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Chapter 1 Lab - lab assignment


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MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS CHAPTER 1 LAB

Lab 1 Improving Decision Making: Using Databases to Analyze Sales Trends

Resources needed:

1. A windows PC with Microsoft Access installed. If you do not have MS Access, you
can get it through your Office 365 account.
2. Store and Regional Sales Database file.

Scenario:
In this project, you will start out with raw transactional sales data and use Microsoft Access
database software to develop queries and reports that help managers make better decisions
about product pricing, sales promotions, and inventory replenishment. In D2l under Content,
Week 1, you can find the file: ESS13CH01_questionfile.accdb developed in Microsoft
Access. The database contains raw data on weekly store sales of computer equipment in
various sales regions. The database includes fields for store identification number, sales
region, item number, item description, unit price, units sold, and the weekly sales period when
the sales were made. Use Access to develop some reports and queries to make this
information more useful for running the business.

Deliverables:
• Sales and production managers want answers to the following questions: (25 Points)
o The first question is “What products should be restocked?” To answer that
question, complete the following steps.
1. Open the ESS13CH01_questionfile.accdb file.
a. Click on Create in the Ribbon and double-click Query Wizard.

b. The New Query window will open. Select Simple Query Wizard and click
OK
c. In the Available Fields column select Item No and click the Right arrow >
to add the item to the Selected Fields. Do the same for Item Description

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and Units Sold.

d. Click Next, leave the default radial button selected and click Next again
and then Finish.

e. Sort the output by selected the Item No column, right-click and select Sort
Largest to Smallest.

f. You should notice that there are several rows for each Item Number. This
shows that the query ran is not providing the answer needed. We need to
add a function to the query which can be done using the Query Wizard.

g. Create another Query using steps a through c. This time when asked
“Would you like a detail or summary query?”, select the Summary
radial and click Summary Options…

h. Click on the Sum box for Unit Price and click OK. Then click Next, and
Finish.

i. Which products should be restocked? (5 Points)


The Products that need to be restocked is Desktop CPU and 101
keyboard.

Along with your answer, copy and paste the table that was output
when you ran your query below: (10 Points)
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• The second question is “Which stores, and sales regions would benefit from a
promotional campaign and additional marketing?” To answer this question will require
an SQL query. Follow the steps below to create and run the query.
2. Using the same Store & Region Sales Database, complete the following steps:
a. Double click on Store & Regional Sales Database in the Unassigned
Objects pane on the left side of the window.

b. Next click on Create in the ribbon and then Query Design.Then select
SQL View from the far left side of the ribbon.

c. In the middle lower pane, copy and paste the following:

SELECT [Store & Region Sales Database].[Store No], Sum([Unit


Price]*[Units Sold]) AS [Weekly Sales]
FROM [Store & Region Sales Database]
GROUP BY [Store & Region Sales Database].[Store No]
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ORDER BY Sum([Unit Price]*[Units Sold]) DESC;

This query, when run, will select each store with the sum of units sold
multiplied by unit price. It will then group all of the same store numbers
and order the output by the largest Weekly Sales totals.

d. Then click ! Run on from the left side of the ribbon and your query should
run and give you the output.

3. Question 2: Which stores, and sales regions would benefit from a


promotional campaign and additional marketing? (5 Points)

Store number 2 and 4 needs more promotional campaign and additional


marketing assistance. Store 3,1 and 8 could do better too.

Along with your answer, copy and paste the table that was output when you
ran your query below: (10 Points)

4. The last question “When (what time of year) should products be offered at full
price, and when should discounts be used?”
a. For this question, follow the same steps from Question 2 using the
following query:

SELECT [Store & Region Sales Database].[Item No], [Store &


Region Sales Database].[Item Description], Sum([Unit
Price]*[Units Sold]) AS [Weekly Sales]
FROM [Store & Region Sales Database]
GROUP BY [Store & Region Sales Database].[Item No], [Store &
Region Sales Database].[Item Description]
ORDER BY Sum([Unit Price]*[Units Sold]) DESC;
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b. Also run another query with the following script:

SELECT [Store & Region Sales Database].[Item No], [Store &


Region Sales Database].[Item Description], [Store & Region
Sales Database].[Week Ending], Sum([Store & Region Sales
Database].[Units Sold]) AS [SumOfUnits Sold]
FROM [Store & Region Sales Database]
GROUP BY [Store & Region Sales Database].[Item No], [Store &
Region Sales Database].[Item Description], [Store & Region
Sales Database].[Week Ending]
ORDER BY [Store & Region Sales Database].[Item No],
Sum([Store & Region Sales Database].[Units Sold]) DESC;

c. Copy and paste the outputs of both queries below. (20 Points)
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d. When (what time of year) should products be offered at full price,


and when should discounts be used? (5 Points)
Full price: Desktop CPU-10/27/2017
17” monitor – 10/27/2017
101 keyboard- 10/27/2017
Pc Mouse- 10/27/2017

Discounts can be used in the middle or at the end of the year


because they could maximize the sales during holidays like
thanksgiving, Christmas. As giving out discounts during these
holidays would sell out last saved products for the year and
company can also make profits by selling more and customers are
satisfied with discounts given too.

e. Which query provided meaningful information to answer the


question? (5 Points)

The first query provided meaningful answer as group by function


was used to sort data into simpler and understandable format.
The query two showed each product and the month sales. But the
date wasn’t sorted so it was difficult to understand.

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