Assignment Title: Organisation$$s e$-$supply chain $($Buy$-$side$),$ issues with digital activities, future digital strategy and trends in the sector.

Description of the assignment:

This assignment requires you to use $($ideally$)$ the same Multi$-$National Corporation $($MNC$)[$ i$.$e$.$ an organisation that operates in its country of origin and also has a branch abroad$)$ in the continent where you reside $-$ from the first assignment, to write a report on their e$-$supply chain operations and the impact of digital activities in the supply chain.

You are required to identify general issues and risks facing the organisation in developing$/$improving its e$-$business strategy $($such as hacking, data protection, etc$).$ You could also identify other organisations in the sector to highlight the issues organisations need to consider when developing and using digital activities.

The future digital trends $($sell side and buy side$)$ for the MNC and sector should be explored with recommendations being made on how the organisation could develop its future digital trends. You may consider analytics, robotics, RFID, AI and the like

Using secondary sources e$.$g$.,$ academic texts and journals available via the online library in StudyNet as well as reliable websites, news items, articles, develop a report covering the content above.

Amazon is EXCLUDED as an MNC that you can consider for this assignment.

You will need to complete the following tasks for this assignment:

$1.$ A brief introduction to the organisation and its buy side digital activities

$2.$ Research into its current e$-$supply chain digital activities and provide a detailed review of this. For example, consider the operational efficiencies that can be made internally with an intranet in an organisation to support supply chain management and then also use of extranet or other electronic means to digitise links with suppliers and throughout the supply chain. You should consider a minimum of $3$ e$-$SCM activities which could include the use of technology in logistics$,$ automated supplier payments and ordering and so on$.$

$3.$ Discuss the issues associated with organisations within the digital economy landscape. focussing on the possible impact of these issues $($no definitions and different parts of GDPR for example$).$ Consider fraud, GDPR and AI as a minimum.

$4.$ Provide $2$ examples of the above issues that your organisation may have faced$/$are facing. Alternatively, provide $2$ examples from other organisations in the sector or similar sectors to highlight the issues and impact these can have on organisations. Consider other issues associated with the digital economy from the organisation$$s perspective.

$5.$ The future digital trends for the chosen organisation$/$ sector should be explored with recommendations being provided for the organisation$/$sector$.$ A minimum of $3$ trends should be considered. For future developments, you may consider application of digital technologies such as AI$,$ augmented technology, virtual reality, robotics, analytics etc to improve operational processes such as supply chain, customer relationship management and marketing $($Buy and sell side$).$