Republic of the Philippines

President Ramon Magsaysay State University

(Formerly Ramon Magsaysay Technological University)
Iba, Zambales, Philippines

GRADUATE SCHOOL

The study hereto attached entitled:

Web-Based Supplies Monitoring and Inventory System Using Forecasting

Algorithm (WeBSMIS)

has been prepared and submitted by IRATUS GLENN A. CRUZ

is hereby recommended for title defense.

NEMIA M. GALANG, PH. D.

Adviser

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 Chapter 1

INTRODUCTION

Background

Industrial applications usually focus on inventory control for product

manufacturing or sales. School supplies, on the other hand, have additional requirements

for not only monitoring and tracking assets, but, they also need to monitor students,

faculty and staff. Basically, barcode software for schools must be able to track, monitor

and maintain asset and inventory information for not only fixed assets and inventory, but

also for school faculty, school staff, and student’s memberships that change from year to

year. Educational and schools supplies often find themselves tightly scrutinized by not

only administrative personnel, but also regulatory, and non-immediate school support

groups (GigaTrak, 2019).

A powerful school supply is receptive to the changing programs of educational

conveyance, and at any rate ought to give a physical domain that is agreeable, sheltered,

secure, open, very much lit up, all around ventilated, and tastefully satisfying. The school

supply comprises of not just the physical structure and the assortment of building

frameworks, for example, mechanical, plumbing, electrical and power, information

transfers, security, and fire concealment frameworks. The supply additionally

incorporates decorations, materials and supplies, hardware and data technology, and also

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different parts of the building grounds, to be specific, athletic fields, play areas, zones for

outside learning, and vehicular get to and parking.

The school supply is substantially more than an uninvolved holder of the

educational procedure: it is, somewhat, a basic segment of the states of learning. The

format and outline of a supply adds to the spot experience of students, educators, and

group individuals. Contingent upon the nature of its outline and administration, the

supply can add to a feeling of possession, wellbeing and security, personalization and

control, protection and in addition sociality, and extensive size or crowdedness. Planning,

designing, or managing the school supply, these aspects of spot experience ought to,

when conceivable, is contemplated.

One of the more popular computerized system’s most commonly used in offices

and institutions nowadays are Inventory and Monitoring Systems. Web-Based Supplies

Monitoring System is a computer program that tracks inventory and creates automated

replenishment order. It brings the organization the potential improvement in accuracy

and speed through better analysis of inventory trends, including the pattern of

processing and recording.

Moreover, immediate results will be timelier and information on the items

presently on hand are within reach. The Supply personnel could encounter fewer burdens,

and there will be less effort on processing transactions thus, avoiding misplaced or lost

records.

Significance of the Study

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 The outcome of the study will be valuable to the following:

School. (WeBSMIS) will serve as a model if the school decides to implement a

nationwide scale of the Web-Based Supplies Monitoring System Using Forecasting

Algorithms.

IT Practitioner. They would benefit to provide an overview of how the web

application fairs with the end users. They can suggest ideas on the improvement of

WebSMIS.

School Personnel. They will be able to have access to WebSMIS that welfares of

asking for school supplies on real time.

Statement of the Problem

This study will be conducted to evaluate the software quality, level of

acceptability, level of readiness implementation of the Gov. Manuel D. Barretto National

High School and the challenges encountered by the respondents on the use of Web-based

Supplies Monitoring and Inventory System (WeBSMIS) using Forecasting Algorithms.

Specially, this study will seek to answer the following questions:

1. How do respondents evaluate the software quality of the Web-based Supplies

Monitoring and Inventory System (WeBSMIS) using Forecasting Algorithms

using the ISO/IEC 25010 metrics as to:

1.1 functional sustainability;

1.2 performance efficiency;

1.3 compatibility;

1.4 usability;

1.5 reliability;

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 1.6 security;

1.7 maintainability; and

1.8 portability?

2. What is the level of acceptability of the respondents on the Web-based Supplies

Monitoring and Inventory System (WeBSMIS) using Forecasting Algorithms in

terms of:

2.1 functionality; and

2.2 performance?

3. What is the level of readiness of Gov. Manuel D. Barretto National High School

in the implementation of the Web-based Supplies Monitoring and Inventory

System (WeBSMIS) using Forecasting Algorithms as evaluated by respondents in

terms of:

3.1 information system facility; and

3.2 user/technical personnel?

