Information within the Supply Chain
This includes information about:
customer demand, inventory levels, production…
Information shared by all members throughout
the supply chain is crucial for performance &
decision-making!
Key demands:
Accuracy
Timeliness
The organisation needs to have appropriate information
systems, relative to its strategy & business environment
ITC M10:U6:6.1-1
, Legacy IT systems were developed prior to
1990 and have a functional focus
Legacy systems are used for simple
operations like order entry & processing,
managing inventory, customer & product
databases
Each activity within the organisation has its own
proprietary system and there is little integration
or communication between the systems
ITC M10:U6:6.2-1
,Legacy Systems for Specific Functions
Human Finance & Sales & HQ &
Engineering Logistics Operations
Resources Accounting Marketing Branches
Function Function Function Function Function Function Function
Server & Server & Server & Server & Server & Server & Server &
Database Database Database Database Database Database Database
ITC M10:U6:6.2-2
, Legacy systems are characterised by:
Scope – narrow, restricted to specific
function
Independence – little interaction with
other systems
Little visibility of information
& inflexible
ITC M10:U6:6.2-3
This includes information about:
customer demand, inventory levels, production…
Information shared by all members throughout
the supply chain is crucial for performance &
decision-making!
Key demands:
Accuracy
Timeliness
The organisation needs to have appropriate information
systems, relative to its strategy & business environment
ITC M10:U6:6.1-1
, Legacy IT systems were developed prior to
1990 and have a functional focus
Legacy systems are used for simple
operations like order entry & processing,
managing inventory, customer & product
databases
Each activity within the organisation has its own
proprietary system and there is little integration
or communication between the systems
ITC M10:U6:6.2-1
,Legacy Systems for Specific Functions
Human Finance & Sales & HQ &
Engineering Logistics Operations
Resources Accounting Marketing Branches
Function Function Function Function Function Function Function
Server & Server & Server & Server & Server & Server & Server &
Database Database Database Database Database Database Database
ITC M10:U6:6.2-2
, Legacy systems are characterised by:
Scope – narrow, restricted to specific
function
Independence – little interaction with
other systems
Little visibility of information
& inflexible
ITC M10:U6:6.2-3