Project Description: Creating a New Company Information System
Gerald had never established a computer system in his home, let alone in his office. His small business was suffering, and his three employees encouraged Gerald to set up a basic yet powerful information system that would enable him to keep track of orders, inventory, payroll data, and client account information. Selling dried beans procured from organic farms around the United States and a recovering carnivore, Gerald had also been a techno-phobe for years. His employees had to do most of the work setting up the computer system, starting from scratch. The following is a description of how Gerald set up his company's information system and made selling beans easier.After telling Gerald that his would unfortunately be neither an artificial intelligence system nor one that used robotics, Jane, John, and Ollie purchased the fundamental pieces of hardware from a local electronics chain store. "You really only need the basics of an office system: including an accounting system, an inventory control system, payroll system, and order entry system. Robotics and artificial intelligence are unnecessary to sell beans," they said. Next, the team phoned the local cable provider and procured Cable Internet access and the requisite cable mode
In addition to inputting data into the payroll, accounting, and inventory systems, the team wanted to design a Web site for Gerald so that he could drum up more business. Jane was put in charge of page layout, which she gleaned from Web sites that she liked. She also created an animated GIF and a java applet for use on the home page of the web site. The team then showed Gerald how to run his antivirus program to scan for any computer virus, computer worm, or Trojan Horse that could threaten the system or network. Ollie also acquired some free anti-spyware and anti-malware software to help the company secure information privacy and prevent against identity theft. Once all the safeguards were in place, the network was up and running. Jane, John, and Ollie worked together on system development and system design. All three would also serve together as systems analysts and perform systems maintenance. If any system failure occurred that was beyond the capabilities of Jane, John, or Ollie, they would phone a local expert. John, with his marketing background, preferred to be less involved in the Web site design and more involved in customer relationship management (CRM). Writing an e-book about the different beans that Gerald sold, including kidney, pinto, and lima, John also did most of
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Approximate Word count = 870
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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