4. Is there a significant difference on the respondents’ evaluation in the software

quality of the Web-based Supplies Monitoring and Inventory System (WeBSMIS)

using Forecasting Algorithms using the ISO/IEC 25010 metrics?

5. Is there a significant difference on the respondents’ evaluation in the level of

acceptability of the Web-based Supplies Monitoring and Inventory System

(WeBSMIS) using Forecasting Algorithms?

6. Is there a significant difference on the respondents’ evaluation in the level of

readiness of Gov. Manuel D. Barretto National High School in the implementation of

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 the Web-based Supplies Monitoring and Inventory System (WeBSMIS) using

Forecasting Algorithms?

7. What are the significant predictors of the software quality of Web-based Supplies

Monitoring and Inventory System (WeBSMIS) using Forecasting Algorithms?

8. What are the challenges encountered by the respondents on the use of the Web-

based Supplies Monitoring and Inventory System (WeBSMIS) using Forecasting

Algorithms?

Scope and Limitations

This study aims to develop an Inventory and Supply Monitoring system for Gov.

Manuel D. Barretto National High School. This research will focus on transactions,

operations and processes done in the supply and equipment section of the school.

These are the features of Procurement. When a certain department or employee

request an item from the supply office, the system will show if the item is available or

not. If it is available, the system will generate a fill up form where each employee can

request their desired equipment or supply. When they filled up the form with its

necessary information, the system will have sent the request to the supply officer. The

system will notify if the quantity reaches its lowest limit. If the request was approved the

system will post the approval for acquiring supply or equipment. The posting feature also

includes publishing of statuses of the request and supplier details. There will be a

Property Acknowledgement Receipt if the item will be released by the supply officer and

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indicates who receives and issues the item. The Procurement process contains the date of

each transaction like when the item was requested, acquired, released and received.

The Inventory system will cover all office supplies. The system will monitor the

available stocks of each item. It can add, update and delete an item from the stocks. There

will be a notification when the quantity of a single item reaches the lowest limit. It will

also contain the date requested by an employee and when the supply was received.

Additionally, the system will also keep track of items transferred from the supply

or its current place to where it will be designated. Moreover, it will check the status of

each items from time to time.

Furthermore, the system will generate necessary reports with its annual and

monthly physical counts of inventories for Supply equipment.

However, the bidding process will not be included in the development of the

system because the Department of Education has its own centralize bidding complex

wherein it was monitored by the main office of DepEd. This will only focus on the

supply department which primarily supervises the overall procurement, inventory and

supply monitoring transactions.

The study entitled “Web-Based Supplies Monitoring System Using

Forecasting Algorithms” target to give a reliable, accurate and secured information

system that will help Supply Officer in doing of their task efficiently. The proposed

system will manage all major transaction in the Supply office of Gov. Manuel D. Barretto

National.High School. Additionally, the system will be designed to meet the client’s

suggestions and expectations.

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 Chapter 2
FRAMEWORK OF THE STUDY

Review of the Literature and Related Studies

According to Quisumbing et al. (2017), they proposed a system to Leyte Normal

University (LNU). It is one of the pioneer educational institutions in the Philippines. A

workforce of more than four hundred faculty and administrative staff composes the

structure of the organization. As an academic venue for learning and instruction, LNU

is expected to deliver quality education to the surrounding communities in the

province of Leyte and its stakeholders. To support its goals and objectives, a Supply

Office was created in LNU to spearhead in the provision of resources and

equipment for teachers and administrative staff. The supply office in the university

oversees the storage, inventory, and disposal of Office supplies, tools and

equipment to the other service departments. With the current physical operation of the

LNU Supply Office, a considerable amount of time, effort and cost is needed to monitor,

manage and keep track of items in the inventory. This makes the job of the supply

office personnel a tiring and cumbersome task. Supply Office want a more effective

process in their office, automation is a way to go. The Supply Office needs to realize

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that the development of an Automated Inventory Management System is the better

option to consider. Using this system, the supply, monitoring, and dispensing of

office supplies, tools and equipment will become faster, convenient, and economical.

It is on this premise that the development of an Automated Inventory Management

System with Barcode Scanner Technology for the LNU Supply office is strongly

encouraged.

