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Background

Mr. Z (real name Josh Zubkoff) runs a successful chain of cheese (and wine) shops in Oregon that specialize in Oregon artisan cheeses. He also sells his cheeses over the internet. He is considering expanding his business, but he thinks his current accounting and financial systems are restricting his ability to expand. He has come to you for assistance.

Instructions

Your supervisor met with Mr. Z and discussed his requirements in detail. At that meeting, they agreed on the following deliverables for your project.

1. Document process activity using BPMN. After gaining an understanding of Zs business processes, you will document current processes using business process modeling notation (BPMN). This involves documenting at least five current business processes. These diagrams will serve multiple purposes. Mr. Z expects to use them to train new employees. Plus, they will provide information about potential improvements to those processes by the efficient use of information technology. Additionally, they will also highlight areas where Mr. Z is exposed to unnecessary risks in his business.
2. Prepare an integrated data model using UML class diagrams and the REA framework. This data model will serve as the blueprint for Zs prototype database that you will also develop.
3. Prepare a prototype database for Mr. Z. He has agreed to provide financial data from his business for the 1^st quarter of his fiscal year. That data will be in EXCEL format. You will move the data into Access, structure it appropriately, and set relationships consistent with your data model.
4. Prepare financial reports using your database. You will prepare queries as necessary to provide the following reports and management information:
   1. Z Cheddr income statement for the 1^st quarter. Remember that Z uses accrual accounting.
   2. Z Cheddr balance sheet as of the end of the 1^st quarter.
   3. Income statements for each Z Cheddr store for the 1^st quarter.
   4. Analysis of product sales and profitability for the 1^st quarter. Determine product turnover and profitability for each inventory item.
5. Evaluate the financial performance of Z Cheddr for the 1^st quarter. Use your Access queries but also prepare formal financial statements and appropriate ratios to evaluate performance against the industry and past performance.
6. Assess the business case for use of information technology in Zs business. Mr. Z wants to move to a cloud-based accounting system, such as Netsuite. He wants to upload transactions daily from new smart cash registers in each store.

Project Resources

You will need to make use of the following files as you work through the project:

• Summary of Z Cheddr interviews
• Additional interview to outline the financial reporting process
• Excel spreadsheet of Z Cheddr's current data
• Additional Excel spreadsheet of Z Cheddr's historical data

Additionally, the following files have been provided for assistance:

• Instructions on how to move data from Excel to Access
• List of modeling software
• List of project management software

Requirements

Complete the Z Cheddr project using the instructions and resources listed above. For your Connect assignment, Sections 1 and 2 should be attempted after you have completed Project Deliverable 2 listed above. Section 3 should be attempted after you have completed Project Deliverable 3.

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Section 2

Required:

Review the Excel data, prepare the UML class diagram (REA) for Z Cheddr and then choose the correct fields to complete the Z Cheddr table listing below using the following attributes:

Resources Cash = Inventory Stores = account# (PK), bank, description, balance jan 1 name, retail price, beginning cost, current suppliers, pkg cheese invent=, pkg lbs cheese, pkg wine Invents, pkg bottles wine, average cost store (PK), store city, date opened, state owned?, acquired year, monthly rent, original cost, useful life, street address 1, street address 2, city, state, zip vans (PK), vehicle identification number (VIN), acquired year, make, original cost, useful life in years, estimated residual value, annual depreciation, Vans = Events Cash Receipts = Cash Disbursements Administrative = Cash Disbursements Inventory = Payroll Promotions = Purchases Administrative = Cash Receipt (PK). Customers (FK), Store (FK), Sale Type, Account= (FK). receipt amount, credit card charge amount check# (PK). date, employees (FK), accounts (FK), amount checka (PK), date, suppliers (FK). employees (FK). amount check={PK), check paying employees (FK). paid employees (FK). date, accounts (FK), store# (FK), gross pay, employee FICA, employer FICA, employee Medicare (MC) contribution, employer MC contribution, federal tax withholding (WH), state tax WH, net pay, total FICA, total MC contribution promotion control invent (FK), employees (FK), date, quantity (PK). purchase (PK), date, suppliers (FK). stores (FK), employees (FK), check (FK). amount purchase order (PK), suppliers (FK), order date, received date, ordering employees (FK). stored (FK) Order# (PK). Order Customer (FK). Order Emp# (FK), Pack Emp# (FK). Van# (FK). Date Sale Type, Cash . Ship Rate per Order Receipt (FK. timecard# (PK), timecard date, scheduling employees (FK), employees (FK), store# (FK), number of hours, hourly pay transfer controlPK). Purchases Inventory Sales = Timecards - R. Sales = Timecards = Transfers to Stores = Orders (PK). Order Date, Customers (FK). Order Emp= (FK). Pack Emp# (FK). Van (FK). Sale Type, Cash Ship Rate per Order Receipt# (FKA timecards (PK), timecard date, scheduling employees (FK), employees (FK), stores (FK), number of hours, hourly pay transfer control(PK). delivering employees (FK), receiving store (FK). date, van# (FK). invente (FK), quantity transferred supplier (PK), supplier name, category, phone, address, city, state, zip customers (PK), customer name, address, city, state, zip, email, contact, phone, password, credit card, credit cards, customer type employee (PK), first name, last name, job . schedule, hourly category pay suppliers (PK), supplier name, address, phone, website Agents Administrative Suppliers = Customers Employees = Wine and Cheese Suppliers = Type Images Job Categories = Work Schedules = Linking Tables Physical Inventory Counts = Sales Items = Purchases Inventory Items - job category (PK). count of employees in this job category, basic pay for this category schedule (PK). stores + invent=(PK). QOH beginning, QOH ending (PK). Quantity Sold, Sale Price, Item Amount purchase ordere + invente (PK), quantity, Item Amount