THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF HOME OF GROCERIES TRADER APPLICATION

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THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF HOME OF GROCERIES TRADER APPLICATION

ABSTRACT

 

In this day and age the process of buying and selling of commodities are usually done not physically but virtually, with the current situation that the world is in at the moment the process of going to the market to buy groceries is a major risk to both the seller and the buyer. But not only that, some people are often skeptical when buying things of that sort (i.e., groceries) in a supermarket where the guidelines of the novel- Covid19 are followed, they then to feel safer and more comfortable going to the traditional market where they are able to get prices direct from the sellers themselves there’s a comforting feeling in doing things the old ways. Now, Home of Groceries trader App is an app that is developed to tackle the aforementioned.

The purpose of the website is to enable users to surf through and find all their necessary needs from all part of the nation. Also, to tackle the issue of the trust, buyers are given prices straight from the market sellers, because on our platform everything is done and controlled by the clients including insertion, delete and editing of the products are all done by the seller, so the users get the way he normally buys groceries with the help of technology. The application also helps the customers track previous transactions include the price of that product and from which seller the product was gotten from for future reference. Also, a user can have a detailed search of a vendor by entering the name of that product in the search bar, the user can also choose to select the category of the product which will give him access to all the product that fall under that category, also, a user can choose to search a user based on the location which the user is. The main idea of developing Home of Groceries trader App is to give the users a free and fair market space where both the party of the seller and the customer can enjoy a seamless experience at the same time making their lives easier and safer. The Methodologies that will be adopted in the development of this project will be the Waterfall methodology and the Agile methodology. The waterfall methodology was chosen because when developing the application, the best way to follow was systematic approach which means all the processes involved lead to one another just like in the waterfall method. Although, since they are some unknowns the Agile method was adopted to design those processes. The Application was implemented using JavaScript for the logic and SQL for the backend.

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

 

       1.1     Overview

The process of buying and selling of commodities has longed changed over the past decades with new ways emerging from different cultures to different views it has now been transformed into a different platform in the form of E commerce,

Home of Groceries trader App is as the name implies, it is a platform for buying and selling of groceries online, the website will be created to assist the everyday life of the user in getting one of the necessity of life, when you want to get groceries normally you go to the market and buy and when buying it is normal to check different vendors in the market and when buying what are the basic things and factors that determine which vendor one buys from, simple, some go for the lower price and some might go for the “better” ones which they presume more healthier or organic. And what Home of Groceries trader App is designed to do covers all that and more, it gives a free market space to both the customer and the seller just like before and with added functions, the Home of Groceries trader App  will be able to perform deliveries to the door step so you can be at home and eat healthy.

Many merchants in wuse2 market acknowledged that on a normal day they get a lot of customers that request delivery to their personal homes due to the conjunction and the stress that is required to go to the market regularly and with the current situation the world is in at the moment there’s no better time to avoid crowds, social distancing is the way the world works now and Home of Groceries trader App will be there to ease people’s stress.

       1.2     Background and Motivation

Going to the market to buy groceries is something that people hold as a norm, some people still prefer to be there and ask the prices of a few merchants to compare before deciding which to buy from, now what Home of Groceries trader App is designed to do is already being done but with no major audience, the only few of the customers that are able get groceries delivered to them usually get the numbers of the merchants that they bought products from in the past or some that have an agent that goes to the vendors and buys it for them.

Both those solutions are not really dependable because those that have the agent on ground some may not be actually buying at the fixed price because they are now buying from two people the vendor has his profit and the agent has his to, and those customers that call the vendors directly don’t normally get the products at the desired time because there is no any organized delivery system that works on standby and sometimes time is of the essence.

Now what Home of Groceries trader App is designed to do is to provide a better solution for that it will help both the seller and the buyer with a platform that will solve all their problems you can buy from many vendors and with a price that’s monopoly and get the product delivered to your door step, however let’s not forget that the main purpose of grocery trader app is to allow vendors to showcase their product online for easy access to customers. Home of Groceries trader App will tackle the aforementioned problems, hence the motivation behind the development of this app.

 

 

       1.3     Statement of the Problem

Vendors in a market like wuse 2 or any other place in the nation, a study shows that roughly only 15% use the internet platform to sell their products that means there a market space of about almost 85% that is untapped and that number of platforms that do similar things that exist are just a few which means the market is not crowded.

