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PRODUCT LOCATOR

PRODUCT LOCATOR. Presented By Richard Raehl. INTRODUCTION. Large stores with diverse inventories Provide to the customer a computer terminal that has a searchable system requiring only one query field that will return product location relevant coupons and product information.

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PRODUCT LOCATOR

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  1. PRODUCT LOCATOR Presented By Richard Raehl

  2. INTRODUCTION • Large stores with diverse inventories • Provide to the customer a computer terminal that has a searchable system requiring only one query field that will return product location relevant coupons and product information. • Product Locator

  3. PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLANNING • Resource Management • Planning and Control Management • Communication and Coordination Management

  4. RESOURCE MANAGEMENT • Development Team • External Expertise • Facilities • Equipment / Technology • Financial

  5. PLANNING and CONTROL MANAGEMENT • Complete the functional specifications of a Product Locating System during the Fall semester • 30 days based on a time multiplier of 2

  6. PLANNED PROJECT OBJECTIVES and TASK • Website • Information for Database • Test Database • Code • Implementation

  7. MANAGEMENT CONTROL • Monitor results • Delegate responsibilities

  8. COMMUNICATION and COORDINATION MANAGEMENT • Communication • Contact • Coordination

  9. PROJECT MANAGEMENT FEASIBILTY • Communication skills • Experience large technical projects • Organization

  10. SOCIETAL CONCERNS • Locating products in warehouse type stores • Finding coupons for those products

  11. CONSUMER SURVEY • 88% had problems locating a product • 96% forgot coupons they intended to use • 24% did not use coupons • 44% of those who did not use coupons was because they could not find them

  12. SOLUTION • Provide the customer with a computer based user friendly product locator and coupon dispenser

  13. COMPUTER BASED • 86% of consumers surveyed know how to use a computer US Census Bureau 1999 • 54 million households have computers • 94 million use/have internet access

  14. EASY TO USE • Survey showed that people were comfortable with menu driven commands, keyboards and the mouse. • Fonts 12 - 18

  15. BENEFIT to SOCIETY • Save customers time and money • Increase use of coupons • Decrease customer complaints • Increase sales

  16. TECHNICAL CONCERNS • Project components overview • Scope • Technical • Feasibility

  17. PROJECT COMPONENTS OVERVIEW

  18. SCOPE • Store selection • Scope diagram • Components not in scope

  19. HOME DEPOT

  20. SCOPE DIAGRAM

  21. TECHNICAL ISSUES • User interface • Search mechanism / database access • Results / Display • Feasibility

  22. EXAMPLE USER INTERFACE

  23. SEARCH MECHANISM / DATABASE ACCESS • Centralized database • Database fields • Queries

  24. CENTRALIZED DATABASE

  25. CENTRALIZED DATABASE • Components connect to database using a hub • Physical placement of kiosks not limited • Number of kiosks unlimited

  26. DATABASE FIELDS and QUERIES • Name, description, SKU# • One search box • Return list of possible results, user select best one

  27. EXAMPLE RESULTS / DISPLAY

  28. STORE DIAGRAM

  29. FEASIBILITY • Existing location-inclusive database • Hardware off-the-shelf • Cost are relatively low

  30. FINANCE • Development / Implementation • Maintenance • Cost / Benefit Analysis

  31. DEVELOPMENT / IMPEMENTATION • Software • Hardware • Implementation

  32. MAINTENANCE • Database • Software • Hardware

  33. COST / BENEFIT ANALYSIS • Total cost over 10 years • Return on investment

  34. SUMMARY • Problem locating products and associated coupons • Provide product location, information, and coupons • Professional experienced team • Benefit to consumers • Technically feasible • Positive cost / benefit analysis

  35. CONTACT INFORMATION • Web site http://cs.odu.edu/~aungvars/shoppingasst/ • Andrew Ungvarsky pxpx@mindspring.com • Ali Miamee alimiamee@hotmail.com • Sadina Little mowtcoofr@aol.com • David Zhai dzhai@cs.odu.edu • Richard Raehl rraeh001@odu.edu

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