A few research groups have a file server with copies of the order form and frequently ordered items, such as lab supplies in Microsoft Word. When the student graduates from the university, it is difficult to trace his old orders. Usually one has to go through a pile of ancient orders that have been returned to the secretary from the purchasing department which are sorted by grant number. This search is often ineffective and inconclusive. It is for these reasons that you have requested InterSoft Corporation consulting team to analyze, streamline, and automate your purchase orders placing process.
Web has several advantages for such a system.
It is recommended that the proposed system would not be exclusively dependent on Microsoft client software as not everyone in your department has it installed. Designing, developing and installing a system for your particular research group which consists of about 15 people. This will be used as the test project. We may then be given a possibility to extend it to other research groups as well as to other departments. Department personnel are familiar with basic HTML and would be able to duplicate web pages of one group for use by others with minor changes.