1) You are responsible for the design of a new order entry and sales analysis system for a national chain of auto part stores.

2) Each store has a PC that supports office functions.

3) The company also has regional managers who travel from store to store working with the local managers to promote sales.

4) There are four national offices for the regional managers, who each spend about 1 day a week in their office and 4 on the road.

5) Stores place orders to replenish stock daily, based on sales history and inventory levels.

6) The company uses the Internet to connect store PCs into the company’s main computer.

7) Each regional manager has a laptop computer to also connect with stores and the head office.

Task: To recommend a technology architecture for supporting the business activities of the company.

Your paper should include the following:

• Summary of the business and business requirements

• Description of the major system’s components/document developments/tasks required during using the SDLC methodology

• Identification of challenges and roadblocks that you would anticipate if implementing this project

• Definition of how the systems’ analysts (you and your team) will interact with users, management, and other information systems professionals to develop this plan (i.e. questionnaires, interviews, etc.).

• Summary of recommendation and justification as the best solution