The Clean Breathe is a supplier of cleaning products to a number of different Industry and commercial sectors. Does not manufacture the cleaning products Itself but purchases them from appropriate manufacturers, repackages them and sells them on. Provides different grade cleaning products to a number of very different sectors.
For example, food processing industries, hotels, catering organizations, hospitals and public organizations such as leisure centers and schools.The needs of each of the different sectors serviced by are very different, ND each sector is, therefore, treated entirely separately from the others. A catalogue detailing the cleaning products available Is produced for each of the sectors - a restaurant would not be Interested In purchasing the type of cleaning products used to clean equipment used by a plastics manufacturer, for example. A team of telesales staff is assigned to each of the sectors to advise potential customers and take orders.However, supporting the sales and querying functions of each of the sectors is an organization-wide stock control system which aims to ensure that orders for any leaning products may be fulfilled as quickly as possible. Has been In operation since 1982.
Over the years the company has grown, and it has a loyal customer base. In 2005, bought out Its main rival, Scrub away All-right LTD (SAL), and began to merge operations. This merger involved streamlining operations and reducing the workforce where necessary.Today, is the leading supplier of cleaning products to I- industries and has an annual turnover of NEO million. During 2006, the Managing Director of came under attack from the executive board because of he vast amount of money spent on unsuccessful I.
T. Projects during the last three years (approximately million), As a result of the board's concerns, an external management consultant undertook a review of the Company generally and the I. S. Development functions specifically.
He reported back the following: General company review The merger of SAL with has led to two distinct organizational cultures that need to be integrated. , the merger of the two companies, and resulting streamlining of operations, has led to employee dissatisfaction and Insecurity that Is early affecting individual performance. There Is obvious discord between the executive board and the day-to-day management group, and this is beginning to impact upon planning and decision-making for the future. The Information Systems (IS) Department is viewed by the rest of the organization as distinct and aloof.
Department Heads appear to have little faith in the service offered by the IS department. Information Systems Engineering By different industry and commercial sectors. Does not manufacture the cleaning products itself but purchases them from appropriate manufacturers, repackages detailing the cleaning products available is produced for each of the sectors - a restaurant would not be interested in purchasing the type of cleaning products used cleaning products may be fulfilled as quickly as possible.
