# Fictional shop brief

This is invented exercise data, not a real organisation.

- Stock items: 500.
- Operators: one.
- Connectivity: unreliable; offline work is important.
- Monthly tool budget: $12.
- Existing equipment: one laptop with a spreadsheet editor.
- Required task: record incoming/outgoing stock and export a backup.
- Unknown: backup habits, multi-device needs, staff training time.

Do not invent vendor prices or assume a particular product satisfies the requirements without checking it.