Hoosier Burger Case:Part 1

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Hoosier Burger Case: Part 1 Bob and Thelma Mellankamp dreamt of starting their own business since they were the 70’s. One day driving to their economics class, Bob and Thelma noticed a for “sale sign” in the window of Myrtle’s Family Restaurant. Their dreams came true and they purchased the business, and “Hoosier Burger Restaurant was born”. (Valacich, J., George, J., Hoffer, J., 2009, pg. 28). In this assignment I will apply the SDLC approach to Hoosier Burger. Using the Hoosier Burger scenario, I will identify an example of each system characteristic. Decompose Hoosier Burger into its major subsystems. Finally, I will briefly summarize the approaches to systems development discussed in this chapter. Which approach do I feel should be used by Hoosier Burger? “The systems development life cycle (SDLC) is central to the development of an efficient information system. The SDLC has for key steps, which include: (1) planning and selection, (2) analysis, (3) design, and (4) implementation and operation”. (Valacich, J., George, J., Hoffer, J., 2009, pg. 3) Step one: planning and selection. Bob Mellankamp, the owner of Hoosier Burger wants to bring computerization “to their information system, inventory control, customer ordering, and management reporting systems do to frequent error”. He wants to be able “to have electronic access to forecasting information, inventory usage, and basic sales information”, which will give Bob more accurate information for him to make decisions. (Valacich, J., George, J., Hoffer, J., 2009, pg. 28) Step two: analysis. The current system Hoosier Burger has in place is paper – base system. Identify what Bob and Thelma Mellankamp business demands for the system that are related to the operations of their business. Also, identify Bob and Thelma Mellankamp budget for the project and the timeframe which they need it in.

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