Pine Furniture

PINE VALLEY

a. How were pine valley furniture's projects indicated? What is the focus for each of the new systems?

b. Modify the customer tracking system's economic feasibility analysis to reflect the modification mentioned in this case. Use a discount rate of 10 percent. After the changes are made, what are the new overall NPV, ROI, and break-in point?

c. Modify the worksheet created in in part b using discount rates of 12 and 14 percent. What impacts do these values have on the overall NPV, ROI, and break-in point?

d. Jim Woo would like to investigate how other online stores are targeting the business furniture market. Identify and evaluate two online stores that sell business furniture. Briefly summarize your findings.

1) The economic analysis carried out during project identification and selection is rather superficial. Why is this? Consequently, what factors do you think tend to be most important for a potential project to survive this first phase of the life cycle?

2) Consider your use of a PC at either home or work and list tangible benefits from an information system. Based on this list, does your use of a PC seem to be beneficial? Why or why not?

3) Assume you are put in charge of launching a new Web site for a local nonprofit organization. What costs would you need to account for? Make a list of expected costs and benefits for the project. You don’t need to list values, just sources of expense. Consider both one-time and recurring costs.

4) Consider the situation you addressed in Problem and Exercise 3. Create numeric cost estimates for each of the costs you listed. Calculate the net present value and return on investment. Include a break-even analysis. Assume a 10 percent discount rate and a five-year time horizon.

5) Consider the situation you addressed in Problem and Exercise 3. Create a sample project scope statement, following the structure shown in Figure 4-13.

6) Assuming monetary benefits of an information system at...