The following post has two questions namely;
1.Effectiveness of EOS imaging system
• Conduct a review of the literature relating to an area of your own clinical practice. Your review should include the search strategies you used to find the literature and highlight any
difficulties you encountered.
2.Strategic Supply Chain Management
Scenario
You have been asked to submit a report to your Organisation’s Board of Directors to present and get their approval on transforming from the current primitive purchasing practices to fully IT based integrated value addition supply chain management approach; in order to improve the overall performance of the organization and support future growth, expansion, and cost minimization. In your report include the following:
Note: Select an organization and undertake a full review of how it manages its supply chain and logistics. You will need to produce a report that includes how the management of the supply chain impacts on business performance, the role of IT in managing the supply chain, and the role of procurement and logistics management. The final part of the report will be a plan for a strategy to improve the organisation’s supply chain and logistics management. [Report Format available: http://www.tidyforms.com/download/business-report-template-1.html]
Task 1
Understand the relationship between supply chain management (SCM) and organisational business objectives
LO 1.1. Explain the importance of effective supply chain management in achieving organizational objectives
LO 1.2. Explain the link between supply chain and other business functions in an organisation
LO 1.3. Discuss the key drivers for achieving an integrated supply chain strategy in an organisation
Task 2
Be able to use information technology to optimise supplier relationships in an organisation
LO 2.1. Evaluate the effectiveness of strategies used by an organisation to maintain supplier relationships
LO 2.2. Use information technology to create strategies to develop an organisation’s relationship with its suppliers
LO 2.3. Develop systems to maintain an organisation’s relationship with its Suppliers
Task 3
Understand the role of information technology in supply chain management
LO 3.1. Assess how information technology could assist integration of different parts of the supply chain of an organisation
LO 3.2. Evaluate how information technology has contributed to the management of the supply chain of an organisation
LO 3.3. Assess the effectiveness of information technology in managing the supply chain of an organisation
Task 4
Understand the role of logistics and procurement in supply chain management
LO 4.1. Explain the role of logistics in supply chain management in an organisation
LO 4.2. Evaluate procurement practices in an organisation
LO 4.3. Discuss the factors that must be considered when improving logistics and procurement practices in an organisation
Task 5
Be able to plan a strategy to improve an organisations supply chain
LO 5.1. Plan a strategy to improve an organisation’s supply chain
LO 5.2. Assess how a supply chain improvement strategy will benefit overall business performance in an organisation
LO 5.3. Explain how barriers will be overcome in an organization when implementing a supply chain improvement strategy
