STANDALONE WATER REFILLING STATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR SELECTED WATER STATIONS IN BAYOMBONG, NUEVA VIZCAYA

This paper focuses on creating a Water Station Management System (WRSMS) for selected water refilling stations in Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya as most of them still operate by means of pen and paper, a tedious as well as time consuming process when it comes to recording, manipulating, editing, and retrieving data which leaves room for errors. The WRSMS is capable of storing , processing and monitoring sales, customer, employee, inventory and attendance data which it can use to create financial statement reports.Furthermore, the descriptive research method was used in the paper to assess the current system of selected water stations and the WRSMS in terms of functionality and usability. It also helped determine whether there was a significant difference between the current system and WRSMS assessment. The researcher used purposive sampling technique and an industry-validated instrument to assess functionality and usability of employees from selected water stations in the area and was able to get the participation of 15 different water refilling stations and 30 employees. Weighted mean, percentages, t-test, standard deviation and coefficient of variation were the statistical tools used for this research paper.Using the statistical findings, the researcher has the sufficient evidence to conclude that majority of employees “agree” that their current system is functional and usable. However, once presented with an alternative such as the WRSMS most employees “strongly agree” that the system is more functional and usable in terms of handling business data. The t-test further strengthens the point that there is a significant difference between the ratings of the current system and WRSMS when it comes to functionality and usability.