a web based hypermarket supply chain management system
a web based hypermarket supply chain management system
a web based hypermarket supply chain management system
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tions were developed in PHP to act as interaction interfaces between the backend which is<br />
an SQL <strong>based</strong> database.<br />
The tools selected/used to develop the SCM <strong>system</strong> were those that would enable the implementation<br />
of the <strong>system</strong> to be platform independent.Since the client interface was developed<br />
in HTML which is easily implemented and interpreted by all <strong>web</strong> browsers, the application<br />
front end then would be accessed on the different platforms which have browsers that are<br />
HTML standard complaint. The <strong>web</strong> server and the database backend that would enable<br />
the distribution of the application were <strong>based</strong> on Apache <strong>web</strong> server and MySQL database<br />
server which can also be implemented on different operating <strong>system</strong> platforms.<br />
Figure 3.3: Web Client/Server Architecture<br />
3.4 System Testing and Validation<br />
Regular <strong>system</strong> testing and validation of the SCM <strong>system</strong> was done to ensure that model<br />
quality and integrity is maintained throughout the development process. System testing<br />
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