In order to improve accuracy of inventory checking, people started using Auto ID

technologies. In EPCglobal Report (2004), Auto ID technologies are defined as the host

of technologies that are used to help machines to identify objects. It is about identifying

items, capturing all information about the items, sending and storing those data into a

computer with minimal human intervention. Barcodes, RFID, biometrics, magnetic strips,

Optical Character Recognition (OCR), smart cards, and voice recognition are the

common automated identification technologies. According to Schuster (2005), the

beginning of Auto ID technology was around 1999 with the formation of a consortium

research. Barcode technology is one of the most famous Auto-ID technologies in the

world right now. In 2004, the number of groceries which were sold with barcodes was

over 85%. The advantages of barcode technology compared to other Auto-ID

technologies are: easy to use, less expensive, and widely accepted. There are a few

disadvantages of barcode technology as well. For example a barcode scanner has to scan

each barcode individually. Barcode scanner has limited data carrying capacity. It

generally needs human involvement or direct connection with computer database for data

transfer. Wireless scanner is easy to get damaged, has less security, and is low in

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reliability. In case if a barcode is damaged, there is no way to scan the information about

the product.

Wal-Mart runs its stores on a perpetual inventory system. This system records the

quantity of items sold as items are purchased. The computer system at Wal-Mart

constantly keeps up with additions or deductions from inventory and tells management

what items are on hand. The organization also conducts counts of employee manual

counts of inventory periodically. When an item arrives at the Wal-Mart distribution

center it is scanned into the inventory system. When the items are purchased by the

consumer, the point-of-sale system reduces the inventory from that purchase. According

to WalMart’s Gail Lavelle, a leaner. Inventory will help clear out store clutter and help

Wal-Mart focus on specific brands and products that consumers want (The Associated

Press, 2006)

With an inventory counts in memory. Withdrawals are recorded by the computer

as they are made, and the inventory balance is constantly revised. When the recorded

point is reached, the computer automatically places an order, when this new order is

received, the recorded balance is increased. Retail stores have carried this system quite

far, each item has a magnetic codes, and as on item is checked out, and it passes over an

electronic reader, which then adjusts the computers inventory balance, at the same time

the price is fed to cash register tape. An inventory control system is used in many

warehouses to track the location, quantity, and status of goods that are to be sold.

Shipping and receiving of products is scheduled by an inventory control system.

Inventory control uses barcodes and RFID tags to track specific items. An audit, or a

physical count of inventory, is used to find out how many items are in an inventory.

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Inventory taking is often required in order to get an accurate count for accounting

valuation purposes. Some inventory items have barcodes attached to them or imprinted

on them. These barcodes can be read during an audit by barcode reading devices.

The Computerized Inventory System of Stargaz Enterprises Caltex in Tabaco City

is a study in response to the experience of the employees. The experience was the

difficulty in product controlling, tracking and reporting, since it is done manually. The

Manual system is inefficient, time consuming and inaccurate. An example of this

problem is the miscounting of products; this kind of problem is time consuming. Due to

this problem, the proponents develop a “Computerized Inventory System of Stargaz

Enterprise Caltex Tabaco City” used in making, storing and retrieving of records for

inventory. This system will replace the manual way of recording data thus eliminating

human error on recording and computing.

Another study about Gate Pass Management and Monitoring System of

Equipment and Tools in Hi – Tone Construction & Development Corporation wherein it

will focus on Gate Pass Management and Monitoring of Equipment and Tools. The

Function of the proposed system is to create, store and secure all the Gate Pass Records

of the company and the second function is to monitor all the time in and time out of

equipment or tools of the company Hi – Tone Construction and Development

Corporation (HCDC). This is the Function the Function of the system of the proponent to

eliminate the problem that they encounter when it comes to gate pass management and

monitoring.

Computer – Based Monitoring System of Laboratory Equipment was Developed

For AMA Computer College of Legazpi, Laboratory which uses a manual system of

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monitoring equipment in its daily operation. The proponents conducted a study on the

existing monitoring of laboratory equipment both in digital and physics/chemistry

procedure being used by the borrower and the administrator. The proponents studied and

discovered the problem caused by the existing system. With this idea, the proponents

aimed to generate a computerized monitoring system that will monitor the equipment

borrowed and the borrowers and will also eliminate the problems prevalent in the current

system.

