Daily Fresh Foods Sdn Bhd

Question 3: Give suggestions on where SMEs should seek for advice on IS/IT. Small Medium Enterprises or SMEs in Malaysia are a vital component of the country's development. The introduction of the New Economy Policy in 1971 that aimed to improve people's welfare, and restructure ethnic economic imbalances is a proof of government's commitment and concern for development of SMEs. Moreover, government's commitment also can be seen in second Industrial Master Plan (IMP2) which ended in 2005 then continued by Third Industrial Master Plan (IMP3) from 2006-2020 directly with country's vision for 2020. From the rapidly growing force in Malaysia's economic, SMEs have act as the drivers of economic growth and innovation. Although the contribution to economy is still relatively small which compare to large firms, SMEs not compete directly against large enterprises because of limited resources. On the other hand, the implementation of IS/IT is important for SMEs businesses such as in management levels, Functions and Operational systems, Manufacturing and Production systems, Sales and Marketing systems, Accounting and Finances systems and Human Resources systems are important to ensure the companies have an opportunity to survive in long term. Thus, SMEs should seek guidance or reference with IS/IT expertise to oversee any business needs. Firstly, SMEs in Malaysia can find guidance from IS/IT consultant companies. In Malaysia, there were a lot IS/IT consultant firms that offered different kind of services base on client problems. The IS/IT consultant that has been recommended for Daily Fresh Foods is Information System Consulting Group or ISCG. With ISCG, this firm implements customer-focused solutions by eliminate the need to choose multiple...

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