Module code:- IMAT5264
Title of the Assignment:- Candy Assignment
This coursework item is :- Summative
The learning outcomes that are assessed by this coursework are:
1.Identify the required components of a BI system by systematic analysis of a perceived problem area appraisal of available techniques and tools and the critical evaluation of developed systems.
2.Conceptual under standing of a range of predictive analysis techniques critically evaluating current research and new insights.
3. Design appropriate BI systems using appropriate BI approaches.
IMAT5264 Business Intelligence Application & Development Assignment-De Montfort University UK

This coursework is:
Your task is to prepare a management report in which to illustrate to management how the techniques of forecasting optimisation and simulation and Business Intelligence more broadly could be useful to the organisation.

As management know little of these techniques you need to demonstrate how they will work in practice. For this purpose data has been supplied for you to carry out some of the techniques. Further details of the task and deliverables are given overleaf.

East Midlands Candy
East Midlands Candy (EMC) is a small local confectionary manufacturer founded in Leicester UK in 1850. Over the years the organisation has evolved to produce a range of sweet products including chocolates crisps and snacks and range of cakes supplied to sweet shops vending machine companies hotels and cinemas. There is also a retail section which is offered through a network of branches found in tow+6 ns, cities and in large sub urbs throughout in the East Midlands.

A new Chief executive has recently been appointed following the retirement of the previous CEO. The new senior management team is now keen to upgrade the organisations IT provision to become more market focused and efficient. As part of this initiative the management is considering setting up a new department of ‘Business Under standing’. The purpose of this department is to assist management to under stand customers better and to make justified decisions on operational management. This department will undertake Business Intelligence related activities and in particular will be focused on using techniques in forecasting linear programming and simulation in relation to the company’s activities.

Your task is to prepare a management report in which to illustrate to management how the techniques of fore casting optimisation linear programming and simulation and Business Intelligence could be useful to the organisation.

As management know little of these techniques you need to demonstrate how they will work in practice. For this purpose data has been supplied for you to carry out some of the techniques.

The report should be broken down into four parts as detailed overleaf. Your report should include your workings and/or spreadsheets for the practical exercises and a reference list. These could include hand written and scanned LP formulations, excel spreadsheets and a list of references used. We will have access to your SAS BI work on the SAS server so you do not need to supply any thing other than the screen shots of your SAS BI work within your report.