BIS/220
July 2, 2012
Information System Business Proposal
Technical Solutions
A Business Proposal to Increase Revenue, Reduce Wasted Spending, and Increase Customer Base
Prepared for
John A. Smith
Vice President of Nostalgic Records
Prepared by
Joseph Knows
Research and Marketing
Technical Solutions
June 29, 2012
Proposal Number: 120629
Contents
Introduction 4 Background 4 Types of Organizational Information Systems Table 5 Average Percent of sales for companies engaging in E-commerce Chart 5 Sales trend increase for Internet and in store shopping table 6 Proposed Action 7 Functional Area IS 7 Transaction processing system 7 Management Information System 7 Executive Dashboard 7 Electronic commerce system 8 Areas supported by Information Systems 8 Summary 9 Reference 11
Introduction
Information Systems (IS) are tools that aid managers in accomplishing their goals using Information and Communication Technologies (ITC). These Information Systems tools are a proven vital piece of successful new businesses being competitive in the digital world. Amazon, Barns & Noble, and numerous other companies have used these tools successfully and in today’s business world there are few businesses whose processes are managed at some level by Information and Communication Technologies (ITC).
Background
The digital area is upon us and without an adequate and maintained information system, the chances of survival in this digital competitive market if greatly reduces. In today’s market, companies need to explore all their options to reach out to a new customer base and into further geographical areas. The days of physically spamming someone’s mailbox with flyers is drawing to an end due to the new innovations in reaching these customers. More cost effective methods have been developed to assist you in administrative record keeping and instant inventory adjustments at the