CHEGG 1:

Answer 1:

Being in the realm of perishable goods, procurement and customer service

is bound at a critical juncture. Any delay in the purchase or delivery may
make the product unusable. In addition the product cannot be stored for
long periods of time and all supply chain operations must follow a specific
pattern (FIFO) to avoid the loss of goods.

The sale of perishable goods is a costly affair as it includes a refrigerator

for movable and immovable storage. The supply chain is therefore one of
the most important components in managing a perishable goods business.

Answer 2:

Based on the information provided in the paragraph, the company is facing

a number of issues in crop management and timely procurement. This is
because of the outdated technology the company uses to track their orders
and the stock available on the plants.

Factors that contributed to the problem:

1. Managers do not take care of the ongoing development of technology.

2. The technology introduced 15 years ago is obsolete and as it took a long

time to do so in the early stages, communication between the various
departments is lacking.

Answer 3:

SAP S / 4 HANA could be a better option for the company as it can be

integrated with multiple vendor forums and various customers to get live
tracking of orders and materials.

In addition, SAP S / 4 HANA provides a variety of reports for a variety of

purposes such as order tracking, stock available, in-store stock, shipping
stock, reports on the various costs involved in purchasing and repairing
items without providing simplified and concise reports to management.

Answer4:

SAP S / 4 HANA can be integrated with multiple customer order tracking

platforms and in-store stock. This gives a better idea to managers at
different levels to plan tasks in advance and avoid wasted due to product
retrenchment.
This reduces the lines that help the company to deliver new products. On
the other hand, it closes the gap between the various departments by
providing online information about account receivables and paid accounts.

STUDOCU 1

9-13 - Answer: Being in the

perishable goods industry,
procurement of material and
supply
to the customers are bound to
very tight timelines. Any delay in
procurement or supply can
make the product unusable.
Moreover the product cannot be
stored for longer duration and
all the supply chain activities
should follow a specific pattern
( FIFO) in order to avoid
perishing of goods. The supply
chain of perishable goods is a
costly affair as it involves
refrigeration of movable and
immovable storage. Hence
supply chain is one of the most
vital parts in managing the
business of perishable goods.
9-14 - Answer: As per the data
shared in the passage, the
company is facing several
problems in managing the plants
and timely procurement of the
material. This is because
of the outdated technology the
company is using to track their
orders and stock on hand at
the plants. Factors that
contributed to the problem: 1.
Management doesn't have a
continuous focus on the
development of the technology.
2. The technology which was
introduced 15 years ago
outdated and since it took a lot
of time to implement in the
initial
stages, the connectivity between
different departments is missing.
9-15 Answer: SAP S/4 HANA
would be a better choice for the
company as it can be
integrated with multiple
platforms of different vendors
and customers to have a live
tracking of the orders and
materials being procured.
Moreover, SAP S/4 HANA
provides
different kinds of reports for
different purposes like tracking
of orders, stock on hand, stock
in process of procurement, stock
in transit, reports on various
costs involved in
procurement and logistics apart
from providing simplified and
summarized reports for the
management.
9-16 Answer: SAP S/4 HANA can
be integrated with multiple
platforms for tracking the
customer orders as well as the
stock being procured. This gives
a better view for the
managers at different levels to
plan the activities well in
advance and avoid the wastage
due to redundancy of the
products. This reduces the
timelines which help the
company to
provide more fresh products. On
the other hand, it bridges the
gap between different
departments by providing online
information about account
receivables and accounts
payable
9-13 - Answer: Being in the perishable goods industry, procurement of material and supply to
the customers are bound to very tight timelines. Any delay in procurement or supply canmake
the product unusable. Moreover the product cannot be stored for longer duration andall the
supply chain activities should follow a specific pattern ( FIFO) in order to avoid perishing of
goods. The supply chain of perishable goods is a costly affair as it involves refrigeration of
movable and immovable storage. Hence supply chain is one of the most vital parts in
managing the business of perishable goods.

9-14 - Answer: As per the data shared in the passage, the company is facing several problems
in managing the plants and timely procurement of the material. This is because of the
outdated technology the company is using to track their orders and stock on hand atthe plants.
Factors that contributed to the problem: 1. Management doesn't have a continuous focus on
the development of the technology. 2. The technology which was introduced 15 years ago
outdated and since it took a lot of time to implement in the initial stages, the connectivity
between different departments is missing.

