Design an information system for Fibre Fashion to assist with their business. You have discussed Porter’s Value Chain in class and you should understand the primary and support activities within businesses. For this assessment you need to concentrate on Marketing and Sales only.
Assessment 2 – complementary materials Current database The current database that Fibre Fashion use is a product they have purchased to store customer details: Customer details Notes written about each transaction Orders Cost of goods From the previous screen, an order is placed, and an invoice created. This is a simple database. You may choose to think about ways you could improve it. 3. Current Spreadsheet The final and most crucial information system that Fibre uses is a spreadsheet (please see attached) that keep all the details of clients and sales PER brand. Fibre represent many different brands. The excel spreadsheet that you have access to here is the way they track brands. It is very inefficient. The names and shop names have been removed but you can see what sort of information is stored in the spreadsheet. Think about your task for this assignment – how can you improve the IS? new client Sale or return placed, then cancelled not interested to view viewed, didn't place Appt order to come viewed look book cancelled appt sent pack FIBRE RETAILER LOCATION BUD W19 Res '18 SS18 AW18 Res '17 SS17 VIC Shop 20 Fairfield - Shop 21 Hawthorn 3,469 2,500 Shop 23 Balwyn Shop 24 Red Hill - Shop 25 Kew East 1,500 1,795 874 - 1,543 1,200 Shop 26 Bairnsdale 1,800 1,551 - 2,491 1,647 Shop 27 Warnambool 2,781 2,781 1,525 2,547 3,000 Shop 28 Brighton Shop 29 Middle Park 3,000 JOE 1,482 4,821 3,443 Shop 30 Elwood Shop 31 Geelong - - 2,052 3,225 522 2,400 Shop 32 Carlton - Shop 33 Clifton Hill 2,000 3,990 Shop 34 Williamstown - Shop 35 Mount Waverley 974 Shop 36 WILLIAMSTOWN Shop 37 IVANHOE 4,581 4,581 4,269 5,200 3,700 Shop 38 Hampton - 4,660 Shop 39 Armadale Shop 40 Kilmore 800 Shop 41 Carlton North 3,200 Shop 42 Malvern East - Shop 43 Beechworth 5,000 5,150 1,826 5,094 6,989 7,500 Shop 44 Sassafras 5,000 4,651 1,826 5,094 3,808 4,800 Shop 45 Castlemaine 3,451 3,451 - 4,503 4,390 5,100 Shop 46 Daylesford 1,617 1,617 - 3,390 2,452 4,100 Shop 47 Cowes - Shop 48 Mildura Shop 49 Horsham Shop 50 MISC Shop 51 Berwick - Shop 52 IVANHOE/BALWYN/MONT ALBERT 10,000 6,990 5,008 10,194 10,067 7,600 Shop 62 Camberwell Shop 63 Ballarat 4,055 4,055 Shop 64 Hawthorn Shop 65 Richmond 3,972 3,972 3,903 6,581 4,800 Shop 66 Abbotsford 926 Shop 67 Kew East - Shop 68 Trentham 1,990 Shop 69 Angelsea - Shop 70 Inverloch Shop 71 Apollo Bay - Shop 72 Northcote Shop 73 Fairfield 0 Shop 74 TEMPLESTOWE - Shop 75 Lilydale 2,526 2,526 2,742 4,295 3,100 Shop 76 Fitzroy 3,000 678 5,392 3,778 Shop 77 Bacchus Marsh - Shop 78 WILLIAMSTOWN - Shop 79 Echuca 5,195 7,100 Shop 80 Healesville 2,000 - 3,820 5,951 4,800 new client Sale or return placed, then cancelled not interested to view viewed, didn't place Appt order to come viewed look book cancelled appt sent pack FIBRE RETAILER LOCATION BUD W19 Res '18 SS18 AW18 Res '17 SS17 Shop 81 Ocean Grove Shop 82 South Melbourne - Shop 83 Colac 3,481 3,229 4,500 Shop 84 Misc Shop 85 Port Fairy 4,498 4,498 2,655 2,412 4,300 Shop 86 Essendon 3,099 Shop 87 Mansfield 1,182 2,200 Shop 88 Camberwell 2,000 Shop 89 Geelong East 4,712 4,712 1,939 6,694 6,086 1,591 5,500 Shop 90 Heidelbery 2,890 2,890 - 1,725 5,047 Shop 91 Gardenvale Shop 92 Shepparton - - Shop 93 Mansfield - Shop 94 Bendigo - Shop 95 Bundoora Shop 96 Malvern / CBD 7,824 7,824 2,791 10,762 11,585 1,382 6,000 Shop 97 Maroopna 3,060 3,060 339 2,960 Shop 98 Black Rock 9,124 10,076 1,126 6,124 10,932 1,060 8,000 Shop 99 Elsternwick Shop 100 Berwick 3,764 2,900 Shop 101 Mt Eliza 3,742 3,742 6,237 4,877 - Shop 102 Swan Hill Shop 103 Echuca Shop 104 Hamilton 4,385 4,385 1,682 3,042 Shop 105 Benalla 1,500 - 1,512 1,669 2,100 Shop 106 Wangaratta 3,299 3,299 1,874 4,164 6,003 1,043 Shop 107 Warburton 1,500 1,564 Shop 108 Wangaratta 4,200 Shop 109 Bendigo - Shop 110 Balnarring 4,373 4,373 1,634 5,220 5,890 8,900 Shop 12 Woodend 3,000 2,491 3,903 Shop 1 Mt Beauty 3,500 Shop 2 Seddon 1,225 - 2,799 - Shop 3 Carnegie - 1,825 2,842 4,200 Shop 4 Port Melbourne 1,808 278 Shop 5 Bendigo 2,786 - Shop 6 MISC Shop 7 Mornington 2,226 2,226 1,478 4,207 2,366 2,600 Shop 8 Inverloch Sales