Loading...

Messages

Proposals

Stuck in your homework and missing deadline? Get urgent help in $10/Page with 24 hours deadline

Get Urgent Writing Help In Your Essays, Assignments, Homeworks, Dissertation, Thesis Or Coursework & Achieve A+ Grades.

Privacy Guaranteed - 100% Plagiarism Free Writing - Free Turnitin Report - Professional And Experienced Writers - 24/7 Online Support

Dirt bikes usa information systems

09/01/2021 Client: saad24vbs Deadline: 10 Days

BU131


Project


1


PROJECT DESCRIPTION


Project Introduction:


Dirt Bikes U.S.A. is a small company headquartered in Carbondale, Colorado. It manufactures and sells its own brand of


off-road motorcycles. The company, founded in 1993, produces customized dirt bikes for racing and off-road


recreational riding using the best quality components from all over the world. Today, the company faces a new set of


challenges and opportunities. You have been asked, as a consultant, to apply your knowledge of information systems


to help Dirt Bikes U.S.A. solve some of the problems it is encountering.


Course Objective Tested:


1. Project the future impact of information systems on businesses and on your career.


2. Use information systems to enhance a business’s reach, competitive advantage, and operational efficiency.


3. Choose appropriate hardware, software, and Information technology (IT) management infrastructure for a


business.


4. Choose appropriate security, backup, virus protection, and control measures for a business's information


systems.


5. Use enterprise systems, supply chain management (SCM) systems, and customer relationship management


(CRM) systems to achieve operational excellence.


6. Use e-commerce and M-commerce to achieve operational excellence and customer intimacy.


7. Use knowledge management techniques to improve the decision-making process and operational efficiency.


8. Design an appropriate information system to solve business problems.


BU131


Project


2


PROJECT SUBMISSION PLAN


Project


Part


Description/Requirements of Project Part Evaluation Criteria


1 Dirt Bikes U.S.A.—Case Study


Task 1:


Examine the Dirt Bikes U.S.A. case study and review How


to Analyze a Case Study. After reading the case study,


review the following information:


 Company History and Background


 Organization Chart and Employees


 Products and Services


 Sales and Marketing


On the basis of this information, answer the following


questions:


1. Which products should the company restock?


2. Which stores and sales regions would benefit


from promotional campaigns and additional


marketing?


3. When (what time of year) should the company


offer products at full price and when should it


offer discounts?


Task 2:


Dirt Bikes’ management wants to be sure that it is


pursuing the right competitive strategy. You have been


asked to perform a competitive analysis of the company


to find the information you need. Prepare a report that


analyzes Dirt Bikes using the value chain and competitive


forces models. Your report should include the following:


1. Which activities at Dirt Bikes create the most


Criteria Points


Assigned Points Earned


Did the students answer the specified case study questions?


35%


Did you provide answers that follow a logical pattern and include an explanation for assumptions and appropriate examples?


45%


Did you include appropriate spreadsheet data to support their answers?


20%


http://www.content.distance-education.itt-tech.edu/cliksdmrroot/content_directory/mount1/507393/BU1410_v1/Dirt_Bikes.pdf

http://www.content.distance-education.itt-tech.edu/cliksdmrroot/content_directory/mount1/507393/BU1410_v1/Analysis_case_study.pdf

http://www.content.distance-education.itt-tech.edu/cliksdmrroot/content_directory/mount1/507393/BU1410_v1/Analysis_case_study.pdf

BU131


Project


3


Project


Part


Description/Requirements of Project Part Evaluation Criteria


value?


2. How does Dirt Bikes provide value to its


customers?


3. Who are Dirt Bikes’ major competitors? How do


the prices of their products compare with those


of Dirt Bikes’? What product features do they


emphasize?


4. What are the competitive forces that can affect


the industry?


5. What competitive strategy should Dirt Bikes


pursue?


6. What information systems best support that


strategy?


7. (Optional) Use electronic presentation software


to summarize your findings for the management.


Task 3:


Dirt Bikes would like to implement new software for


production planning, quality control, and scheduling. The


software will be used by 25 members of the company’s


manufacturing staff. The management is wondering


whether to purchase the software from a commercial


vendor along with the hardware required or to use a


hosted software solution from a Software as a Service


(SaaS) provider. (The hosted software runs on the service


provider’s computer.) You have been asked to help the


management with this rent-versus-buy decision by


calculating the total cost of each option over a three-year


period. The cost of purchasing the software includes the


initial purchase price of the software (licensing fee of


$100,000 in the first year), and the cost of implementing


BU131


Project


4


Project


Part


Description/Requirements of Project Part Evaluation Criteria


and customizing the software in the first year ($20,000).


