Nazar Foods Company: Business Process Redesign Under Supply Chain Management Context


Polatoglu V. N.

JOURNAL OF CASES ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, vol.8, no.1, pp.49-62, 2006 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 8 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2006
  • Doi Number: 10.4018/jcit.2006010104
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF CASES ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.49-62
  • Keywords: business process redesign, IS implementation approaches, IT management, supply chain management
  • Anadolu University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Nazar Group of Companies has been a leading producer and distributor of cookies, crackers, cakes, chocolate, and other products in Turkey for more than 40 years. This case is about the group's management roles in transforming the companies into a more consumer-focused orientation using supply chain management philosophy as a strategic framework. Descriptions of supporting business systems were summarized along with the challenges and problems facing managers in effective utilization of these systems in practice.