Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare e-business systems and procedures
- Supply chain requirements are identified and validated as required.
- Technology requirements are identified.
- Technology is brought online in accordance with requirements and budget.
- Policies and procedures are designed to guide business relations and operations in accordance with supply chain requirements.
- Supporting business processes and outputs are designed or re-designed to support requirements of the e-business supply chain.
- Information and development support is provided to staff, customers and suppliers to assist in implementation the requirements of the e-business supply chain.
- Implement e-business systems and procedures
- Production processes required by e-business supply chain are implemented.
- Online purchasing, selling and payments are conducted as required by the e-business supply chain with reference to associated risk management strategies and relevant legal and ethical requirements.
- Business processes and data flows required by the e-business supply chain are identified and adjusted as required.
- Actions to build trust and foster a supply chain culture are implemented in accordance with supply chain ethos.
- Monitor and review e-business systems and procedures
- E-business innovation/s are integrated into the business and monitored to gauge their usefulness and maximise implementation.
- E-business innovation is reviewed in consultation with users and recommendations for improvement or further innovation documented and evaluated.
- Business data and reports are used to compare outcomes, budgets, timelines and forecasts to actual performance.
- Technology performance is reviewed and recommendations made for improvements to hardware, software and/or their use in accordance with e-business strategy and budget.
- Feedback and evaluation results are used to plan and improve future supply chain management strategies.