Task 1 mr highmore hw

Task 1 Tool Man

John the salesman prides himself in being the best he can be. However at the moment he is struggling with all the unnecessary accessories he is carrying around with him. This can all be solved with some new pieces of technology.
The first piece of technical equipment that John will need is a PDA, personal digital assistant. This device can help him with all different information. Firstly he can put in all his appointments and each one will flash up to remind him of his appointment so that he will not miss on. He can also record audio onto this device which he can later play back and listen to and make notes with, if he wish to. Also he could access the Internet to gain certain files which would save carrying around items.

He can also invest in a GPS system. This is a handheld digital system that could john direct around the country. GPS can give John the directions to anywhere that he needed so that he could get their quicker, or avoid a certain place or even avoid the busy traffic so that he would not be late. This would save john alot of time.

A laptop is another ICT investment that John could make. On a laptop John could type up all his invoices instead of having hand written. He could also make his Friday office day quicker than expected and then he could spend more time selling rather than handling everything. He would be saving alot of time investing into a laptop and this could mean getting more sales.

He could also have a mobile phone because this way he could keep in contact with his clients by a click of a button and if anything was to happen he could let them know. Customers would value this because it makes them feel that there needs are not uncared for. He could also have a built in calculator which would save him carrying one. He might be able to send emails and all sorts of information about the business from his phone as well saving alot of time.





If john had access to the Internet he could open himself up to many things. He could then set up his own website and could take order forms online and then he could access these from his PDA or mobile Phone. He could state the latest prices online so that people wouldn't always have to ask. He would make things easier for himself. Also he could regularly check out his competition to see what prices and deals they are offering compared to john. So he would be making more money and comparing the competition at the same time.
However these are all great benefits saving time and gaining more money but there is one huge risk. This risk would be if one or all the ICT was to brake, die or out of signal it would be of no use because you would be without all your information. It is up to the business person to decide if he could take that risk.