This 3-page paper is an argumentative memo, trying to convince a chief executive officer why a company should get rid of its old information technology system and invest in an enterprise resource system.
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particular problem, we have decided on detailing a company that is having problems with its current information technology (IT) system, and must upgrade. The difficulty is that the executive officer
of the company does not want to part with the funds to scrap the old system and upgrade to a new and improved one. Weve chose this particular topic because
it is an issue that most businesses face these days, whether to "patch" a new system onto their old one, or to simply get rid of the old one and
upgrade to a new. To the president and senior staff of XYZ Corporation: This
memo is in response to our discussion of two days ago, during which we talked about the possibility of upgrading our current information technology (IT) system to an enterprise resource
process system, one that would encompass many of the workings of our company. You had noted, however, that the cost of simply doing away with our current system and building
in a new one would be prohibitive and simply could not be done. I, however, disagree, as I believe over the long term, the costs saved in terms of cutting
down time in terms of badly recorded or lost data would end up helping the company save in expenses. As of now,
here is what happens when a sale occurs. The customer purchases the product, and the information is recorded on computer. The bookkeeper must then take that information from one program
and, by hand, input it onto another one, which is more of a spreadsheet as opposed to a specific accounting program. When it comes to reconciling accounts at the end