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Design and Development of a Co-Operative Society Information Management System

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  • Mataa Maliwa Department of ICT, School of Engineering, Zambia Research Development Centre (ZRDC), Information and Communications University, Lusaka, Zambia

    mataawalibonda@gmail.com

  • Mwashi Simatela Department of ICT, School of Engineering, Zambia Research Development Centre (ZRDC), Information and Communications University, Lusaka, Zambia

Abstract

Cooperative societies in Zambia, particularly in rural areas, are increasingly forming to support each other financially. One such society is Nangoma Multi-purpose Cooperative Society Limited, which faces challenges in managing cooperative records due to manual techniques. The study proposes a web-based loan application management system to address these issues. The system, developed using MySQL, PHP, HTML, CSS, and JQuery, focuses on loan application management in a custom manner. This custom-developed system can promote member loan application creation and management within the cooperative society, making it a more effective approach for managing custom operations of cooperative society activities. The system is expected to improve the efficiency of cooperative society operations.

 

Keywords:

Automated System Co-Operative Society Management System Web-Based Application

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Journal

Scientific Journal of Engineering, and Technology

Volume (Issue)

2(1), (2025)

Pages

11-22

Published

06-03-2025

How to Cite

Maliwa, M., & Simatela, M. (2025). Design and Development of a Co-Operative Society Information Management System. Scientific Journal of Engineering, and Technology, 2(1), 11-22. https://doi.org/10.69739/sjet.v2i1.267

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