Overview
Gerhard, a senior manager at Contoso Pharmaceuticals, was
meeting with Cynthia, the new manager of Contoso's information
systems (IS) development group. "We need to build a chemical-
tracking information system for Contoso,"
Gerhard began. "The system should let us keep track of all the
chemical containers we already have in the stockroom and in
individual laboratories. That way, maybe the chemists can get what
they need from someone down the hall instead of buying a new
container from a vendor. This should save us a lot of money. Also,
the Health and Safety Department needs to generate some reports
on chemical usage for the government. Can your group build this
system in time for the first compliance audit five months from now?