E-COMMERCE OF RUBENS ANTIQUE FURNITURE

A CASE STUDY PRESENTED TO THE FACULTY OF ASIAN INSTITUTE OF COMPUTER STUDIES

IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT IN COS4 INTRODUCTION TO INTERNET, HTML & JAVASCRIPT

BY: LHYSAMAE HULLANA SHIRWIN ROQUE CAMILLE PADILLA JOHN MICHAEL HORARIO

March 2012

Dedication

We dedicate this case study to the readers, to our instructor who never stop teaching us, guiding us and supporting us. To our respective parents, who never stop caring and loving us in everything that we do, who have been our constant source of inspiration and who gives us strength ,and discipline to make any task with determination. Without their care, love and support this case study would not have been made possible. To our fellow students / friends who always with us all the time and for all their support to finish our case study , and most of all to the almighty God who never surrender in guiding us, and gives us strength and good health, blessings, and idea while doing this. To Mr.Kelvin Bomangabang, thank you for accepting our proposal and for helping us in this case study, without you we cant accomplish it.

Acknowledgement
We wish to express our sincere gratitude to Mrs. Nerissa B. Santiago, our administrator in our school. We would like to acknowledge the contribution of my member / group to finish this ca se stud y. Se ve r a l pe op le p la ye d a n im p or tant r ole in accomplishing this case study proposal. And we would like to acknowledge them here, and make us one of our inspirations to make this case study. First of all, we would like to thank God for the blessings, ideas and for the knowledge that God has given us. To our classmates/friends for their support to us, to our beloved parents for their moral support, they serve us as our main inspiration to finish our case study. To our beloved instructor in html Mr. Raymman Magno, for the valuable guidance, advice and support from the start to the last, enabled to develop and understand this case study. We would like to thank him for showing us some example related to this case study, thats why we get some idea. Without their help, we cannot finish this case study, and we face many difficulties while doing this. To our instructors, who gave us a lot of love and care, and especially knowledge that we can use in the future, we thank you and we loved you always.

CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
Were now heading a world of modern technologies, the usage of cell phones and computers are highly in demand. Ecommerce is one of the most important in the internet and it is the best way of putting business through online. Ecommerce can reach a wide area into selling and buying of their product. It is an easy way in dealing products to the customers. Ecommerce is the world wide web at least one at one point in the transactions life cycle, although it may encompass a wide range of technologies such as email, mobile device, social media and telephone. Ecommerce can help us not only for selling, but also in choosing good and high quality products that we can use in longer time. E-commerce has many benefits such as allowing people to carry out business without the burriest of time and distance. One can log on to the internet at any point of time, be it day or night and purchase or sell anything that one desires at a single click of the mouse. Another important benefit of commerce is that it is the cheapest means of doing business. From the buyers perspective, ecommerce offers a lot of tangible advantages. Less time is spent in resolving invoice and order

discrepancies. Increased opportunities for buying alternative products. The strategic benefit of making a business ecommerce enabled, is that it helps reduce the delivery time, labor cost and the cost incurred in the following areas: Document preparation Error detection and correction Reconciliation Mail preparation Telephone calling Data entry Overtime Supervision expenses Operational benefits of e commerce include reducing both the time and personnel required to complete business processes, and reducing strain on other resources. Its because of all these advantages that one can harness the power of ecommerce and convert a business to e-business by using powerful turnkey ecommerce solution made available by e-business solution providers.

Background of Study

In the year 2000, the Bomangabangs family built a furniture business. They only had 100 pesos as their capital when they started. They built their business because they think that its the easiest way to earn money. Their family is their major inspiration in building their business. Their services could be picked up or delivered. They are willing to deliver their products to their customers easily but with charges that range from Php 2500, depending on how far the delivery place is. They export their products to other countries such as USA, Japan, and thailand to name a few. The products take approximately one day if it is small and up to one month to finish if the item is big. The materials they use are Melina, Molave, Kamagong, Damotes and Acacia.

Statement of Objectives

To be able to promote the business by creating a website. To publish Filipino products through online shopping. To the customers who wants to buy their products without going to the shop or mall. To provide customers an easier way of shopping. To show the list of their products to their customers through online. To offer you the latest design of products and low price.

Significance of Study

The importance of this case study is for us as students, to learn and practice, how to create our own website using our mind, imagination and idea. To the owner of the company, their benefit is to have their own website, so that it will be easier for their customer to see their products through online. To the customers, it will help them to save their time and money because they can search what products or furnitures they want using through online. This webpage aims to help their business to expand more and high profit.

Scope and Delimitation

Scope
This website that the researchers made is open for all the buyers through online. The outcome or layout of this webpage is very simple. The contents of this webpage are information about the company, list of products with its prices and description, contacts, email, address, and the services of the company.

Delimitation
1. It doesn't have log in and logout function. 2. On this webpage there is no search button inside. 3. It doesn't have registration, comment and survey question. 4. They dont accept online payment. 5. Does not have an online payment.

Definition of terms

Kalmars Handicraft Furniture name of the company.

E-commerce can reach a wide area into buying and selling of

products. It is the most important in the internet, and it is the best way of putting business through online. E-commerce can also encompass a wider range of technologies such as email, mobile device, social media and telephone.

Furniture is a product that we use such as chair , table , and etc.

Furniture can be made from many materials, including metal, plastic and wood. It is a product of design and considered as form of decorative art.

Acacia Tree is the most common variety tree and it is a tropical tree
that produces hard and durable wood. It is the popular wood for a variety uses for a thousands of years.

Kamagong Tree is found in the Philippines and Taiwan. The wood of

kamagong is used for making furniture such as cabinets, violins, shuttle

and bobbins.

Molave Molave tree is a strong tree and it can build houses,

buildings and furniture.

HyperText Markup Language (HTML) is the language that Web

pages are written in. Also known as hypertext documents, Web pages must conform to the rules of HTML in order to be displayed correctly in a Web browser. The HTML syntax is based on a list of tags that describe t h e p a ge ' s f o r m a t a n d w h a t i s d i s p l a y e d o n t h e W e b p a ge .

Website

a group of World Wide Web pages usually containing

hyperlinks. It is a set of interconnected webpages, usually including a homepage, generally located on the same server, and prepared and maintained as a collection of information by a person, group, or organization.

CHAPTER II

METHODOLOGY
The systems development development life cycle (SDLC), or software , information

process in systems

engineering

systems and software engineering, is a process of creating or altering information systems, and the models and methodologies that people use to develop these systems. In software engineering, the SDLC concept underpins many kinds of software development methodologies. These methodologies form the framework for planning and controlling the creation of an information system the software development process. The waterfall model is a sequential design process, often used in software development processes, in which progress is seen as flowing steadily downwards (like a waterfall) through the phases of Conception, Initiation,Analysis,Design,Construction,Testing,Production/Implementati on and Maintenance. The waterfall development model originates in the manufacturing and construction industries highly structured

physical environments in which after-the-fact changes are prohibitively costly.