...Introduction This case study is all about dilemma either want to build up the system or purchase ready software. Rafiq is a final year accounting student at UiTM Shah Alam decided to help his uncle who has a furniture business in Ipoh. Rafiq try to discover the problem that his uncle company faced which is the system used is not updated. Thus this will made the employee faced difficulty in order to record the daily transaction. Rafiq try to investigate the problem by asking several question to his friend and he get several solution for his problem. Which is either want to buy ready system or build up by them? To choose wisely, he needs to do several researches about previous system and also new system. We can see after this what Rafiq do in order get the better result about his problem. Several phase of research he need to do and he must carefully choose the system. This to make sure the system is compatible. 1) Apply SDLC approach to Rafiq situation. System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) is used to organize the large number of activities needed to build a system. It specifies in an orderly manner proceed through these activities to develop systems. In other words, SDLC is a phase that Rafiq’s need to recognize in order to build a new system for his company. There are five phases that Rafiq need to recognize which is system Planning, Analysis, Design, Construction and Maintenance. 1. System Planning * Initiate system planning – strategic and operation...
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...1. I vs T 1. Information Technology revolution was mainly focusing on Technology till now. The next revolution will be concentrating on the meaning of Information and its usage. 2. Once the Actionable Information is available, the management process should use it and Act. 3. Information should be used to redefine the tasks the decision process will be greatly improved. Example: Dell used the “INFORMATION” very well in its IT systems and obtained a competitive advantage. 2. Operational Systems and Analytical systems Factor Operational Systems Analytical Systems Usage Definitely need to be used. Carry ‘bread and butter’ operations of the company Not mandatory to be used. Enable employees to do the job better Cost Fixed cost. Cost is justifiable. No ROI The ROI is zero if system is not used Requirements Requirements are well defined Very fuzzy requirements Importance Efficiency is the top most (measurable) Effectiveness is the top most (not measurable) Data type Internal, hard data(historical) External, soft data(future) Data quality Complete. Timely. 100% accurate For what decisions, the data is going to be used? Balance quality of data with cost. Satisficing data is enough. Design process Waterfall Spiral Implementation Full scale at first go-live Evolves due to changes in environment. Implementation will not be completed. User responsibility End users of an agreed system Analytical systems are owned and driven by users. Example Credit card Transaction processing...
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...Contents Executive Summary 3 IDEO’s CULTURE & process 4 IDEO Culture 4 Design process 4 Work environment 4 Prototyping 5 Collaboration 5 Customer involvement 5 Innovation process 5 Brainstorming 5 Structure and methodology 6 HandSpring Project (Visor) 7 Visor Challenges 7 The Odds situation 8 Measuring R&D Performance 9 Measuring Visor’s Project Performance 9 Prototyping of Palm V 11 The Decision 12 Executive Summary This case deals with IDEO company situation analysis. It starts with describing the IDEO corporation as an environment and the process that they use to perform the work. IDEO is a flat organization to an extreme. They have no hierarchy and discouraged formal titles, which is something that stressed more on the competiveness of the designers and engineers. They believed that prototyping is the key for the design process. They start with collaboration and brainstorming sessions in order to generate the most effective ideas and thoughts. They also have the customer involved with them in all the processes to keep him updated and aware of the steps that are taken. They have a 5 phase methodology to follow when starting a new project which are: Phase 0: Understand and observe, Phase 1: Visualize and realize, Phase 2:Evaluate and refine, Phase 3:Detailed Engineering and Phase 4: Manufacture. Theses five phase are explained more in the following pages IDEO has just finished a great breakthrough in the palm industry. They created...
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...and could be timely, however Kudler Foods plans to get a wide variety of input from the users, stakeholders, and management to guarantee success. On top of interviews and observations of users on the floor, Kudler Foods will also research inventory surplus and documents such as sets of legal forms, job descriptions to output examples like prototypes and layouts (Dennis, 2013). The first method discussed to gather all of this important information is more modern approach called prototyping. Followed up by another modern method of JAD (Joint Application Development) and will finish with more traditional measures. Prototyping is a key method that has a repetitive design and requires user feedback to build proper versions of the prototype. The information that is gathered by interview or documentation can be converted into a manageable physical system that can be studied hands on. Building a prototype system has the advantage of being able to be applied much like the actual system already in place. This presents a great opportunity to the team to find areas for improvement while eliminating areas they are no longer required. Once the prototype is established testing can begin and a...
