will be introduced
within the system. Thus, it is general that the existing employees will not have a greater idea
about this system. Due to this fact it is very much important to provide them a proper training so
that they become familiar with the new system and greater efficiency is achieved. Thus,
specialized assistance of coaching and training is required in this case.
Potential Impact of the System:
The proposed system is going to impact the Nike Inc. drastically. While new innovation
is done in the supply chain of the organization, they will be able to reach more customers and
their overall revenue due to this reason will be improved heavily (Meindl 2016). Thus, the
initiated innovation is consisting a positive influence over the whole organizational context.
Also, usage of the resources will be optimized and the organizational practices will become more
superior.
Operational Plan:
Task Name Duration Start Finish Predecessors Resource Names Cost
Project Initiation
Phase 16 days Wed
8/21/19
Wed
9/11/19 $8,280.00
Development of
Project Scope 2 days Wed
8/21/19
Thu
8/22/19
Project
manager,project
planner
$704.00
Functional and
Operational
Analysis
5 days Fri
8/23/19
Thu
8/29/19 2
Project
manager,project
planner,Research and
development
$3,760.00
Safety Analysis 6 days Fri
8/30/19 Fri 9/6/19 3
project
planner,Research and
development
$3,312.00
Rough Budget 1 day Mon Mon 4 Project manager $200.00

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Estimation 9/9/19 9/9/19
Communication
Plan
Development
2 days Tue
9/10/19
Wed
9/11/19 5 project planner $304.00
Planning Phase
of the Project 12 days Thu
9/12/19
Fri
9/27/19 $6,200.00
Resource
Management Plan 3 days Thu
9/12/19
Mon
9/16/19 6
Project
manager,project
planner,Requiremnt
analyst
$1,536.00
Risk
Management Plan 2 days Tue
9/17/19
Wed
9/18/19 8 Research and
development,volunteer $1,152.00
Technical
Feasibility
Analysis
4 days Thu
9/19/19
Tue
9/24/19 9
project
planner,Research and
development,volunteer
$2,912.00
Functional
Feasibility
Analysis
3 days Wed
9/25/19
Fri
9/27/19 10 Project manager $600.00
Execution 9 days Mon
9/30/19
Thu
10/10/19 $2,176.00
Providing
Coaching to the
Employees
5 days Mon
9/30/19
Fri
10/4/19 11 labors, volunteer $1,600.00
Monitoring and
Review of the
System
4 days Mon
10/7/19
Thu
10/10/19 13 labors $576.00
Project Closure 10 days Fri
10/11/19
Thu
10/24/19 $1,000.00
Stakeholder
Signoff 2 days Fri
10/11/19
Mon
10/14/19 14 $0.00
Final Project
Draft Handover 3 days Tue
10/15/19
Thu
10/17/19 16 $0.00
Completion of
Project Closure 5 days Fri
10/18/19
Thu
10/24/19 17 Project manager $1,000.00

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Gantt Chart:
ID Finish Predecessors Resource Names Cost
0 Thu 10/24/19 $17,656.00
1 Wed
9/11/19
$8,280.00
2 Thu 8/22/19 Project manager,project planner$704.00
3 Thu 8/29/192 Project manager,project planner,Research and development$3,760.00
4 Fri 9/6/19 3 project planner,Research and development$3,312.00
5 Mon 9/9/19 4 Project manager $200.00
6 Wed 9/11/195 project planner $304.00
7 Fri 9/27/19 $6,200.00
8 Mon 9/16/196 Project manager,project planner,Requiremnt analyst$1,536.00
9 Wed 9/18/198 Research and development,volunteer$1,152.00
10 Tue 9/24/199 project planner,Research and development,volunteer$2,912.00
11 Fri 9/27/19 10 Project manager $600.00
12 Thu 10/10/19 $2,176.00
13 Fri 10/4/19 11 labors,volunteer $1,600.00
14 Thu 10/10/1913 labors $576.00
15 Thu 10/24/19 $1,000.00
16 Mon 10/14/1914 $0.00
17 Thu 10/17/1916 $0.00
18 Thu 10/24/1917 Project manager $1,000.00
Project manager,project planner
Project manager,project planner,Research and development
project planner,Research and development
Project manager
project planner
Project manager,project planner,Requiremnt analyst
Research and development,volunteer
project planner,Research and development,volunteer
Project manager
labors,volunteer
labors
Project manager
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Communicational Plan:
Introducing the new system to the organization is very much important and for that
proper communication plan needs to be prepared (Baker 2018). For this project there are
different of stakeholders and communication plan to each of these stakeholders can be different.
Live meeting is the most appropriate way for introducing the new systems to the stakeholders.
This communication plan will be used for most of the stakeholders who are currently available at
the project site. Other than that video conferencing communication will be utilized for
communicating the whole plan.
Learning and Development Strategy:
Implementing a proper learning and development strategy for the employees is very
much important in this context. Thus, some important strategies need to be followed so that
proper learning and development can be achieved. In this aspect first of all a learning culture

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must be fostered within the organization. With that the area of the development of the employees
need to be identified for a proper learning and development. With that various of learnings
choices need to be offered to the employees regarding the new system so that the employees can
choose wisely.
Trial of the System:
Explanation of the Procedures:
Collecting feedback from the customers and analyzing them is very much important for
this project (Ríos et al. 2017). Thus, all the feedbacks must be collected in a proper way from the
stakeholders. So, to collect the feedback from the customers various automated feedback
programs can be implemented. This will mainly focus on the survey part. Also, to collect the
feedback properly questions needs to be constructed carefully so that cover all the aspects of the
research. For proper analysis of the feedback data first the feedback needs to be categorized. This
can be categorized in positive and negative feedback so that proper analysis of the feedback can
be done.
Parameters for Trial:
The important parameters that needs to be considered here for successful trial of this real
time system are the temporal parameters, interconnection parameters, resource parameters and
the functional parameters. The temporal parameter consists the workload given on the system.
The functional parameters impact the process of scheduling and resource access control of the
system. The resource parameters control the resources cached by the instances.

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Implementation Plan:
While the trail is initiated of the actual system, it must follow a proper plan so that it can
be implemented in a proper way. In this case for proper implementation first of all goals of this
trial must be defined properly (Snead et al. 2015). With that project work and the project plan
need to be defined properly for the trial system so that it can be implemented in a proper way.
Execution and monitor also need to be done when the trial system is in the execution stage.
Consultative approach must be taken by the people who are in the charge of the execution of trial
system. Also, coaching must be provided to the peoples who are working for this project so that
trial system can be implemented without any issues.
Monitor, Review and Continuous Improvements of the System:
Monitoring, review and continuous improvements of the current system is very much
important so that the trial system can show the roadmap of implementing of full system in this
context. In this aspect for monitoring and review purpose of a baseline can be created (Lewis et
al. 2015). By creation of this baseline mental health of the workplace can be measured properly.
In this way monitoring of the system can be done while the mental health condition will provide
information regarding review of the system. For a continuous type of improvements, the impact
of the overall plan needs to be reviewed. In this way required improvements can be identified
and further improvements can be done easily. This will lead to the continuous improvement
factor of the trial system.