{"id":11052,"date":"2024-02-09T22:36:51","date_gmt":"2024-02-09T22:36:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/business-case-implementation-of-inventory-and-customer-request-management-system-for-sunshine-creations\/"},"modified":"2024-02-09T22:36:51","modified_gmt":"2024-02-09T22:36:51","slug":"business-case-implementation-of-inventory-and-customer-request-management-system-for-sunshine-creations","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/business-case-implementation-of-inventory-and-customer-request-management-system-for-sunshine-creations\/","title":{"rendered":"Business Case: Implementation of Inventory and Customer Request Management System for SunShine Creations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.8; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 700; font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Company Info: <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">SunShine Creations is a small business that makes shirts and tumblers. They need an inventory system so that they know what they have on hand. They want a way to keep track of custom requests from customers. Currently they just post their inventory to facebook and track their custom requests in a notebook.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/p>\n<ol style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.8; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Problem Statement&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.8; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">SunShine Creations is a small company which specializes in shirts and tumblers, finds it difficult to&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.8; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">handle customer specific demands and lacks an effective inventory management system. Currently, SunShine Creations relies on manual methods for inventory management, primarily posting&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-family: Poppins, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, &quot;Noto Sans&quot;, sans-serif, &quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;, &quot;Noto Color Emoji&quot;;\">updates on Facebook. This approach is time-consuming and prone to errors, as it requires manual data&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.8; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">entry and updates. As a result, the business struggles to maintain accurate records of available<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.8; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-family: Poppins, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, &quot;Noto Sans&quot;, sans-serif, &quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;, &quot;Noto Color Emoji&quot;;\">stock&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-family: Poppins, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, &quot;Noto Sans&quot;, sans-serif, &quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;, &quot;Noto Color Emoji&quot;;\">levels, leading to instances of stockouts or overstocking. This inefficiency not only impacts the&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.8; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">business&#8217;s ability to fulfill customer orders promptly but also results in missed sales opportunities&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.8; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">and potential revenue loss.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.8; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">These need to be included:&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<ol style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; line-height: 1.8; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">estimated cost (can be in terms of people hours or dollars if the thought is a COTS product will be used)&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; line-height: 1.8; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Use: Square Retail POS Inventory feature<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; line-height: 1.8; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><a style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/p\/best\/small-business\/inventory-management-software<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; line-height: 1.8; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><a style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/reviews\/small-business\/square-for-retail<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; line-height: 1.8; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><a style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">https:\/\/squareup.com\/us\/en\/point-of-sale\/retail?irgwc=1&amp;utm_medium=affiliate&amp;utm_source=impact&amp;utm_term=_hpv66ddpe0kfdl6ndyd1plokr32x9r1twcqfl0bv00<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; line-height: 1.8; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 12pt; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-family: Poppins, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, &quot;Noto Sans&quot;, sans-serif, &quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;, &quot;Noto Color Emoji&quot;;\">2. Return on Investment<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 2.16; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3. stakeholders<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Company Info: SunShine Creations is a small business that makes shirts and tumblers. They need an inventory system so that they know what they have on hand. They want a way to keep track of custom requests from customers. Currently they just post their inventory to facebook and track their custom requests in a notebook. 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