Computer Management of Information Systems

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Full title QUESTION I

The business of Eat2Go , as evident from the case , is growing . The growing magnitude of business calls for more efficient business processes to remain productive and increase efficiency . Currently , the sales receipts and other information are fed using manual or batch processing . This often results into backlogs and delays in entry at source

Before looking for the requirements of the input , process and output hardware , it is important to look at the input , process and output needs . Following seems to

be some important needs for Eat2Go in terms of input , process and output

Input Needs

The first set of data that needs to be collected is about the customer The company needs to input all relevant information about the customer ranging from its contact details to its demographics . This is essential in to ensure proper targeting for various marketing campaigns

Second set of data is that of the purchases . There are two purposes for this data . One is from operational perspective , while the other is from analytical perspective . From the operational perspective , the record of inventory needs to be updated , and from the analytical point of view this data is required in various data mining techniques like market basket analysis

For similar purposes , Quantity purchased also needs to be entered . The price of items sold also needs to be entered for the purpose of tax calculation , and that of other financial ratios . Likewise , the amount of discount given is...