Your Online Exchange for buying and selling remnants or odd sizes of production materials Trina L. Anderson UC College of Applied Science December 2003
Statement of the Problem Fabrication results in a resalable product 52,000 companies could benefit Manufacturers lose $ 0.22/lb on recycling Web research indicates no tool exists
Description of the Solution Web based ASP.NET and HTML front end SQL 2000 backend for data storage and Website automation Targeted toward users with minimal computer skills Public and private areas for ease of use Consistent colors with minimal icons for easy viewing Help available at the point of use
Deliverables A SQL database with: User table, User type table, User Placed Ads table, supporting tables SQL views, stored procedures as necessary for exchanging data between the site and the database Super User Administrative Management tools General User Administrative Tools General Information pages A Login page A search tool for general visitors to browse ads
Design and Development I Hardware Software Timeline Budget
Design and Development II Budget SoftwareCostSource Microsoft Visual Studio.NET Standard $498.00VioSoftware.com Internet Service Provider with SQL &.NET capabilities $24.95/mo.Host-manager.com Enterprise Manager or Other SQL remote management tool FreeMicrosoft Corporation
Proof of Design Demonstration of Project Website
Recommendations and Conclusions More Universal features Fee Structure for Ad Placement Transition to Open Source software More dynamic, concise Search Ad results display Challenging but educational project
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