Computerized Inventory System for Boardwalk Business Ventures INC. of

Legazpi is a system has to do with business, money and most importantly securing and

recording the daily inventory transactions of a company. They collect, store, modify and

retrieve the inventory data of an organization. Computerized Inventory System are the

backbone of an organization because they update constantly. Every establishment has to

check their inventory quarterly, monthly or weekly in order to update their inventory.

Additionally, Inventory for Gen Med Pharmacy System Daraga, Albay will

enhance the tracking of inventory transactions of the business establishments. This will

automate the Inventory process of the pharmacy. The system resolves the security issues

of information of stocks and transactions and it will give faster access to the products.

They derive with this system because they do inventory process by writing the details of

the stocks received which will include product details. The process was manual and time

consuming so they make this system for automated and faster transaction.

According to Behnam Bahreman, E-procurement will be one of the solutions for

improvement competition capability in automotive industry in Iran. This research aims to

investigate to find out to exploring the degree of e-procurement usage and finding

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benefits and limitations of applying in automotive companies in Iran. To this end a

qualitative approach was used and multiple case studies were conducted.

Cooperative public procurement system occurs when public authorities or

agencies buy jointly with private purchasers and both utilize the bought innovations. In

such cases, initial demand from the public sector is very often intended to provide a

“launching” market that will eventually lead to the development of an equally strong

articulation of demand from the private sector. Government purchasing of energy

efficient and/or environmentally office equipment provides an example of this kind of

public procurement system. The same products can also be purchased and used by private

firms and individuals, once they become readily available in the market, and government

purchasing thus provides one important means of realizing broader societal goals of

energy efficiency or environmental sustainability. These goals, however, reflect needs

that are broadly shared by, and thus congeneric to, a very broad range of social and

economic actors.

Under the Korean Red Ginseng Enterprise Sales and Inventory System, the

researchers came up with a computerized sales and inventory system. The proponents

used database to easy access of files and for easier and faster processing of the selling and

inventory transaction. The program was designated to generate reports such as monthly

reports, inventory reports, sales invoice and list of items. In connection with the proposed

system, the proponents proposed a new and faster way of processing business

transactions. The system also helped the user to know the availability of the products. It

also helped the manager to monitor the stocks and to get immediate notice for acquisition

of additional products. The Proponents acquires knowledge about the file processing and

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report generations through this study. It also gives the proponents ideas to create the

proposed system’s reports in online sales and inventory system. Automation is

mandatory, thus automated report generation for precise reports is to be included in the

proponent’s proposed system.

We have developed a comprehensive system, called the Fire Effects Monitoring

and Inventory System (FIREMON), which is designed to satisfy fire management

agencies’ monitoring and inventory requirements for most ecosystems, fuel types, and

geographic areas in the United States. FIREMON consists of standardized sampling

methods and manuals, field forms, database, analysis program, and an image analysis

guide so that fire managers can 1) design a fire effects monitoring project, 2) collect and

store the sampled data, 3) statistically analyze and summarize the data, 4) link the data

with satellite imagery, and 5) map the sampled data across the landscape using image

processing. FIREMON allows flexible but comprehensive sampling of fire effects so data

can be evaluated for significant impacts, shared across agencies, and used to update and

refine fire management plans and prescriptions.

According to George Nenes et. al. The ordering policy of the procurement

department is supplier-dependent. In early 2007, the procurement department was placing

orders on a continuous basis following empirical rules, knowing that these orders would

be delivered periodically, once a minimum order size was accumulated. For example, a

certain German supplier would send off an order to Greece by truck on a Thursday or

Friday if the total weight exceeded 300 kgs. This occurred practically every other week

with a few exceptions. The truck would arrive at RODA’s warehouse after five or six

days, containing only the items that were available for delivery at the time that the order

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was assembled at the supplier, namely one or two days before the truck was actually

loaded. Thus, the effective lead time ranged from eight days for some fast-moving items

to a few weeks for slow-moving items that the supplier would manufacture to order.

ISO/IEC 9126/2001

McCall et al. (1977)’s quality model was one of the first well known quality

models that aimed towards the system developers and the system development process.

