The Bead Bar is a company that creates bead jewelry. The bead Bar is a hands on company that allows its customers to create their own jewelry. BRJ Consulting was contracted by the Bead Bar to assist in determining information technology needs. The Bead Bar is an arts and crafts oriented company that enables its customers to design and make their own jewelry with wires, beads, and strings. There currently exist three divisions in the company spread throughout the United States: six (6) studios, five (5) franchises, and the Bead Bar on Board which is a portable Bead Bar designed for cruise ships. The Bead Bar has outgrown its paper-based system and is in need of an upgrade in today's technology; the poor efficiency of the Bead Bar's present system limits potential growth opportunities in today's global business market. (Malaga, 2005)
Systems in information technology all for globalization and solve most of the problems prevalent with paper-based systems including lost orders, invoicing errors, and order fulfillment delays. The Bead Bar's information technology needs include the initialization of business website, information sharing between locations, and data confidentiality and security; this means the Bead Bar is in need of a strong networking system which is vital for internal and external communications.
Computers are essential to the daily operations of a growing company such as the Bead Bar with the continuous processing of orders and the various benefits offered to the accounting professionals. As per the recommendations of BRJ Consulting, the Bead Bar has made the following purchases: fifteen (15) desktop computers, two (2) notebook computers, and one (1) handheld computer. (Malaga, 2005)
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... There are obvious pros and cons to any network solution; however, a reliable, strong network system is vital to continued growth. The above recommendations were established to maintain cost effectiveness while meeting the networking needs of the Bead Bar and its various locations. The recommendations made will ensure the Bead Bar operates with increase efficiency and productivity, while reducing lost orders, incorrect invoicing, and fulfillment delays. The Bead Bar will continue to grow as a direct result of improved, organized, and proficient communication facilitated by the network topology and architecture.
References
Malaga, R. A. (2005). Information systems technology. New Jersey: Pearson Education, Inc.
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