"1StudentCourseAssignmentUniversityFaculty2ContentPage NumberExecutive summary 3Introduction3Existing situational assumptions3Structure of business divisions 4Proposed offerings’ description5Information technology and information system requirements6Transaction Processing Systems (TPS) and benefits 7Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and benefits 8Possible flow of consumer engagement in the proposed system8Issues likely to impact consumer engagement9Solutions and Recommendations10Conclusion 11 References 123Executive summaryThe merger of Australia’s popular petrol stations under the common entity Sheltexthrows a number of operational and information systems and information technology relatedchallenges. In order to ensure that the merged entity is able to derive maximum value fromthe merger, it would be important to have a proper segregation of the businesses. Thesegregation of business across the two stations would bring along a new set of challenge interms of ensuring that efficiency and productivity of the processes and systems that wouldprovide servicing for the needs of the consumers. Thus, the company would have to build acombination of efficient and re-designed information technology and information systemswhich are likely to reflect the changing needs of the organization. Thus, managing theportfolio of products and services along with the overall information technology andinformation systems would be the focus of the merged business entity. IntroductionSheltex is looking to develop information systems and information technologyplatforms which are likely to allow the company to build its operations when it undertakesthe critical task of expanding the overall product and service lines. During such expansion ofits products and service offerings, the company would have to invest in required informationtechnology and systems in terms of people and process development that would allow thecompany to leverage the overall potential within the market.Existing situational assumptions The company is looking to merge two popular petrol stations in Australia would haveto ensure the proper management of consumer engagement and establishment of unifiedinformation technology platforms and information systems. Currently, it has been assumed 4that the two petrol stations would be having different and divergent information technologyplatforms and information systems. As such the petrol stations are unlikely to have synergy intheir operations. Without common or synchronized technology parameters it would bedifficult for the organization to integrate the business into a common entity and allow theconsumers the benefit of accessing the products and services of both the organization insimilar manner. What is equally important to note is that such lack of unified informationtechnology and systems structure makes it difficult for the management of the unified entityto manage the overall resources in a comprehensive manner. It is assumed that currently theorganizations are likely to be functioning without synergy between the two merged entities.The primary issue that would prevent the presence of synergy is borne from the non-existenceof common technology platforms. (Papp, 2001)Structure of business divisions It is suggested that information systems and technology considerations are a result ofthe given business divisions that exist within the business entities. As such it would beimportant to consider the structure of the business divisions of the business i.e. Sheltex, post- merger that would create a unified command and business structure. Using the option ofcontinuing one of the stations for the business of vending petrol and other energy variants, theother station would be converted into a small supermarket of sorts which would be vendingproducts across various categories as local retailer. (Villagra, 2005)It is to be noted that such an arrangement would mean that the business would bedivided into two categories. One of the divisions would be that of petrol vending businesswhich would be carried out by Station one and Station two would primarily be converted intoa small supermarket business centre.Since the business divisions would be vastly differentfrom each other there would be issues while managing the diversified business and ensuring "