information management
Contents
Contents 2
Introduction: 3
Question one: 4
Question two: 8
Part two: 12
References: 13
Introduction:
For TMA 05 information management I am going to analyse and critically evaluate the information systems that are in operation throughout my place of work Kestrel Foods. My goals are to identify the central technologies that are helping the functions within the business operate successfully. To achieve this I have been in contact with most departments with my chosen organisation to gain more knowledge on how information is processed throughout the company and how this information and the supporting technology can help Kestrel Foods move forward in their respective marketplace in the future.
Question one:
Kestrel Foods is a company that produces a large variety of products that mainly include nuts and dried fruit, the business imports and exports commodities from other countries around the world. To ensure the overall operation runs efficiently and effectively an information management strategy supported with sufficient technology is required. The business consists of three sites that are located in close proximity in Portadown. The first site is the office where most functional departments such as HR, Marketing, Accounts, Administration, and Operations are based. The second site is the production factory where the commodities are processed into products. The third site is the warehouse that holds all current assets, and is also where goods are dispatched and delivered to.
At Kestrel foods the operating information system is called De Facto, this is a cross functional information system. The cross functional information system (C.F.I.S) is the third generation of information systems after calculations systems and functional systems. The cross functional information system was designed to integrate all the functions and supporting processes within the entire business. To achieve this, the system incorporates enterprise
Contents 2
Introduction: 3
Question one: 4
Question two: 8
Part two: 12
References: 13
Introduction:
For TMA 05 information management I am going to analyse and critically evaluate the information systems that are in operation throughout my place of work Kestrel Foods. My goals are to identify the central technologies that are helping the functions within the business operate successfully. To achieve this I have been in contact with most departments with my chosen organisation to gain more knowledge on how information is processed throughout the company and how this information and the supporting technology can help Kestrel Foods move forward in their respective marketplace in the future.
Question one:
Kestrel Foods is a company that produces a large variety of products that mainly include nuts and dried fruit, the business imports and exports commodities from other countries around the world. To ensure the overall operation runs efficiently and effectively an information management strategy supported with sufficient technology is required. The business consists of three sites that are located in close proximity in Portadown. The first site is the office where most functional departments such as HR, Marketing, Accounts, Administration, and Operations are based. The second site is the production factory where the commodities are processed into products. The third site is the warehouse that holds all current assets, and is also where goods are dispatched and delivered to.
At Kestrel foods the operating information system is called De Facto, this is a cross functional information system. The cross functional information system (C.F.I.S) is the third generation of information systems after calculations systems and functional systems. The cross functional information system was designed to integrate all the functions and supporting processes within the entire business. To achieve this, the system incorporates enterprise
References: Hinton. M, 2009. Information management, Glasgow: Bell & Bain Ltd.