During my coursework I will be inventing an Ict system for Mr Robert black as he has approached me to help his new catering company ‘mobile lunches 4u’. There are a few business parks around the local area where Mr Black has decided that there are opportunities for a mobile catering business, selling snacks and drinks at lunchtimes to people who work at offices in the business parks. Mr Black has been running this business for about 6 months but has had trouble keeping records of his income and expenditure. This problem has occurred because since Mr Black has started is business he wrote everything by hand, he has faced problems like he was unable to read his writing due to messy writing and this caused most data to be read wrong which …show more content…
Secondly, it is the company’s accountant which deals with the company’s annual finance. However under Mr Blacks assistant it is the manager who is given the role to take care of the company’s day to day finance. Under the manager there are four people, firstly it is the employees the people who stock the shelf and assist and help the customer’s. Secondly, it is the cashier who works at the till and scans the items and takes the money of the customers and gives them change if needed. Thirdly, it is the stock keeper he is in charge of keeping track of the stock. Fourthly, it is the suppliers the people or company that supplies item to mobile lunches 4u. My Ict system will be used mostly by four people the manager, the cashier, the employees, the stock keeper. My system is going to be used by the manager because he will have to look at the day to day profit or loss that we are making at that is on my Ict system. The cashier uses the system so that each item can be deducted from the stock page which will overall give up out total cost. Also, the employees need my system so that if a customer is looking for an item they can give the item code to the employees and they go on my Ict system and enter the code if that item is in store then the costumer can buy that item. Moreover, the stock keeper will also need to use the Ict system due to he will have to track the order which can be done in the system because the order
Consider the overall purpose of the system and at least two system options or alternative versions of the system capable of satisfying organisational requirements.
Failure to manage a payroll effectively may cause many problems for the company and its employees. It could mean loss of money, integrity, and trust between both parties.
This is important because the same system is used in all working plants, monthly assessments and calculations will be done by employees to regulate and determine many factors. These factors include their reactions to the new system and the productivity and efficiency of the system. It is job of managers to provide the collective data to the consultants, who are responsible to evaluate and make changes that are required and necessary. Changes recorded will be reported back to the managers from them. Changes will be announced to their employees and a detailed feedback report about re-evaluation will be emailed after a week to the staff. The new customer information system will be successful as employees from every level are working together on a same
Company Accountant (CA) who manages the accounts department including 11 other staff members, produces monthly management accounts, approves payments to suppliers
An information system is a base in today’s business world. Everything is electronic. In various businesses, the survival and ability to succeed strategic business goals is challenging without extensive use of information system. Businesses improve the efficiency of their operations in order to accomplish higher profitablity. Besides that, information systems are important tools available to managers for achieving higher levels of efficiency and productiviy in business operations. For an example, Zara uses the PDA technology to gather customer feedback and input.
Whilst there are many challenges inherent in development of such systems, these systems can offer businesses a number of advantages such as a competitive tool to develop new products and services, integrate with suppliers, compete against rivals, and make effective and efficient changes to business operations. There is a diversity of sophisticated hardware, software and communications technologies, used in information systems in today’s business which makes it sometimes difficult to classify these systems in any one category. Whilst the function of information system can overlap they all seek to benefits business by supporting business processes and operations, supporting decision making by employees and manager and supporting strategies for competitive advantages (Chad, Yu-An & Shu-Woan 2007).