Hardware costs include a server to run the software (a


first-year purchase of $4,000), one information systems


specialist devoting half his or her time to support the


software ($55,000 in full-time annual salary and benefits


with a 3 percent annual salary increase each year after


the first year), and user training in the first year


($10,000).You also need to account for the cost of annual


software upgrades ($5,000). On the other hand, the costs


of renting hosted software include the rental fees ($2,500


annually per user), implementation and customization


costs ($12,000 in the first year), and training ($10,000 in


the first year).


1. Use your spreadsheet software to calculate the


total cost of renting or purchasing this software


over a three-year period. Identify the lowest-


price alternative that meets Dirt Bikes’


requirements.


2. What other factors should Dirt Bikes consider,


besides cost, while determining whether to rent


or buy the hardware and software?


3. (Optional) If possible, use electronic presentation


software to summarize your findings for


management.


4.


Submission Requirements:


 Submit your findings in an MS Word document.


 Submit the updated spreadsheet and database


files.


 Font: Arial; 12-point


 Line Spacing: Double


BU131


Project


5


Project


Part


Description/Requirements of Project Part Evaluation Criteria


Assigned: Week 1


Due: Week 3


Grading Weight: 12.5%


2 Dirt Bikes U.S.A.—Redesign Database


Task 1:


Dirt Bikes U.S.A. sells primarily through its distributors.


Click here to download the database file. It maintains a


small customer database with the following data:


 Customer name


 Address (street, city, state, ZIP code)


 Telephone number


 Model purchased


 Date of purchase


 Distributor


The distributors collect this data after each sale and then


forward it to Dirt Bikes. Dirt Bikes would like to be able to


market more aggressively to its customers. The marketing


department would like to send customers e-mail notices


of special racing events and of sales on parts. It would


also like to learn more about customers’ interests and


tastes, their ages, years of schooling, other sports in


which they are interested, and whether they attend dirt


bike racing events. In addition, Dirt Bikes would like to


know whether its customers own more than one


motorcycle. If a motorcycle was purchased from Dirt


Bikes, the company would like to know the date of


purchase, model name, and distributor from whom it was


purchased. If the customer owns a non-Dirt Bikes


motorcycle, the company would like to know the


Criteria Points


Assigned Points Earned


Did you prepare a report containing answers to the case study questions?


35%


Did you include appropriate tables, reports, and databases to support their answers?


25%


Did you design a solution as instructed in the Dirt Bikes U.S.A case study?


40%


http://www.content.distance-education.itt-tech.edu/cliksdmrroot/content_directory/mount1/507393/BU1410_v1/laudon_ch05_customer_database.mdb

BU131


Project


6


Project


Part


Description/Requirements of Project Part Evaluation Criteria


manufacturer and model of the other motorcycle (or


motorcycles) and the distributor from whom the


customer purchased that motorcycle.


On the basis of the above information, perform the


following activities:


1. Redesign Dirt Bikes’ customer database so that it


can store and provide the information needed


for marketing. You will need to develop a design


for the new customer database and then


implement it using database software. Consider


using multiple tables in your new design.


Populate each new table with 10 records.


2. Develop reports that would be of interest to Dirt


Bikes’ marketing and sales department (for


example, lists of repeat Dirt Bikes customers, Dirt


Bikes customers who attend racing events, or the


average ages and years of schooling of Dirt Bikes


customers) and print them.


Task 2:


The management is concerned that Dirt Bikes’ computer


systems could be vulnerable to power outages,


vandalism, computer viruses, natural disasters, or


telecommunications disruptions. You have been asked to


perform an analysis of system vulnerabilities and disaster


recovery planning for the company.


Answer the questions below. You may refer to Table 7.2,


“Examples of Computer Crime,” on page 242 of your


textbook for more information.


1. Identify the threats to which Dirt Bikes’ systems


are most vulnerable.


BU131


Project


7


Project


Part


Description/Requirements of Project Part Evaluation Criteria


2. Classify the most critical systems at Dirt Bikes.


What would be the impact on the company if


these systems could not operate? How long


could the company survive if these systems were


down? Which systems are the most important to


back up and restore in the event of a disaster?


