Fundamentals of Information Systems
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Author: Ralph Stair, George Reynolds
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Chapter 6, Problem 3PSE
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Develop a DSS program using a spreadsheet to estimate the changes in profit after adding or deleting an itemfrom inventory. Also, find the total annual profit and sort the in descending order of profit.
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1)Modeling: Make a CDM from the following scenario: *
A retail company wants to manage their sales activity. We have the following information- The date of sale, with the possibility of rolling up to the week, month, quarter and year- the store where the sale was made: store name, brand, address, city, department and region.
- The employee associated with each sale: surname, first name, date of birth, social security number. Each employee is associated with a store.the customer who purchased the product surname, first name, date of birth, address. The product sold product name, d - iption, category, unit price. The order: quantity sold, amount of turnover, amount of margin. A transaction can consist of one or more orders. The indicators (quantity, turnover, margin) can be negative if it is a reimbursement.
2)
In your MCD above, what are the dimension tables? *
3)In your MCD above, what are the fact tables?
Your mission is to visit a "Mam and Pap" convenient store and observe how they do business. Then using your skills and abilities along with all of the spreadsheet functions and formulas you would have learned in this class, decide how best you can help them perform their daily regiments better.
Some ideas to consider are:
1. Better ways of controlling their inventory
1. Marketing strategies
3. Salary payment
4. Labelling and pricing of items/goods.
5. Store layout
Project 2 instructions are as follows:-
Your mission is to visit a "Mam and Pap" convenient store and observe how they do business. Then using your skills and abilities along with all of the spreadsheet functions and formulas you would have learned in this class, decide how best you can help them perform their daily regiments better.
Some ideas to consider are:
1. Better ways of controlling their inventory
1. Marketing strategies
3. Salary payment
4. Labelling and pricing of items/goods.
5. Store layout
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