CRICOS Provider No. 00103D Page 1 of 6ITECH1100 Understanding the Digital RevolutionAssignment 1 - Garment FrenzyOverviewFor this individual assignment, you will use skills acquired through practical laboratory exercises toautomate a business process, and to visualize the impact of the automation.You should use Microsoft Excel (or equivalent open-source software) for this assessment task.Important: This assignment specification is generated just for you. Do not distribute this specification. Ifyour personal specification is made publicly available online, academic misconduct charges may be applied.Timelines and ExpectationsPercentage value of task: 20%Due: Sunday, Week 6, 16:00 (See Course Description for date)Learning Outcomes AssessedThe following course learning outcomes are assessed by completing this assessment:A1. Prepare a basic solution to a business problem;A2. Select appropriate IT solutions for business functions;A3. Apply business information software for data visualization and analysis purposes.S1. Write basic programming logic;S3. Interpret and construct representations of business data flow and processes;K8. Outline the basic principles of programming.Assessment DetailsFor this assignment, you will complete the following set of tasks using Excel, and build an ePortfolio page todescribe your work.Task 0 - Setting upCreate an ePortfolio page for your assignment. You will submit this page to Moodle as per the lab tasks.You may call it whatever you like, for example ITECH1100 Assignment 1 - 30358265.Scenario detailsGarment Frenzy is a small clothing manufacturer, specializing in creating custom, one-of-a-kind garments.They exclusively sell their product through their online store.Garment Frenzy is run by a team of three staff members: Andres, Bianca, and Conrad.Andres and Bianca work together to manufacture garments. Conrad manages orders, sales and delivery.Team hoursMost of the time, team members work the following shifts:CRICOS Provider No. 00103D Page 2 of 6Andres works 7.5 hours on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays;Bianca works 7.5 hours on Thursdays and Fridays; andConrad works 4.5 hours every weekday.Additionally, Andres and Conrad share responsibility for managing the Garment Frenzy social mediapresence, with Andres working one extra hour in the evenings on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, andConrad doing the same on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.CostsAndres and Bianca, as skilled manufacturing staff, cost $26 per hour to employ.Conrad, a part-time employee, costs $24 per hour to employ.All staff are also entitled to four weeks of paid annual leave, during which a casual replacement is requiredat a cost of $39 per hour.Fixed costs such as rent and insurance are $9100 per year, and utilities costs are $260 per month.Task 1 - Costs of operating the businessUsing Excel, create a spreadsheet called operating_costs.xlsx that calculates the projected annual outgoingcosts of running Garment Frenzy.Your spreadsheet should be configured such that the working hours, hourly rates, and fixed and utility costscan be varied easily.Document your findings in your ePortfolio page (approximately 100 words).Manufacturing garmentsGarment Frenzy receive requests through their online store, and Conrad responds with a quote, afterconsulting with a member of the manufacturing team. If the customer confirms their order, Andres andBianca manufacture the ordered products, and Conrad organizes delivery.Currently, the process for generating a quote is entirely subjective, based on the requested material andgarment size. Staff members quote an amount based on their personal experience.For several months, staff have been keeping track of the quote date, material, size, quote amount, andmanufacturing cost for each order in a spreadsheet. As each product is hand-made, the manufacturingcost may vary between similar orders.If a quote was not accepted by the customer, then manufacturing cost is not included.This spreadsheet is available for download on Moodle.Task 2 - Order informationUsing Excel, process the history of orders spreadsheet and use appropriate charts to visualize:How some aspect of quoting or manufacturing has changed over time; andHow the quote amount differed for each staff member.You will need to find a way to use Excel to associate each quote with a staff member.CRICOS Provider No. 00103D Page 3 of 6Describe your approach and your findings in your ePortfolio (approximately 250-400 words), and attach theExcel file to your page.Task 3 - Price consistencyUsing Excel, analyse the historical data you have available, and create a spreadsheet that allows a memberof the Garment Frenzy team to enter the garment material and size, and gives a quote amount.Ensure that you include enough text and formatting to make your spreadsheet usable by a member of theGarment Frenzy team (or by a University lecturer).You may base your quote amount either on historical averages, or to ensure that Garment Frenzy makes aprofit.Validate your quoting approach by applying your formula to historical data.Justify your approach in your ePortfolio (approximately 150 words), and attach your Excel file to yourePortfolio.Process improvementThe team want to improve their quoting process to reduce time spent waiting for customers to approvequotes.They would like to start manufacturing immediately for orders that they might be able to sell in future,even if the customer does not go ahead with the order.That is, they would like to change to the processes indicated in the following swimlane diagrams:CRICOS Provider No. 00103D Page 4 of 6Unpopular item processCustomerDoneReview quoteQuote unacceptableConfirmQuote OrderacceptableStoreItem isnot popularManufactureSend quote Item Deliver itemPopular item processCustomerDoneReview quoteQuote unacceptableConfirmQuote OrderacceptableStoreItem ispopularManufactureItemSend quote Deliver itemCheckInventory Not instockin stockTask 4 - Process improvementExtend your spreadsheet page from task 3 to automate the above processes, allowing a member of theteam to enter the garment material and size, and in addition to the quote amount indicate whether tostart manufacturing immediately.It is up to you do determine how to determine which items are popular.Justify your approach in your ePortfolio (approximately 150 words), and attach your Excel file to yourePortfolio.Bonus challenge task (optional!)Disclaimer: This task is 100% optional, and you can receive full marks without attempting or completing it.It is intended to be a challenge if you are interested in such things, and the marks available do not reflectthe significant research and effort required to implement it correctly. Tutors will not provide significantassistance for this challenge task.CRICOS Provider No. 00103D Page 5 of 6Optional task 5Reimplement Tasks 1, 3 and 4 using either Python or HTML+JavaScript.Write a brief overview of how to run your solution, and attach a zip file containing your code to yourePortfolio page.There are no partial marks awarded for this bonus task - you must complete all features to attain thebonus marks.It is possible to attain full marks for this assignment without completing this challenge task.Further detailsAssignment supportThis assignment is supported by the first 6 lectures and labs. Work on the assignment should be spreadover several weeks after the relevant lab has been mastered.SubmissionAll files should be submitted to Moodle by the due date and time. Check with your tutor as to whether ahard copy is required in addition to the electronic submission.Marking Criteria/RubricRefer to the attached marking guide.FeedbackFeedback will be supplied through Moodle. Authoritative marks will be published through fdlMarksPlagiarismPlagiarism is the presentation of the expressed thought or work of another person as though it is one's ownwithout properly acknowledging that person. You must not allow other students to copy your work and musttake care to safeguard against this happening. More information about the plagiarism policy and procedurefor the university can be found athttp://federation.edu.au/students/learning-and-study/online-help-with/plagiarism.CRICOS Provider No. 00103D Page 6 of 6Marking Guide: Assignment 1Feature Criteria Maximum ObtainedOperating costsAppropriate projection calculation 2Configurable hours, rates, fixed annual and monthlycosts 2Description of findings 1Uses hand-calculated values (-1)VisualizationVisualization of changes over time 2Visualization of staff member differences 2Description of findings 1Price consistencySpreadsheet interface for pricing 1Validation of approach based on historical data 2Justification of automation 2Unclear instructions (-1)Process improvementAppropriate identification of popular itemcombinations 2Use of formula to indicate whether to startmanufacturing 2Description of strategy 1MiscellaneouspenaltiesPoor grammar or written English (-2)Indecipherable file naming scheme (-1)Bonus optionalchallenge taskFaithful reimplementation of tasks 1, 3 and 4 usingPython or HTML+JavaScript (+2)Total: 20