9-15 Answer: SAP S/4 HANA would be a better choice for the company as it can be
integrated with multiple platforms of different vendors and customers to have a live tracking
of the orders and materials being procured. Moreover, SAP S/4 HANA provides different
kinds of reports for different purposes like tracking of orders, stock on hand, stock in process
of procurement, stock in transit, reports on various costs involved in procurement and
logistics apart from providing simplified and summarized reports for the management.

9-16 Answer: SAP S/4 HANA can be integrated with multiple platforms for tracking the
customer orders as well as the stock being procured. This gives a better view for the
managers at different levels to plan the activities well in advance and avoid the wastage due
to redundancy of the products. This reduces the timelines which help the company to provide
more fresh products. On the other hand, it bridges the gap between different departments by
providing online information about account receivables and accounts

Some Information of
payable

Clemens Food Group :

- First I will introduce an
overview of Clemens Food
Group. It is headquartered
in Hatfield,
Pennsylvania, Clemons
Food - a vertically
integrated company that
includes antibiotic-
free pig farming, food
manufacturing, logistics
and transportation.
- Clemens Food Group's
brand and service team
include pork product
manufacturers
Hatfield Quality Meats and
Nick's Sausage Company,
as well as logistics and
transportation companies
(PV Transport), and CFC
Logistics Country View
Family Farms.
A pig production and
purchasing company that
manages more than 100
families
contracted pig farms.
- Clemens Food in order to
be profitable that must
have a firm grasp of the
timeliness and
accuracy of orders as well
as very accurate
information about the
status of its products
and warehouse operations
throughout the farm
network and
manufacturing factory.
However, Clemens Food's
legacy systems can no
longer keep up with
production and
support future growth.
Over the years, Joshua
Rennells, Senior Vice
President at
Clemens Food Group, and
his team have been
researching deeply into
new technologies.
Clemens Food developed
and brought SAP software
into the company's
business.
Clemens Food switched to
SAP S / 4HANA as its
successor to its legacy ERP
system which
has been linked with more
than 70 applications.
However, this helps the
company solve
the tough problems that
are in the industry. The
perishability of Clemens
Food's
products makes it
imperative to have key
data available when the
new system goes into
operation to avoid
disruption of production or
shipping capabilities.
Answer a question:
A. Why would supply chain
management be so
important for Clemens
Food Group?
- Since Clemens Food
Group is a perishable
company, the
procurement of raw
materials
and supplying to
customers are bound to
very tight timelines. If the
procurement or
supply is delayed, the
goods cannot be used,
resulting in a huge loss to
the business of
the company.
Furthermore, the storage
time of the goods is also
limited so it is not
possible to store the goods
for a long time and all
supply chain operations
must follow
a specific pattern (FIFO) in
order to avoid perishing of
goods.
- Supply chain perishable
goods is a costly issue, as
it involves refrigeration of
movable
and immovable storage.
Therefore, in the
perishable goods business,
the supply chain
plays the most important
role for Clemens Food
Group.
B. What problem was the
company facing? What
management,
organization, and
technology factors
contributed to the
problem?
STUDOCU 2
A. Why would supply chain management be so important for Clemens Food Group?-Since
Clemens Food Group is a perishable company, the procurement of raw materials and
supplying to customers are bound to very tight timelines. If the procurement or supply is
delayed, the goods cannot be used, resulting in a huge loss to the business of the company.
Furthermore, the storage time of the goods is also limited so it is not possible to store the
goods for a long time and all supply chain operations must follow a specific pattern (FIFO) in
order to avoid perishing of goods. -Supply chain perishable goods is a costly issue, as it
involves refrigeration of movable and immovable storage. Therefore, in the perishable goods
business, the supply chain plays the most important role for Clemens Food Group.

