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.

System Analysis: Use Cases & Primary Output

Create Use Cases (see textbook, pg 128)

Explanation of Use Case Elements (how do they a relate to each other or anything specific about them)

Use Case Analysis (a detailed examination of the use cases in order to understand its nature and essential features)

Use Case Summary