assignment 2

Paper required

· Introduce your Company– who they are what they do; products and services; location of HQ, subsidiaries, countries, number of employees, revenue, net income, stock price, typical customer base & geographical reach etc. This is the first section from your Integrated paper brief.  Every 'imported information' needs citation support

· Read: Chapters 10, 11 & 12 – critical to your paper analysis

· This is an assignment on system integration to allow for smooth operations within.

· Detail, discuss and analyze how your selected company uses an ERP system (Refer to Fig. 12.1; 12.2; 12.3; 12.4) and also its sub systems – SCM(suppliers & distributors – Fig. 10.1; 10.2; 10.3; 10.4) & CRM (customers – Fig. 11.3; 11.4; 11.7) 

· How do these systems support their strategic initiatives while providing value processes that create a competitive advantage?

· See the following news article: How FedEx uses ERP

· Cnet (2002) FedEx sees a Corporate Future Retrieved from  https://www.cnet.com/news/fedex-sees-a-corporate-future/ (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.)

· Elaborate on possible challenges and risks associated with using integrated software?

· Present detail logically, ensuring that your perspective is supported by learned concepts – e.g. before you get into ERP discussion, present your own perspective on what you believe is the concept. 

· I will need to see each section authored 

· 6-8 pages maximum, formatted well, spell checked and written well

· Always have a cover pagewith your names and Assignment

· Cite your sourcesAPA format- in text and end of paper.