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...Finances 1. Funding - Cradle U-CIP Catalyst a) The U-CIP Catalyst offers conditional grants of up to RM150,000 (via two tranches of RM100,000 and RM50,000) to groups of innovative individuals with technology-based ideas in the ICT, non-ICT and high growth technology industries. The team is given a 12-month period to complete the development of their prototypes or proofs-of-concept. b) Allowable Funding: * Prototype development * Proof-of-concept development * Business plans development * Purchase of market feasibility research * Search and registration of Intellectual Property (IP) * Surveys on concrete statistical data * Product sampling expenses * Industry Focus ICT * Mobile/wireless tech * Creative multimedia & content development * Shared services outsourcing * Hardware design * Software development (Bio-informatics, consumer productivity applications, data mining & business intelligence, electronic design automation, enterprise & business services, gaming & interactive entertainment, Internet & e-Commerce, networking, communications & connectivity, open source, operating systems, security) * Internet-based businesses Non-ICT * Biotechnology (Bio-informatics, Bio-chemicals, Bio-diagnostics tools, agriculture and food tech) * Advanced materials * Advanced manufacturing-related tech * Renewable energy / waste management / recycling tech ...
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...later. B. If a prototype is developed using system prototyping, the prototype is a model of the entire system and, if it meets user requirements, can be fleshed out into a full information system. Rapid Application Development (RAD) uses iterative system prototyping to create the final application. A prototype designed using design, or throwaway, prototyping is meant to be discarded after user review, whether or not its design details will be incorporated into the final version. This is frequently used to do mock-ups of user input screens, for example, before the back-end code is developed. C. CASE tools speed development by automatically creating diagrams and sometimes even code from analyst input. Combining CASE tools with 4GLs and application, report, and screen generators gives systems analysts the ability to create information systems quickly and accurately with effective documentation. D. Advantages: • Users get to see, and possibly interact with, a system rather than imagining what it will be like. • Design problems are identified and corrected earlier in the process. • TCO can be lowered by early design refinements, or even scrapping a project when it becomes apparent that it won’t succeed. Disadvantages: • The prototype is not a fully-functioning system, so there may be key details that are not identified until the system is complete. • If the prototype is too elaborate, the work put into it can actually delay the project as a whole. • Prototypes are generally...
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...1) Facing problems with high cost and extremely long lead times for prototype parts, Ford invested in the creation of “Ford Freeform Fabrication Technology” or F3T, for short. F3T is a first of its kind patented technology that utilizes robots and CAD to form sheet metal parts for prototype and low-volume production applications. Ford’s mission was to develop a technology that would significantly reduce lead times for metal stamping parts, which had previously taken up to 6 months to procure. 2) Prior to moving forward with the plan to develop F3T, Ford investigated their internal lead times for prototype or low volume production parts. While investigating, it quickly became clear that the traditional method for stamping metal was still best practice for mass production, but not ideal for customized production due to lead times and high tooling cost. 3) Developing a stamping technology that no longer requires forming dies, saves Ford a massive amount of money in reduced tooling cost, and shorting lead times. In addition, this technology advancement puts prototype parts into the hands of the design release engineers as soon as 3 days following the CAD release. Conventional stamping requires up to 6 months before the first part is created. The reduced cost and shorter lead times directly translate into improved profitability. This said, the biggest gain will be improved customer satisfaction as critical paths to get new models or design changes to market, are substantially...
