A summary of the strategic and financial contribution of the applications in the pipeline is provided below. Business contribution and business criticality are ranked on 5-point scale with 1 indicating lowest value and 5 indicating highest value. Business contribution indicates the extent of competitive value created by the application while Based on this information, please indicate which ONE of the following applications ICPL must invest in this financial year. Provide reasons in support of your answer, including the application's alignment with ICPL's operating model.

Indicate how the strategic, informational and transactional components of ICPL's portfolio will change with the inclusion of each of the above technology investments. Not with standing the application that you select to invest in, comment on the usefulness and competitive value of the business intelligence application of the firm in the context of the current competitive environment and capabilities of ICPL.

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Investment Rural Connect ERP Current Year Business Investment 53.9 Business Contribution Criticality 55.5 Distributor Connect 58.5 Supplier Connect 55.0 Retailer Connect 68.1 2.75 3.92 3.92 3.92 3.83 2.00 3.60 3.40 3.40 3.00 NPV 91.1 152.9 244.4 175.8 387.7 IRR 47% 81% 85% 66% 92% Investment Rural Connect ERP Current Year Business Investment 53.9 Business Contribution Criticality 55.5 Distributor Connect 58.5 Supplier Connect 55.0 Retailer Connect 68.1 2.75 3.92 3.92 3.92 3.83 2.00 3.60 3.40 3.40 3.00 NPV 91.1 152.9 244.4 175.8 387.7 IRR 47% 81% 85% 66% 92%

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Solution application that ICPL must invest in this financial year is Retailer Connect The reasons ar... View the full answer