Organisational Information Systems

Title : Report on the role and acquisition of Information System INTRODUCTION

Business Wear Ltd (BWL ) started about 11 years ago as a small menswear store in a small British city . About 5 years ago , it grew to employ 10 employees and today it employs 50 employees . It has its retail points in 8 major British cities . Operations are controlled centrally at BWL from 5 different departments namely Accounting , Sales and Marketing , HRM Logistics and Warehousing

At BWL store the need is being felt for a good EPOS (Electronic Point of Sale

) system to record sales and is easy to use . The development of the system needs to be clear and transparent and needs to have good network capability . BWL also needs to connect it legacy system to this new EPOS system

This report is on the role and acquisition of Information System for its senior management and line management . This report will analyze and explain the current systems involved at BWL . It will also highlight the information flow in the current setup

Then this report will discuss the development of the new EPOS system with focus on how it can be developed . Also , the report will discuss a recommended methodology for the development of the system

The different levels of access and confidentiality requirements will also be discussed . This will be followed by a discussion on the advantages and disadvantages of internet shopping CURRENT OPERATIONS AT BWL STORE

Application of key systems theory principles

Thinking on systems theory principles (Skyttner...