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...CAR RENTAL SYSTEM SYSTEM DESCRIPTION: Our system has a record of the details like the model of the cars to be rent, date, time, car number, number of days. It could also add a car, car model, edit and view the details who rented the car. TEAM NAME: F.O.D. MEMBERS: INGRID A. FERNANDEZ - DOCUMENTATION IVY DAYOC - DESIGNER ANDREW LOUI S. ORANTES - PROGRAMMER Project Description: In terms of application, our system has the ability to input the necessary details from the user and our system also comply the needed output. In addition, our system can view a record of details like the type of the cars to be rented it can also keep and track details like date of rented, time of rented, car number, numbers of days to be rented, it could also add a car, choose a car model, edit and view the details by the client who rented the car. It can also monitor the date of over dues and damages of the car. Requirements Summary: In part 1 we come up in planning and introducing our system through a brief description, overview of potential users, functionality of the system to be provided to the users, what would be the potential problems and in the same way the statement interface, and to analyzed of the existing system including its strong points and deficiencies and in part 2 we undergo our system design in which we conclude 3 designs and compare its design alternative, ideas in other aspects and choose our final design for the system and it is also concern the necessary...
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...everyone in the training, even the instructor, face-to-face rather than over the phone or via chat. Having centralized support is needed as the support is trained in help with problems that would take the normal end user a lot more time to figure out the fix. 10. Yes it is good to rely on vendors for computing support as they are trained specifically for computing support and should know the systems very well. No it is not good to rely on vendors for computing support as they do not know the culture of the company as internal computing support would. The argument can go either way, it depends on what the company is looking for more in their support. Chapter 3: 1. Pg 101. As with all prototypes, you will want to come up with the design, develop the prototype and then implement the prototype to see how it works with the end user (see if it is what the end user needs and functions the way they need it to). If it passes the testing portion with the end user it can be fully developed and sent to all the end users. If there are problems, find where the problems are, fix them and have it tested again. 5. Most reports I see go right into the details. I think it would be better, at least for me, if the reports started out with the main information. Example: Grade reports should list your grades for the classes in the very beginning. After they show the grades, go into the more detailed information about the grades. Chapter 4: Pg 143 5. Almost any task that uses a computer would...
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...Emil Vicale, president of BBC (BBC) Design Group, used rapid prototyping technology (RPT) to build wax or plastic three-dimensional prototypes of his clients’ designs. But this same technology can be used to custom manufacture dolls. Shortly after September 11, 2001, Vicale Corporation, BBC’s parent company, purchased an e-commerce toy company. Vicale’s first action figure was made to honor the heroes who emerged from that event. Using RPT, he crafted a doll with the head of George W. Bush and the body of Arnold Schwarzenegger. Other figures followed. This case is about a design firm that used exploratory research to define a niche in the action-figure business. www.herobuilders.com >The Scenario Used with permission of Pamela S. Schindler ©2004. Emil Vicale, president of HeroBuilders.com Corporation, thinks entrepreneurial. His industrial design company, BBC Design Group, has been operating for more than 20 years. One cornerstone of his design business is an innovative technology called rapid prototyping (RPT). RPT allows a designer to go from 3-D computer model to 3-D plastic or wax prototype in a matter of hours rather than the days, weeks, or months that prototypes using subtraction technology (carving) from wood, metal, or clay might take. As part of a growth strategy implemented shortly after September 11, 2001, Vicale finalized the purchase of an e-commerce toy company, ToyBuilders.com. This was his first venture into the manufacture of toys, although his design firm...
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...old ones, can alter theories. In psychology, concepts of mind must be developed or discovered, much as in physics, for we cannot see at all clearly into our own minds by introspection. So we need experiments in psychology; they sometimes suggest concepts far removed from common sense, or what we seem to be like. A concept is typically associated with a corresponding representation in a language or symbology; however, some concepts do not have a linguistic representation. The meaning of "concept" is explored in mainstream information science, cognitive science, metaphysics, and philosophy of the mind. A prototype on the other hand, is an early sample or model built to test a concept or process or to act as a thing to be replicated or learned from. Prototype is a term used in a variety of contexts, including semantics, design, electronics, and software programming. A prototype is created to test and experiment a new design to improve precision by system analysts and users. Prototyping helps to offer specifications for a real, working system rather than a theoretical one. They are handmade early versions of...