3. Use the Internet to locate two disaster recovery


services that could be used by a small business,


such as Dirt Bikes. Compare them in terms of the


services they offer. Which of the two services


should Dirt Bikes use? How would these services


help Dirt Bikes recover from a disaster?


Task 3:


Dirt Bikes cannot fulfill many of its orders on time


because of delays in sourcing some important motorcycle


components and parts, such as fuel tanks. Complaints are


mounting from distributors who fear losing sales if the


dirt bikes they have ordered are delayed too long. Dirt


Bikes’ management has asked you to help address some


of its supply chain issues. Based on this information,


answer the questions listed below:


1. Use the Internet to locate alternative suppliers


for motorcycle fuel tanks. Identify two or three


suppliers. Find out the time and the cost of


shipping a fuel tank (weighing about five pounds)


by ground (surface delivery) from each supplier


to Dirt Bikes in Carbondale, Colorado. Which of


these suppliers is likely to ship the fuel tanks in


the shortest amount of time and at the lowest


cost?


BU131


Project


8


Project


Part


Description/Requirements of Project Part Evaluation Criteria


2. The management wants to know about any


supply chain management software that would


be appropriate for a small business, such as Dirt


Bikes. Use the Internet to locate two providers of


supply chain management software. Briefly


describe the capabilities of the two software


applications and indicate how they could help


Dirt Bikes. Which of these products would be


more appropriate for Dirt Bikes? Why?


3. (Optional) Use electronic presentation software


to summarize your findings for management.


Task 4:


Dirt Bikes’ management believes that the company could


benefit from e-commerce. The company sells motorcycles


and parts primarily through authorized dealers. It also


advertises in various magazines catering to dirt bike


enthusiasts and maintains booths at important off-road


motorcycle racing events. You have been asked to explore


how Dirt Bikes could benefit from e-commerce and by


selling online through a website.


1. Prepare a report for management that answers


the following questions:


a. How could Dirt Bikes benefit from e-


commerce? Should it sell its


motorcycles or parts online? Should it


use its website to advertise its products


and services or to offer customer


service?


b. How would a website provide value to


Dirt Bikes? Use the Internet to research


BU131


Project


9


Project


Part


Description/Requirements of Project Part Evaluation Criteria


the cost of an e-commerce site for a


small-to medium-sized company. How


much revenue or cost savings would the


website have to produce to make it a


worthwhile investment for Dirt Bikes?


2. Prepare specifications to describe the functions


that should be performed by Dirt Bikes’ website.


Provide links to other websites or systems in


your specifications.


3. (Optional) Design the home page for Dirt Bikes’


website along with an important secondary page


linked to the home page using a word processor


or a Web page development tool of your choice.


4. Identify some important website features that


can be used to create customer relationships.


Analyze the challenge that Dirt Bikes may face in


the course of creating customer intimacy and


loyalty.


Task 5:


Dirt Bikes promotes itself as a “learning company.” It


encourages employees to undergo training to help them


advance in their careers. As employees move on, their


positions fall vacant. These positions must be filled


quickly to maintain the company’s pace of production.


Dirt Bikes’ human resources staff would like to find a way


of quickly identifying qualified employees who have the


training to fill vacant positions. Once the company knows


who these employees are, it has a better chance of filling


open positions internally rather than paying to recruit


outsiders. Dirt Bikes would like to track each employee’s

Homework is Completed By:

Writer Writer Name Amount Client Comments & Rating
Instant Homework Helper

ONLINE

Instant Homework Helper

$36

She helped me in last minute in a very reasonable price. She is a lifesaver, I got A+ grade in my homework, I will surely hire her again for my next assignments, Thumbs Up!

Order & Get This Solution Within 3 Hours in $25/Page

Custom Original Solution And Get A+ Grades

  • 100% Plagiarism Free
  • Proper APA/MLA/Harvard Referencing
  • Delivery in 3 Hours After Placing Order
  • Free Turnitin Report
  • Unlimited Revisions
  • Privacy Guaranteed

Order & Get This Solution Within 6 Hours in $20/Page

Custom Original Solution And Get A+ Grades

  • 100% Plagiarism Free
  • Proper APA/MLA/Harvard Referencing
  • Delivery in 6 Hours After Placing Order
  • Free Turnitin Report
  • Unlimited Revisions
  • Privacy Guaranteed

Order & Get This Solution Within 12 Hours in $15/Page

Custom Original Solution And Get A+ Grades

  • 100% Plagiarism Free
  • Proper APA/MLA/Harvard Referencing
  • Delivery in 12 Hours After Placing Order
  • Free Turnitin Report
  • Unlimited Revisions
  • Privacy Guaranteed

6 writers have sent their proposals to do this homework:

University Coursework Help
Helping Hand
Top Essay Tutor
Writer Writer Name Offer Chat
University Coursework Help

ONLINE

University Coursework Help

Hi dear, I am ready to do your homework in a reasonable price.

