Purchased:
The matrix below details the purchased equipment, software and service necessary to run the Woodmoulding MIS.  "Street" reflects currently available pricing.  "Footnote" describes variables included in pricing.  L,M,S reflects the part count for Large, Medium and Small installations respectively.  

Footnotes:
a Dell Direct pricing as of 8.31.99 configured as described here
b Estimate from Dell direct.  Current equipment in TX satisfies minimum requirement.
c Average Insight price for 10/100BaseT hub.  Current Equipment in TX is adequate.
d Wiring cost per station.  Current wiring in TX is adequate.  Additional wiring will only be necessary for floor equipment and new print devices inside office.
e Intermec list prices.  Final pricing is determined only after site visit.  Initial phase will not include data collection and pricing may improve with time.  T2420 is batch mode equipment.  T2425 is RF real-time mode equipment.  Programming overhead in real-time is less.
f TX installation currently includes adequate clock count.  Data collection system more likely to include primarily Intermec equipment.
g Basic Palm III with synchronization cradle.
h TX installation currently includes two equivalent modems.  If Internet access is ISDN then no additional modems will be necessary.
i TX installation currently includes one equivalent router.  Will be surplus/backup if move to ISDN internet access.
j Included for discussion only.  Workable solution for home computers in remote areas.
k Competitive upgrade pricing for 10 CAL installation.  Additional 5 CAL is $299.
l Upgrade pricing for Office 2000 standard. The Woodmoulding MIS will use Access 2000 runtime for prototyped applications.
m Actual cost of installed modules in TX
n Actual cost of installed TimeCentre 3.1 software in TX
o Upgrade pricing on full Visual Studio.  Enhanced functionality over Visual Basic 6.0 alone.  Visual Basic 6.0 alone is $279.  Go here to learn about Visual Studio.
p Office 2000 Developers addition.  Provides development tools and Access 2000 runtime.  Already own.
q Necessary only if using DirecPC for network Internet access.
r Base monthly fee.  Pricing also for actual usage is .10 per page.  See pricing plan details here
s Unlimited usage per Sprint pricing.  Hometown ISP is confirming necessary pricing plan.
t Includes 200 hours connect time per month.
u Estimate of CD based and conference based user training.  CD based training will allow multiple users to benefit from single purchase.
v Combination of CD and classroom training.  Combination is directed at MCSD certification.
w Estimate of using MCSE installers for network hardware and software.  See the MCP site here for details of both MCSE and MCSD credentials. 
x All pricing included above represent reasonable estimates for purposes of planning and comparison.  Final pricing is subject to actual vendor commitiments available only when at the time of placing an actual order.

Purchased System Installed Cost:

	Network	Data Collection	Printers	Comm.	Software	Service	Install	Total
Large	$24,285	$13,335	$4,095	$840	$10,545	$855	$2,545	$56,500
Medium	$18,035	$9,085	$3,695	$840	$9,785	$855	$2,545	$44,840
Small	$11,785	$6,140	$3,295	$710	$8,635	$795	$2,250	$33,610

Total Economic Impact:
"In a market that demands preparedness for change, IT management finds itself increasingly situated between two diametrically opposed sets of demands—on the one hand a requirement to respond to the increasing opportunities emerging in the marketplace, such as developing Internet commerce via a corporate web site, and on the opposite hand, a need to control costs, demonstrate value, and be responsive to end-user application demands. With the emergence of many IT cost models, such as Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), organizations have begun to focus attention on costs, but not always understanding the total exposure that a cost-based decision incurs." From the Giga TEI study - see the complete document here

The point of the Giga report is that IT investment is not a sunk cost - it is an investment in productivity.  The Woodmoulding MIS is focused on installing and utilizing technology that will increase the productivity of the plant by increasing the volume, quality and timeliness of information.

Best Technology Users:
Forbes magazine evaluated the best and worst technology users by industry group.  Fascinating information - read the profiles here .

"How do you make sure you end up on the winning side? Often, the companies that succeed with these applications do so by throwing out the rule book and applying the same levels of creativity, resourcefulness, and adaptability that lead them to success in other arenas. In other words, computerization is one way the dynamic get more dynamic." Read the whole article here .

Financing:
Woodmoulding.Com has the capacity to provide operating type leases to its users for equipment purchased and installed for the Woodmoulding MIS.  This approach allows the user to bundle equipment and installation services from a variety of suppliers with a negative balance sheet effect. 

Development & Maintenance:
The cost development and maintenance of the Woodmoulding MIS is calculated and agreed upon on a case by case basis with user companies.

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