Design and Implementation of a Computerized Goods Transportation System

Design and Implementation of a Computerized Goods Transportation System

ABSTRACT

This project is to address the problems encountered by the staff of custom and their customers. Given these problems, the manual process involved in the handling and management of goods in custom office were critically studied and the problems noted. This project went further to treat the different techniques used in implementing the newly designed software.

This work is conducted towards the computerization of the existing system of processing data to identify some various problems that are being encountered in the mechanical aspect of it and the manual method of data processing in the billing of imported and exported customer goods and thereby recommending a first-class solution to the problem of information system in the organization.

This theory also compares the existing system with the new system which is an exact and faster way of processing data and the problem that is faced by customers when they are clearing their goods from the wharf. This theory includes the implementation, programming, test run, change over the process of the new system. The software is designed using visual basic 6.0 language. This language was chosen because of its easy syntax and structure for developing windows-based applications.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title page

Certification

Dedication

Acknowledgement

Abstract

Table of content

List of table

List of figures

CHAPTER ONE

1.0 Introduction

1.1 Background of the study

1.2 Aims and objectives

1.3 Statement of the problem

1.4 Purpose of the study

1.5 Justification

1.6 Scope of the study

1.7 Definition of terms

1.8 Limitation

1.9 Delimitation

CHAPTER TWO

2.0 Literature review

2.1 Benefits of a computerized system

2.2 Importance of this work

CHAPTER THREE

3.0 System methodology, analysis and design

3.1 Description and analysis of the existing system

3.2 File organization

3.3 Fact-finding method

3.4 Input analysis

3.5 Process analysis

3.6 Output analysis

3.7 Problem of the existing system

3.8 Justification of the existing new system

CHAPTER FOUR

4.0 System implementation and programming

4.1 Output specification and design

4.2 Input specification and design

4.3 File design

4.4 Procedure chart

4.5 System flow chart

4.6 System requirement

4.7 Implementation

4.8 Program design

4.9 Program flow chart

4.10 Pseudocode

4.11 Test run

4.12 Documentation

4.13 User documentation

4.14 Program documentation

CHAPTER FIVE

5.0 Summary, Recommendation and Conclusion

5.1 Summary

5.2 Recommendation

5.3 Conclusion

REFERENCES

LIST OF TABLES

CHAPTER ONE

1.0 INTRODUCTION

Computer plays a vital role in the development of any company, it also solves some of the complex problems faced by man and processed voluminous data within a short period or at a fantastic speed. Recent emphasis on information and data processing in most of our business and shipping industries has grown vastly as in the case of super manifest shipping company Lagos that an alternative method has to be mechanical handling of data, preparing of freight, manifest etc.

Super maritime shipping company is a company which handle the clearing and forwarding of goods, importation of goods and undertakes the clearing of shipping documents and goods within the vessel leaves, the port for a designated warehouse as the clients of the company wishes computer technology has come to be accepted as an indispensable innovation in the shipping system. It is an all-purpose machine that accepts data as input and process it using a set of information given out result as output which can be retrieved for future use. And its revolution has been evident in shipping to eliminate most hardship encountered in most of air shipping industries, the need for the computerization with the design and implementation of a computerized goods transportation management information system and its advantage to the shipping industries is needed.

1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

The study is based on the design and implementation of a computerized goods transportation management information system. The study helps one to understand the origin of goods transportation and at the same time, some loopholes occur in the management of goods and their solutions.

1.2 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

The aims and objectives of this study are to develop and implement a computerized goods transportation management information system that will make provision of the following to ensure fast and more efficient services to the customer based on quick access of data and accurate information. The branch of all routine work does not demand quantitative consideration to enable then provide letter counter services.

To be receivable and capable of providing an up to date information relevant to the company and their clients.

To affect simpler handling of bill leading and updating of customers manifest checking of fraud and other criminal acts which lead to security and control.

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