...INDP Final Kudler Fine Foods Network Design Project NTC 362 March 17, 2014 Introduction This paper will present the Final Integrative Network Design outlining the cumulative plan that Kudler Fine Foods has accepted and agreed on for implementation of the following: Final Network Design The integrative network design project for Kudler Fine Foods will include Transmission Control Protocol/ Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) will be used as a means of communication within a private network or the internet for Kudler Fine Foods network devices. Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is used for transfer of multimedia files, video, sound, and text over the internet. Kudler Fine Foods will implement File Transfer Protocol (FTP) to download files, transfer files, delete files, copy and rename files from the internet as needed. Mesh Protocol will be used to connect all devices such as printers, computers, and scanners on the network. In a true mesh topology every node has a connection to every other node in the network ("Common Physical Network Topologies ", 2014). The network will consist of a hardware firewall blocking unwanted access from outside of the location. The next step is to set up a hub or switch that will connect all of the stores terminals. All of these terminals such as registers and remote locations such as warehouse will be hardwired with twisted pair CAT 5 Ethernet cable. The server will be located in a room in each store with the hub or switch. A wireless...
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...Integrative Network Design NTC/362 Integrative Network Design Project Kudler Fine Foods is one of the biggest and fastest growing food companies in the Unites States. Because of this fast expansion there are expected and often increased goals that must be done in order to keep all parts of the company working as they should. One of these areas that must be kept up to date and secured at all times is its integrated network. Again because of the company’s recent growth there will be challenges that will happen especially with the network so a good integrative network design must be developed in order to continue this positive trend both in present and in the future. Kudler Fine Foods is taking the next step to upgrade the existing infrastructure with new wireless technology which will provide a better communication link for not only all of the stores, but for all of the employees as well. Kudler Fine Foods wants to implement a new network design that will connect their three locations that is spreaded out across the U.S. With the new systems and servers the ability to maximize the company’s profits will increase overnight. This new inventory system will allow the stores POS systems to alert the warehouses to ship more products when they are running low automatically. This will eliminate the need of wasted man hours checking the stock. Using a Wide Area Network (WAN) would be the best choice for connecting the three locations together. They also want to implement a...
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...Learning Team C Week Five Assignment Score Sheet TEAM This is a very good attempt at putting together a system concept for the Kudler Fine Food project. You presented a clear definition of what the Kudler Fine Food Frequent Shopper project was to look like. However, there are some areas that you need to reconsider. I enjoyed reading your paper. General comments: See my comments in your paper. You need to do a thorough review of grammar and spelling. - Grammar, spelling, and/or sentence structure errors detracted from this write up. See my comments in the paper. You need to do a better job at proofing your work for grammar and spelling errors. Take advantage of the Center for Writing Excellence tools. This paper had several APA Style errors. I have indicated in red on this score sheet those sections that did not earn maximum points. I have included my comments in your paper. A commented copy of your paper follows these comments and the scoring matrix. Comments in red text or highlighted in green are deficient. Disregard comments highlighted in yellow – my marking used for grading or gray – information I copied from a different area of your paper. Let me know if you have any questions. Disregard highlights in yellow. I use these to track through your papers. |Subject |Points |Points Earned | | ...
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... Introduction Kudler Fine Foods (KFF), an upscale specialty gourmet foods shop with three locations (La Jolla, Del Mar and Encinitas), has documented interest in the development of a Frequent Shopper Program to allow enhanced information management by tracking customer-purchasing trends. This request is in an effort to boost revenue, increase loyalty, and maximize profitability of KFF’s consumers. Providing a loyalty points system to offer incentives for customer loyalty can be an effective way to collect valuable customer data including future purchasing needs Scope The scope of the project itself will include developing methods to track and analyze customer purchases, collect customer information, reward customers for their loyalty to Kudler, as well as determine a process to base inventory decisions on customer purchase data. These types of systems are very common in most grocery store chains around the world offering discounts on in store products, however KFF is determined to cater to the demographic of their shoppers by taking this program a step further. The system specific to KFF needs, includes a reward points system designed to provide the customer exclusive offers on both in store products and with third party partners. This system will be designed to store customer data while providing reward points to be used for purchases both in-store and with third party partners. Reward points will be redeemable for fine foods, first class airline upgrades...
