Scm Information System Recommendation

INTRODUCTION

According to Ireland and Webb (cited in Fawcett, Magnan & McCarter 2008),The strategic supply chain continues to be adopted by organizations as the medium for creating and sustaining a competitive advantage. Such a displacement is understandable considering the potential benefits of successful supply chain management.

Meredith Jones, owner of Yummy cakes who realizes that that the franchise’s supply chain management is defective has approached KGIS to rectify the situation. The purpose of this report is to create and implement an effective supply chain management (SCM) system to resolve the various problems faced by Yummy cakes.

This report will extensively cover the background information on Yummy cakes and the problems encountered by Yummy cakes. It also focuses on the concept of supply chain management (SCM) in relation to Yummy cakes, issues that are encountered by Yummy cakes if supply chain management (SCM) information system is implemented and the benefits that it can provide. The current trends and examples of SCM are also covered in the report. The report also constitutes of recommendation of a supply chain management (SCM) information system for Yummy cakes and the specifications of the system.

BACKGROUND

Yummy cakes is a franchise organisation which sells a franchise for $20,000 to those who are interested who then buy pies from the organisation for a set fee and sell them to customers. These pies are sold at branches and stores set up based on a prescribed business model. Yummy cakes who found that the lunchtime market is rapidly expanding, took the opportunity to sell gourmet pie which are high in quality to eat on premises or to take away. Yummy cakes also found that customers are willing to pay higher price for a healthy and quickly obtained pie. Yummy cakes’ products are produced in a variety of different flavours and are delivered to the branches upon order request. The centrally located commercial kitchen where the pies are...