Created By: Rohit SahajpalJames AasmanDamon GuardMatt HudonEric BlackMartin Matthiesen

Introduction About Creative Consulting in business for 5 Years member of the Better Business Bureau strive to provide the best Service and Products loyal customer base and longevity About Austen Food Ltd. Family based grocery store 5 Edmonton Stores well established in the community

Outline Business Process 1:Gathering Data Day-to-Day Inventory Inventory Count Security Discount & Sale Process Business Process 2:Processing Data Business Process 3:Output Training and Implementation Cost Analysis Benefits of our Solution

Business Process 1 Gathering Data Current Day-to-Day Inventory Process

Current Cash Registers

Current Day-to-Day Inventory Process Current Cash Registers Capabilities of current cash registers rely on cashier knowing prices only limited report capabilities

Problems Current Day-to-Day Inventory Process manual count of product received very time consuming manual count error prone manual pricing time consuming and wrong prices might get affixed manual entering at register error prone cash register does not keep track of items sold cash register does not help in compiling of reports

Effects! Current Day-to-Day Inventory Process Austen Foods Ltd. loses profits manpower inefficiently used reliable reports cannot be generated potential for human error is great

Current Day-to-Day Inventory Process Proposed Solution

Current Day-to-Day Inventory Process Proposed Solution

Current Day-to-Day Inventory Process Proposed Solution

Current Day-to-Day Inventory Process Proposed Solution

Current Day-to-Day Inventory Process Proposed Solution

Current Day-to-Day Inventory Process New Cash Registers

Current Day-to-Day Inventory Process Capabilities of new registers with POS New Cash Registers comprehensive store reports put a transaction on hold allows to easily manage merchandise prices in the store comprehensive receipts for the customer

Current Day-to-Day Inventory Process New Cash Registers

Benefits!! Current Day-to-Day Inventory Process automated checkouts more efficient time saved manpower efficiently used reliable reports reports can be issued based on item not only category potential for human error minimized profits maximized

Outline Business Process 1:Gathering Data Day-to-Day Inventory Inventory Count Security Discount & Sale Process Business Process 2:Processing Data Business Process 3:Output Training and Implementation Cost Analysis Benefits of our Solution

Business Process 1 Gathering Data Inventory Count Process

Current Inventory Count Process

Problems and Effects! inventory count process takes approximately two weeks extra staff costly count process is slow and prone to error Problems Effects loses $160,000 for each inventory day per store yearly loss of $1.6 million product might not arrive in time

Current Inventory Count Process Proposed Solution

Current Inventory Count Process Proposed Solution

Current Inventory Count Process Proposed Solution

BENEFITS!! Current Inventory Count Process Proposed Solution no outside staff necessary more efficient count no loss due to store closure counts immediately completed reports can immediately be issued

Outline Business Process 1:Gathering Data Day-to-Day Inventory Inventory Count Security Discount & Sale Process Business Process 2:Processing Data Business Process 3:Output Training and Implementation Cost Analysis Benefits of our Solution

Business Process 1 Gathering Data Sale and Discount Process

Sale and Discount Process Now Cashiers Have to Memorize the Prices Cashiers Have to Remember Which Customer Receives Discount Managers Waste a Considerable Amount of Time Searching for Products About to Expire

Sale and Discount Now Done Automatically Value Card Reduce Errors Manager now has more time Larger and Stronger Loyalty Base

Outline Business Process 1:Gathering Data Day-to-Day Inventory Inventory Count Security Discount & Sale Process Business Process 2:Processing Data Business Process 3:Output Training and Implementation Cost Analysis Benefits of our Solution

Business Process 1 Gathering Data Security Process

Security Problems Now Theft is Very Difficult to Detect Customers or Staff May Be Committing Theft Employees and Clientele Require a Sense of Security

Security Consist of three Components Camera System Digital Video Recorder Monitor Reduce the Amount of Theft Workers of the Store Honest Everyone Knows That Big Brother is Watching

Outline Business Process 1:Gathering Data Day-to-Day Inventory Inventory Count Security Discount & Sale Process Business Process 2:Processing Data Business Process 3:Output Training and Implementation Cost Analysis Benefits of our Solution

Business Process 2: Processing Data

Business Process 2 Accountant manually inputs items into Excel Accountant manually formats it to Word Susceptible to human error

Business Process 2 Solution Solved in two parts

Solution: Part 1 Inventory properly scanned Numbers are sent to the Inventory Database Microsoft Access organizes Database and compares inventoried stock to physical stock

Solution: Part 1 Continued Any discrepancies will be displayed Manager makes the decision on how to reconcile the problem

Solution: Part 2 Accurate removal of the inventory from the database Tills will be directly connected to the Inventory Database Inventory Database automatically updated each time items are sold and/or returned

Outline Business Process 1:Gathering Data Day-to-Day Inventory Inventory Count Security Discount & Sale Process Business Process 2:Processing Data Business Process 3:Output Training and Implementation Cost Analysis Benefits of our Solution

Business Process 3: Output

Business Process 3 Office manually generates purchase orders Faxed to each supplier’s warehouse Susceptible to human error

Solution Microsoft Access Effortlessly organize and display inventory reports to the manager Notifies manager when it is time to re-order, or if the product is close to expiry

Solution Continued Organizes the output and remembers the best selling items each month or holiday

Solution Continued Orders can be automatically sent via or fax modem

Outline Business Process 1:Gathering Data Day-to-Day Inventory Inventory Count Security Discount & Sale Process Business Process 2:Processing Data Business Process 3:Output Training and Implementation Cost Analysis Benefits of our Solution

Training and Implementation one day of training for each store training is very user friendly joint work on system manual two month implementation process system will be set up bit by bit / store by store no new process will be set up until at 100%

Outline Business Process 1:Gathering Data Day-to-Day Inventory Inventory Count Security Discount & Sale Process Business Process 2:Processing Data Business Process 3:Output Training and Implementation Cost Analysis Benefits of our Solution

inventory cost 1.6 million Dollars Hiring of inventory staff Holiday pay for regular staff loss due to store closures Current Cost Cost Analysis

Hardware Inventory Management for all 5 stores: Total Cost $255,750 Office Hardware for all 5 store managers and Head Office: Total Cost $ 29,000 Software: Total Cost $ 90,500 Security System for all 5 stores: Total Cost $ 32,000 Other Costs: Setup Fee: $ 50,000 Training: $ 20,000 Maitenance 5 years full service:$ 50/hour Recurring Cost per year: Telus DSL Business Plan Total Cost$ 4,500 TOTAL COSTS

TOTALAMOUNTTOTALAMOUNT Year1Year2Year3Year4Year5 5 Year Prognosis

Outline Business Process 1:Gathering Data Day-to-Day Inventory Inventory Count Security Discount & Sale Process Business Process 2:Processing Data Business Process 3:Output Training and Implementation Cost Analysis Benefits of our Solution

SCALABILTY TIME MANPOWER MONEY > $ 7.5 million saved over 5 years Benefits of our Solution