In his quality model, McCall et al. (1977) attempts to bridge the gap between users and

developers by focusing on a number of software quality factor that reflect both the users’

views and the developer’s priorities. The McCall quality model was three major

perspectives for defining and identifying the quality of software product: product

revision, product transition, and product operation. The model furthermore details the

three perspectives in a hierarchy of factors, criteria and metrics.

The quality factors describe different types of system behavioral characteristics

and the quality criterions are attributes to one or more of the quality factors. The quality

metric, in turn, aims to capture some of the aspects of a quality criterion. ISO/IEC

9126/2001 standard defined software quality, which is described as using internal and

external software qualities and their connection to attributes of software in a so-called

software quality model(SQM). The software quality model defined in ISO 9126 follows

the factor-criteria-metrics model proposed by McCall (1977). It defines six quality

factors, which are refined into criteria. These criteria are in turn assessed by metrics

measuring the design and the development process and the software itself.

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 The ISO 9126 quality factors are functionality, reliability, usability, efficiency,

maintainability, and portability .these factors are further subdivided into sub

characteristics such as suitability, accuracy, security, and time behavior. These sub

characteristics are comprehensive, that is, any component of software quality can be

described in terms of some aspects of one or more of these six factors.

Theoretical Framework

This study is based on the concept by Mary and Tom Poppendieck's Lean

Software Development (2003) that presented leap forward development methods that

influence. They made Lean Software Development (LSD) by bringing lean

manufacturing thoughts into software development. Lean and Agile qualities are firmly

adjusted. Lean is a lot of rules that have been adopted from Lean manufacturing

strategies and applied to software development. Tom and Mary's books, preparing, and

talks at different agile meetings, have brought about lean software development winding

up generally acknowledged inside the agile development community (Ebert,

Abrahamsson, and Oza, 2012).There are seven principles of Lean development and these

are: Eliminate Waste, Build Quality In, Create Knowledge, Defer Commitment, Deliver

Fast, Respect People, and Optimize the Whole see Figure 1.

Eliminate
Waste

Optimize the Build Quality

Whole In

LEAN Agile
Development
Respect Create
People Knowledge

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Defer
Deliver Fast
Commitment
 Figure 1. Theoretical Framework

In Figure 1, it will discuss the seven principles of Lean development. First

principle is to eliminate wastes wherein it must minimize waste to maximize the value.

Waste can appear as mostly done work, delays, hand-offs, and superfluous highlights.

Therefore, to increase the worth they are getting from projects, they should develop

approaches to recognize and then evacuate waste. Next is to engage the group, wherein it

as opposed to taking a micromanagement approach, they should regard colleagues

prevalent learning of the specialized advances required on the project and let them settle

on nearby choices to be productive and fruitful.

At that point the principle of delivering quick wherein they can boost the project

Return on investment (ROI) by rapidly delivering significant software and iterating

through designs. As they find the best arrangement through the Rapid Evolution of

alternatives. Next is to streamline the whole wherein they mean to consider to be as more

than the entirety of its parts. They go past the bits of the project and search for how it

lines up with the organization. As a major aspect of optimizing the whole, they

additionally center on forming better inter-bunch relations. Next is Build quality in, in

which lean development does do whatever it takes not to "test-in" quality toward the end;

instead, they build quality into the product and continually guarantee quality all through

the development procedure, using systems like refactoring, continuous integration and

unit testing.

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 At that point deferring choices they offset early planning with making choices and

committing to things as late as could reasonably be expected. For instance, this may mean

re-prioritizing the overabundance until the time has come to design cycle, or avoiding

being tide to an early technology-limited arrangement. Ultimately, the Amplify learning

wherein this idea involves facilitating communication early and frequently, getting input

as quickly as time permits, and building on what they realize. Software projects are

business and technology learning experiences, so they should begin soon and continue

learning.

Hypothesis

1. There is no significant difference in the assessment of respondents on the

developed WebSMIS in terms of the following SQM using ISO 9126:

1.1 functionality;

1.2 usability;

1.3 reliability;

1.4 performance efficiency; and

1.5 security?

Definition of Terms

In order for the reader to have well understanding of the terms used in the study,

the researcher provides conceptual and operational definitions in this section.

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Functionality. Refers as an entirety of vital functions that the software product offers.

