GoAir ImportsSponsors:

Amrit Agarwal Logan Buchanan

Sukanya Ganpathy Tuan Pham

Existing system uses Excel spreadsheets

To develop a VB application (an information system) which is more user friendly

Purpose and Objectives

Problems and Solutions

Solutions Database to store

business information

VB application that generates detailed invoices

Application that generates reports for management to track the business progress

Track customer history

Problems Excel ineffective

Cannot find necessary information to efficiently resolve customers’ problems with shipments

Cannot track location / progress of shipment

Labor intensive to provide detailed invoice

Cannot efficiently track “black-listed” companies and credit limits

Unable to measure degree of success/failure

Working Procedures

The system is expected to carry out the most functional areas of business; generating invoices, creating managerial reports, and maintaining customers’ information.

The system is platform dependent, but user friendly. It can run on any Windows OS.

Expected Information System

Business Functionalities

Detailed consignee history can be maintained and retrieved.

Complete shipment detail can be acquired.

Progress of the company can be reviewed.

Input And Outputs

Managerial Application

Consignee History

Invoice Application

Business Constraints

The application has to be finished by April 2011.

Company has only 4 part-time programmers who are familiar with VB programming.

Company does not want to invest a lot of money for database system.

Company wants to cut down maintenance (training, technical support) cost as much as possible.

Application must run on Windows OS. The new system should be scalable in the

future.

Thank you