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Rob Academy. Recycled Book Inventory Program. System Request. Project Sponsor: Dr. Mohammad A. Rob, Ph.D., Dean of Education. Presented By: Susan Sexton Cathleen Titsworth Syed Ahmed. Project Identification. Business Need Business Requirement Business Values Special Issues.

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Rob Academy

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  1. Rob Academy Recycled Book Inventory Program

  2. System Request Project Sponsor: Dr. Mohammad A. Rob, Ph.D., Dean of Education Presented By: Susan Sexton Cathleen Titsworth Syed Ahmed

  3. Project Identification • Business Need • Business Requirement • Business Values • Special Issues

  4. Background • Rob’s Academy has been a prominent private school for K-12 in Clear Lake community. • As of last enrollment date, we have gone from 575 to 800 students. • Maintaining Academic Honesty and serving the community is our motto.

  5. Business Need • Create a Web-enabled book inventory system • Recycle current or old textbook editions • Cooperation with textbook publishers. • Cost saving ability to our students

  6. Business Requirement • Check Bookstore inventory via Web • Order new or used textbooks via Web • Able to pay online after ordering • Resell it back to the bookstore after using during the term

  7. Business Value • Be able to resell the current textbooks back to the bookstore. • Store can make second profit by selling used books. • Students have an option of buying either used or new

  8. Business Value • Expecting early order system which would enable students to save time and money • Make parents satisfied regarding prices of books • Make our system more efficient and effective

  9. Feasibility Analysis • Economic Feasibility – • Created partnership with publisher to allow our parents to order new textbooks directly from them. • Substantial cost savings to Rob Academy • Technical Feasibility – • Qualified individuals already exist within the organization to provide programming and web development skills • No need to hire other employees for this task or reassign work • System will be implemented mid-year to work out issues before summer/fall semesters

  10. Feasibility Analysis • Organizational Feasibility - Our new system will • Enhance relations with parents • Be an attractive benefit to enrolling students in the Academy. • Some students attend because of financial aid for tuition • Does not cover cost of books • Parents may switch to our school because of the lower costs to them. • Bookstore has become more inefficient since we reached our limit of 800 students per year. • Direct shipment of new books will allow for quicker processing of used books

  11. Tangible Benefits • $150,000 annual increase in profits resulting from the recycle program • $100,000 annual decrease in salary expense due to direct ordering • $3,000 decrease of shipping charges due to elimination of new book inventory stock • $300,000 yearly decrease in warehousing expenses resulting from the elimination of the outside warehouse.

  12. Intangible Benefits • Efficiency of work • Better system of keeping track of textbook transactions • No delays or wait time for us and parent

  13. Rob AcademyRecycled Book Inventory Program5-Year Cost Analysis

  14. Special Issues • Policy would be to used a textbook for at least two consecutive fiscal years • Intention for a marketing campaign explaining RBIP • Launch expected to be Spring next year.

  15. Questions ?

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