Software Engineering: A Methodical Approach

APPENDIX 9

Requirements Specification for a Generic Inventory Management System

This appendix provides excerpts from a sample requirements specification (RS) for a generic Inventory Management System (IMS) that may be suitable for a small or medium sized organization. The document is a follow-up to the ISR of Appendix 8, and includes the following:

• System Overview
• Storage Requirements
• Operational Requirements
• Business Rules
• Summary and Concluding Remarks

A9.1 System Overview

A9.1.1 Problem Definition

See section A8.1 of Appendix 8.

A9.1.2 Proposed Solution

See section A8.2 of Appendix 8.

A9.1.3 System Architecture

The System will have four main ...