Which alternative should we choose?

Colefax Supermarkets

S = Had plan to do X

C = Suggestion that Y might be better

Q = Which?

Colefax's new sales-based replenishment system (SABRE) was initially conceived to be a central mainframe system.

However given that all the data input and the major use of the system will be at branch level, the question has arisen whether the system would be more practical, cost-effective, and flexible if it were designed to be branch-based. To that end, you established a committee to determine which architecture makes the most sense for Colefax.

We have now completed our analysis and have concluded that Colefax would be better served by making the system branch-based rather than centralized.