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Scientific Papers Series B Horticulture

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- Field work: documentation visits – sitemeasurements, picture taking / moviecapturing, soil and plant identificationand/or sample collection; client interviews –command outlines formulation, contractdiscussions, proposal blue-print discussions;set-up assistance – plan picketing / on-siteblue-print adaptation, input material qualitycontrol, subcontractor’s monitoring –irrigation (Smith et al., 2010), field workscoordination; field monitoring.To fulfill these tasks, the basic productivityassets are computers – hardware and softwareinfrastructure.A starting venture with the minimum personnelscheme should provide each of its employeesindependent working conditions to maximizeflexibility.The following IT asset categories wereidentified:1. Operating and security systems- Linux / Windows + antivirus2. Productivity tools (office)- Text processors, spreadsheet tools, slideshowediting3. Data and management tools- data base tools, encryption and cloudaccess4. Communication and multimedia tools5. Computer aided design (CAD) tools6. 2d graphics and interactive design tools7. 3d presentation tools8. Project management and field worksassistance tools.For each of these categories there wereanalyzed the possible options according to thefollowing criteria: price, real-lifeproductiveness (following empirical analysiscarried out on professional Romanianlandscape architects) and flexibility.RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONSThe work-hour cost estimations following theIT infrastructure analysis reveals that publiclicensesoftware solutions approach is moreefficient on the short term, but it lacksflexibility.Start-up investment estimation for the lowestbudget would basically approach the GNUlicensed software (GNU Operating System,2013), with minimum software investments forCAD and graphics stations:-The 1 st station: management, accounting,estimating, print server, business archive, backupGNULinux based Hardware – HP ProP3500 MT Sandy Bridge G550 2.6GHz 4GB500GB GMA HD Free Dos + Monitor HP 20inch W2072a: 1800 RON (price.ro, 2013)-The 2 nd station: CAD, graphic design, 3dpresentations, data storage Windows based-OS=650 RON, antivirus=400 RONHardware-HP Pro 6300 MT Intel Core i5-3570 3.4GHz4GB 500GB AMD Radeon HD 7450 1 GB:3500 RON (ibd.) + monitor LED DELLUltraSharp U2713HM 27 inch: 2500 RON(ibd.) Commercial licenses: Brics Cad Pro – allin one, v. 12: 600 euro; Corel Graphics SuiteX5: 180 RON (ibd.); 3d studio max: 3500 $;GNU licensed software: Open Office Suite,Dryad (Plant Generation Software packages,2013)-The 3 rd station: CAD, graphic design, datastorageGNU Linux basedHardware-HP Pro6300 MT Intel Core i5-3570 3.4GHz 4GB500GB AMD Radeon HD 7450 1 GB: 3500RON (ibd.) + monitor LED DELL UltraSharpU2713HM 27 inch: 2500 RON (ibd.) GNUsoftware: Open Office Suite, GimpetcCommercial licenses: Brics Cad Pro linux –all in one, v. 12: 600 euro-The 4 th station –mobile: field work CAD, graphic design, basic3d presentationsLinux based Hardware-LaptopAsus 17.3'' K73SD-TY047D Core i5 2450M2.5GHz 4GB 750GB GeForce GT 610M 1GB:2500 RON (price.ro, 2013) GNU software:Open Office Suite, Gimp etc Commerciallicenses: Brics Cad Pro linux – all in one, v. 12:600 euroConsidering the general lifetime of theequipment at 3 years and the desired liquidationat 1/3 of this time span, the IT investmentsshould ideally generate incomes to cover allbusiness investments in the first year. Thework-hour fee of a landscape studio couldtherefore be found using the following formula:(IT + I+X+W) / 2320-Where IT is the IT total investment –equivalent to ˜ 31000 RON in the present case-I represents current office expenses (rent,maintenance, utilities, consumables) -X standsfor unexpected expenses-W are the company’swage expenses-2320 represents the number ofwork hours for an employee in one year. To348

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