Analysis, Design and Implementation of a Web-Based Information System for Nina Interiors Ltd

ABSTRACT Nina Interiors is a leader in the furnishing industiy which aims at developing the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). One of their major avenues where ICT is used is to share and disseminate information in their website about their products. Organizations that have put to use ICT tools are able to sell buy and market their services online which is enabled by their use of dynamic websites. However this is not the case with Nina Interiors. The existing website is static i.e. it focuses on showing permanent information, where the navigator is limited on the amoun0t of data he/she can access. The users can not interact with this information without interacting with the visited web page; the users can not place their order or buy their items on line, their suppliers have no contact on the way they can deliver requests online neither, can the users be able to support web applications, forums nor, make consultations on line. In view of the foregoing, this study was canied out with the aim of developing a frame work for a dynamic website for Nina interior. The main aim of this research was to investigate the current system and dissemination of information through ICT in Nina Interiors LTD, build capacities in ICT use and application, Design a dynamic website to improve on the interaction between customers and state of Nina interior. The researcher followed the principles exposed to the waterfall model a sequential software development model The researcher used system development life cycle (SDLC) to collect and analyze data. The finding of this research as presented emphasizes that Nina interior needs a dynamic website to help the buying and selling of their product on line locally and globally. The research provides a frame work on how the dynamic website will look like and how it will help Nina interiors to make transactions online speedy, accurate and meet their entire user needs. This was after examining the requirement of the current system and realized that its drawbacks outweigh the advantages. These therefore calling for alternative ways of solving the problems of the existing system and hence meeting the organization needs. This study therefore looked at a dynamic website as a way of meeting the current user's needs.