The company Kudler Fine Foods supplies the freshest ingredients and the tools enabling their customers to become a gourmet cook. They are a specialized food store with a worldwide selection of vegetables, meats, wines, and cheeses. The stores are owned by Kathy Kudler, and today continue to grow with high expectations offering their customers the convenience of a one-stop shopping experience. Ms. Kudler opened her first store in La Jolla, and after a five-year plan, opened her third store in Encinitas. She is committed to providing her customers with the best selection of fine foods and great wines.
Evaluation of the design elements
The Inventory Table contains the components that make up an Item. It is used for managing inventory and
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The current database provides a basic inventory system. For the new application to be a success, there are several items that need to be addressed with the current Kudler Database. For instance, Kudler needs additional tables such as Reserved Inventory table. This table will be a transaction table that will reserve the items by removing them from inventory and holding them in the reserved table until one of the following conditions is met.
In addition, the primary keys that are preserved will need to be configured as required fields, and there are several primary keys that can be replaced with Auto-Number Identities. The Inventory table will also need to be modified to indicate what quantities are on hand at each individual store. Under the current database, there is no visible way to show which store has inventory. For example, one store may have 35 boxes of Frog Legs, while there may be two other stores that are out of stock. Normalizing the database will ultimately result in minimizing data redundancy and optimizing the data structures by containing smaller, more flexible tables. Once the tables are normalized and data integrity has been maximized, referential integrity will be addressed by establishing relationships between data elements and their appropriate groupings. Upgrading to SQL Server is a more viable alternative should Kudler Fine Foods' require a larger database capable of
In 1998 Kathy Kudler, who specializes in gourmet foods, founded Kudler Fine Foods; opening the first location in La Jolla California. Later Kathy opened two additional locations; in 2000 Del Mar and in 2003 Encinitas, California. Kathy had an idea to offer a shopping atmosphere for those people who cook gourmet style. Kudler Fine Foods would carry a variety of seafood, meats, produce, dairy, cheeses, and wines. For the convenience to the customers, Kudler Fine Foods has separate departments; meat and seafood, bakery, produce, cheese and dairy, and wine. Each department
I will use SQL 2008 Express Edition. This software closely resembles the software I use at work. I am familiar with the flexibility of this software. I am very comfortable in using SQL 2008. SQL is also one of the industry standard RDMS.
Kudler Fine foods cannot allow competitors with the same products as they have to produce products that are of better quality or at a lower price than they have. “In almost all
Kudler Fine Foods is a chain of specialty food stores that provide the finest food and wines to the general public. There are three locations of Kudler Fine Foods:
In this paper we will evaluate the Kudler website and make some recommend some improvements. Kudler Fine Foods website has strengths and weaknesses and we will evaluate the existing site and purposes improvements for redesigns while building on the strengths of the current sites. The following specifically addressed design are the style and artistic quality used on the website, navigation of the site, marketing strategy, performance of the whole site, e-commerce capabilities, the web community as a whole, and layout of the site.
Kudler Fine Foods was first established in 1998 by Kathy Kudler in the San Diego, California metropolitan area (Kudler’s Fine Foods (2004). Today there are three locations, the first location to open in 1998 was La Jolla, second to open in 2000 was Del Mar, and third to open in 2003 was Encinitas. Each 8,000 square foot store is stocked with the very best domestic and imported foods and wines. Kudler prides itself on using the finest and freshest organic ingredients, which they purchase from local organic farmers.
Kudler Foods specializes in providing unique and high quality ingredients for the gourmet chef. In an effort to increase profits, the company is interested in adding catering to its service offerings. The success of the catering service offering is dependent on the creation of an appropriate and effective marketing campaign. The market campaign chosen must step up to the plate and make this happen. Things could go as planned but it's highly based on
This project ‘Grocery store’ will focus on small aspect of the grocery enterprise simulating a customer buying items by selecting them on a form as if taking them from the shelves. They can then see their subtotal and tax and finish the transaction. A store employee level user can view certain reports on inventory, customer activity and personal information using data stored in the tables. Employees will also have to log in to use the system. Their information will appear in reports that managers run.
Kudler Fine Foods is an “upscale specialty food store located in the San Diego metropolitan area”
Internal aspects relate to strength and weakness. Because Kudler is small, it is more manageable. Growth can only be effective if additional facilities operate under the same level of quality as the three existing locations. Notably, Kudler Fine Foods is based on Kathy's personal vision, and therefore she personally staffs her locations for appropriate selection. By way of Kathy's methodical selection and training, her mission of delivering quality products by knowledgeable employees builds loyal
The founder of Kudler Fine Foods is Kathy Kudler; she brings knowledge from a previous career as a vice president of marketing. As Kathy relieved her stress by gourmet cooking, she found it hard to find all ingredients in one place. Kathy recognizing a need for an upscale gourmet store in La Jolla, CA, she sought financing with a business plan in hand, and opened
Kudler Fine Foods is an upscale food store specializing in the very best imported and domestic fare. They currently have three locations in the San Diego area: La Jolla, Encinitas, and Del Mar. Each store is located in a high profile area with stores up to 8,000 square feet. Kudler at each location carries bakery and pastry products, fresh produce, fresh meat & seafood, condiments and packaged foods, and cheese and specialty dairy products. Kudler’s mission is to offer the customer a pleasing and delightful shopping experience. Kudler’s Fine Food’s “shops the world” and only purchases the finest quality of products. Kudler Fine Foods is the purveyor of choice for customers aspiring to purchase the
the inventory would fall under availability and integrity. The reason for being under both is that the data must be able to be accessed by many employees at the same time and the information must remain accurate.
It allows the company to process transactions between customers, keep updated inventory, determine what supplies to order, and track open orders to suppliers. It is crucial that retail stores have a database management system in order to succeed with the demanding needs of teams and sport players in today’s environment.
The main focus of any business these days is to ensure productivity and efficiency are at their peak while maximum profits are being made. By adapting this business strategy, Bang & Bang will be able to achieve these goals. By focusing on the main challenges that Bang & Bang faces, Skyline Technologies needs to develop a solution that will be easy to implement, but still meet the needs of the business. Adapting a solution that has been tried and found effective, Skyline can ensure that the system in place will work effectively for the team. The system also needs to be easily adaptable by Bang & Bang’s current infrastructure. Skyline needs to suggest a system that is easy to use among all members of the team. Since such a high level of security is placed on the inventory, introducing a system that can cut down on tedious and repetitive features of the inventory process will also assist with the transition. In order to ensure that the most