ISO 9126 questionnaire. Refers to standard assessment on evaluating the quality of the

web app in user expectations.

MySQL. Refers as the world’s most common open source database that enables the

profitable reliability, good performance and accessible web-based database applications.

Performance Efficiency. Refers to distinctive that concerned with the system resources

used when giving the mandatory functionality.

PHP. Refers to server scripting language intended for website development but also used

as a general use for programming language.

Programming. Refers to the process of taking an algorithm and encoding it into a

notation, a programming language, so that a computer can execute it.

Reliability. Refers to the competence of the system to sustain its service delivery in

definite conditions for clear periods.

Security. Refers to unauthorized access to the software functions.

Software Application. Refers to a computer program intended to make a group of

coordinated purposes, tasks, or events for the value of the user.

Software Development. Refers to creating programming through advanced stages in a

well-organized way. This process incorporates the genuine written work of code as well

as the preparation of provisions and targets, the plan of what is to be coded, and

confirmation that what is produced met goals.

Usability. Refers to the easiness of use for a certain function of the web app

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Web-based software. Refers to the software using internet with a browser like Google.

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 Chapter 3

METHODOLOGY

Research Design

The research design used in this study is descriptive research method. It is

applied to accumulate the Functionality, Usability, Reliability, Performance

Efficiency and Security of WebSMIS. The researcher will collect detailed information

to describe the existing phenomena. It will describe systematically the situation or

area of interest accurately and precisely and will permit cautiously define and

recognize the behavior. This study will be having thorough analyze for demanding

the degree of the variables related to each other using statistical effort.

The researcher will also use developmental research to assess over a

prolonged period in developing the web app.

Respondents and Location

The respondents of the study include different stakeholders in the research

topic in order to obtain reliable findings. The participants of the study are the faculty

and school personnel of Gov. Manuel D. Barreto National High School. Additionally,

the participants of the study are from Maloma, San Felipe Zambales.

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Instruments

The researcher will use instruments subject for data gathering which will be

the questionnaire. This will be used for data gathering which will be composed of

parts where Likert scale will be the statistical references to respond of factual

responses. The data that will be gather from the respondents will be given weights

from one to four with one as the lowest and four as the highest value. The responses

that corresponds to the verbal interpretation as reflected in the following measure.

Likert Scale

INTERVALS OBSERVED INTERPRETATION

3.50 – 4.00 Highly Acceptable

2.50 – 3.49 Acceptable

1.50 – 2.49 Moderately Acceptable

1.00– 1.49 Not Acceptable

Data Collection

The participants will be informed about the research and will be consequently

given the questionnaires consequently. The schedule for interviews will be organized,

set, and established. The respondents will be given time to turn in the questionnaires.

After the validation of the questionnaire and determining the respondents of

the study, the researcher will asked a permission from the authorized person for

administration of the questionnaire.

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 After the development of the proposed software application, the respondents

will assess its usability, reliability, functionality, performance efficiency and security

on the system appeal.

To summarize, the researcher will anticipate that administration of the

questionnaire as well as the collection of data will flow efficiently for the better result

of the study.

After finalizing the data, the result will be organized and interpreted using

several statistical tools. For the conclusion, the researcher will arrive at the

interpretation of the study.

Data Analysis

The data will be tabulated, analyzed and interpreted. The following statistical

tools will be used in the analysis:

1. Arithmetic Mean. It is the measure of the central tendency of data.

.As the data is normally distributed and relatively symmetric, the mean

provided useful information and will find to be the best measure for central

tendency of data. Every value in the data will be used, thereby making a good

representative of the data that will be gathered. According to Glaser (2000), as a

measure of central tendency, the mean between different samples, best resists the

fluctuation.

The formula is:

x  X
N
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 Where:

X ̅ = Arithmetic mean

Σx = Sum of ratings of the respondents

N = The overall samples.

2. Percentage. This states the quantity of the population responding to a variable.

Along with the Frequency, this tool will be used to describe the profile distribution of

the respondents. The formula of Percentage is:

Percentage (%) = f/N*100

Where:

f = Frequency counts

N = Total number of respondents

3. One-way ANOVA

A One-Way ANOVA (Analysis of Variance) is a statistical tool by which we

can calculate more than two or more means are equal. It tests the value of one variable

differs significantly among other levels of a factor.

