Frito-Lay

Frito-Lay
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This paper's intent is to answer the questions found at the end of the case study "IT Helps Keep
Frito-Lay in the Chips." We plan to identify the key input and output devices used in Frito-Lay's
information system. Also, the steps that the IT professionals at Frito-Lay took to create a system that would
be easy to use as well as what steps we would take as managers to introduce the employees to the
information system that will be discussed. The question of "how will Frito-Lay's information system help it
achieve its goals" will be explored.
At Frito-Lay they use a variety of input devices, among those are keyboards, mice, terminals,
trackballs and bar coded scanners. To understand fully the extent they have gone to at Frito-Lay, the types
of input devices needs to be examined. One of their key input devices is the "brick." The "brick" is a
handheld computer, which will be discussed at greater length in the next paragraph. The next important
piece of input hardware is the receiving end of the "uplink." The "uplink" transfers data from the truck to
the mainframe where the data can is inputted. Once the mainframe has the data, it can be analyzed.
Analyzing the data includes determining the order replacement stock and calculating replacement stock.
The "user friendly graphical interface" is another
important input device that Frito-Lay uses. This device allows employees with very little computer
experience to work with computers. The ba...

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