Middle management: consists of the HOD, marketing managers, finance managers, and executive officers. Their main tasks will be: mangers must report to the top management, Logan logistics managers will give a monthly report about the progress that the organisation is making concerning distribution of resources and profits. Another task is to direct the supervisors of lower management by developing duties that needs to be carried out. Lastly managers should be responsible about how they distribute resources and that they are utilised
A functional organizational structure administers a ranking with one or more than one manager(s) manage the overall operation (Barrows and Powers, 2008). Then, there are operational department and functional department. In the operational department, there are a unit that assists the business’s operation. Those operational groups are food preparation group, food and beverage services group, accommodation services group and front of house services group. On the other hand, for the functional group, there are human resource, finance, marketing, research and development, security and maintenance. Human resource department's main role is to focus on the labour issue such as providing training and management of the labour. Finance Department manages the financing of the return rate, cash flow and controlling the expenditures of the business. Marketing departments works on the advertising and promoting the business’s goods and services to the targeted audiences. Research and development department are mainly on the improvement or innovation of the overall business operation quality. Security department are on the duty of secure the safety of the business and maintenance department are focus on repairing defects and execute daily or monthly maintenance on the appliance or machinery used in the
For the business answer for being helpful, there are different things that Kelly needs to know. The main thing is to distinguish the upper hand of the corporate association against every one of its rivals. Additionally, to be secured in this paper is the proposed Information Technology arrangement and its usage procedure. There are different things which when enhanced can give Kelly Salon 's the competitive edge over other business associations offering comparative administrations. These components incorporate the one 's plot underneath:
Dollar Video is a small video rental store in northeast Pennsylvania. The store’s inventory consists of over twenty thousand DVD and VHS videos covering fifteen different genres. Their customer base is over one thousand and the store grosses over thirty thousand dollars monthly. The business currently runs on a pen and paper inventory management systems. Customer video checkouts and check-ins are logged in a notebook ledger. The customer is given a membership ID cards when they register. The ID cards contains a sequential ID number and the customers basic information such as name, address and phone number. Sales are recorded by counting the manual cash register till once at mid-day and at the end of the business day. The establishment of a new housing subdivision close to the store’s location has significantly increased the store business and hence they can no longer keep up their customer database, inventory management, and daily sales monitoring with their current information management system. As their hired computer system consultant, I immediately recommended switching over to a computer based Point of Sale (POS) system to record sales. The next phase of upgrades will be to integrate the sales system with a database.
The right kind of Information System must be used in order to improve the company's performance and assure that they achieve their goals and priorities efficiently.
In today 's corporate world information system has come to play a very critical role in a business. An information system is used to collect, processes, store, analyse, and disseminate information for a specific purpose. (Turban, 2004) It includes inputs and outputs, and it processes the inputs by using technology, normally
As new, innovative technologies emerge within the business landscape, entrepreneurs and stakeholders must learn to adopt and exploit the opportunities that they present. With more businesses aligning their strategy with the digital environment, we are starting to discover a new way of conducting business from the converging of both the virtual and physical world. Technologies such as cloud computing, the Internet of Things (IoT), and pervasive business analytics are all improving, as well as disrupting, how contemporary organizations manage information. Organizations such as Netflix, Black & Decker, Boston Scientific, and IBM are just a few companies that have implemented these solutions in order remain competitive in a fast-changing
Abstract: To date the ICT industry could be seen as one of the top sectors in the country for graduate women employment in terms of creating high quality jobs & it can enforce the strength empowering the rural women in deed. As caregivers, communicators and providers women play a major role in the society. Information & Communications Technologies (ICTs) help to co-ordinate some aspects of rural women’s life in developing states. As the women education rate & job participation is growing gradually in Bangladesh, women’s participations & contributions in decision-making male-dominated ICT environment are of growing importance.It is revealed by this paper that the knowledge revolution, led by information and communication technology, lies at the heart of economic development of Bangladesh, especially for the neglected rural women. As half of the population of Bangladesh is women & 80% of women live in pastoral area. As maximum women are illiterate & the fact is alarming that the literate women or even though the educated women are unable to access in the ICT based knowledge for their insufficient knowledge about ICT. The inability to access and use of ICT by women is a barrier to the creation of knowledge-based society in Bangladesh. It is identified by this paper that in order to create an ICT-driven knowledge society & to empower the women of rural areas Bangladesh needs a knowledgeable workforce, government step, support, incentives & concentration so that transparent and
Nowadays the role of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), especially internet in the education sector plays an important role, especially in the process of empowering the technology into the educational activities. Education sector can be the most effective sector to anticipate and eliminate the negative impact of ICT. Technology (internet) in another side can be the most effective way to increase the student’s knowledge.