College of Technology London SBMA7026 -

IMP

IMP Project Proposal

Title: Information Management support for stock management system– A

Case Study: Wilkinson ltd, Watford, Middlesex, UK

Aim of Research This project consists of the following aims:

1. To determine the current policies and actions in the stock
or management system.
2. To obtain evidence in the form of primary data and secondary
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data to analyse the current practices in Wilkinson.
3. To review relevant academic literature for inventory
management.
4. To create a non-technical management report. This will
include recommendations to improve the inventory
management system at Wilkinson.

Research methods Both quantitative and qualitative methodologies will be used. Data
collection will be at the Wilkinson, Watford. Research tasks will
or include the following:
1. Obtaining information from the stock manager about
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Wilkinson current practices.
etc: 2. Interviewing the sales person and take information about
customer feedback.
3. Obtaining the data set from quarterly stock take report.
4. Personal experience of working in the branch.
5. Secondary data: - getting the stock management techniques
from the websites and stock management books.
6. Collecting secondary research data from the previous
published research, journals and articles.

Timetable of work: Week 2 – Week 4:- Interview Stock Manager and sales person to
obtain data sets.
Week 5:- collecting the quarterly stock report and analyze the data.
Week 6:- Review relevant academic literature in order to make a well-
informed set of recommendations to help improve the Inventory
management system at Wilkinson.
Week 7:- Prepare the first draft of the IMP report with Literature
review & Conclusion/Recommendation.
Week 8:- Prepare the second & third draft of the IMP report.
Week 9- Week 10: Revise & Submit the Final draft.
Signed:
Date: 02-03- 2011

Dharmeshkumar Prajapati (093371-89)