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...Frequent Shopper Program Robert Furmanek BSA 375 July 15, 2013 Karen G. Knox Kudler Fine Foods Project Charter Prepared: June 20, 2013 Project Name: Service Request SR-kf-013 Project Manager: Kathy Kudler Customer: Kudler Fine Foods Project Sponsor: Kathy Kudler Project Start / End (projected :) Project Overview Service Request Sr-kf-013 is the implementation of a Frequent Shopper Program at Kudler Fine Foods. The information system created will collect information of every purchase of a loyal customer, keep track of their purchases, and provide point systems for loyal customers to receive a discount on certain items. Objectives Kudler Fine Foods (KFF) was established in 1998 by Kathy Kudler. Kudler is based in southern California and offers a wide array of high-end food products and wines. Kudler has currently three locations (La Jolla, California, Encinitas, California, and Del Mar, California. KFF is interested in development of a project request for a frequent shoppers rewards program (SR-kf-013) that consists of a brand new system that will track their customer’s purchases through a frequent shopper program. This new tracking system will award Kudler’s valued customers with loyalty points that can be redeemed for sale incentives made through the company and its partnership with a variety...
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...Week 5 Individual Paper Kudler Fine Foods Sherry Martin MGT 521 Upon opening a new business comes with it periods of trial and error that establish success and failure. The size of these failures or success will determine the future outcome of the business. As the business and the various factors surrounding that business change over time new challenges arise. Although there are various aspects within any business new or old that creates threats and risks to be analyzed and improved upon, one of the most important parts of the business is the management that supports the organization from the top down Kudler Fine Foods “Kudler Fine Foods will be the premiere gourmet grocery store for those savvy shoppers who are searching for the finest meats, produce, cheeses, and wine.” (University of Phoenix, 2007, p.3). Kathy Kudler, founder of Kudler Fine Foods, reached her vision by creating an establishment that would meet this goal. Kathy made it a point to offer these services with great dedication, a great product line of fresh foods and unique items that were uneasy to find in the surrounding areas. In order to run the establishment as she envisioned Kathy works seven days a week, selects and orders the products, helps stock the inventory, occasionally runs the cash register and plays a part in almost every aspect of the company. With the success of the first Kudler Fine Foods, Kathy has opened a total of three stores and has plans to continue to expand. Kathy is able...
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...SERVICE REQUEST SR-KF-013 - KUDLER FINE FOODS Service Request SR-kf-013 – Kudler Fine Foods Kent Alexander, Tracy Duncan, Elvis Rocha Jr, Eliseo Perez, Todd Ruggles University of Phoenix BSA375 Fundamentals of Business Systems Development May 10, 2010 System Development Phase I Kudler Fine Foods is committed on providing customer satisfaction to all customers that purchase products from all of affiliated stores. To better serve the customers, Kudler is interested in developing a system to track customer purchases through a Frequent Shopper Program to award loyalty points for redemption (Kudler Fine Foods). Scope To develop a Frequent Shopper Program (FSP) that will improve customer’s satisfaction, track purchasing activities from the customers, and offer high end product for redemption as a reward for shopping at their stores. Goal Under the new program, each customers purchase transactions will be recorded and reward points will be earned base on dollar amount spent per transaction. Once points are accumulated, the points can be redeemed for high end gifts, products, specialty foods (Kudler), or partnership services from vendor companies. With the new system implementation, Kudler Fine Foods will be able to add new value to customers; improve customer satisfaction, increase margin profits, customer loyalty, and have adequate management system to track customer’s spending habits at Kudler Fine Foods. The main key stakeholders...
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...Accounting Information Systems January 11, 2010 June Hanson CPA Kathy Kudler, founder envision for the organization was to provide a pleasant shopping experience for customers worldwide. The Kudler Fine Foods visual culture is apparent in the first sentence of the mission statement. “Kudler Fine Foods mission is to provide our customers the finest in selected foodstuffs, wines, and related needs in an unparalleled consumer environment” (University of Phoenix, 2010). Kudler Fine Food stores are 16,000 square feet and are located in bouquet type environment, which is located in upscale areas. In week 2 my team was given the assignment to create flowcharts for Kudler Finer Foods. Four flowcharts were created to show the operating process of four functional areas. This paper will assess some of the internal controls and risk assessment needed for each flowchart. Companies use internal controls within their processes to assist departments in identifying priorities, achieve department goals, report reliably, meet compliance regulations and safeguard. Kudler Fine Food used internal controls to prevent and reduce errors in a cost-effective manner. As business processes become increasingly complex and dynamic, business controls have become an essential tool. Kudler Fine Food have ventured into the e-commerce world hence, regulations are different in others computer. Also, Kudler must be mindful of protecting their customers and employees. Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002 includes...