B. What problem was the company facing? What management, organization, and technology
factors contributed to the problem?
-Based on the information in the case study, the company is facing problems related to the
management and purchasing of raw materials timely. The main reason for the aboveproblems
is the company uses outdated technology to keep track of their orders and inventory at
factories.-One of the important factors that caused the company to deal with that problem:1.
Lack of management focus on continuously developing technology for Clemens Food
Group.2. The technology that Clemens Food put into business was used 15 years ago, it is
reallytoo outdated to be strictly managed. Therefore, they spend a lot of time on the initial
stage and lose connection with the phases of different departments.
C. Was SAP S/4HANA a good solution for Clemens Food Group? Explain your answer- SAP
S / 4 HANA is a good choice for Clemens Food at the moment because it is designed to
integrate with the various supplier and customer platforms to control orders and materials
being procured.- Furthermore, the SAP S / 4 HANA program also provides kinds of reports
suitable for a variety of purposes such as tracking orders, shipping goods, goods being
purchased, reports on various costs involved in procurement and logistics apart from
providing simplified and summarized reports for the management.

D. What management, organization, and technology issues had to be addressed to implement

SAP S/4HANA at Clemens Food Group?- SAP S / 4 HANA integrates with many operating
platforms to help Clemens Food control customer orders and the number of goods being
purchased. This helps managers to have a more positive view to plan upcoming activities and
avoid wasting product excess, helping to reduce losses for the company.- Moreover, this also
helps the company to reduce product storage time, helping the company to provide more
fresh products. On the other hand, the gap between the different departments is also narrowed
by providing online information about account receivables and payable accounts payable.

9-13:
-For a company in the perishable goods industry
such as Clemens Food to be profitable, it must have a
firm grasp on the timeliness and accuracy of orders
and very precise information about the status of its
products and warehouse activities throughout its
network of farms and production facilities. If the procurement or supply is delayed, the goods
cannot be used, resulting in a huge loss to the business of the company. Furthermore, the
storage time of the goods is also limited so it is not possible to store the goods for a long time
and all supply chain operations must follow a specific pattern (FIFO) in order to avoid
perishing of goods.
- Clemens Food need a platform for systems to optimize its supply network
and improve scheduling, optimization, and margin visibility in its multi-business operations
Supply chain perishable goods is a costly issue, as it involves refrigeration of movable and
immovable storage. Therefore, in the perishable goods business, the supply chain plays the
most important role for Clemens Food Group.
9-14:
The company is facing problems related to the management and purchasing of raw materials
timely. The main reason for the aboveproblems is the company uses outdated technology to
keep track of their orders and inventory at factories.One of the important factors that caused
the company to deal with that problem:
-Lack of management focus on continuously developing technology for Clemens Food
Group.
-The technology that Clemens Food put into business was used 15 years ago, this legacy
systems were no longer able to keep up with production and support future growth.
Therefore, they spend a lot of time on the initial stage and lose connection with the phases of
different departments.
9-15:
SAP S / 4 HANA is a good choice for Clemens Food at the moment because it is designed to
integrate with the various supplier and customer platforms to control orders and materials
being procured such as:
-Helping the company achieve growth targets
and share data across organizational boundaries with
a fully integrated state-of-the-art system.
-Providing features enterprise resource planning software
meant to cover all day-to-day processes of an enterprise and also integrates portions of SAP
Business Suite products for customer relationship management, supplier relationship
management, and supply chain management.
-SAP S/4HANA is available in onpremises, cloud, and hybrid computing platforms. And,
SAPS/4HANA Finance, along with functionality for materials management and production
planning
Furthermore, the SAP S / 4 HANA program also provides kinds of reports suitable for a
variety of purposes such as tracking orders, shipping goods, goods being purchased, reports
on various costs involved in procurement and logistics apart from providing simplified and
summarized reports for the management.
9-16
Management:
-Legacy system limitations: Their existing ERP system couldn't keep up with production
growth and needed replacing.
-Need for real-time information: Accurate, timely data on yields, costs, and prices were
crucial in the volatile perishable goods industry.
-Increased volume and complexity: The Coldwater plant addition demanded a system capable
of handling larger operations.
Organization:
-Big-bang approach risks: Implementing the entire system at once instead of smaller phases
carried potential disruption risks.
-Master data cleansing: Inaccurate data in the legacy system required a rigorous cleansing
effort before migration.
-Business process re-examination: Integrating the new system effectively required rethinking
some internal processes.
Technology:
-Integration with existing systems: SAP S/4HANA needed to seamlessly integrate with
warehouse management and other existing systems.
-Sales forecasting challenges: Unique industry demands necessitated adapting forecasting
methods to the new system.
-Reporting upgrade: The existing BusinessObjects BI suite needed an upgrade to fully utilize
the new system's capabilities.