And with the current pandemic the need for social distancing is very high at the moment the world is bleeding sometimes even if you want to go to the market by yourself if you think about it you’re risking your life when you don’t have to, Home of Groceries trader App will help in that area by keeping people at home and taking the risk for them.

       1.4     Aim and Objectives

The aim of the project is to

  1. Recognize the present challenges face by groceries traders in Nigeria.

 

  1. Design and implement an online platform for the groceries traders to showcase their products online to the vast majority of interested buyers.

 

 

  1. Make it easier for buyer to buy groceries just like before buy better and with added features.

 

 

       1.5     Significance of the Project

The implementation of the project has the potential to benefit the Nigeria society and the world in its entirety. This research will create ease to Nigeria and the world in general should they choose to be involved, providing them with easy access to market vendors of their choice and safe and favourable transaction method. Also, they will be a succinct report on each phase of the implementation of the project and there will be room for further development and update.

 

Home of Groceries trader App allows vendors in Nigeria play a better role in the day-to-day activities of the citizens in their nation. The company provides a better medium for support of the less privileged.

More of such lives are touched, and dreams are being made true with the Home of Groceries trader App. This creates a better society with less crime, hatred, and envy amongst citizens. This positive development could extend to other countries and spread across all its axes, thereby making the world a better place to live in. And helps prevents the spread of the novel COVID19.

       1.6     Project Risks Assessment

The following are the risk of this study that cannot be controlled but will be put into consideration and confronted during development and life span of the project.

Table 1.1: Risk and Assessment of Project

 

RISK ASSESSMENT  
Loss of work due to application (IDE) failure, loss or force majeure Weekly data backup to at least 2 or more hard drives.  
  Lack of project resources All necessary and required resources will be made available before the commencement of the project or before it is needed for use.
  Software development platform availability

(Unavailability of API’s)

Alternative

Alternative API’s will be searched for and made available. Software requirements will also be identified in good time for possible contentious software.
  Project Cost Project may overrun its budget, therefore room for extra funding if the need arises will be

created

  Inability to carry out research due to hardware/software damage.

 

Be vigilant and observant of both hardware and software resources. Encrypt resource where possible and necessary to prevent unauthorized

access

  Project Delivery Every possible measure that can ensure the punctual delivery of the software will be taken

e.g. consistency and not wasting time. Failure to deliver the software will not occur unless inevitable.

 

Table 1.2: Risk Assessment Matrix

 

 

 

Identified Risk Likelihood of Occurrence

 

Difficulty in time detection

 

Potential impact Overall Risk to

Project

Loss of work due to application

(IDE) failure, loss or force majeure

Medium High High High
Lack of project resources Medium Low Medium Medium
Software development platform

availability

(Unavailability of

API’s)

Low Medium Medium Medium
Project Cost High Medium Medium High
Inability to carry out research due to hardware/software damage. Low Medium Low Low

 

SWOT Analysis

The SWOT analysis provides information that is useful to compare HOG capabilities, advantage and the disadvantage compared to competitive environment in which it operates. It is an instrument in strategy formulation and selection. Risk of this project are categorized as Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats.

Table 1.3: SWOT Analysis

 

Strength Weakness Opportunities Threats
To enable the system, compete in the worldwide market. Dependency on

retailers/ shopper’s relationship.

Less time consumption time Prone to computer hackers due to it

being a web based system.

Bring a competitive environment for

Groceries traders to sell their products at the actual market values.

  Will bring many customers for the sellers and from different sides. Similar application may exist.
Diverse product Portfolio.     Well established competitors.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       1.7     Scope/Project Organization

This describes how the chapters of the project are organized. The report consists of five chapters as outlined below:

Chapter 1: provides a general overview of what the whole project is all about such as background and motivation, statement of the problem, aims and objectives, significance of the project, and project risk assessment.

Chapter 2: provides Literature Review introduction historical overview, related work and summary.

Chapter 3: This chapter depicts the Requirement Analysis and Design.

Chapter 4: This includes the implementation and testing of the project’s components Chapter 5: Discussion, conclusion, and recommendation are in this chapter. Finally reference and appendices part is in last part the report.

THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF HOME OF GROCERIES TRADER APPLICATION

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