Ict Essay
Price Chopper Supermarkets are an example of a traditional retail outlet leveraging substantial business advantage through the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT).
The case study you were given was written in 1994 and much if not all of the technolgy mentioned is still in use today. It may be argued that there has been little advancement in the use of technology since that time.
You are to prepare a critical review of this case study comparing the use of ITC with current implementations. Particular emphasis should be placed on Information Systems and their use.
Your review should also look at emerging technologies and discuss the impact they may have on a business such as Price Chopper.
A paper outlining the requirements of a Critical Review has been added to the Assignments folder to provide you with a guide as to the structure of a Critical Review.
Assignment requirements:
Your assignment is to be saved as a Microsoft Word Document in 2003 or earlier format. Your assignment should be saved using the following naming convention:
StudentId_LastName_FirstName_AssignmentNumber.doc
So if your details are Fred Smith ABC12345 then you will save your document as
ABC12345_Smith_Fred_1.doc (NOTE: microsoft word will add the .doc extension for you)
Assignment Page Format:
A4 page with 2.5cm Left margin and 2cm Right margin.
Font is to be Times New Roman 12 point(body text) single space, left aligned
Price Chopper is a chain of 80 24-hour supermarkets in New England. The stores vary considerably in size, but average about 12 checkout counters. It is headquartered in Shenectady, in upper New York State.
During the last few years, Price Chopper has applied information technology (IT) very aggressively, particularly to its Point of Sale (POS) operations. It is worthy of a case study both because of the comprehensiveness of its IT strategy, and because several elements of the system are at the leading edge.
This document comprises a
The case study you were given was written in 1994 and much if not all of the technolgy mentioned is still in use today. It may be argued that there has been little advancement in the use of technology since that time.
You are to prepare a critical review of this case study comparing the use of ITC with current implementations. Particular emphasis should be placed on Information Systems and their use.
Your review should also look at emerging technologies and discuss the impact they may have on a business such as Price Chopper.
A paper outlining the requirements of a Critical Review has been added to the Assignments folder to provide you with a guide as to the structure of a Critical Review.
Assignment requirements:
Your assignment is to be saved as a Microsoft Word Document in 2003 or earlier format. Your assignment should be saved using the following naming convention:
StudentId_LastName_FirstName_AssignmentNumber.doc
So if your details are Fred Smith ABC12345 then you will save your document as
ABC12345_Smith_Fred_1.doc (NOTE: microsoft word will add the .doc extension for you)
Assignment Page Format:
A4 page with 2.5cm Left margin and 2cm Right margin.
Font is to be Times New Roman 12 point(body text) single space, left aligned
Price Chopper is a chain of 80 24-hour supermarkets in New England. The stores vary considerably in size, but average about 12 checkout counters. It is headquartered in Shenectady, in upper New York State.
During the last few years, Price Chopper has applied information technology (IT) very aggressively, particularly to its Point of Sale (POS) operations. It is worthy of a case study both because of the comprehensiveness of its IT strategy, and because several elements of the system are at the leading edge.
This document comprises a