Introduction to Information Systems

Richard Jones MIS300-0603A-02: Introduction to Information Systems
Phase 3 tasks 1 Components of technology systems Questions 1-4 for Group project, part 2:
1.       In terms of hardware, software, databases, telecommunications, and the Internet, what specific recommendations are you prepared to make to Sewtown to improve the speed, accuracy, and reliability of their information system?
  Hardware recommendations:

1. Central Servers for each of the six stores
2. install 100 mbps NIC CARDS FOR ALL COMPUTERS ALL STORES
3. Ethernet switches, routers and bridges will be needed to assist the data as it moves from computer to computer whether within the store or for communication between all six stores.
4. Make sure that all computers company wide will meet the hard ware requirements for what ever software we will use.  

Software recommendations:

In my opinion Microsoft Dynamics would do an adequate job in fulfilling our needs, some of its features are listed below:
Analytics
Manage budgets, create and consolidate reports, and look for trends and relationships in any part of your business (Microsoft Dynamics, website, 2006).
Customer Relationship Management
Manage customer groups, create and launch marketing campaigns, track customer activity, and organize sales and after-sales (Microsoft Dynamics, website, 2006).
Distribution:
Tracking inventory, order, and purchasing management; sales forecasting, e-commerce; and warehouse management(Microsoft Dynamics, website, 2006).
E-commerce
Let customers and suppliers do business with you anytime through Web sites or by connecting their system directly to yours (Microsoft Dynamics, website, 2006).
Field Service Management
Set up and manage service contracts, enter and track service calls, view schedules, and optimize workloads across resources (Microsoft Dynamics, website, 2006).
Financial Management
Control your general ledger, payables, receivables, inventory, sales process, purchasing, fixed... [continues]

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