Create a feasibility study (initial proposal).

You need to: 1. Justify why a database is needed for this business

2. Benefits / drawbacks of having the database system for this business

Describe any business assumptions you needed to make corresponding to the business rules.

Business Information:

The Orange Blossom is a local plant nursery that specializes in providing hard to-find plants to contractors and homeowners. The company also carries most of the common plants and trees, but the owners take pride in their ability to grow more unusual varieties and colors. Contractors and landscape design firms within a couple hundred miles come to the Orange Blossom for unique specimens, often used as highlights in their designs. Prices reflect the uniqueness and high quality of items offered by the firm.

Despite the companys reputation, Orange Blossom faces the same pressures of any nursery. Weather can be a problemparticularly dry spells or unexpected cold winter. Such weather can boost sales. Homeowners and businesses lose plants during difficult times and they come to Orange Blossom to replace them. The biggest challenge is trying to forecast the demand for new housing and landscaping. It takes time to grow many of the plants to the size requested by contractors and landscapers, so Orange Blossom managers have to plan ahead and estimate the number of plants that will be needed. If the local economy slumps, rates fall, and the company is left with unsold plants. Fortunately, most of them can be protected and sold in future years, but the costs of growing the plants cuts into current-year profits.

Company has done Client Order Forms, Billing Order Forms, and Purchase Order Forms.