Business Process and System Design Report for Sunshine Motors

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the business processes for Sunshine Motors, a used car dealership undergoing a system overhaul. It begins with a recommended system acquisition strategy, comparing Microsoft Excel/MYOB with a custom software solution developed using Visual Studios, and includes a weighted alternative matrix to support the decision. The report then delves into architectural design, outlining server-based, thin client, and thick client architectures, along with operational, performance, and security requirements for each. Hardware and software specifications are detailed, including required components and a purchase amount estimate. Interface design, including structure and wireframe diagrams, is presented. Business process models and notations (BPMN 2.0), program design (structure chart), and data storage design are also addressed. The report concludes by emphasizing the potential of the new system to enhance business efficiency and includes a bibliography of cited sources.

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Table of Contents
1. Introduction..............................................................................................................................2
2. Recommended System Acquisition Strategy...........................................................................2
2.1 System Acquisition Weighted Alternative Matrix.................................................................3
3. Architectural Design.................................................................................................................4
3.1 Operational Requirements support.........................................................................................5
3.2 Performance requirement support..........................................................................................5
3.3 Security requirement support.................................................................................................6
3.4 Cultural and political support.................................................................................................7
4. Hardware and Software Specifications....................................................................................7
4.1 Additional hardware...............................................................................................................8
4.2 Purchase Amount...................................................................................................................8
5. Interface design........................................................................................................................9
5.1 Interface structure Diagram...................................................................................................9
5.2 Wireframe Diagrams..............................................................................................................9
6. Business process model and Notations 2.0................................................................................13
7. Program Design.........................................................................................................................14
7.1 Structure Chart.....................................................................................................................15
8. Data Storage Design..................................................................................................................16

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9. Conclusion.................................................................................................................................16
10. Bibliography............................................................................................................................17

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1. Introduction
The report is concerned with the case of the Sunshine motors. The Sunshine motors is old
car dealership that generally conducts their business in trading of old cars. There has been a
change of ownership in the company the new owners are looking to develop a new system for
the company. The information and the analysis about the new system has been provided in this
report. The report consists of the system acquisition techniques, the system requirements. In
addition to this, some information about the flow of the system and the program design and
specifications about the system have also been provide in this report. The implementation of the
system with the help of third party vendor is not considered for the company.
2. Recommended System Acquisition Strategy
For the implementation of the system it is advisable that prior knowledge about the
existing system should before gathered. After gathering the information about the existing
system the problems in the existing systems are to be identified and also the mitigation of the
identified problems in the system are to be designed. The schedule and budget for the
development of the system should be defined after identification of the plan. The requirements
for the system should be acquired after the designing of the plan. For the implementation of the
system two types of approaches were identified. The finance manager wanted to use the
Microsoft Excel and MYOB but another approach also identified for the development of the
system. The implementation of a software for the system so that all the operations of the
company can be done very easily with the help of the software. The development of an
application for the company is more preferred as no third party involvement would be present in

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the second alternative. In addition to this, it is also advisable if the system if implemented using
visual studios.
2.1 System Acquisition Weighted Alternative Matrix
Evaluation
Criteria
Relative
Importanc
e
Alternative
1:
Microsoft®
Excel® and
MYOB®
Scor
e
Weighte
d Score
Alterative
2: visual
studios
Scor
e
Weighte
d score
Integration
with the
existing
system
25 This is very
help for the
company
but the
integration
would be a
bit complex
3 75 The
integration
with this
system
would be
very easy.
5 125
Prior
Experience
25 The
employees
require
prior
experience
or to be
trained in
this
3 75 The
employees
require prior
experience
or to be
trained in
this systems
2 50

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systems
Budget 25 The budget
would
increase to
great extent
if this
option is
availed
1 25 This system
can be
implemente
d with a
very low
cost budget
5 125
Customizab
le Interface
25 The
interface is
not
customizabl
e
4 100 The
interface is
easily
customizabl
e.
5 125
Total 100 275 375
3. Architectural Design
The three main components that are identified in the systems are:
 User Computers
 Sever Computers
 Networks
The type of architectures thought of for the implementation for the company are:
 Server Based application

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 Thin client server based Architecture
 Thick Client Sever based architecture
3.1 Operational Requirements support
The operational requirements focus mainly on the technical environments and the
hardware, software and the network requirements. The processes that are to be performed by the
system are defined by the operational requirements for the system.
Requirements Server Based
Architecture
Thin Client - Server
based architecture
Thick Client –
Server based
Architecture
System Integration
Requirements
Yes Yes Yes
Portability
Requirements
No Yes No
Maintainability
Requirement
Yes Yes Yes
3.2 Performance requirement support
The performances requirement is about the speed and capacity of the system that is to be
implemented. The reliability of the system also depends on the performance of the system.
Requirements Server Based
Architecture
Thin Client - Server
based architecture
Thick Client –
Server based

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Architecture
Speed Requirement No Yes Yes
Capacity
Requirement
Yes No Yes
Availability/
Reliability
Requirements
Yes Yes No
3.3 Security requirement support
The security requirement of the system is about the authorization and the data integration
within the systems.
Requirements Server Based
Architecture
Thin Client -
Server based
architecture
Thick Client –
Server based
Architecture
High System Value Yes No Yes
Access Control
Requirement
Yes No Yes
Encryption/Authentication
Requirement
Yes Yes Yes
Virus Control
Requirement
Yes Yes Yes

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3.4 Cultural and political support
The cultural and political requirement of the system is concerned with the language and
the legal requirements of the system.
Requirements Server Based
Architecture
Thin Client - Server
based architecture
Thick Client –
Server based
Architecture
Multilingual
requirement
Yes Yes Yes
Customized
Requirements
No Yes Yes
Making Unstated
Norms Explicit
No Yes No
Legal Requirements No Yes No
4. Hardware and Software Specifications
For the implementation of the system the hardware and the software are required to
identified that can support the system and help in implementation of the systems successfully.
Standard Client Standard Web
Server
Standard
Application
Server
Standard
Database Server
Software Windows 10 Pro Windows Server
2012 R2
Windows
Application
Microsoft SQL

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Microsoft Office
2016
Server Server
Hardware 500 GB hard
drive
2 GB RAM
DDR4
Intel core 2 duo
2 TB hard drive
intel® xeon®
processor e7-
8893 v4
16 Gb RAM
DDR16 Gb
RAM DDR4
2 TB hard drive
intel® xeon®
processor e7-
8893 v4
16 Gb RAM
DDR16 Gb
RAM DDR4
2 TB hard drive
intel® xeon®
processor e7-
8893 v4
16 Gb RAM
DDR16 Gb
RAM DDR4
Network Broadband
services
Ethernet 100
mbps
Ethernet 100
mbps
Ethernet 100
mbps
4.1 Additional hardware
In addition to the mentioned hardware, some switches, router and wireless access points
for the network are required for the implementation of the system. This would enable the
wireless devices to get connected to the systems.
4.2 Purchase Amount
For purchasing the systems, the estimated cost of the whole system is estimated to be
around $1.25 million.

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5. Interface design
5.1 Interface structure Diagram
5.2 Wireframe Diagrams
5.2.1 Wireframe Diagram Mechanics Roster

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5.2.3 Wireframe Diagram Car Details