Suppose you are responsible for the design of a new order entry and sales analysis system for a national chain of auto part stores. Each store has a PC that supports office functions. The company also has regional managers who travel from store to store working with the local managers to promote sales. 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. Stores place orders to replenish stock on a daily basis, based on sales history and inventory levels. The company uses the Internet to connect store PCs into the companys main computer. Each regional manager has a laptop computer to also connect with stores and the main office.

Recommend a technology architecture for supporting the business activities of the company.

The recommendation should include the following:

Brief summary of the business and business requirements

Description of the major systems 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