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...Kudler Fine Foods Frequent Shopper Program Brian Musha, Darrell Jones, David Kress, Matthew DiMare, Jason Longo, Thomas Kunis CMGT/400 February 9, 2015 Robert Quintin Introduction Team C has been tasked to develop a Customer Loyalty Program for frequent shoppers at Kudler Fine Foods. The program will consist of loyalty points that may be used by the frequent shoppers to purchase high value merchandise from the vendors of the loyalty points partner program. The team has also been tasked to insure that the information collected from the frequent shoppers is securely protected from outsiders and others that may make the system vulnerable to threats. Team C will cover each step within the system development life cycle to cover all systems affected and mitigation of risks and will at properly satisfy the needs of Kudler. Outline of Customer Loyalty Program Kudler Fine Foods prides itself on delivering the finest in specialty foods from around the world. In continuing with the tradition of providing the best for their customers Kudler has decided to develop a Customer Loyalty Program. This program will consist of a loyalty points program with said point being accrued from purchases made from Kudler. The customer will have to sign up for the program and after doing so will have their purchases tracked and with each purchase will collect loyalty points that can later be used towards high value items provided by vendors of a loyalty points partner program. The reasoning...
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...Project Management Project CMGT/410 Kudler Fine Food Implementation Project Introduction Kudler Fine Foods is a privately owned California-based gourmet food store founded in 1998 by Kathy Kudler. Kudler Fine Foods has three stores in La Jolla, Del Mar, and El Encinitas, California. KFF offers high-end products and markets them in upscale neighborhoods. KFF has expressed an interest in the development of an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system to improve business administration and integrate stores and business systems. The desired results from a successful implementation of the ERP: devising more informed decision-making strategies, streamlining sales and business processes across the three stores and integration all functional business systems for effective business management. This document serves as a project plan to define necessary information and detail for the development and implementation of the Kudler Fine Foods ERP system in reference to Service Request SR-kf-004. Background and Statement of Need Kudler Fine Foods is a specialty food store that currently has three locations in the San Diego metropolitan area. The stores stock specialty foods that are both domestic and imported and are also perishable. The owner is in the process of opening two additional stores as well as developing a website that consumers would be able to make purchases and the stores would be able to track inventory and stock as well. In addition...
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...Kudler Fine Foods Shopper Program Name(s) University of Phoenix BSA/375 Fundamentals of Business Systems Development Faculty Date Introduction Kudler Fine Food is a local upscale specialty food store. Kudler fine food opened their doors in 1998 and was profitable within the first year. In 2000 the second store opened in De Mar and three years later their third shop opened in Encinitas (Kudler Fine Foods. 2005, 2007). Each store is similarly sized at 8,000 square feet, all in fashionable shopping centers. Their menu includes bakery and pastry products, fresh produce, fresh meat and seafood, condiments and packaged food, and cheese and specialty dairy products. Kudler Fine Foods has experienced success in its stores and now wants to expand on its business processes to include a Frequent Shopper Program. According to the press release located on Kudler’s website, the program will include several benefits for customers. Scope and Goals Customers who elect to participate in the frequent shopper program will receive event notifications, featured product notifications, sale notifications, exclusive offers on different merchandise, and discounts on the cooking and wine classes held by Kudler. Benefits for Kudler will include a better overall pictures of products their most frequent customers are interested in as well as increased revenue because they will have inventory more customized to their customers. Kudler’s overall goal for...
