Orientation guide for a supply chain coordinator, case company Stora Enso Oyj

Abstract

The main objective of the thesis was to design and create an orientation guide for a supply chain coordinator working at Stora Enso Imatra Mills Consumer Board. The thesis was done as a practice-based thesis which consisted of two parts: a functional work, also known as development work, and a written report describing the thesis process. Practice-based theses target and detect problems in the contracting firm and provide solutions.

Data for the orientation guide were mostly collected by the enterprise resource planning system called Fenix. The theoretical framework included key concepts, such as enterprise resource planning (ERP), supply chain management (SCM) and practice-based thesis. The information in the theory section was mostly gathered from literature, journals, articles, newspapers, and online sources.

The final outcome of this thesis was divided into two parts. The first part, an orientation guide, was given to the company and the second part, a written report describing the process was designed for reporting purposes for the Saimaa University of Applied Sciences. The outcome of the thesis was a concrete tool for the company’s orientation process, assisting not only new employees but also existing employees performing necessary and key functions. Overall, the orientation guide amounted to 88 pages and the thesis report to 44 pages.