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DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPUTERIZED
FARM MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM
( A CASE STUDY OF A PIGGRY FARM)
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ABSTRACT
In this study the researcher aimed at computerizing piggery farm
management information system. A piggery farm is a kind of farm
management where pigs are been reared and care for, for the purpose of
production to do this the researcher under want a thorough interview where she
was able to discover some problems associated with the existing system of
management information system which is manual system. This problems have
been hindering the growth of the management till date and that is what called
for this research work.
The attempt of other researchers, authors are reviewed to know their
opinions patterning this problems / topic.
Oral interview were used to connect the datas needed for this research
work, and to researcher also added some of observation made during the
collection of datas.
In the chapter three, the researcher described and analysis the existing
system in order to tackle the problems in the existing system.
Chapter 4 and 5, the new system were designed and implemented to
replace the old / existing system which is manual system.
Finally, the researcher summarized the findings from the data gotten.
And resolved into making some reasonable recommendations before
concluding the work at last.
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TABLE OF CONTENT
Title page
Certification
Dedication
Acknowledgement
Abstract
Table of content
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 Introduction
1.1 Background of the study
1.2 Objective of the study
1.2.1 Statement of problem
1.3 Significant of the study
1.4 Scope of the study
1.5 Methodology
1.6 Definition of terms
1.7 Project thesis
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CHAPTER TWO
2.0 LITERATURE REVIEW
CHAPTER THREE
3.0 Overview of the existing system
3.1 Description and analysis of the existing system
3.2 Method of data collection
3.2.1 Interview method
3.2.2 Observation method
3.3 Input analysis
3.4 Process analysis
3.5 Output analysis
3.6 Problem of the existing system
3.7 Justification of the new system
CHAPTER FOUR
4.0 Design of the new system
4.1 Output specification and design
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4.2 Input specification and design
4.3 File design
4.4 Procedure chart
4.5 System chart
4.6 System requirement
CHAPTER FIVE
5.0 Implementation
5.1 Program design
5.2 Program flow chart
5.3 Pseudocode
5.4 Source listing
5.5 Test run
CHAPTER SIX
DOCUMENTATION
CHAPTER SEVEN
7.0 RECOMMENDATION & CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
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CHAPTER ONE
1.0 INTRODUCTION
Diggery farm is a part of animal section in NIGERIA PRISON
AGRICULTURE PROJECT, STATE COMMAND ENUGU (NPAPSE)
Agriculture itself is a science of farming. It can be practice for either animal
production or crop production purposes. This study is based on farm
management information system” a case study of a piggry farm. Piggry farm is
an example of animal farm which is practiced for the purpose of animal
production. Before a piggry farm could stand, there must be a boar at least,
sow / sows, pockers and piglet of different stages.
Once more the direction intention of this project is to computerize farm
management information system have been operated manually. Mis in this
organization was essentially operated with a great deal of human efforts, and
infact the activities of the organization in this system is less challenging, less
complex and hence organizations do this extents small sized. Management
information systems remain the system that aim at providing information for
the management on a regular basis. This call to mind the time value of
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information which implies that when the required information is received
behind the period it will be used, the information become useless. Mis dries to
inform the manager how to provide the information.
Management always aim at reading the climax in the decision
performance fort attainment of organizational objective but this existing system
could not attract such performance due to the lack of effective information tool
which can provide the management with quality and needed information and at
needed time. This system always result to information over local which
actually decreases the decision performance in any management. Information
they say is power. Quality information is very vital do check in organization.
The only information tha can accelerate the management decision performance
is the information that process the good quality of information. Such qualities
of information comprises:
(1) Relevance
(2) Accuracy
(3) Completeness
(4) Reliability
(5) Timeliness
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Despite these qualities management cannot achieve their objectives. The
decision performance also depend on the manager himself. The manager must
be able to identify problem, define the problem, analyse it and suggest a
possible solution to the problem. And for manager to do these, he must be
backup with informations required.
Due to the show mentioned faults and errors associated with the existing
system of management information an alternative system is suggested which is
a computerized system.
The technology have created an interesting opportunities for all
managers and as the technology is growing the researcher demand it necessary
to let the blowing wind reach the farm managers (piggry farm managers) in
their management information system. A software is developed to replace this
manual operation of Mis. This form of software is an expert system.
Computerized farm management information system is a software
package that contains a lot of files and records the file that was designed in
detail is a sales file which each of it record consist of files like varieties of pigs,
quantity, price, weight, subtotal, total amount grand total etc.
