Feasibility Assessment Paper

Huffman Trucking

Feasibility Assessment Paper

University of Phoenix

Database Concepts DBM/500

Brando Sumayao

April 5, 2009

A. Management Summary

This purpose of this feasibility paper to inform the executive management on the

current status of Huffman Trucking. The company’s current system and how to

improve the current old filing system by implementing modern technology to go

paperless which will improve daily operations towards its customer.

B. Introduction

I. History

Huffman Trucking has been in business since 1936 and with 1,400

employees, 800 tractor trailers in different locations a more modern system should be

in place to be able to handle in a more efficient way the customer information it has

gathered over the years.

II. Issues

Huffman Trucking has been doing business in a paper environment and

storing information in files. This information is stored in different locations and time

consuming to view. The data of these files are invoices on delivery, customer

information and payments of services. Storing this data has become excessive as

time goes on and hard to store in plain cabinets.

C. General Information

I. Assumptions and Constraints

Huffman Trucking has a sales database however does not share this

information with other departments. This database has customer information on past

marketing events and customer information however is only updated by the sales

force. Other departments do not have a central system to share information within

the company which is very...