For your white paper, you may use the same company you selected for another assessment or select a different company from this list: Amazon. Apple.

For your white paper, you may use the same company you selected for another assessment or select a different company from this list:

• Amazon.
• Apple.
• Boeing.
• L. L. Bean.
• Intel.
• General Motors.
• Starbucks.
• Walgreens.
• Walmart.
• Your workplace (if your company sells more than $50 million per year).

Conduct your research and write about the selected company's information management system (IMS). Include the following:

• Analyze the company's information management system and relate the IMS to the company's business objectives.
• Analyze how technology is used for managing the company’s transportation and warehousing network using relevant examples.
• Analyze how the company's IMS provides a competitive advantage over the competition and summarize the unique features that create customer satisfaction.
• Analyze how the IMS helps coordinate between supply chain partners and provide an example of how the coordination leads to exceptional service.
• Analyze how an IMS helps monitor orders and inventory levels and satisfy customers using relevant real-world examples.
• Analyze why managing information is equally or more important to the company than moving products by relating the impact of information management to productivity, efficiency, and profitability.

Your assessment should also meet the following requirements:

• Format: Submit a professional and well-organized Word document.
• Length: 5–6 double-spaced pages.
• Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12-point.
• APA format: Use current APA style and formatting for in-text citations and references.
•  References: 3–4 sources are required.