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1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Nigeria Prison Agriculture Project, State Command (NPAPSCE) stated
its operation in Nigeria Prison State Command Enugu between 1980-1981
under the management of MRS MARIA EBUCHE. NPAPSCE started it
operation with about three kinds of animals sections, poultry department and
crop department. As Nigeria Prison State Command seems to be a world of its
owner, the manager (DSP) did not relent at all instead he worked indefatigably
expand and introduce other animals to the animal department
Around 1990, there came the expansion of the organization /
management. That was when the idea of introducing piggry farm section was
accepted in anticipation of the management goals achievement. This led to the
origin of piggry farm in this management. The piggry farm they said has
provide worthwhile, it has contributed a lot to the labor market and to the
management itself. The piggry farm are divided into subsection headedby DSP
(manager). The sections are.
(1) Boar Section (2) Sow Section (3) Pocket Section
(4) Piglet Sections.
The management is also divided into management sections. Thus.
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(1) Stock keeping (2) Feeding (3) Maintenance
(4) Health care, (5) finance, (6) Accounting (7) Marketing and Sales
Piggry Sales management is discussed in detail here.
1.2 OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY.
The objective that led to this research work is basically to expose the
Nigeria farmers in general and especially NPADSCE farmer manager with the
effective, efficient, accurate and timely form of management information
system. That is to replace manual mis with computerized Mis. The researcher
hope to achieve the following after this research thus
- To equip all the manage with quality information on regular basis.
- To eliminate the steady decline in the management.
- To autonate all the activities of Mis
- To accelerate decision performance
- To design an expert system.
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1.2.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
It is very unfortunate that the technology potentials has not been fully or
even adequately realized in the field of farm management information. Very
little farm managers has grabbed this powerful it opportunities. This has put
managers and researchers behind. Some of the problems militating against
high decision performance and achievement of management goals are as
follows:
- Lack of quality information tool.
- Lack of specialist in the field. Lack of technical – known how.
- Lack of sufficient fund
- Poor service render by the government
- Poor perception of economic benefit.
- Management decline
- Immobility etc.
1.3 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
In the event of the above mentioned faults and errors discovered in the
manual system. It is believed that the introduction of a computerized system of
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Mis will change the whole thing positively. It will totally eliminate the
inherent problem which will in turn bring about immense cash value to Nigeria
Prison State Command, Enugu and to all farm managers in Nigeria.
It will definitely expose and enlighten the staff and managers of farm in
NPAPSCE on what they supposed to know about their management. In
addition, it will bring about more noticeable contribution and improvements to
both the headquarters and other branches nationwide to be able to defined their
problems and find out large on the favourable side.
Through the researcher restricted the study to NPAPSCE, the result of
the findings will let of immense benefits to all Nigeria farm managers and as
well to students conducting similar research work on the same or related topics.
1.4 SCOPE OF THE STUDY
In the study of this nature, one would like to accumulate information
from many areas, But, in the view of the time given for this research such a
wide range could not be reached. The researcher therefore, concentrated on the
sales management information of pig in Nigeria Prison Agric Project state
command Enugu. The choice of sales Mis was due to the time factor.
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1.5 METHODOLOGY
The source from which the necessary data were elicited for carryout this
research work is basically from primary source.
The researcher underwent a thorough interview, the farm manager Mrs
Maria Ebuche was interviewed and she was kind enough to respond to the
interview questions. Finally, informations were elicited from the observation
techniques during the investigation.
1.6 DEFINITION OF TERMS
Terms associated to this topic are to be define below. Thus.
(1) ASP - Assistant superintendent of Prison concerning Piggery farm
management. ASP is an assistant manager in the management.
(2) AIP - Assistant Inspector of Prison. He is a person who visit all
department to check rules are being obeyed and standard and acceptable. He
checks to ensure that things are going on fine.
Boar -This a male pig that has grown to a point that can pregnant a sow.
Confine System – This is type of management system that does not interact
with the system’s environment. The pigs under this system are controlled they
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are not expose to the environment, their feeding and all management are
controlled by a prison or persons.
Computer – A machine used in modern times in organization and homes do
manipulate data.
DSP – Deputy Superintendent of Prison. This is a person that oversees what is
going on in the management. He controls, arrange, organize, plan, manage and
makes decision in the management.
Data – Is a row fact that has no meaning.
Database – A collection of interrelated data stared with controlled redundancy
to serve one or more application.
Information – Information is a data that has been evaluated. It is a processed
data.
