Design And Implementation Of Online Shopping System

Project and Seminar Material for Computer Science and Computer Engineering

Abstract

It is well known that online shopping system is seen as a form of electronic commerce which allows customers to directly buy goods or services from the seller Via Internet using a web browser. The internet has become an essential part of our daily life, and companies realizes that the internet can be a shopping channel to reach existing and potential customers. With this consensus to investigate the problems faced by customers through the traditional way of shopping (manual system), with respect to my case study, and also suggest the positive step towards the improvement of shopping of frankfik international using an E-shopping system, which will be designed using MS Access as the back – end and Visual Basic application package as the front – end. In this project, the main aim is to demonstrate a better interactive feature in an E- shopping website. This will improve sales over the net. This dissertation includes a literature review giving background information about E- shopping choosing a suitable lifecycles model and developing a website prototype and furthermore, evolution the finished product which aims has been achieved.

Chapter One

1.0 General Introduction

Online shopping system is the process whereby customers directly buy goods eservices from a seller in real time, without an intermediary service over the internet.

It is also seen as a form of electronic commerce which allows customers to directly buy goods or services from the seller through internet using a web browser.

The notion that internet use has grown exponentially in just a couple of years lead us to believe that internet commerce is expected to boom as well in the near future. In order to justify internet commerce and internet shopping, an Online shopping System permits a customers to submit Online or order for items or services from a store that serve both walk-in customers and online customers.

The Online Shopping System present an Online display of an order cut-off time and an associated delivery window for items selected by the customer. The Online Shopping is a web based application intended for online retailers. The main objective of this application is to make searching, viewing and selected of a product easier. It contains a sophisticated search engine for uses to search for products specific to their needs.

The search engine provides an easy and convenient way to search for products where users can search for a product interactively and the searching engine would refine the products available based on the users inputs, the users can then view the complete specification of each product. In Online Shopping System if an intermediary service is present the process is called Electronic Commerce (e-commerce).

1.1 Statement of the Problem

Most shops are experienced some draw back in their operation due to the current shopping system (manual shopping) which are:

Lack of accuracy in customer’s record
Slow in processing customer’s records
Lack of proper accountability
It does not give a customer the incredible convenience to shop at any time of the day due to the limited working hours.

There is a need to change from manual way of shopping to a computerized way, where customers can browse through the Internet and the system administrator to approve requests shoppers can buy products anywhere and a database that will maintain the products detail information.

1.2 Objectives of the Study

The main objectives of Online Shopping System include the following:

The design an Online Shopping System that is secured against fraud and ensures easy and effective transactions.
To develop a good customer oriented system that provides customers with quality services.

1.3 Significance of the Study

Many people nowadays are using the web to shop for a wide variety of items, the significance of online shopping system include the followings:

Online Shopping System is incredible convenience.
It is always easy when it comes to accessing of customers review
The choice of Online Shopping is infinite.
It price is always comparison

1.4 Limitation of the Study

During this research work, below are some limitations that Encountered:

Inadequate information from the staff of Frankfik International Limited due to heavy work load which occur using the manual system of shopping
Not all the data were gotten using the primary source
Some information were gotten through the internet and searching for information was difficult due to same network problems.

Due to this reasons, the researcher may lack vital information about shopping and may also have lapses in this work.

1.5 Scope / Delimitation of the Study

This research work is limited to my easy study Frankfik International Limited.

1.6 Definition of Terms

Online:

An online is a condition of connected to a network of computers of other devices. The term is frequently used to describe someone who is currently connected to the internet.

Internet:

This Is a global connection of computer network co-operating with each other to exchange data using common software standard protocols

Data:

These are raw fact that to proposed into meaningful information

Manual System:

Any system that does not involve the use of electronic computer.

Computerized System:

This is process of operation of integrated with a computer system.

Shopping:

Is the processing of browsing and purchasing items in exchange of money

Users:

An agent either human agent, (en 0 user) or software agent who uses a computer or network services.

Security:

Its objective are to establish rules and measures to against attacks over the internet

Shopping Chart:

A chart supplied by a shop, especially supermarket, to use by customers inside the shop for transport of merchandise to the check- out counter during shopping

Accessibility:

A general term used to describe the degree to which a product, device, or environment is accessible by as many people as possible.

Database:

A systematized collection of data that can be access immediately and manipulated by a data processing system for a specific purpose

E-Commerce:

Electronic commerce refers to the process of marketing, buying and selling of product and services online.

Robustiness:

The ability of a compute to cope with errors during execution or the ability of an algorithm to continue to operate despite abnormalities in input calculation etc.

Chapter Five

Summary, Recommendation and Conclusion

5.1 Summary

The main essence if this research study was to design and also implement a convenient online shopping system for Frankfit International Limited. The feasibility study revealed that many online shopping malls have over the years improve and made some advance progress in many areas line response to customer’s complaints and also helping them to locate the right shopping malls for their shopping, but there are some outstanding problems which has to do with proper information management of customers personal data. When the new shopping system is full implemented in Frankfit International Limited, it will help in improving the standard of the Boutique and also solve some of the problems encountered the existing method of shopping

5.2 Recommendation

It is petinent at point to recommend the designed software to be made available to the entire management of Franfit International Limited. Frankfit boutique shold implement this application at least in the ordering department to lest the benefit of it.

Employment of a system analyst who will take care of all programs and system for proper functioning, staff should undergo training for effective handing of the computer system.

5.3 Conclusion

In accessing the outcome of this research work, we have come to the final conclusion that online shopping system is more convenient than manual shopping.

The administrator of Frankfit International Limited will have the full control of the online shopping system in which a module for recording products, ordering and payment will done online.