Bead Bar Network Design

Bead Bar: Network Design

The purpose of this project is to identify a computerized system that will align with the Bead Bar’s company goals. The Bead Bar is a company that supplies customers with workshops and materials to produce their own costume jewelry using items such as wire, beads and string. The Bead Bar is 1.5 million dollar company founded in 1998 that employee 15 full-time employees and 20 part-time employees.
The company has three divisions that consist of studios, franchises, and Bead Bar on Board. The studio division oversees the company owned six studios across the Eastern part of the United States.   The franchise division is in charge of managing the supply requirements of the five franchises. The last division is Bead Bar on Board, which designs the portable studios that are located on crew ships. (Malaga, 2005)
The bead bar would like to expand their organization however, the current processes cumbersome and not necessarily accurate. In order to develop an information system that can handle future growth and allow better communication between outside sales offices and the head office certain steps need to be followed.
The executives of Bead bar would like the ability to communicate to every location, and pull information such as inventory and sales. The basic requirements are as follows: network without noticeable cables in the studios, connection between headquarters and all studio locations, and access to corporate network remotely, improve data collection from all locations, electronic retrieval of sales information, and improved work flow systems to reduce paperwork.
Their interests also include a strong database to store information from sales and inventory to personnel information. Proper infrastructure design and implementation is imperative to meet all the Bead Bar’s requirements.   The steps listed below are recommended in order to meet the needs of the Bead Bar and provide a solution to the companies information challenge.... [continues]

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