CURE International Ryan Tierney Tyler Alexander Keith Wagner Clayton Hughes

Overview CURE International A non-profit organization Supplies first world medical care to third world countries Receive most supplies from donors Train hospitals to become self sufficient in the event of CURE’s absence Objectives Determine which barcode solution is best for CURE Implement barcode system to allow for better inventory control “Tweak” the current database to allow for more flexibility in data Develop a solution for database update from remote sites

Project Scope and Constraints Maintain the current functionality of CURE’s database Create a method for updating the database directly via a barcode scanner Provide additional functionality to the Microsoft Access database Constraints Web development will use Windows IIS Database will be in Access Limited budget sets boundaries - Scanners - Software

Strategy Research barcode solutions CCD/Laser/Linear Imager Batch scanning Additional Software Implement barcode system’s interface to the database Expand the functionality/flexibility of the current database Add new forms and queries/reports Facelift database interface

Budget Software: $0 CURE International currently own all required software licenses Hardware: $1500 max Approx. $160/scanner for 8 sites

Logistics All meetings are held in Lemoyne Meetings are currently scheduled when needed At least one meeting a week Approx. 2 hours long Point of contact: Barrett Straub AIM Telephone

Project Justification Bar-coding is growing in popularity Obtain knowledge of database design to alter both organization-level and user-interface level aspects of a database

Summary Primary Goal: To implement an inventory management system that takes advantage of barcoding technologies. Secondary Goals: “Tweak” current Access database Produce reports acceptable for cargo manifests and finance auditing Allow a remote hospital to sync with central database