Bead Bar Network Paper

Bead Bar Network Paper

The Bead Bar’s information system is in need of an overhaul. The Bead Bar has contracted me to give their information system an overhaul. The overhaul of the Bead Bar’s information system will consist of purchasing new computer for all the office location that are spread out across the United States and on the cruise ships. The implementing of a mesh topology with client server architecture, a wide area network (WAN) and wireless local area network (WLAN), and a server at the main office.

The Bead Bar is a company that specializes in allowing customers to create their own jewelry. The customers sit at a bar and use the materials provided, that include beads, wire and string to create necklaces, bracelets, and other jewelry. The company has three divisions: studios, franchises, and Bead Bar on Board. The studio division oversees the company’s six bead bar studios. Along with the original, there are now two studios in New York City, one on Long Island one in Washington, D.C. and one in Boston, Massachusetts. The franchise division sells a complete beading supply package to businesses that want to open their own bead studio. The franchise division is responsible for fulfilling franchisees’ supply requirements. There are currently five franchises in the locations of Kansas City, Missouri; Chicago, Illinois; Los Angeles, California; Seattle, Washington; and Miami, Florida. The Bead Bar on Board is a special bead bar designed for cruise ships. The bar is portable and can be placed on deck or in a lounge. The cruise ships’ employees also purchase their supplies through the Bead Bar.

The Bead Bar has battled with lost orders, incorrect invoicing, and fulfillment delays while using paper-based forms. The executives of the Bead Bar have come the conclusion that the paper-based system is unproductive, and out dated because be short of technology The Bead

Bead Bar Network Paper

Bar have employed a consultant to help bring the Bead Bar into...