$62 Chat With Writer
Helping Hand

ONLINE

Helping Hand

I am an Academic writer with 10 years of experience. As an Academic writer, my aim is to generate unique content without Plagiarism as per the client’s requirements.

$60 Chat With Writer
Top Essay Tutor

ONLINE

Top Essay Tutor

I have more than 12 years of experience in managing online classes, exams, and quizzes on different websites like; Connect, McGraw-Hill, and Blackboard. I always provide a guarantee to my clients for their grades.

$65 Chat With Writer

Let our expert academic writers to help you in achieving a+ grades in your homework, assignment, quiz or exam.

Similar Homework Questions

Letter from birmingham jail ethos pathos logos color coded - What is the function of the spindle - Fcc to reinstate morse code test - Cdcynergy model - Ali macgraw sex addiction - DEP200 - Bhp billiton finance limited - 520 fe - Pitney bowes dm125 manual - Amc assignment cover sheet - Act 2 scene 1 macbeth soliloquy analysis - Coarse focus microscope function - Vertical analysis is also known as - Master li hongzhi photo - Points on a fingerprint where the ridge structure changes - St luke's medical centre st albans - Reflective Journal - Bode plot example problems - Summary_ - International capital and money market instruments - Gaia cs umass edu wireshark labs - Ps - Frequency division multiplexing advantages and disadvantages - Motivation and Work - Week 9 - Copyright 2015 2019 clout pay pty ltd all rights reserved - Kenya airways travel agents - What is a fuselage - The balance in the supplies account before adjustment - Week 8 discussion - Locate a peer-reviewed article (related to the course content) published within the last 12 months in a peer-reviewed journal from the online library. - Keynows - Human body - Capitalization of earnings method valuation - Lección 4 estructura 4.2 practicar verbos - Consider a river flowing toward a lake - Finance discussion 6 - Mutual rescission and release agreement - Abdul_rehman_ - The jungle chapter 2 summary - Internet Programming by Murach ( asp.net Core MVC) QUIZ - Larson project management 7th edition access code - For researcher_d - Gas in a closed container - Discussion board - Dissertation(16000 words, deadline in 3 days) - Individual level of analysis theories - Purdue my strengths assessment - Under what type of marketing does kliptech operate - Power in dc circuits lab report - Taran swan at nickelodeon latin america - Nelson mandela leadership style - Donegal county council rent - Uq drop course date - Macroeconomics principles and policy edition answers - Starbucks strategy of corporate responsibility is illustrated by - Super t standard drawings - The last supper humanism - Year 3 french activities - Conflicts in the outsiders chapter 1 - Bcat short form scoring - Helix corporation uses the weighted average method - Asa24 login - Credit Score and Financial Analyst - How many pounds is 65.8 kg - Key questions 5 - Information Security in a World of Technology - Https www youtube com watch v uawa2gbcnju - One way manova in spss - How to calculate percent recovery - 3 p of business communication - Porcelain tile weight kg m3 - Career2 successfactors eu royal mail - Sherpa driver quiz answers - 0.00001 in scientific notation - Cic case study stage 3 - Bentleigh gym virginia park - Judgment ps4 gold tuna cat food - Disposition essay gcu - Green computing research project 1 - Business - Compare and contrast homer and virgil - Macy's inventory turnover - Excel 2016 capstone project ex-3 - Stephenson's model of reflection - Apple watch marketing strategy analysis - Dave's esl cafe vietnam - Full ppt on organizational behaviour - Cos x sin x tan x - Golden boy tara sullivan sparknotes - Mnemonic generator using letters - Ediscovery pst export repeatedly prompts for credentials - The book thief synopsis - 8 elements of culture - Kriegspiel game for sale - How to delete recordings on shaw pvr - Newclasses nyu edu - Medical image analysis question - Where is the love by - Telstra nrl app on laptop