Case Study: Emerson Transaction Hub: A Bright Idea That’s Paying Off
SuperClassQuestions1. Briefly describe the business processes supported by a Supply Chain Management (SCM) information system. In a global business like Emerson what are the advantages and disadvantages of using a SCM information system? With Emerson’s many divisions using different suppliers, what would be the benefits of using a single SCM information system for all of its divisions?
2. Global companies like Emerson have suppliers, manufacturing, distribution, and retail operations. List and briefly describe the technologies and devices (used for input, output, and communication) that are used with SCM information systems. Choose two different input devices and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each. Discuss the benefits that they provide to the business.
3. Consider that you have to implement a new SCM information system for Emerson. Describe each of the different implementation options. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the different implementation options. Make a recommendation and justify.
4. Modern SCM information systems and with the use of other technologies have supported businesses in improving environmental sustainability by reducing carbon emissions. Research and find an example. Briefly describe the system and how it works and how carbon emissions where reduced. Discuss what decision making is performed and how does the SCM information system contribute to the decision making. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages to the business.
COIT20228 Assignment Two Term 3, 2014 M Walpole October T3 2014 Page 1 of 4 Case Study (35%) General Information In this assignment you will respond to a series of questions that relate to contemporary aspects of ICT that affect organisations. The assignment allows you to extend your knowledge and critical thinking about ICT beyond what is strictly in the textbook or course lectures. You need to reference external material other than the textbook in order to complete this assignment successfully. Use Harvard format for all citations and the bibliography. Case Study Case Study: Emerson Transaction Hub: A Bright Idea That’s Paying Off A couple of years ago, some executives at Emerson asked themselves a question: Why pay to send inventory from one supplier on one ship and goods from a second supplier on another ship, when both deliveries are coming from the same place and could be loaded into a single container? It was an aha! moment that ended up saving millions for the St. Louis manufacturer that regularly ships supplies from Asia to North America and Europe. In late 2005, the company started a pilot program in which a logistics provider that specializes in transportation management for freight carriers worked with two Emerson divisions to consolidate multiple orders into the same shipping container. Not only did the pilot save money, the business units were able to tighten their global supply chains by better tracking shipments and managing inventory. Naturally, Emerson wanted to expand the program, but here’s where things got complicated: Emerson has 70 separate business units that purchase goods from 35,000 suppliers. Each unit communicates with its own suppliers via a combination of e-mail, spreadsheets, faxes, and phone calls. Asking a logistics provider to step into the middle of this tangled transaction web simply wasn’t feasible. “It’s a brittle system, ”says Steve Hassell, VP and CIO at Emerson. “If a provider or a business unit makes changes, you have to go...
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