Assessment Details:
The report will assess your knowledge of key content areas in information systems. For successful compI1 fthe case study report, you are required to study the material provided (lecture slides, tutorials, and reading materials), engage in the unit’s activities, and in the discussion forums. You are required to propose enterprise resource planning system for Linfox. You need to investigate the feasibility of implementing ERP for Linfox. The prescribed textbook is the main reference along with the recommended reading material. By completing this assessment successfully, you will be able to identify key aspects of information systems. This will help in achieving UL04, UL05, UL06, and UL07.
Exercise
Linfox is an Australian logistics company, headquartered in Melbourne. There are 24,000 employees spanning over twelve countries. Linfox Logistics is Asia pacific’s largest privately-owned logistics. The company needs your help to improve internal business processes and overall business performance of the company. The company is planning to make a significant investrnent in an enterprise resource planning systern (ERP) but need your advice prior to making a decision to integrate all of its business processes. The company wants to integrate business processes in manufacturing and production, finance and accounting, sales and marketing, and human resources. In addition the company want to reduce labour costs, IT expenses and improve interactions between staff and companies. In deciding whether the ERP system suit the company needs, you are required to conduct literature research and include the following in the report:
- What is meant by an ERP system? 2. Discuss business value of ERP system for Linfox. 3. Using an example (s), discuss how does ERP system work for Linfox. You can also illustrate with a diagram. 4. Identify leading ERP software and select the best ones that suit the company needs. Explain your decision. 5. Do research on the cost of the ERP system for large company such as Linfox. Make comparisons of ERP vendors that are classified as Tier I, II or III according to the type of customers they target. Which Tier do you think is suitable for Linfox business needs? Explain your selection. 6. Identify and discuss challenges to the successful implementation of ERP system for Linfox.
• Penalty for Late submission: a deduction of 5% of the total mark shall be imposed on each of the next subsequent days.
- Let Ac, Ap denote respectively the Deltas of a call option and a put option with the same strike and time-to maturity. Calculate the difference Ac — Ap and show that it is independent of the value of the strike price. 2. A trader has the following portfolio, where option contracts are for one share. • Long 1-year put with strike $80 • Long 1-year call with strike $120 Assume that the price of the underlying asset is $100. Volatility is 20%, rate=1%, dividend yield 0%. a. Calculate the value of the portfolio. b. What will be the value if the stock drops 25% in 1 month? c. What will be the value if the stock drops 25% and the volatility goes up to 45 % in a month? d. What will be the new value of the portfolio Delta in scenario c.?
- Assume that a stock is trading at $100, and that it will pay a single cash dividend of $2 exactly one month from now. Interest rate = 1.5%. Calculate the 3-month forward price. If the 3-month put with strike K=$100 is worth $2. What would be the value of the call with the same strike? 4. A trader has the following portfolio: • Long 1-year put with strike $80 • Short 1-year call with strike $120 • Long 1 share of stock. (Option contracts are for 1 share).
Assume that the price of the underlying asset is $100. Volatility is 20%, rate=1%, dividend yield 0%.
a. Calculate the value of the portfolio. b. What would be the maximum gain that the trader could incur in a month? Explain how. c. What would be the maximum loss the trader could have in 1 month? Explain. 5. Bonus question. Assumptions are like in 4. The portfolio is: • Short 1-year call with strike $120 • Long 1 share of stock. (Option contracts are for 1 share). a. Price the portfolio. b. Under what scenarios will the trader make a profit by holding the portfolio for 1 year?
2 As an individual, you are required to submit responses to the following questions: Identify and describe the two companies you have researched; their core business activities and the countries and/or industries in which they operate. (15 marks) What differences are evident between the two companies in terms of the range of issues dealt with in their social reports and the depth of coverage on specific issues? Please note — this question does not ask for a description or summary of the content of each company’s reports. Instead, you need to analyse the types of information, the major themes, the presentation, formatting and tone of each report — and explain the ways in which the reports are similar to each other and the ways in which they are different. (15 marks) …Discuss which of the Sustainable Development Goals you believe are most relevant to these companies, their industries and the countries in which they operate. Discuss the extent to which these SDGs were addressed, explicitly or implicitly, in the CSR/Sustainability reports of your companies? (15 marks) …Based on your analyses of your companies’ sustainability/CSR reporting, identify in which Sustainability Phase/s (Dunphy, Griffiths & Benn) each of your companies sit. Explain your reasons for these assessments. (15 marks) Discuss the extent to which the social reports provided by these companies reflect their stated values. (15 marks) Briefly reflect on your group’s discussions of these companies. In what ways did the ideas presented by your group confirm your own conclusions, influence your thinking and/or present another perspective to you? Please note: this question does not ask for a summary of what your group decided or who said what. This requires reflection on how your thinking, understandings and perceptions developed through your engagement with your group. (15 marks)
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