Information Overload – A situation which the sheer amount of information in
an system is simply too great to be coped with by the information management
available. It is overflow of information which slow down decision
performance.
Information system- A systematic way of organizing the handling of
information, from information gathering to information retrieval and use.
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Management - The process of procuring, allocating, combing and utilizing
or organizational resources expressed usually as 3ms (men, materials and
money) through planning organizing directing and controlling activities of
work of the organization member to reach certain stated objectives.
Management Information System – Mis is an integrated and holistic reporting
network system in an organization that provides planning and controlling
information for effective decision making.
Mobility – This ability of information to move from one point to another, from
one person to another easily and timely.
Open System – This a system that interact with its environments. The pigs
reared in this system are always expose to the environment, its feeding and
every other thing about the management is not controlled
Pocker – A pig at the sluter stage.
Piglet - Young pigs. That is the earlier first stage of pigs.
System – It is a collection of interrelated and interdependent procedures that
are joined together to perform an activity or a task.
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Software – The programs that control the computer operation the system
programme controls the hardware component of computer which application
program controls task performed by computer.
Sow – The female pig.
1.7 THESIS / PROJECT ORGANIZATION
This project is more or less organized in seven chapters which includes
CHAPTER ONE: This introduces you to the topic, runs through the
backgroun of the study, problem statement, objective, scope of the study,
method of investigation adopted and terms definitions
CHAPTER TWO: The ideas opinions and contribution of other researchers
and authors were review.
CHAPTER THREE: Is about description & analysis of the existing
system.
CHAPTER FOUR / FIVE: These handle the design and implementation of
the new system
CHAPTER SIX – SEVEN: In these chapters the work was documented,
concluded and finally, recommendation and reference were made.
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CHAPTER TWO
2.0 LITERATURE REVIEW
The essence of this chapter is to review the attempt other researchers and
authors have made in texts. There was very limited book or attempt to review,
it is just about two to three persons have had a contribution to this topic.
According to STEPHEN B. HARSH / LARRY J. CONNOR / GERAD
D. SCHWAB (1886) in their text MANAGING THE FARM BUSINESS. “In
general, the value of information is the value of the change in decision
behaviours caused by the information less the cost of the information. In other
words, given a set of possible decisions a decision maker will select on the
basis of the information at hand. If new information causes a different decision
to make, the value of the new information is the difference in value between
the out come of the old decision, less the cost of obtaining the information”.
From the above assertion, computerized farm management information
system can be regarded as the prior technology for two farm managers,
Although some people failed to understand the importance an appreciation of
the opportunity offered by technology will be of a great advantage to the
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management at all levels. Lalittout information, farm managers will just grind
to a half.
He further enlightened us in the differences between data and
information. “DATA VERSUES INFORMATION. Information is obtained
from the data. The farm manager typically has a large multitude of data, but a
limited supply of information.
DATA -> PROCESSING -> INFORMATION
Transmission of data to information. The relation of data to information
is roughly that of raw material to finished products. Data is a groups of
nonrandom symbols which represents quantities, actions, things, and so far to.
Information is data that has been processed into a form that is meaningful to
the receipient and is of real or perceived value in current or prospective
decision. Hence, information is data that have been evaluated in the context of
a specific problem situation. The true value of information is related to
decision that the manager has to make”.
According to DAVIS who defined management information as
“integrated man / machine system for providing information to support the
operation, management and decision making in an organization”; MC Donough
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defined MIS as “Logical configuration of the significant element in a selected
problem area: ENGR. Agbo defined it as “ a supporting system which assist
management in his decision for the attainment of organization objective”.
In view of all these attempt to define management information, it implies
that the basic purpose of MIS in an organization is to provide a means for
supplying the decision makers. (the managers) with information for making
decision. It also implies that it is a supporting system which assist the
management in his decision for the attainment of organizations objectives.
This shows that poor management information system can lead to a total
liquidation of an organization or management. In this study effort and
intention is geared to effective and efficient means of information.
Computtering a system is to hand over all man activities / manual activities like
data gathering, storage, provessing and dissemination of information to
computer power. The computer make always available accurate efficient ad
timely information to the farm managers.
Jorue Alvarez & peter Nuthall in their research work (2000) “Given that
information innovation adoption is not due to either government or similar
edict (eg from Bank lender), nor due o technological necessity, the research
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hypothesis is that information innovation adoption depends on the concurrent
presence of three factors: Thus
Knowledge gap between the software developer and user. This gap
involves the knowledge and information that each farmer possess and
use for operating and managing her / hisfarm relative to software
developer’s concept. It larges gap may result in different viewpoints
of the decision problem and its solution. If this knowledge gap is
small, the adoption will be facilitated, otherwise adoption will not
occurs.
Second factor is the EXTENT OF FARMER’S PERCEPTION OF
THE ECONOMIC BENEFIT and ease of management derived from
the adoption of an information system innovation. A clearly
perceived benefit will reinforce adoption behaviour, otherwise
adoption will not occur.
The third factor is the SKILLS NEEDED TO MANAGE THE
INFORMATION INNOVATION. Adoption will be accelerated if
farmers have the skills, otherwise adoption will be showed down.
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According to them, “successful use of information system depends on
the three factors. Thus.
The extent to which information innovation operation fits with the
farmers existing work environment. The better this fit, the greater the
use and vise – versa.
The matching of the information innovation capacity with the
farmaer’s decision context. The more flexible the system to
accummodate the farmers requirements, the more successful the
system will be.
Suitable system facilities such as introduction of inputs, interface
design, output type and design and integration with the other
applications. These aspects defines the level of application
friendliness. The greater the friendliness, the more likely will the
application be successful and vise –versa”.
According to AKUWUDIKE. H. C and UGWU O. I. (2004) in their
BOOK MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS FOR TERTIARY
INSTITUTION. “Evolution of computer – Based management information
system (MIS). This author emphasized on the evolution of computer-based
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Mis which started from stage one (1) data processing to the last stage which is
interactive networks. It is this last stage that we have up to date.
EVOLUTION OF COMPUTER – BASED MIS
S/N Stages Time Period
Description
1 Centralized data processing (Batch processing)
1954-64 Accounting and clerical applications pay rolling and salary administration.
2 Management focused data processing
1965-85 Direct support DSS for management and operation function
3 Decentralized End – user computing (real time processing
1980-85 Personal computers under the direct control of users
4 Interactive networks
186-date Lining individuals end-users
Evolution of CBMIS modified from management concepts and applications by
Robbins Stephen 1987 PP. 502.
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CHAPTER THREE
3.0 OVERVIEW OF THE EXISTING SYSTEM
Farm management information system remains a system that aim at
providing management with needed information on a regular basis. This call to
mind the time value of information which implies that when the required
information is received behind the period it will be used, the information
becomes useless. MIS is not a new concept in farming, it was essentially
operated with a great deal of human efforts – manual and infact the activities of
farming at that time were less challenging, less complex and enhance farming
was to that extend small in sized.
With the present tempo in the massive acceptability of computers in
farming, jobs for both managers and their subordinates are change as the
farming designs are also changing by becoming flatter and more organic
without any loss in control.
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3.1 DESCRIPTION AND ANALYSIS OF THE EXISTING SYSTEM.
Just as it has been said earlier farm management information system has
been manually operated, infact all the activities like input, process and output
analysis have been manually driven and as result, this system was associated
with many problems and to wipeout those problem, hence a call for indebt
study of the existing system and automating it in order other to achieve the
proosed objectives.
3.2 METHOD OF DATA COLLECTION
For the successful completion of this project work, the researcher
underwent a thorough research to investigate the existing system. This enable
him to find out the problems to the system and devised a solution. During this
process of data collection, three things were borne in mind; understanding the
system, the requirement and how the objectives and requirements are met, and
problem areas of the system.
With these goal in mind and due to the nature of this research work, only
two methods of data collection were used being interview and observation.
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3.2.1 INTERVIEW
The farm manager Nigeria Prison Agric Project State Command Enugu
were interview on: how they manage and control the farm?, how the
information is being provided to the management?, the king of problem
encountered in the system?, the level of decision performance and how the goal
is achieved in the system?.
3.2.2 OBSERVATION
In the course of the study, it was observed that management information
is not documented and the management goal has not been achieved.
3.3 INPUT ANALYSIS
This system has its major inputs as the varieties of pig quantity, price
and take away.
PIGS VARIETY QUANTITY PRICE TAKE AWAY
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3.4 PROCESS ANALYSIS
At the process point, it is the responsibility of the farm manager to
collect, organize, and arrange them. After this arrangement, manager then
calculate the subtotal and the total to produce an output.
3.5 OUTPUT ANALYSIS
The output is produced inform of sales book/form which contain the
processed data. Below is the output form.
OUTPUT FORM
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PIG
VARIETIES
QTY PRICE TAKE
AWAY
SUB-
TOTAL
TAX TOTAL
DUE
GRAND
TOTAL
Piglet 10 N300 3000 100 3100 3100
Pocker 5 N400 2000 200 2200 5300
Pocker 5 N400 2000 200 2200 5300
Sow 4 N700 2800 500 3300 8600
Boar 6 N1000 6000 1000 7000 15,400
3.6 PROBLEMS OF THE EXISTING SYSTEM
The existing system due to its manual nature, has so many problems
such as
(i) It makes management boring
(ii) Lack of sufficient fund
(iii) Lack of specialist in the field
(iv) Lack of effective means of information dissemination and acquisition
(v) Poor perception of economic benefits.
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3.7 JUSTIFICATION FOR THE NEW SYSTEM
The existing system as mentioned above is associated with many
problems. Hence, the need for a well organized and easy package that put to
an end all the short-comings of the manual system. This new system make it
possible and easy to browse the whole compilation within a second and be
equipped with needed information at the needed time for decision – making.
Instead of gathering information from difference source as in the
existing system, you will just select the variety you need and all the
information about it will be supplied by computer.
It may take the management or manager a day or weeks to make
information about all these varieties available but computer does it within a
second. Infact, the new system makes work easier and more accurate and neat.
Moreover, there is a provision for alternative and modification if the
need arize.
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CHAPTER FOUR
4.0 DESIGN OF THE NEW SYSTEM
The new system is designed with pain taking design, designing the files
and sub-program and logically linked them together. It was automatically
designed in away that once you select any of the named variety (i.e. Enter
variety) all the information will be displayed and manager or any person can
browse through it within a second.
The program is presented in a diagrammatic form called flowchart,
which shows the step by step of coding the program. Beside the full format of
input and output are also included.
4.1 OUTPUT SPECIFICATION AND DESIGN.
The output of this system displays on the screen or sends to the printer
the structured list of pigs. The information concerning any choosen variety
will be displayed under it. The system is capable of displaying the pigs with its
informations. Thus.
VARIETY QTY PRICE TAKE SUB TAX TOTAL GRAND
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CODE AWAY TOTAL TOTAL
Piglet X XX X XXX X XXX XXX
Pocker XX XXX X XXXX X XXX XXXX
Sow XX XXX X XXXX X XXXX XXXX
boar X XXXX X XXXX X XXXX XXXXX
4.2 INPUT SPECIFICATION AND DESIGN
The system accepts the inputs as regards the pigs and then write the
information into the database.
SALES INFORMATION
Ordered code
Quantity
Item amount
Take away
Sub Total
Tax
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O Piglet
O Pocker
O Sow
O Boar
Calculate
Total due
4.3 FILE DESIGN
Two database files are designed here do serve as a storage medium for
the new system. It stores all the information concerning all the pigs entered.
The two files contain the pig records, as they were entered and store pig
records which is produced by the system. However, the two files have the
same field name, the same field type and equal field lengths.
The first file “pig record” is written to whenever there is input and stores
the data while the second file “Pig record” can only be read from as the output
of the system.
THE GENERAL FILE STRUCTURE DESIGN
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New order summarize exit
FIELD NAME FIELD TYPE FIELD SIZE
Variety Alphabetic character Default
Quantity Numeric character Auto
Price Currency Auto
Take away Symbol 1
Subtotal Currency Auto
Tax Currency Auto
Total Currency Auto
Grand Total Currency Auto
4.4 PROCEDURE CHART
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Password demand
Form Display
Data Entry
4.5 SYSTEM CHART
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Processing:- Calculate subtotal, total and Grand total
Output Display
Exit
Close
RETURN
PROCESS
INPUT
STORAGE FILE
DISPLAY
VALUE DATA
SOURCE DOCUMENT
NUMERIC DATA
FILE NAME
4.6 SYSTEM REQUIREMENT
For proper implementation and use of this new system, the following
requirement should be available.
(1) A complete Computer System Comprises
- Input devices
- Output devices
- Processor
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- Storage devices
- Coloured printer is recommended.
(2) Printer
(3) VISUAL BASIC (VB) Compiler
(4) Human resources like
(i) Operator (a Specialist)
(ii) Engineer (a Specialist)
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CHAPTER FIVE
5.0 IMPLEMENTATION
This system is implemented through main menu, file maintenance, guery
system and help system. The main menu is controlled by the control program
and the controlled program co-ordinate the sub-programs, whenever any of the
sub-program is selected, control will be transferred to the program that is
controlling the operation.
The file maintenance enable the users to make changes or modify the file
when the need arise and also exit the file which help to take control back to the
main menu.
