SUBJECT :
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM
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Organization
: Coles
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Coles Supermarkets, commonly known as Coles, is an
Australian supermarket chain owned by Wesfarmers. Founded in 1914 in Victoria,
Coles operates 741 stores throughout Australia, including 45 BI-LO
Supermarkets. Coles employs over …
Coles
Supermarkets, commonly known as Coles, is an Australian supermarket chain owned
by Wesfarmers. Founded in 1914 in Victoria, Coles operates 741 stores
throughout Australia, including 45 BI-LO Supermarkets. Coles employs over
100,000 employees and, together with rival Woolworths, accounts for 80 per cent
of the Australian supermarket market.
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words limitation are 2,000+250 words
Assignment
questions
Choose an
organization and one recent Information System used in this organization that
all members in the group having interested and curious about the way it work,
its benefits and future trend. An example of the Information System is Opal,
Retina/Fingerprint scan system, Sensor system, SAP, etc.). Throughout the
process of researching this, present the following answers in your research,
1. Explain the
organization profile and the Information System use in this organization (COLES).
2. Discuss three
major business processes in this organization. Draw a diagram to present one
business process to show interaction of process among different
department/people.
3. Explain how does
this system support each major business processes of the
organization?
(Please note that for the ppt presentation, only explain how does the
system use to
support/improve the process shown in the diagram from answer 2)
4. Relate to answer
3, what strategic business objectives this Information System
address?
(Operational Excellence, New Products, Services, and Business Models,
Customer and
Supplier Intimacy, Improved Decision Making, Competitive advantage
and Survival)
Justify your answer.
5. Discuss three
challenges after implementing/using this system? Propose the solution
to overcome each
challenge?
6. Individual
reflection(extra 200-250 words)
-What
connections have you made between your research and what you already knew or
the
knowledge learnt in other subjects?
-What adds value to your
learning from working with this assignment?
-What have you learnt
through the process of producing this assignment?
-What have you learnt about
teamwork and collaboration in this assignment?
-Other
possible improvements?
The written
assignment is required to use Harvard referencing style
Note:
You are
highly expected to have varieties of references, including textbooks, websites,
journal articles. In-text references are required
to present in the body of your report
