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PRODUCT LOCATOR

PRODUCT LOCATOR. Presented By Richard Raehl November 13, 2001. Staff Members. Dennis Ray Director Ali Miamee Project Manager Sadina Little Research

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PRODUCT LOCATOR

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  1. PRODUCT LOCATOR Presented By Richard Raehl November 13, 2001

  2. Staff Members • Dennis Ray Director • Ali Miamee Project Manager • Sadina Little Research • David Zhai Documents/Specifications • Richard Raehl Presentations / Public Relations • Andrew Ungvarsky Web Development / Technical Specs

  3. Problem Description • Physical size of stores • Increased variety of products available • Customers can not find products in a timely manner • Store associates are using a disproportionate amount of their time helping customers

  4. Problem Solution • Kiosk with a computer terminal placed near departments of the store or near the front of the store. The terminal will allow customers to access product location location and a brief description of the product.

  5. Objectives • Make it easier for customers to find products • Provide relevant information about the product • Reduce the time store associates spend helping customers • Increase productivity of the store associates

  6. Scope • Provide a working, scaleable prototype for any large store such as a Wal-Mart, Sam’s Club, or Home Depot

  7. Milestones FIRST SEMESTER • Presentation II, Feasibility 10/16/01 • Presentation III, Rough draft of specifications completed 11/13/01 • Presentation IV, Group Approval 12/11/01 • Functional specifications & web page delivered 12/06/01

  8. Milestones SECOND SEMESTER • Database chosen, in proper format, fields selected, and ready for use. • Search accessible and working. Returns correct hits based on search field. • Software Component completed. Preliminary and final results pages displayed correctly. • Hardware selected for all aspects of the project. • Testing complete, prototype is ready for delivery.

  9. Milestones OUT YEARS: Summer 2002+ • Product Funded • First Customer Contract • Hardware purchased, full-scale components available for testing • Final product fully tested and ready for use

  10. Milestones – Gantt Chart

  11. Tasks and Deliverables • Research & Design • Functional Specifications • Database • Software component • Hardware component

  12. Tasks and Deliverables - Continued • Prototype simulation testing • Prototype delivery, detailed product specifications • Funding / Project Acceptance • Production / field testing • Production Distribution & Delivery

  13. Evaluation Methodology / Plan • Research and Gathering info/data 10% • Website 5% • Database 20% • Software Component 20% • Hardware 5% • Demo, run tests 10% • Integration 10% • Marketing 20%

  14. Corporate Management Plan • Product Locator Corp. will provide training during system setup. • Hardware Management • Software Management • Database Management

  15. Test Plan • Run the Product Locator system software on the central CPU • Ensure all initializations have occurred • Upload test database to server • Test data transfers from the database to the central CPU • Test a series of queries and compare output of the central CPU with the expected results

  16. Marketing • Targeted businesses • Targeted customers • Usage surveys • Endorsement by larger company

  17. Potential Problems • Database • Software component • Insufficient resources • Societal aspects

  18. Risk • Not acquiring a real world database to work with • Acquired database may not have the required fields • Coupon, location and description information may become outdated • Database crashes • Customers unfamiliar with the system • Lack of required financial backing and support

  19. Budget • Development Cost • Quarterly Maintenance Cost • Annual Cost Breakdown

  20. Budget Breakdown • Equipment & Software $59,200 • Quarterly Development Cost $330,000 • Personnel $1.1 million

  21. Budget – Personnel • 1 Project Manager, Funding & Proposal Writer • 2 Software Engineers • 4 Client Applications Programmers • 1 Field Associate • 2 Testers • 1 Network Administrator • 1 Webmaster/Database Administrator • 1 Competitive/Technical/Societal Researcher • 2 Marketing Experts • 1 Accountant • 1 Administrative Assistant

  22. Resource Requirements • Personnel • Hardware • Software • Other

  23. Hardware • Dell Precision Workstation 220 • Web Server/Backup Domain Server Compaq DL 320 • Mail/DB DL380 • Router Cisco 4700-M

  24. Software • Microsoft Visual Studio • Microsoft Office • Microsoft Windows 2000

  25. Other Resources • Utilities • Office supplies • Use of Printers and Fax Machines • Office

  26. Conclusion • Identified societal problem • Solution: Product Locator • Identified Milestones and Tasks • Evaluated Risks and Addressed a Management Plan • Identified Preliminary Budget • Identified Available/Necessary Resources

  27. Contact Information • Web site http://cs.odu.edu/~aungvars/shoppingasst/ • Andrew Ungvarsky pxpx@mindspring.com • Ali Miamee alimiamee@hotmail.com • Sadina Little mowtcoofr@aol.com • David Zhai dzhai@cs.odu.edu • Richard Raehl rraeh001@odu.edu

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