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...Service Request SR-kf-013 Finalized Michelle Coll, Stephen Gundrum, Christoper A Kane Brink, Sabrina Ruiz, Devan Winget BSA/375 March 31, 2014 Ramana Metlapalli Service Request SR-kf-013 Finalized Kudler Fine Foods Kudler Fine Foods (KFF) is looking to develop a system to track customer purchases in order to identify purchasing behavior patterns. They hope to use the information gathered to refine the company's processes and offerings to best satisfy the needs of their valued customers. Management has decided to approach this initiative is through the implementation of a frequent shopper program. Traditional programs of this sort would not begin to satisfy the sophisticated senses of Kudler's elite customer base; as a result, a decision has been made to partner with a loyalty points program that will provide rewards points to customers that can be redeemed for high-end gifts and upgrades. System Requirements Gathering During the initial stage of development, it is imperative to gather enough information to be able to accurately describe the system requirements. The first step is to determine the scope of the project based upon the objective outlined in the request. The next step would be to identify those that have a vested interest in the proposed new system. Once this information is known the project can be divided into modules and tasks can be assigned. Scope The deliverable for this project is to create a business/systems requirement document for the development...
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...Executive Summary Kudler Fine Foods was first established in 1998 with an objective strongly focused on providing its clients the opportunity to buy fresh ingredients used to make delicious cuisines. Since then, Kathy Kudler (founder) has opened two more locations to satisfy her target market’s thirst for her product(s). Although this small business expansion has increased the customer base and or revenue pursued by its owner, the induction of additional services provided has also slightly altered the projected operations plan and or business plan. Kudler Fine Food’s mission states that it will “provide its customers with the finest selected foodstuffs, wines, and related needs in an unparalleled consumer environment“(Apollo Group, 2008). In order for Kudler to meet the needs of the consumer at all times, administration has proposed a review of the companies operations and or communication plan(s) be reviewed for contingency of any unforeseen threats to daily operations. Scope To assist the company in their daily functions, Kudler Fine Foods stores information used to determine market conditions, customer demographics, individual store sales, employee demographics, payroll, administrative functions, and other human resource related information. A post review of Kudler’s fixed operations reveals the company is currently unprepared for any and all potential threats that may halt daily operations for an over-extended period. Potential threats that Kudler may face are: breach and...
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...Week 5 Ratio Analysis Memo ACC/291 Kudler Foods Memo To: CEO-Kudler Foods. From: Team B Date: August 22, 2011 This memo is in regard to a recent horizontal and vertical analysis performed on Kudler Foods. The analysis completed was to inform the company of potential interests from different users. The users will be able to use ratios calculated to reveal performance and the current position of the company. The vertical and horizontal analysis is attached along with calculations of liquidity, profitability, and solvency ratios. The liquidity, profitability, and solvency ratios allow users to identify the financial health of Kudler Foods. The liquidity ratios include the current ratio, acid-test ratio, and inventory turnover. Kudler Fine Foods has no accounts receivables so there was no need for a receivables turnover calculation. The liquidity ratios show that the amount of liquid assets is high in comparison to the industry average. This means that Kudler Foods has assets that can be converted to cash very quickly. Creditors would look at these calculations and be appeased by the ability Kudler Foods has to pay their short-term liabilities. The profitability ratios calculations included asset turnover, profit margin, return on assets, and return on common stock-holder equity. The ratios calculated show by use of profitability ratios the company financial position is worrisome. This is said because ROA is low. When ROA is low then the company is using less money on...
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...results and relies on past experience to guide actions. Innovative - Concentrates on problem-solving, is systematic, and relies on data. Imaginative - Is able to visualize opportunities, is artistic, enjoys writing, and thinks “out of the box.” Inspirational - Focuses on social change and the giving of self toward that end (Apollo Group Incorporated, 2004). After doing the worksheet, the results are as follows. Vernette Kudler Fine Foods is a growing organization the leaders at Kudler contribute to the success of the organization. A person’s creativity and intellectual ability goes together. Individuals have different personality traits these traits can help an organization succeed or fail. In completing the Creative Intelligence Profile, I rated in the category inspirational. In analyzing Kindler’s Foods organization my leadership skills fall in the category of integrity. The integrity and success of the company is very important. Leaders are honest and demonstrate integrity toward customers and employees gain trust from these individuals. Kathy Kudler has a vision to open shop and not continues with the frustration of travel to find fresh gourmet ingredients. An inspirational leader can relate to...
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