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 WEB-BASED SUPPLIES MONITORING AND INVENTORY SYSTEM
(WEBSMIS) USING FORECASTING ALGORITHMS
(Research Study Title)

Dear respondents:

Please provide your honest evaluation on “Web-based Supplies Monitoring

and Inventory System (WEBSMIS) Using Forecasting Algorithms” for the completion
of this study. Rest assured that whatever information afforded to the researcher shall
be treated with utmost secrecy and confidentiality. Thank you.
- The
Researcher
I. Software Quality

This part contains items/indicators of Software Quality. Please put a check (/) mark
below the scale that represents your perception to the extent/degree to which the
system is evident / not evident in each of the statements. Feel free to answer each item
as objectively as you can. Use the code below:

1 – Poor 2- Average 3 – Good 4 – Excellent

FUNCTIONAL SUITABILITY 1 2 3 4
1 System can effectively and efficiently be adapted for
different or evolving hardware, software or other
operational or usage environment.
2 The system’s software requirement such as browsers can be
successfully installed and/or uninstalled in different
environment.
3 The system can replace another specified software for the
same purpose in the storing and retrieval of information.
PEFORMANCE EFFICIENCY 1 2 3 4
1 The system has firm response, processing times an
throughout rates when performing its functions.
2 Minimal amount of types of resources were used by the
system.
3 System can complete it task with less competition among
other applications on the computer capacity.
COMPATIBILITY 1 2 3 4
1 The system can be used in different computing platforms
and can be directly run without special preparation.
2 The system performs its required function in different
environment and resources without negative impact on any
other system.
3 The system adapts with many other computing devices or
in the growing trend of the BYOD (Bring you own Device)
workplace.
USABILITY 1 2 3 4
1 This system has all the functions and capabilities I expect it

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 to have.
2 The information (such as online help, on screen messages
and other documentation) provided with this tracer was
clear.
3 I believe I could become productive quickly using this
system
4 It was easy to learn to use this system.
5 The interface of this system was pleasant.
RELIABILITY 1 2 3 4
1 The system is always operational and accessible when
required for use.
2 The system still operates despite the presence of hardware
or software faults.
3 In the event of an interruption or a failure, the system can
recover and re-establish its state.
SECURITY 1 2 3 4
1 System prevent the accessibility of unauthorized computer
program or data.
2 System constrain the accessibility of data or information
from computer threats.
3 System avert the accessibility of authorized users in
ensuring data.
MAINTAINABILITY 1 2 3 4
1 The system is composed of discrete components such that a
change to one component has minimal impact on other
component.
2 The system can be restored to operational status after a
failure occurs.
3 The system cope with a changed environment and make
future maintenance easier.
PORTABILITY 1 2 3 4
1 System can effectively and efficiently be adapted for
different or evolving hardware, software or other
operational or usage environment.
2 The system’s software requirement such as browsers can be
successfully installed and/or uninstalled in different
environment.
3 The system can replace another specified software for the
same purpose in the storing and retrieval of information.

II. Level of Acceptability

This part contains items/indicators on the level of system acceptability. Please put a
check (/) mark below the scale that represents your perception to the extent/degree to
which the system is accepted / not accepted in each of the statements. Feel free to
answer each item as objectively as you can. Use the code below:
1 – Not Acceptable 2- Moderately Acceptable 3 – Acceptable 4 – Highly
Acceptable
FUNCTIONALITY 1 2 3 4

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 1 1. System completeness.
2 2. Accuracy and consistency of the system task.
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3. Functionality of the system modules and contents.
PERFORMANCE 1 2 3 4
1 1. User – friendliness of the system.
2 2. Real – time information and output produced by the
system.
3 3. Effectiveness and efficiency to the users need of the
system.

III. Level of Readiness

This part contains items/indicators on the level of readiness of Gov. Manuel D.

Barretto National High School. Please put a check (/) mark below the scale that
represents your perception to the extent/degree to which the institution is ready to
implement the system as indicated in each of the statements. Feel free to answer each
item as objectively as you can. Use the code below:

1 – Not Ready 2- Moderately Ready 3 – Ready 4 – Very Ready

INFORMATION SYSTEM FACILITY 1 2 3 4

1 Availability computer units for the system installation.
2 Availability of internet connection service.
3 Availability of appropriate room / storage area for the
equipment / facilities used for the system implementation.
4 Availability of room / storage for system maintenance.
USER/TECHNICAL PERSONNEL 1 2 3 4
1 Availability of system users / authorized users to manage
the system.
2 Availability of system users with proper knowledge in
Information Technology.
3 Availability of personnel / user to call anytime for the
equipment malfunctions / errors.

