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ACCT6001 - Accounting Information Systems - Laureate International Universities

Assessment - Business Process Analysis

Learning Outcome 1: Analyse and articulate business processes and recognise the role of accounting information systems in enhancing business process design.

Learning Outcome 2: Communicate with IT professionals, stakeholders and user groups of information systems

Context:
This assessment is designed to develop student's understanding of business processes; analyse existing organisation's processes; and suggests ways to improve the organisation's current business process inefficiencies.

Background

Apex Plumbing Ltd, opened its doors in 2018 as a wholesale supplier of plumbing equipment, tools, and parts to hardware stores, home-improvement centers, and professional plumbers in the Riverwood metropolitan area. Over the years they have expanded their operations to serve customers across the nation and now employ over 200 people as technical representatives, buyers, warehouse workers, and sales and office staff. Most recently Apex has experienced fierce competition from the large online discount stores such as Robinson Ltd and Southern Plumbing Supplies Ltd. In addition, the company is suffering from operational inefficiencies related to its current information system.

Required

For the business process described for Apex Plumbing Ltd:

Question 1. identify:
a. participants
b. inputs
c. outputs

Question 2. Develop the current business process model.

Question 3. Identify and describe current strengths and inefficiencies that are present in the current system.

Question 4. Suggest ways that the business process inefficiencies could be corrected through business process re-engineering and the use of IT.

Question 5. Show the proposed business process model and explain how the newly reengineered system would operate.

APA 6th addition

Attachment:- Business Process Analysis.rar