A study in using e-commerce to facilitate the sales of Rhodes Memorabilia

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A study in using e-commerce to facilitate the
sales of Rhodes Memorabilia
Presented By
Supervised By
Farisai Mabvudza
George Wells


Uma Rudraraju
Greg Foster
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Benefits of E-commerce

• Easy accessibility
• 24 hour access to shopping from home
• Convenience
• Secure online credit payment options
• Always up to date
• Easier maintenance
• Delivery of goods to your doorstep!

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The Problem

• Alumni in the dark
• Postage costs and delays
• Limited shopping hours

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The Solution

• An Online Web Store
• Housing a central repository of memorabilia for
  sale
• Where customers can view and purchase products
• Via secure online payment methods
• Affordable and simple to maintain
• Dynamic
• Inspired by

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Goals

• Investigation into the development of an
  affordable, small to medium scaled
  e-commerce system using Java technologies
• A practical system
  R.U.M Rhodes University
  Memorabilia

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Technologies Used

• HTML, CSS
• Javascript
• Java Server Pages and JavaBeans
• JavaMail
• Apache Tomcat Web Server
• Java Database Connectivity
• Microsoft Access

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JSPs Advantage

• JavaBean Name
• OrderBean.java
• Properties
• SName
  cardType
  
  saCost
  sCountry
• sAdd1
  expiryDate
  neighbourCost payment
  
  
• sAdd2
  cardNumber
  otherCost ordered
  
  
• sCity
  ccvsError
  cardName delivery
  
  
• sPostcode
  cardNumberLeft
• cardNumberRight
  
• Recommended Scope
• session
• Example Usage
• ltjspuseBean id "order" class "OrderBean"
  scope "session"/gt
•   ltjspsetProperty name "order" property
  ""/gt

Diagram showing the OrderBean Property Sheet used
in RUM
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RUM Architecture
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Development Problems

• Cross browser compatibility
• Memorabilia out of stock at Rhodes
• Tomcat server configuration Problems
• Bugs inherent in Tomcat web server
• Microsoft Access annoyances

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Development Benefits

• Reusability afforded by fully object-oriented
  JavaBean classes
• Good knowledge of
• Java Technologies
• Web design
• Teamwork - What the real world needs!

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Tour of RUM
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Future Extensions

• Automatic credit card validation with bank
• Wishlist
• Automatic stock control
• Enforcing customer relationships via marketing
  and advertising

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Questions
RUM !!!