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4.4 Project layout and implementation phases

The IMC Board’s business vision and objectives are very challenging and

ambitious. The project team is worried about the limited development time frame

of six months. With the support of a consulting company, the project team

developed the following strategy to implement the business vision and

objectives:

򐂰 Development of an integrated supplier portal to exploit supply chain

management (SCM). The supplier portal has to combine the market power of

all IMC companies and to coordinate procurement worldwide.

򐂰 Development of an integrated customer portal offering information and

applications of all IMC brands and additional services, such as:

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