Kudler Fine Foods

Kudler Fine Foods

Kudler Fine Foods

Sonja Saltzgiver

Axia College of University of Phoenix

Kudler Fine Foods is a growing and profitable business. Challenges of life are still a concern for the owner, Kathy, and the need to confront those issues is necessary. Currently, Kathy takes no vacations, works when she is not feeling well, and cannot go out to look for the specialty items that the customer may be wanting. Kathy is mainly concerned for her health and the ensuing responsibility of her businesses should something happen to her. This is not just a fear for her health, but also for when she goes on vacation. Who is going to place orders, do payroll, pay vendors, and keep the books? Kathy currently takes care of the finances and ordering for all the locations of her business. Each locale is operating separately from the others. None are interlaced and none share information instantly. The information system that will be recommended will address this concern and help the business to grow past its current concerns.

Most companies have financial software to handle the day to day of their businesses. These programs can go beyond the mundane day to day and launch the company into the progression of financial success after an owner sells or passes on their business to predecessors. The outer locations of the business are all kept close with this software through a main data frame system. When all the locations are using the same program and being saved into the same files, finances are less of a concern due to the information being in one place and readily available. The manager of one location will be able to see the inventory of another and direct clients if their stock is low on an item. This will build clientele and save costs due to less stock spoiling or getting donated.

Epicor Financial Management is a program that helps to manage the finances of a business. (Target, 1996) The suite of accounting software applications brings the tools for running the...