IV. Challenges Encountered

This part contains items/indicators on the challenges encountered by the respondents
on the use of the system. Please put a check (/) mark below the scale that represents
your perception to the extent/degree to which you encountered challenges as indicated
in each of the statements. Feel free to answer each item as objectively as you can. Use
the code below:

1 – Strongly Disagree 2- Disagree 3 – Agree 4 – Strongly Agree

CHALLENGES ENCOUNTERED 1 2 3 4
1 The web-based application loading problems.
2 There is less security in using web application.
3 The system application has too many features.

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 4 The web application does not display a simple and
informative dialog box in case of timeout.
5 Data loss is highly evident.
6 Screens are cluttered.
7 End-users demand higher web application quality.
8 The web application is getting slow as it is used in longer
time.
9 Some buttons are not working.
10 Poor bandwidth.

Formula:

A. Sums of Squares Formula

B. Mean Squares Formula

C. F Formula

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Questionnaire

Dear Respondent:

Your responses to this survey will be kept confidentially. Your

identity will remain confidential and your answers will only be reported in the

aggregate. This survey will take 15 minutes for you to complete. Thank you for

your help.

Software Evaluation

Instruction: Please rate the following characteristics of the system by putting a check
mark on the column which best describe your attitude towards each of the following
software criteria.

Legend
1- Not Acceptable
2- Moderately Acceptable
3- Acceptable
4- Highly Acceptable

Part I. Software Evaluation

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Software Criteria based on ISO 9126 4 3 2 1
Functionality
1. Does all the functionality of the web system
work as expected?
2. Can the web system be maintained and
updated?
3. Can web system perform the tasks required?
4. Can the web system produce expected
results?
5. Is the web system equipped with acceptable
security measure?

Usability
1. Can the user learn to use the web system
easily?
2. Do the web system easy to execute?
3. Does the interface look good?
4. Does the web system is simple, intuitive,
and easy to learn, with minimal or no training
involved?
5. Does the interface of the web system
appealing?

Reliability
1. Does the web system capable in handling
errors?
2. Are the result of the software reliable?
3. Does the web system provide input
validation checks?
4. Can the web system resume working and
restore data?
5. Does the web system capable of printing
reports needed?

Performance Efficiency
1. Can the web system find easily the
information that the users needed?
2. How quickly does the web system respond?
3. Does the web system utilize resources
efficiently?
4. Does the web system meet existing
efficiency standards?

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5. Does the web system behave in a timely
manner?

Security
1. Does the web system uses threat analysis?
2. Does the web system considers possible
attack scenarios?
3. Does the web system have vulnerabilities
that are specific to the domain?
4. Does the web system have technologies and
regulations related to privacy and security?
5. Does the web system have standards, and
corporate policies?

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 Part II. What challenges are you encountered in the use of (WeBSMIS) Web-
Based Supplies Monitoring and Inventory System Using Forecasting
Algorithms? Check the possible answer.

Legend
4 Strongly Agree
3 Agree
2 Disagree
1 Strongly Disagree

Challenges 4 3 2 1

The web app present loading problems

Less security in using web application

Too Many Features

The web app should always display a simple,

informative dialog box in the case of a timeout
Some buttons are not working

Some screen are cluttered

End-users demands higher web app quality

Web Application Getting Slow

Poor Bandwidth

Others

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 Part III. What recommendations you want to address to the development of
(WeBSMIS) Web-Based Supplies Monitoring and Inventory System Using
Forecasting Algorithms? Check the possible answer.

Legend
4 Strongly Agree
3 Agree
2 Disagree
1 Strongly Disagree

Recommendations 4 3 2 1

Make privacy policy easily accessible

Enhanced front-end design

Use standard navigation conventions whenever possible

Reorganize the app layout design

Concentrate on the user convenience on graphics and

effective texts
More testing for known vulnerabilities

Look onto fixes and future security plans

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