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Old 01-15-11, 10:53
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erd help

i have this scenario for a school project:

You have been sub-contracted to design the database system for Marlowe Interiors. Marlowe Interiors is
a medium sized interior design company that does building work and decorating. An initial analysis of
Marlowe Interiors has identified the following requirements:
 Marlowe Interiors keeps a record of the jobs it performs. Jobs are for particular customers and
classified by job type (Single Room, Part-house, Whole-house). The full cost of a job depends on
the labour used and the parts used. Records of parts and labour should be kept separately.
 Labour costs depend on the type of work done. A job may have different sorts of work and employ
one or more types of worker (plumber, labourer, qualified builder, interior designer, electrician). A
worker will work on more than one job. The hourly rate of pay for each of these types of worker
will vary as shown below:

Type Rate per Hour
Plumber £50
Labourer £20
Qualified Builder £55
Interior Designer £39
Electrician £50

 A job may involve one or more parts. Examples of parts are: sink, bath, pipe, thermostat, wallpaper,
decking, door, light-fitting. The costs of these parts will vary and suitable test values should be
supplied as part of the initial implementation.
 Parts are supplied by various suppliers. The cost of a part could vary depending on the supplier.
 A customer record should be kept for the job with all the usual details such as name, address and
phone-number.


i want to make an erd.

i identified these entities :
job
job type
customer
labour
worker type
parts
supplier


the problem is that i am not sure if these are correct and also how can i beging structuring my erd.

any help appriciated

thanks
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Old 01-15-11, 11:30
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when is this assignment due?

because we have handled many, many ERD homework questions here, and the time to complete one by asking questions and getting answers on this forum is approximately seven weeks
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Old 01-16-11, 14:08
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As long as hime keeps up, I'll bid five weeks!

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