Figures MIS500_Assessment_2_Brief_Group Case Study Page 1 of 11 Task Summary In groups of no more than three (3) you are to act as consultants hired by the company the case study is based on, to create an information system for your client. Part A: In response to the case study provided, your group will produce a report explaining the information system plan you develop for your client. The report should be no more than 3000 words. Part B: Your group will present your ideas to the class (face-to-face students) or submit a video presentation (online students). ASSESSMENT 2 BRIEF Subject Code and Title MIS500 Foundations of Information Systems Assessment Group Case Study Individual/Group Group Length Part A – Group report 3000 words +/- 10% Part B – Group presentation 10 minutes plus 5 minutes Q&A Learning Outcomes The Subject Learning Outcomes demonstrated by successful completion of the task below include: b. Apply business and IS knowledge and concepts to develop verifiable solutions and recommendations to address and support strategic goals of a business or an organisation. c. Develop and communicate a collaborative strategy which embodies the principles of agile methodology to stakeholders of an organisation. Submission Part A: by 11:55pm AEST Friday end Module 4 (Week 8) Part B: presentation is to be recorded and submitted to lecturer by 11:55pm AEST Friday of Module 5 (Week 10) Intensive class: Part A: by 11:55pm AEST Friday end Module 4 (Week 4) Part B: presentation is to be recorded and submitted to lecturer by 11:55pm AEST Friday of Module 4 (Week 4) Weighting Part A: 25% Part B: 15% Total Marks 100 marks MIS500_Assessment_2_Brief_Group Case Study Page 2 of 11 Context The development of your professional skills includes researching information systems to assist with organisational issues that are encountered in contemporary business. You will be learning important ‘agile’ skills to assist in the workplace, such as scrum meetings. Purpose: To conduct research in response to current business issues that your organisation will present. This project will require you to respond to a specific business issue that is presented to you and then design, collect, analyse, interpret, report and present data back to the business via your report. The case study is a real business. Task Instructions • Form groups of no more than 3 members. Part A Group report 1. Fibre Fashion – Case Study To complete this assessment task you are required to design an information system for Fibre Fashion to assist with their business. You have discussed Porter’s Value Chain in class and you should understand the Primary and support activities within businesses. For this assessment you need to concentrate on Marketing and Sales only. 2. Watch the case study video about Fibre Fashion (link below). This video will allow you to understand the business and where you, as consultants, can add value by improving their information systems in marketing and sales. 3. Fibre Fashion can also be found online at https://www.fibrefashion.com.au/ and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/fibre_fashion_agency/ 4. For further details about current information systems of Fibre Fashion, please see the Assessment 2 Database document and the OneBrands Fibre Sales Figures Contacts spreadsheet in the Assessment 2 area of Blackboard. https://www.fibrefashion.com.au/ https://www.instagram.com/fibre_fashion_agency/ MIS500_Assessment_2_Brief_Group Case Study Page 3 of 11 5. Based on the information provided as well as your own research (reading!) into information systems for SMEs (small to medium enterprise), write a report for Fibre Fashion to assist with their marketing and sales. MIS500_Assessment_2_Brief_Group Case Study Page 4 of 11 Structure of the report Please structure the group report as follows: • Title page • Introduction • Background to the issue you plan to solve (e.g. the excel spreadsheet is inefficient). Identify a research question • Research the issue and present a literature review • Analysis of the literature including other examples • Recommended Solution – explain the information system and how it will assist the business. You may use visuals to represent your ideas • Conclusion • References (quality and correct method of presentation. You must have a minimum of 15 references • Appendices should include: