Design and Implementation of a Computerized Cargo Transportation Management System
CHAPTER ONE
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
The aims and objectives of this study is to design and implement a computerized cargo transportation management system that will among other thing, make provision for a detailed breakdown of the customers weight of the goods / Cargo, quick retrieval and display of information pertaining to the client.
Provisions is also made to check fraud and other criminal acts carried out by both parties involved in the transaction and this lead to security and control. Also another aim of this study is to provide a system that will manage the customer’s document from the port of loading to the port of discharge with his on ground there will be no conflict between the port of loading and port of discharge.
CHAPTER TWO
LITERATURE REVIEW
The development of a sea port in Nigeria started in the nineteenth (19th) century in the era of explorers and traders although limited initially to the opening up of the Lagos lagoon; it however resulted in the opening of ports at Apapa and Port Harcourt. This led to the establishment of the Nigerian ports authority (NPA) in 1954 to maintain the ports as well as load and discharge cargo. The Nigeria ports authority commenced operation on 1st April, 1955. I made remarkable progress and on the 15th of June, 1992, the Nigerian ports plc was incorporated later, in October 1996, the government reverted its status, changing it back to the Nigerian ports authority.
The Nigeria ports authority today is a wholly Government owned organization under the supervision of the federal ministry of transaction under the supervision of the federal ministry of transport with the responsibility of providing the specific products and harbor services for the countries maritime industry. The statutory duties and major functions of the company are provision and operation of cargo handling and quays facilities, pilotage and to wage service, supply of water and fuel to vessels at anchorage or mooning boys, repairs and maintenance of vessels, dredging and contract dredging of water ways Navigational lighting of the ports and other ancillary services.
The operations of Nigerian ports authority became fully commercialized in May, 1992. Thus names and characteristics of these ports are as listed below.
CHAPTER THREE
DESCRIPTION AND ANALYSIS OF THE EXISTING SYSTEM
FACT FINDING METHOD USED.
The fact finding method used during this research are as follow
- REVIEW OF RELATED DOCUMENT
Important document that has one or two things to do with the study were critically studied and much needed details with close relevancy to the study were taken care of and noted.
CHAPTER FOUR
DESIGN OF THE NEW SYSTEM
OUTPUT SPECIFICATION AND DESIGN
This is all the design of the output forms of the system. The bill loading is an output form for this system.
CHAPTER FIVE
IMPLEMENTATION
PROGRAM DESIGN
CHAPTER SIX
DOCUMENTATION
Documentation is written description of new program works, how it is to be used or how it is to be executed to ensure the attainment of an earlier stated aims and objectives of the new system. There are three categories of documentation they are:
- User documentation
- Operator documentation
- Program documentation.
CHAPTER SEVEN
RECOMMENDATION AND CONCLUSION
For this research work, t recommend a parallel change over, parallel change over means a situation where by the old and the new way of working is implemented. That is, the old (manual) and the newly designed software computerized for transaction of business between the company and her customers are being run.
This is to enable a sound understanding of the new system design for the effectiveness of this changeover; there are other tasks that must be accomplished. They include the following.
- Installation of cooling devices such as the air condition for cooling the computer system
- The company should be sending their staff for training so that they acquire more skills and experience in operating the new designed system
- Provision of security measures for the system e.g. Alarm gadgets and burglary proof should be in place.
- Installation of telephone services is needed so that there won’t be any problem in communication.
- Provision of false floor and false ceiling.
- Provision of house cleaner to keep the computer room neat and dust free.
- I recommend the various finding on this study as a basis for selecting a research topic by potential researchers.
CONCLUSION
In conclusion, this work has achieved its aims and objectives which is all above creating a means through which the activities and operations of the shipping company will be made faster, effective, efficient and reliable to the =customer’s satisfaction.
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