Design and implementation of a dynamic logistic management and support system – a case study of Safeway courier service limited

Description

Abstract This project was out of the necessity to address the inherent problems encountered by members of staff of Safeway shipping Agency and their customers. The manual process involved in the management of cargo was critically examined and the flows noted.  The software so designed offers to a great extent, the solutions to these problems.  The project went further to ret the different techniques used in implementing the new design software in order to facilitate a broader understanding of the design software by any user. This research project emphasizes the need to automate the crude, obsolete and manual methods used by our courier companies in the distribution network or supply chain. The system is analyzed using structured system analysis and design methodology (SSADM) while the implementation was done using hypertext preprocessor (PHP) programming language and Microsoft SQL server for the database engine.