Sargento Auto Bulbs

Tri-Tech Technology Group

Mary Jo DavisIrvin Qi

Francis Osei-Bonsu

Agenda

IntroductionOrganization DescriptionProblems/Opportunities/Directives IdentifiedNew System IdentifiedSystem DemonstrationFuture EnhancementsTechnology and Behavior Challenges

Introduction

Organization Sargento Auto Bulbs is a middle distributor for automotive light bulbs.

Information Flows Problems

No company-wide networked database storage Financial records are maintained with Microsoft QuickBooks Reports are transmitted by mail, email, or facsimile transmission

Solutions and potential advantagesA company-wide networked transaction processing system (TPS) Fast, accurate financial transactions coordination Real-time data access

Introduction (cont.)

Goal and objectives Replace the MS QuickBooks systems Generate real-time data reports Reduce the sales to billing processing time Increase data entry accuracy

Information Flows @ Sargento

Problems/Opportunities/Directives Identified

Scope of system Knowledge Issues

– Data accuracy– Customer purchasing history access

Process Issues– Faster payment from customers– Shorter delivery time– More accurate electronic transmissions

Communications Issues– More electronic connections between work stations and departments

MS Access Database Demo

Sample New Customer Data

Reports Submenu

Sample Report

Project Success Criteria

System change Connect all data in one database New reporting capabilities Improved data accuracy Decreased sales to billing time Open platform for future

enhancements

Fishbowl Inventory Management System

Overview of Fishbowl @ Sargento

Proposed Application Architecture

Features and functionality

New features used at Sargento

Future Enhancement

Challenges and lessons learned The use of MS Access for prototype testing Database design and redesign issues

More work in future A web-based interface for all employees Security Integration with human resource, customer

relationship management, etc. software

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