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...Inventor® Autodesk® Showcase® Autodesk® Maya Autodesk® Streamline Autodesk® Moldflow AutoCAD® Electrical By using Digital Prototyping, we’re reducing our reliance on physical prototypes and have a better chance of getting the physical prototype right the first time. —David Bosworth Manager Enterprise Engineering Systems Parker Hannifin Image courtesy of Chelsea Products Division, Parker Hannifin Corp. Project Summary With annual sales exceeding $12 billion, Parker Hannifin Corporation (Parker) designs and manufactures products vital to virtually everything that moves or needs to be controlled. The company’s motion and control technologies are critical in a wide-variety of commercial, mobile, industrial, and aerospace markets. To increase revenues and margins, Parker recently transitioned from simply supplying parts to offering customers complete motion and control systems. The Autodesk® solution for Digital Prototyping has helped Parker shift its focus by supporting a streamlined, highly efficient product development process. The company combines surface models from Autodesk® Alias® software, electrical schematics created in AutoCAD® Electrical, and mechanical design data from Autodesk® Inventor® to create a single digital model. Parker shares digital models, which are accurate digital prototypes, with reviewers and customers using the visualization tools in Autodesk® Showcase® and the collaboration tools in Autodesk® Streamline. Thanks to the Autodesk solution for Digital...
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... Existing Prototypes Section III: Key Ideas Of Research With CRM In Today’s Trends Section IV: Prototype CRM System For Fish Lover’s Section V: Extending System To Other Area Of Business. Section VI: Conclusion SECTION I: INTRODUCTION The key element of a business is to make profit. To reach these goal customers has to be satisfied. Giving attention to the customer’s need and requirement has become the foremost important goal of 99% of the companies today. Customer Relationship Management, or CRM is a strategy highly required to enterprises in cost savings and increasing customer base by solidifying them. CRM allows bringing true data sources in to the organization giving a holistic view of customers in real time, which will help the enterprise to function according to their demands with high quality services; hence allowing the organization to make informed decisions at the right time. Through good customer care organization gain its reputation. The proposal is based on implementing a CRM system to a newly establishing organization in Maldives. The enterprise is to establish a fish processing company; mainly canning flavored fish. The CRM system for the business is the latest trends in 2014,including social media, cloud technology and mobile devices. Existing models and previous works in this field are discussed with recent trends. And the prototype CRM model for the business and how this prototype can be develop to the other areas...
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...1. Table of contents List all parts of the application with corresponding page numbers. 2. Narrative The narrative portion of the proposal should not be more than twenty single-spaced pages, with one-inch margins. You should use at least eleven-point type. The narrative should contain the following, in this order. A. Nature of the request: State in one or two paragraphs the subject and format of the project, the amount of money requested from NEH, the anticipated total budget for the production of the project, and whether you are applying for a Development grant or a Production grant. In addition, briefly describe any multiform at components to be developed. If support is requested for one program in a radio or television series, indicate the number and length of programs planned for the series. Also indicate where the proposed program fits into the overall series and the total projected cost to produce the series. B. Program synopsis: In less than one page, describe how the program would unfold from beginning to end. You should describe the program in more detail in the “Treatment or design document” section of the application. See the instructions for item 3 of the application below. C. Humanities content: Identify the humanities ideas, themes, and questions that the project will address. Explain the subject’s significance to the humanities and discuss the humanities scholarship that informs the project. (In the Frequently...
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...O ne of the primary reasons for BMWs quality issues was its strategy of using different tools andmaterials in the prototyping process when compared to the production runs.BMW supported such adual development process to provide flexibility to its prototyping craftsmen to make changes to thedesign quickly. For instance, the prototype shop was able to make new parts within a week of beingintimated of a design change. In contrast, the lead time for procuring pre-production tools fromsuppliers was 6 months. Providing such flexibility though had a flip side to it - something which workedin the prototyping phase may not work in the production phase. This meant that potential problems inthe design could be identified very late in the development process. People in pilot production spent alot of their time identifying and solving the big problems leaving them little or no time for minorproblems and fine tuning. Thus there were chances of minor issues creeping into actual productionresulting in customer complaints after sales.Another reason which contributed towards BMWs quality issues was its mixed-model ramp up strategy.In order to utilize the high fixed costs involved BMW adopted a mixed model ramp up strategy. Whilethis permitted better utilization of fixed assets, it caused greater confusion among the workers andmade the logistics more complex. This problem was compounded due to the fact that not all problemswere discovered or solved in the pilot production phase. This in turn...
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