ABSTRACT

With the trend of technology growth in the world of today, virtually every facet of human work has been affected; even the remotest of it all, and the production circle cannot be left out.  This study was carried out to verify all the manual processes involved in bill-of-material processing system and to seek a way of automating the system for effective operations.

Since there is continuous moves towards technological advances that enhanced productivity of labour and free human beings of tasks done more economically by machines.  Computer and its applications have become indispensable and vital tools in economic, industrial and social development of the advanced countries of the world.  Nigeria as a developing country cannot afford to lag too far behind in this kind of revolution.  Therefore there is every need to know in every discipline the areas, which attracts computerization and why they need it.

In this project, the software engineering principles were applied in the analysis, coding and testing of the software developed for the Bill-of-material processing.  Serious attention was also give to the design of the user interface.

In the development of the software, visual basic programming language was used de to its support for all the features desired.  A brief user’s guide is also provided.  The end result is a software that is very effective and efficient in meeting it objectives and at the same time user friendly.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title page                                                                                i

Certification                                                                                      ii

Dedication                                                                               iii

Acknowledgement                                                                             iv

Abstract                                                                                  v

Table of contents                                                                     vii

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION                                                                            1

1.1     Background of the study                                                         1       

1.2     State of the problem                                                      2

1.3     Purpose of the study                                                      3

1.4     Aims and objectives                                                       3

1.5     Scope of study                                                               5

1.6     Limitations of study                                                      5

1.7     Assumptions                                                                 6

1.8     Definition of terms                                                                  7

CHAPTER TWO

LITERATURE REVIEW                                                        8

CHAPTER THREE

3.1            Description and analysis of existing system                            15

3.2            Fact finding method used                                                        17

3.3            Organization structure                                                   19

3.4            Objectives of Existing system                                        21

3.5            Input, Process and Output Analysis                              22

3.6            Information Flow Diagrams                                          26

3.7            Problems of the Existing System                                   27

3.8            Justification of the New System                                              28

CHAPTER FOUR

4.1            Design of the New System                                             30

4.2            Input Specification and design                                                30

4.3            Output specification and design                                              32

4.4            File Design                                                                     34

4.5            Procedure chart                                                              36

4.6            System flow chart                                                                   38

4.7            System requirements                                                     40     

CHAPTER FIVE

5.1            Implementation                                                              42

5.2            Program Design                                                             45

5.3            Program Flowchart                                                        48

5.4            Pseudo code                                                                            54

5.5            Source Program: Test Run                                             59

CHAPTER SIX 

Documentation                                                                        60

CHAPTER SEVEN

7.1            Recommendation                                                           62

7.2            Conclusion                                                                     64

Bibliography                                                                  65

DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A BILL OF MATERIALS PROCESSING SYSTEM

 (A CASE STUDY OF EMENITE NIG. LTD. EMENE, ENUGU)

ABSTRACT

With the trend of technology growth in the world of today, virtually every facet of human work has been affected; even the remotest of it all, and the production circle cannot be left out.  This study was carried out to verify all the manual processes involved in bill-of-material processing system and to seek a way of automating the system for effective operations.

Since there is continuous moves towards technological advances that enhanced productivity of labour and free human beings of tasks done more economically by machines.  Computer and its applications have become indispensable and vital tools in economic, industrial and social development of the advanced countries of the world.  Nigeria as a developing country cannot afford to lag too far behind in this kind of revolution.  Therefore there is every need to know in every discipline the areas, which attracts computerization and why they need it.

In this project, the software engineering principles were applied in the analysis, coding and testing of the software developed for the Bill-of-material processing.  Serious attention was also give to the design of the user interface.

In the development of the software, visual basic programming language was used de to its support for all the features desired.  A brief user’s guide is also provided.  The end result is a software that is very effective and efficient in meeting it objectives and at the same time user friendly.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title page                                                                                i

Certification                                                                                      ii

Dedication                                                                               iii

Acknowledgement                                                                             iv

Abstract                                                                                  v

Table of contents                                                                     vii

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION                                                                            1

1.1     Background of the study                                                         1       

1.2     State of the problem                                                      2

1.3     Purpose of the study                                                      3

1.4     Aims and objectives                                                       3

1.5     Scope of study                                                               5

1.6     Limitations of study                                                      5

1.7     Assumptions                                                                 6

1.8     Definition of terms                                                                  7

CHAPTER TWO

LITERATURE REVIEW                                                        8

CHAPTER THREE

3.9            Description and analysis of existing system                            15

3.10       Fact finding method used                                                        17

3.11       Organization structure                                                   19

3.12       Objectives of Existing system                                        21

3.13       Input, Process and Output Analysis                              22

3.14       Information Flow Diagrams                                          26

3.15       Problems of the Existing System                                   27

3.16       Justification of the New System                                              28

CHAPTER FOUR

4.8            Design of the New System                                             30

4.9            Input Specification and design                                                30

4.10       Output specification and design                                              32

4.11       File Design                                                                     34

4.12       Procedure chart                                                              36

4.13       System flow chart                                                                   38

4.14       System requirements                                                     40     

CHAPTER FIVE

5.6            Implementation                                                              42

5.7            Program Design                                                             45

5.8            Program Flowchart                                                        48

5.9            Pseudo code                                                                            54

5.10       Source Program: Test Run                                             59

CHAPTER SIX 

Documentation                                                                        60

CHAPTER SEVEN

7.3            Recommendation                                                           62

7.4            Conclusion                                                                     64

Bibliography                                                                  65

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1            BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

The use of traditional approach in problems solving has really left some loopholes in life and this has encourage the introduction of computers in various fields of work including production in terms of keeping of bill of materials in production and most recently reordering of sales.

The Bill-of-material processing system has been in existence in many organizations though in a traditional approach.  Introducing the computer system will greatly improve materials requirement planning in the following aspects.

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