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SECTION I

SYSTEM BACKGROUND

A. Company Background

Surplus Shop an affiliate of SM Group is known as the “fashion for less” apparel store. It started in 1990, under the corporate name “Surplus Marketing Corporation”. It carries a wide selection of international branded export excess merchandise and ready to wear fashions which has grandly contributed to its popularity as shopping for loyal customers as well as a new generation of loyal customers.

Currently it has a total of 29 branches in major SM malls nationwide. The following stores are Bacoor, Bacolod, Baguio, Batangas, Bicutan, Cagayan de Oro, Clark, Dasmarinas, Davao, Delgado, Fairview, Mandurriao, Lipa, Makati, Mall of Asia, Manila, Marikina, Masinag, Megamall A & B, North Edsa Main, Pampanga, San Lazaro, Southmall, Sucat, Sta. Rosa, Tarlac, Taytay and The Block. They have created also a fan page thru internet to further introduce what’s in and what is the latest trend in store as well as the different Promotions.

Before, they have used the old system of manual Inventory, manual ordering and receiving of merchandise as well as the manual encoding of counter procedure. As the years go by and the store expanded, they have created the computerized system.

The old system was introduced for easy access and viewing of information with regards to inventory, merchandise movement, and information. They called the system RI or the RETAIL IDEAS. With this system they can manage the merchandise thru viewing the movement.

The proponents of the study proposed a new system for the company to have more efficient system to manage the shop. The “SSOMS” Surplus Shop Operation Management System is a centralized system that would help manage retail cycle from sales, receiving through transferring, that connects with the selling assistant. SSOMS would definitely avoid variance to each transaction, help improve the quality of products, give accurate result for the inventory and properly...