Kudler Fine Foods: System Analysis

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Christine A. Rosario CGMT/555 System Analysis and Development January 16, 2012 Ellis Hodgon Introduction Kudler Fine Foods is a gourmet grocery store for those savvy shoppers who are searching for the finest meats, produce, cheeses, and wine. Kudler Fine Foods was established in 1998 when Kathy Kudler fulfilled her vision of establishing her own gourmet food store. Kathy had a passion for gourmet foods but found that her particular neighborhood just did not have a wide selection of products to choose from. Although she had no experience in operating a gourmet food shop, she believed that a one-stop shopping experience at a place with lots of variety and reasonable prices would be successful. Kudler has opened a second…show more content…
The Point of Sale (POS) cash register information is transmitted via the network on a daily basis through uploads at the store downloads at corporate. In a special report written by Liz Parks and published by Supermarket News (Parks 2005), independent grocers were encouraged t invest in technology as a way of streamlining operating costs. Chase, Jacobs & Aquilano (2005) discuss the benefits of using Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) computer software to manage business operations with a single integrated set of corporate data. Having an (ERP) in place allows an organization to streamline processes through the reduction of time needed to process supplier payments or process customer orders. Kudler would be able to use an ERP to forecast future needs to assist with accurate purchasing, track vendor and retail pricing as well as other financial information. The ERP would allow Kudler to track the sales performance of new items that are introduced to determine if they are products that they want to bring into inventory. The investment in new technology is highly recommended. New technology may be an option for Kudler, however, cost of the purchase, installation and training would be a major factor which would influence the decision as oppose to upgrading current…show more content…
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