Designing a database to manage stock in a clothes shop.

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Rishi Wadhwani 10b

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IdentifY

1.1 The problem and how I discovered it

I discovered the problem when I saw that the files of customer orders were unorganized and customer were angry for late stock arrivals. I also noticed that some of the buyers or consumers were taking this product although it was outdated.

1.2 The Business

   This business is of a big company which is located in Jandia in Fuerteventura in the south of the Island. I was doing a survey on the shops as a consumer when I discovered that some of the products were from previous seasons and old. I told the manager about the problem they asked me for help.

1.3 The real User

   The manager is the in charge of dealing with these types of problems. Although in this case Ms.Sara, the manager is not able to find the solution to this problem. In this case I have decided to help her and to provide a better service to the customer.

1.4 The current problem and inefficient

   The current main problem is that the manager or the employees aren’t getting to know when the clothes are outdated or is from old seasons. I’m being asked to create or to find some kind of solution to solve this major problem.

   There are many problems with the method that the employees are using now which is to go around and looking at other people’s clothes and see the fashion. They have been facing many problems with their method. For example:

*There aren’t as many employees as needed for this method.

*It might result a bit boring and tiring

*Can produce headaches and blurry eyesight.

*Orders may be lost.

1.5 Different ways this problem can be solved

   Manual way-Write down all the customer’s orders and file them together. Also I would like to include that it would also make the in-charge’s life easier if the products were placed in a more visible and easier accessible place so that none of the products are missed out.

   PC way- This method would be a lot easier because it wouldn’t include as many people as the manual way. This method consists of creating a database using Microsoft Access. While learning I discovered an all new way of using access.The employee has to introduce the date on which the customer issues the order.

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1.6 Objectives

*Create main menu for easy navigation through the queries

*Create a Report to show orders taken.

*Create a Database with queries to manage orders more quickly.

* Add buttons and make sure they work so that we can see the forms easily and briefly.

* Create a new table for every order and name it after the customer.

* Include dates sold and bought

* Also include an image of the item

*Add supplier name, address and ID

1.7 Best solution

The best solution would be the PC one. It could be to create an Access database in ...

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