E-Payment System for Temporary Supporting Staff Case Study of Del-Monte Limited-Kenya

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RACT The study will be to determine the significance of E-payment system towards reduction of the paper filing system in Del-Monte Company. The interviews and observations will be employed to collect qualitative data to enable good access of the current payment system used and the proposed systems. The purpose and sampling teclmiques will be employed, to determine the sample size. The main aim of the study will be to reduce errors that come up with the existing filing system and develop an information system that captures the emp1oyee~s details and leads to the effective and efficient payments of the supporting staff.

Table of Contents

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

DEDICATION

APPROVAL

DECLARATION .

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ACRONYMS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ABSTRACT

CHAPTER ONE 1

fNTRODUCTION

1.1. Background of the study 1

1.3. Purpose of the study 2

1.4. Objectives of the study 3

1.4.1. Main objective 3

1.4.2. Specific Objective 3

1.5. Research questions 3

1.6. Scope of the study 3

1.7. Significance 4

CHAPTER TWO

LITERATURE REVIEW s

2.0 Introduction

2.1 Database

2.2 Database Management System s

2.3 Information System s

2.3.1 Transaction Processing System 6

2,3.2 Office Automation System 6

2.4 Company’s new system 6

2.5 The human resource body 7

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2.6 Labor system of the company .8

2.7. Emergence of E- payment systems 8

2.8 Benefits of E-payment systems 9

2.9. Document Coding 9

CHAPTER THREE 10

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 10

3.0. Introduction

3.1. Research design 10

3.2. Area of study 10

3.3. Study population 10

3.4. Sampling design 10

3.5. Data collection techniques 10

3.5.1. Questionnaire 11

3.5.2. Interviews 11

3.5.3. Observation 11

3.5.4. Focus group discussion (FGD) 11

3.6 Data analysis 12

3.7 System Design 12

3.8 Testing and Implementation 12

CHAPTER FOUR 13

SYSTEM ANALYSIS AND DESIGN 13

4.0 Introduction 13

4.1 System analysis 13

4.1.1 Background of the respondent 13

4.1.2 Analysis of the current system 15

4.2 Feasibility of the current system 16

4.2.1 Technical feasibility 16

4.2.2 Operational feasibility 16

4.2.3 Economical feasibility 16

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4.3 The proposed system .18

4.3.3 Technical feasibility 20

4.3.4 Operational feasibility 20

4.3.5 Economic feasibility 21

4.4 System design 21

4.4.1 Data Flow Diagram 21

4.4.2 User Requirements 23

4.4.3 Functional requirements 23

4.4.4 Non-functional requirements 23

4.4.5 Software and Hardware requirements 23

4.5 Log In Interface 24

4.6 Database Technology 24

4.7 Security 24

4.7.1 Interoperability 24

4.8 Response Time 24

4.8.lUser friendliness 24

4.8.2lmplementation 25

CHAPTER FIVE 26

PRESENTATION OF RESULT AND FINDINGS 26

5.lTables 26

5.2Forms 27

5.3Report 35

5.4 Testing 48

5.5 System convention (from the old one to new one) 49

CHAPTER SIX 50

RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS 50

6.1 Conclusions 50

6.2 Benefit of the proposed system 50

6.3 Recommendations 51