Burbank Boards Executive Summary TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 PROBLEM DEFINITION 4 NEW SYSTEM GOALS 6 NEW SYSTEM CONSTRAINTS 7 NEW SYSTEM PERFORMANCE CRITERIA 8 TEXAS TOOL - COMPOSER 9 ENTITY-RELATIONSHIP DIAGRAMS 10 ACTIVITY HIERARCHY DIAGRAMS 11 RIO Introduction Current system New system · objectives · recommendation · benefits of the new system · how it will solve problems · implementation · tools used to document the new system, e.g. of the problem at the Burbank Boards:1. Redundancy of Effort · Telemarketers enter order data into sales order forms and then enter much of the same data into their terminals. · Buyers fill out purchase order request forms and then data entry operators enter the same data. · Production orders are entered using paper forms and this data is then entered into the computer.2. Poor system responsiveness · Customer orders are not executed as they are received. Instead, they are held until the order batches are processed by the order entry, inventory, and invoicing systems. · Buyers are notified of the need for raw material replenishment the day after the computer detects that the reorder point has been reached.3. High credit risks · The current credit classes have led to accepting several customers with poor credit and, as a result, several bad debts have been incurred.4. Lack of production standards and controls · Production workers often do not accurately record start and completion times on timesheets. · The production schedule prepared by production planning and control is only a good approximation of what can be expected.5. High buyer turnover · It is extremely difficult to train new buyers who must be highly skilled in negotiation. Lack of sufficient information can lead to inappropriate purchases. · Low morale could contribute to high turnover. The loss of a buyer leads to the loss of valuable experience and skills that are difficult to compensate for. Delayed Supplier Deliveries · Delayed delivery dates caused the company to reschedule... halfway through this document... will be listed in this report. This type of relationship is important when the structure of the entities is modified developed and later when they are coded. Thorough documentation of these areas is necessary to ensure cohesion and consistency when using entities. Activity Hierarchy Diagrams Activity Hierarchy Diagramming (AHD) identifies the lowest level processes of interest to the business through decomposition. The AHD shows increasing levels of detail for each function and process until the activities break down to the lowest level (elementary processes). A process is a defined business activity whose executions can be identified in terms of inputs and outputs of entities of specific types. Analyzing company activities independently of data helps to understand: · The company's activities · The nature of the information required and produced by these activities, regardless of the organizational structure and existing information systems. An accurate and complete business model lays the foundation for subsequent system design and implementation activities. More specifically, later stages require this information in one form or another.

Topic > Burbank Boards Executive Summary TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 PROBLEM DEFINITION 4 NEW SYSTEM GOALS 6 NEW SYSTEM CONSTRAINTS 7 NEW SYSTEM PERFORMANCE CRITERIA 8 TEXAS TOOL - COMPOSER 9 ENTITY-RELATIONSHIP DIAGRAMS 10 ACTIVITY HIERARCHY DIAGRAMS 11 RIO Introduction Current system New system · objectives · recommendation · benefits of the new system · how it will solve problems · implementation · tools used to document the new system, e.g. of the problem at the Burbank Boards:1. Redundancy of Effort · Telemarketers enter order data into sales order forms and then enter much of the same data into their terminals. · Buyers fill out purchase order request forms and then data entry operators enter the same data. · Production orders are entered using paper forms and this data is then entered into the computer.2. Poor system responsiveness · Customer orders are not executed as they are received. Instead, they are held until the order batches are processed by the order entry, inventory, and invoicing systems. · Buyers are notified of the need for raw material replenishment the day after the computer detects that the reorder point has been reached.3. High credit risks · The current credit classes have led to accepting several customers with poor credit and, as a result, several bad debts have been incurred.4. Lack of production standards and controls · Production workers often do not accurately record start and completion times on timesheets. · The production schedule prepared by production planning and control is only a good approximation of what can be expected.5. High buyer turnover · It is extremely difficult to train new buyers who must be highly skilled in negotiation. Lack of sufficient information can lead to inappropriate purchases. · Low morale could contribute to high turnover. The loss of a buyer leads to the loss of valuable experience and skills that are difficult to compensate for. Delayed Supplier Deliveries · Delayed delivery dates caused the company to reschedule... halfway through this document... will be listed in this report. This type of relationship is important when the structure of the entities is modified developed and later when they are coded. Thorough documentation of these areas is necessary to ensure cohesion and consistency when using entities. Activity Hierarchy Diagrams Activity Hierarchy Diagramming (AHD) identifies the lowest level processes of interest to the business through decomposition. The AHD shows increasing levels of detail for each function and process until the activities break down to the lowest level (elementary processes). A process is a defined business activity whose executions can be identified in terms of inputs and outputs of entities of specific types. Analyzing company activities independently of data helps to understand: · The company's activities · The nature of the information required and produced by these activities, regardless of the organizational structure and existing information systems. An accurate and complete business model lays the foundation for subsequent system design and implementation activities. More specifically, later stages require this information in one form or another.