The report generation is generated concerning the pigs in this segment of
the package. It displays information about a particular Pig.
Query subsystem gives the system an avenue to handle a hardwork /
unexpected question, it handle standard reports whereas Help subsystem help
to handles huk-ups when using this system.
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5.1 PROGRAM DESIGN
The program is designed in proper consideration of the old system. The
old system is divided into unit since it was operated manually and each of the
units perform a particular task in the system through manually.
In this new system it is broken down into subsystem and the subsystem
is further divided into program modules each module handle a specific taxt
operations in the system.
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5.2 PROGRAM FLOW CHART
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Start
ENTER PASSWORD & USER NAME
IS PASSWORD CORRECT ?
SELECT VARIETY
ENTER QUANTITY
IS PRICE VARIETY
SELECTED ?
DISPLAY PRICE
CALCULATE ITEMAMOUNT, TOTALDUE, AND GRANDTOTAL
DISPLAY ITEMAMOUNT, TOTALDUE, AND GRANDTOTAL
5.3 PSEUDOCODE
BEGING
ENTER PASSWORD / USER NAME
“Is password correct? If yes then load
in the main form else Goto step 1
Select from the varieties
Enter quantity (ies)
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CLEAR FOR NEW ORDER
DISPLAY SUMMARY
DO YOU WANT TO
TERMINATE THIS
PROGRAM
EXIT
STOP
“ is quantity entered?”, if yes, then
display price of variety and
calculate item amount, subtotal, Total Due and Grand Total
Display ItemAmount, Subtotal, TotalDue
And Grand total, else display and error
Message for empty quantity textbox.
Then goto step if
Clear for New order
Display summary sales
Do you want to terminate the program?
If yes then go to step 10 Else step 1
End
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CHAPTER SIX
6.0 DOCUMENTATION
All writer-ups about this topic are documented and the document is an
written instructions explaining to the users (software users) what the software
is all about, what the software can do and how to do it, how to handle it and so
on. The Documentation help even a lay man who want to use the software.
With this document any layman can possible use the software.
Computerized farm management information system (Piggery
farm Mgt information system) is a software that gives structural order
information to the farm managers in order to facilitate effective decision
performance it entails how the system works or function, what can be achieved
in respect to input, process and output.
This software is developed in VISUAL BASIC. The normal VB
commands and set of commands defined for implementing conditional
statement and procedures are used.
To Run the program, take the following procedure below:
(1) Start up your system and allow it to boot up
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(2) Click START button
(3) Click PROGRAM, on the program drop down menu,
(4) Choose MICROSOFT VISUAL BASIC STUDIO 6.0 and click
(5) Choose VISUAL BASIC 6.0 and click
(6) Click Remove program
(7) Insert the diskette and click open
(8) Double click “Julieth”, then click “Pig and a farm will appear.
(9) Enter username “Julieth”. And password “Piggery”.
(10) Click Run from the icon D or on the menu if from the menu
click start Run.
(11) When you finish and want to terminate the program then click
Exit and put off the system.
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CHAPTER SEVEN
7.0 RECOMMENDATION AND CONCLUSION
7.1 RECOMMENDATION
The researcher has successfully carried out the necessary study on this
topic and now stand in a better position to make sure necessary
Recommendation and suggestions.
(1) All farm managers should endeavour to adopt and use a computerized
farm management information system since it is capable to carry out
all the managerial function perfectly and effectively.
(2) It has the capability to eliminate all the inherent problem of the old
system there by projecting the decision performance.
(3) It is suggested that student should not be supervised but should be
assisted to ensure that what is said is what is done.
(4) Students should be given free hand in choosing project topic.
(5) It is also suggested that this very project topic should be given to
many other students who wish to work on this topic so that difference
findings should be available.
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(6) As well any project topic which are not properly completed, should
be assigned to another student in the proceeding year to ensure the
continuity & completion of the topic.
Finally, this software is recommended as decision comparison and
facilitation for all farm managers.
7.2 CONCLUSION
Having identified the shortcomings associated with the old system
(manual), the new system is developed to put a stop to all the shortcomings.
This new system is painstakely designed and built with quality,
obtainable and favourable maintenance cost.
The entire project is made up of five subprograms. Dach subprogram
performs a specific task in the program. A selected option from the main menu
leads to a module. The module designed reduces the complexity, facilitate
changes and results in easier implementation by encouraging parallel
development at different parts of this project.
It is strongly believed that this new system is by far better than the old
system since it has the capabilities to wipe off all the shortcomings of the old.
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