1. Explain how reporting systems could be helpful to you.
2. Show the structure of one or two reports that you could use to identify poorly selling models. How would you structure the reports to identify different sales trends in different regions?
3. For one of your reports, write a description of your requirements that is suitable for giving to an IT professional. Be as complete and thorough as you can in describing your needs.
4. Explain how data-mining systems could be helpful to you.
5. How could cluster analysis help you identify poorly-selling brands? How could cluster analysis help you determine differences in sales for different geographic regions? Is the unsupervised nature of cluster analysis an advantage or disadvantage for you?
6. Do you believe there is an application for a KM system for identifying poorly selling brands? Why or why not?
7. Do you believe there is an application for an expert system for identifying poorly selling brands? Why or why not?