Create an Executive Summary to introduce your development company, review the problems to be solved (this is not just copying the Case Study but an analysis of the real problems) and outlining a computer solution for the case study. This is the start of a formal document, and, as such, has a Title Page. Minimum number of words 400, referencing style Harvard and the number of references two. Make sure that there is no Plagiarism Thanks Case Study: Software Engineering Project (this is a fictitious company) You have been contracted by the MPC Manufacturing Company to develop an integrated and webenabled computer product that will replace an aging non-integrated computer system. Business Information The company, MidlenPart Corporation (MPC), is a manufacturer of generic automobile parts. Their headquarters is in Taipei, Taiwan, They manufacture a total of 100 different parts for three primary customer types: Auto Manufacturers, Automobile Dealers, and Automobile Parts Supply Houses. They employ a total of 1200 employees of which 100 work in the Corporate Headquarters. They have 4 different manufacturing plants in other countries, all of which have been bought in the past 18 months. Current System At this time, they have a semi static web-site that provides general information about the company, but does not provide any B-to-B capabilities. There is a centralized computer system that resides on a large and aging mainframe system. There is a VPN set up for other remote locations to connect. There is a computerized order system that works like this: 1. Customers call a toll-free number. 2. A Customer Service Representative takes the call. He/She enters the part numbers being ordered into the system by a prompted computer screen. 3. Based on the Customer # , Part #, and the Quantity, the system responds (slowly the response time is extremely slow) with the availability and pricing. (the assumption is that different customers have different pricing based on a variety of variables such as number of orders per year, amount of money paid each year, etc) 4. The information is verbally relayed to the customer over the phone by the Customer Service Representative 5. Verbal negotiations may or may not be entered. adjustments are based on quantity and by interacting with the Available to Promise (ATP) > (A Customer Representative can check manufacturing forecast on availability and put lock on future
