INMT5501 Ozark Case

What problem was Ozark facing?

• The company was losing revenue.

• The company was losing employees.

• The company was experiencing record growth.

• The company was experiencing stagnant growth

What are the two markets served by Ozark?

• Commercial animanls (livestock)

• Companion animals

• Wildlife

• Aquatic Animals

Using Ross et al.'s IT landscape model, in which stage would you categorize Ozark's current IT landscape?

• Business Silo

• Standardised technology

• Optimised core

• Business modularity

Using Jacob and Whybaks’ model, how would you describe Ozark’s current operations in terms of flexibility and centralization?

• High flexibility, High Centralization

• High flexibility, Low Centralization

• Low flexibility, High Centralization

• Low flexibility, Low Centralization

What were Ozark’s intention for an ERP system?

• To reduce the number of employees it needs to have

• To enable the company to create a new line of business

• To introduce formalized structure to the business

• To manage expected growth more efficiently

Which of the following correctly describes Proposal 1?

• Go for full implementation of ERP system (full overhaul of IT infrastructure)

• Implement only some of the modules of an ERP software package

  (incremental overhaul)

• Implements stand-alone applications that could be integrated into a core ERP system

• Not to implement ERP software package

Which of the following correctly describes Proposal 2?

• Go for full implementation of ERP system (full overhaul of IT infrastructure)

• Implement only some of the modules of an ERP software package (incremental overhaul)

• Implements stand-alone applications that could be integrated into a core ERP system

• Not to implement ERP software package

Which of the following correctly describes Proposal 3?

• Go for full implementation of ERP system (full overhaul of IT infrastructure)

• Implement only some of the modules of an ERP software package (incremental overhaul)

• Implements stand-alone applications that could be integrated into a core ERP system

• Not to implement ERP software package