“The Parchment Book Publishers” Case Study “The Parchment” book publishers is a small publishing company that publishes books from lesser known authors and also markets the books to customers via an online store. When an author is contracted to write a book, they receive a $2000 advance against all future sales. Authors receive a flat 5% of sales, and once the advance is paid off, begin to receive royalties on sales every quarter. Once a book has been through the final draft it is then published and an initial print run of 500 copies is initiated. The book is then advertised on the Web site and also through other media. The company employs a number of editors who liaise with authors over drafts and other editing procedures. Once an editor is assigned to an author, they are responsible for the editing the written material from the author and arranging the various drafts as necessary. Some books will need more drafts than others for various reasons, but each draft is finished and assessed before the editir decides to publish or initiate another draft. Each author may be assigned a different editor for different books, but an editor is responsible for a particular book from inception to publication. Sales staff are also responsible for contacting large outlets and initiating sales through traditional networks. Orders may be placed by larger customers through the sales people, who take the order details such as customer details and shipping instructions, along with all the items and their quantities being ordered. Large valued customers can order on credit, with an invoice being sent out by the accounting department within 7 days of the order. Smaller customers can order through the Website. These customers fill out the online order form and then their payment details (credit card amount etc), and then then click “Post Form” which then completes the order. Customers can also ring a sales person and place the order via phone, where the sales person takes the customer details and then the details of the items on the order. The sales staff enters the order into the computer system. Phone orders can be paid for by cheque, but the order has a special hold placed on it until the cheque arrives and clears. In each case, the customer is given a reference number which can be used to track the order from placement to delivery. When the order is placed in the system, the computer automatically sends a copy to accounting and to ITAP3009 Assignment Copyright © 2015-2021 VIT, All Rights Reserved. 3 the warehouse for order fulfilment. In accounting, the order is placed on hold for payment until confirmation is received from the warehouse that the order has been sent to shipping. In the warehouse, orders received are queued based on arrival time on the computer system for fulfilment by the warehouse staff. Some orders may be prioritised based on the size of the customer. There are a number of packing staff who each take an order from the computer system, and retrieve the items necessary to fill the order from the warehouse shelves. The computer system will automatically send requests to the printing department for more stock if the stock levels in the warehouse drop below a specific threshold. As each order is filled by the specific warehouse staff member, it is then flagged for shipment to the customer on the computer system, and specific shipping and handling staff will collect the packaged order and schedule it for delivery at the earliest convenient time through a courier.. Some customers may elect to pick up the delivery. In such cases, the order is sent to the store front. When the order is shipped, a notification is sent to accounting so the order payment process can begin.. Most payments are handled automatically by the computer system which initiates a transaction against the customers credit card from the order placement process to their own merchant bank. If a credit card transaction is rejected by the customers bank, the computer system will flag a problem automatically and the shipment will be put on hold till resolved. This will involve an accounts officer contacting the client to resolve the issue. Management would like to move as many of these types to transactions to PayPal. What to Submit You should submit report consists following diagrams and information for the requirements specified. You can discuss the answer weekly basis with the lecturer. · Use Cases · Use Case Scenarios (At least 5) · Sequence Diagrams · Activity Diagrams · State Diagrams · Class Diagrams · How the design patterns could be applied. Report The report should consist of following sections /chapters. • Cover page (Name of the project and your information) • Abstract • Table of Contents • Introduction • Requirements (functional or Non-Functional) • Design (All the different types of the diagrams mentioned or extra) • Conclusions
“The Parchment Book Publishers” Case Study
“The Parchment” book publishers is a small publishing company that publishes books from lesser known
authors and also markets the books to customers via an online store. When an author is contracted to
write a book, they receive a $2000 advance against all future sales. Authors receive a flat 5% of sales, and
once the advance is paid off, begin to receive royalties on sales every quarter. Once a book has been
through the final draft it is then published and an initial print run of 500 copies is initiated. The book is
then advertised on the Web site and also through other media.
The company employs a number of editors who liaise with authors over drafts and other editing
procedures. Once an editor is assigned to an author, they are responsible for the editing the written
material from the author and arranging the various drafts as necessary. Some books will need more drafts
than others for various reasons, but each draft is finished and assessed before the editir decides to publish
or initiate another draft. Each author may be assigned a different editor for different books, but an editor
is responsible for a particular book from inception to publication.
Sales staff are also responsible for contacting large outlets and initiating sales through traditional
networks. Orders may be placed by larger customers through the sales people, who take the order details
such as customer details and shipping instructions, along with all the items and their quantities being
ordered. Large valued customers can order on credit, with an invoice being sent out by the accounting
department within 7 days of the order. Smaller customers can order through the Website. These
customers fill out the online order form and then their payment details (credit card amount etc), and then
then click “Post Form” which then completes the order. Customers can also ring a sales person and place
the order via phone, where the sales person takes the customer details and then the details of the items
on the order. The sales staff enters the order into the computer system. Phone orders can be paid for by
cheque, but the order has a special hold placed on it until the cheque arrives and clears. In each case, the
customer is given a reference number which can be used to track the order from placement to delivery.
When the order is placed in the system, the computer automatically sends a copy to accounting and to
ITAP3009 Assignment
Copyright © 2015-2021 VIT, All Rights Reserved. 3
the warehouse for order fulfilment. In accounting, the order is placed on hold for payment until
confirmation is received from the warehouse that the order has been sent to shipping. In the warehouse,
orders received are queued based on arrival time on the computer system for fulfilment by the warehouse
staff. Some orders may be prioritised based on the size of the customer. There are a number of packing
staff who each take an order from the computer system, and retrieve the items necessary to fill the order
from the warehouse shelves. The computer system will automatically send requests to the printing
department for more stock if the stock levels in the warehouse drop below a specific threshold.
As each order is filled by the specific warehouse staff member, it is then flagged for shipment to the
customer on the computer system, and specific shipping and handling staff will collect the packaged order
and schedule it for delivery at the earliest convenient time through a courier.. Some customers may elect
to pick up the delivery. In such cases, the order is sent to the store front. When the order is shipped, a
notification is sent to accounting so the order payment process can begin..
Most payments are handled automatically by the computer system which initiates a transaction against
the customers credit card from the order placement process to their own merchant bank. If a credit card
transaction is rejected by the customers bank, the computer system will flag a problem automatically and
the shipment will be put on hold till resolved. This will involve an accounts officer contacting the client to
resolve the issue. Management would like to move as many of these types to transactions to PayPal.
What to Submit
You should submit report consists following diagrams and information for the requirements specified.
You can discuss the answer weekly basis with the lecturer.
· Use Cases
· Use Case Scenarios (At least 5)
· Sequence Diagrams
· Activity Diagrams
· State Diagrams
· Class Diagrams
· How the design patterns could be applied.
Report
The report should consist of following sections /chapters.
• Cover page (Name of the project and your information)
• Abstract
• Table of Contents
• Introduction
• Requirements (functional or Non-Functional)
• Design (All the different types of the diagrams mentioned or extra)
• Conclusions
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