A major retail store spent $24 million dollars on a large, private satellite communication system that provides state-of-the-art voice, data, and video transmission between stores and regional headquarters. When an item gets sold, the scanner software updates the inventory system in real time. As a result, store transactions are passed on to regional and national headquarters instantly, which keeps inventory records up to date. One of the stores major competitors has an older system in which transactions are uploaded at the end of a business day. The first company feels that its method of instant communication and feedback allows it to react more quickly to changes in the market, giving the company a competitive advantage. For example, if an early winter snowstorm causes stores across the upper Midwest to start selling high-end (and high-profit) snow throwers quite quickly, the companys nearest warehouse can prepare next-day shipments to maintain a good inventory balance, while the competitor may not move quite as quickly and thus lose out on such quick inventory turnover.

Course Project Phase 1 Checklist:

Title Page (Project title, Students name, Instructors name, Term, Year, University)

Table of content (to be updated during every Phase)

Introduction

System you are proposing

Planning Information System Project

Information System Request

Project Planning Summary. Should include Workplan, Staffing plan, Standards list, and Risk Analysis (must contain an explanation, numerical data, and supported with research)

System Analysis: Feasibility Study (please, use book guidance Figure 1-7, support claims with research and data)

Technical Feasibility

Economic Feasibility

Organizational Feasibility