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Wednesday, 3 June 2015

CHAPTER 9 : COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES P.O SYSTEM

Competitive Advantages
5.1.1    Improves Efficiency
Efficiency is a business buzzword that is used so often that it is easy to forget its meaning. The truth is in today’s competitive business environment; efficiency wins the day. A manufacturing supply chain system can automate routine tasks, ensuring a smooth and efficient purchase order execution process.Customer do not need going out to purchase at the store because they can purchase the goods by online then the goods deliver to the customer efficiently.

5.1.2    Document Management
Rather than spending time combing through folders among rows of filing cabinets, electronic document management allows supply chain executives to find a supplier’s transaction history within a few clicks. Executives can review purchase records and communications quickly and easily.

5.1.3    Reduce Error Rates
There are many ways in which humans - so far - continue to stay ahead of computers. Humans are the creators, the innovators and the communicators. However, there are some things that computers excel at that humans do not. Principally, repetitive tasks that require accuracy. For example; humans are quite error-prone when it comes to entering purchase orders containing identical or near-identical information. An automated system can generate error-free purchase orders in a fraction of the time - freeing the humans up to do what they do best.

5.1.4    Improves Delivery Times
As technology accelerates, businesses must be able to respond more quickly to changes in the economic and business environment. Supply chain systems allow executives to make continuous improvements to their purchasing processes in response to an ever-changing business climate.

5.1.5    Streamlines Inventory Management
Gone are the days of warehouses filled from top to bottom with products or materials. Today’s efficient companies must master the art of inventory management. Anticipating the market’s need and ordering only what is required to do business. Streamlining inventory management helps businesses to keep their overheads low and their profit margins high.

5.1.6    Enhances Decision-Making Capabilities
Data is the cornerstone of sound business decision-making. A supply chain system can deliver mission-critical information in real-time to improve decision making and avoid costly mistakes. To learn more about how a supply chain system can help you improve your business processes contact us at any time.

Problems
5.2.1    System Server Breakdown
System server breakdown occur when the online system stops                                                                 functioning properly. For example, the customer cannot made a payment by
his/her credit card on the machine pay due the breakdown.

5.2.2    100%  Payment by the Electronic Card only
The payment of purchasing order system only using credit card and debit
card. It is difficult to customer to pay the goods by cash money.

5.2.3    High Potential on Scam Order
Any potential customer can make an order to purchase the goods easily.
This means lead for many fake orders. For example, the delivery man want to
deliver the goods at the address given but the customer admit that he/she do
not make any order from Tesco.

  3. Recommendations
5.3.1    The Server must be repaired before service can be resume.
To avoid the system breakdown, the server must be repaired first.

5.3.2    Add on Banking Online System for Payment
To avoid the difficulties of customer for payment the goods, use banking online system, deposit cash machine or ATM transfer.
           
5.3.3    Verify the confirmation orders to customer before the delivery
To overcome the high rate on scam orders, prefer to make a final confirmation orders toward the customer before deliver the goods such sent an email for approvals.





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