Bead Bar Network Paper

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Bead Bar Network PaperThe Bead Bar was founded in 1998 by Meredith S. The Bead Bar specializes in allowing customers to design and create their very own beaded jewelry. The first studio was opened in New Canaan, Connecticut. In a typical Bead Bar studio you will find customers sitting along the bar making their own jewelry with materials provided by the employees such as bead, wire, and string. Customers typically make bracelets, necklaces and other jewelry as they so desire. The Bead Bar has come a long way since 1998 and has established more studios, franchises, and Bead Bar on Board.

In order to recommend a sufficient computer network for the Bead Bar we must understand their size and needs. Currently they have six studio locations, five franchises, and one portable Bead Bar on Board. They have 15 full time employees and approximately 20 part-time employees. The senior management team consists of eight people and their ideas and feedback will have a big influence over what IT decisions we make for the Bead Bar.

Now that the Bead Bar has grown too large to use paper-based forms they will need to go through a major transition. This transition will include implementing information technology into their everyday work habits. It will allow them to complete their tasks more efficiently and allow for easier access and retrieval of important business related information. The paper-based form system is extremely outdated considering the technology that is available to organizations now. The paper-based system has proved to be inefficient for them. They have expressed several concerns about lost orders, incorrect invoicing, and fulfillment delays. It is evident that the Bead Bar needs to enter the digital world in order to improve their processes.

There are several advantages to bringing the Bead Bar into the...