CASKET ONLINE SHOP WITH CUSTOMIZATION

A Capstone Project Proposal

Presented to the Faculty of the
Information and Communications Technology Program
STI College General Santos City

In Partial Fulfilment
of the Requirements for the Degree
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology

Arasan, Vince
Arostique, Lyka Mae
Cruz, Czar Jais A.

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 INTRODUCTION

Project Context

The rise of e-commerce has changed the way consumers shop, and online shopping has
become a trend in recent years. With the convenience of online shopping, customers can
purchase products with just a few clicks, making it more efficient and time-saving. However,
the online shopping experience has limitations when it comes to customization. In many
cases, customers cannot customize the products they purchase, and this creates a gap in the
market for a more personalized shopping experience. This project aims to develop an online
shop with customization features to address this problem.

The traditional process of purchasing a casket can be stressful and expensive. Customers are
often limited to purchasing the casket provided by the funeral home, which may not reflect
the personality of the deceased or meet the needs of the family. Additionally, customers may
not have the opportunity to compare prices, resulting in overpriced caskets. This issue can be
resolved by providing customers with a casket online shop that offers customization options.

The existing casket online shops provide a limited customization option, which may not meet
the needs of the customers. These online shops only allow customers to choose the material,
size, and color,and other elements of the casket. However, customers may want to add
specific designs or engravings to the casket to make it more personal. This limitation can be
addressed by providing customers with an online shop that offers a comprehensive
customization option.

Furthermore, the existing casket online shops may not provide customers with enough
information about the casket's features and benefits. Customers may not know what to look
for when purchasing a casket, resulting in a less than satisfactory purchase. Providing
customers with comprehensive information about the casket's features and benefits will
enable them to make an informed decision when purchasing a casket.

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The proposed research aims to provide a comprehensive casket online shop that offers a wide
range of customization options, providing customers with a stress-free and personalized
funeral arrangement experience. The proposed research will enable customers to personalize
the casket according to their needs and budget, resulting in a more meaningful funeral
arrangement.
Moreover, the proposed research aims to provide customers with comprehensive information
about the casket's features and benefits, enabling them to make an informed decision when
purchasing a casket. This will result in a more satisfactory purchase, reducing the stress
associated with funeral arrangements.

The proposed research is essential as it will revolutionize the funeral arrangement industry by
providing customers with a stress-free, affordable, and personalized funeral arrangement
experience. The proposed research will also contribute to the funeral arrangement industry by
providing insights into the preferences and needs of customers when purchasing a casket.

The goal of the study is to provide customers with a stress-free, affordable, and personalized
funeral arrangement experience. The proposed research problem aims to provide customers
with a comprehensive casket online shop that offers a wide range of customization options
and provides customers with comprehensive information about the casket's features and
benefits. The proposed research problem is, therefore, a solution to the rationale of the study,
providing customers with a stress-free, affordable, and personalized funeral arrangement
experience.

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Purpose and Description of the Project

The Casket online shop with customization is to design and develop an online casket shop
that allows customers to customize their caskets through an online application. The
customization application will allow customers to choose from a variety of materials, colors,
styles, and sizes to create a personalized casket that suits their preferences and needs. The
online casket shop will be designed to provide customers with a convenient and easy-to-use
platform to order caskets from the comfort of their homes. The platform will also be user-
friendly, allowing customers to easily navigate and customize their caskets without the need
for technical expertise. The online shop will offer a range of payment options, including
credit cards and Gcash.

Overall, this project aims to provide a unique and personalized shopping experience for
customers who are looking to purchase caskets. By offering a range of customization options,
high-quality materials, and competitive pricing, the online casket shop will cater to the needs
of customers who want to honor their loved ones in a meaningful and personalized way.

Objectives of the Study

The traditional process of purchasing a casket can be stressful and expensive. The proposed
study aims to provide a wide range of customization options for the customers. With the
current pandemic situation, online shopping has become more relevant, and an online casket
shop with customization options will provide customers with a safe and convenient option for
funeral arrangements.

The proposed study aims to provide customers with a comprehensive casket online shop that
offers a wide range of customization options, providing customers with a stress-free and
personalized caskets. This will solve the existing problem of limited customization options
and lack of comprehensive information about the casket's features and benefits.

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The study objective is to develop a mobile application for funeral homes and customers who
wanted personalize caskets. It aims to:

 To develop a module of a system that allows customer to customize casket. This

objectives offer a wide range of customization options for customers, such as
materials, colors,designs and elements they want to add in the casket.
 To develop a module of a system that allows customers to reserve and purchase
caskets online.
 To develope a module of a system that allows to te owner and staff to Login to the
system.
 To develop a module that allows the owner to add, edit, and delete the
customization options of the system. This objectives provide accurate and up-to-
date information about available caskets, pricing, and delivery options. The casket
online shop with customization application can potentially offer a more cost-
effective and convenient alternative to traditional funeral services.
 To develop a module of a system that improve customer satisfaction by providing
a convenient, user-friendly interface for casket reservation and purchase. Many
individuals are now seeking for quick and economical methods to have a
customized caskets. By providing a user-friendly platform for buying personalized
caskets online, the casket online store with customization application strives to
meet this requirement.
 To develoe a moule of the system that allows the owner to generate reports on casket
inventory, product, and payments, which would be helpful for tracking business
performance and planning.
 To develop a module of a system that allows to gather feedback from customers to
improve the customization feature and enhance the overall shopping experience.

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Scope and Limitations of the Study

Scope

The general purpose of this study is to examine the feasibility and effectiveness of an online
casket shop that offers customization options for customers. The target users/beneficiaries of
this study are individuals who may require the services of a funeral home or casket shop,
particularly those who prefer a more personalized and customized casket.

The period of the study will cover a 12-month period starting from the date of approval.
During this time, the researcher will conduct market research to identify potential customers,
assess the competition, and gather feedback from customers to improve the proposed
software's features.

The software will consist of two sections: the admin section and the customer section.

Features for the Admin Section:

 Login and Authentication System: This feature allows the admin to securely access
the system by entering their username and password. It ensures that only authorized
personnel can access sensitive information and perform administrative tasks.
 Dashboard: The dashboard provides a summary of all the important information
related to the online shop, such as orders, payments, inventory, and customer support
requests. It allows the admin to quickly track the status of orders and take necessary
actions.
 Casket Customization Options: This feature enables the admin to offer various
customization options for caskets, such as color, material, size, and design. It allows
customers to personalize their caskets according to their preferences and budget.
 Product Management: This feature allows the admin to manage the products offered
on the online shop, including caskets and their customization options. It allows the
admin to add, edit, and delete products as necessary.

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  Payment Process: This feature allows the admin to process payments for orders placed
by customers. It includes integrating payment gateways, such as Gcash or credit card
payment options.
 Inventory Management: This feature allows the admin to manage the inventory of
caskets and their customization options. It ensures that the stock is updated and
sufficient to meet customer demand.
 Customer Support: This feature enables the admin to provide support to customers,
including answering queries, resolving issues, and providing after-sales support. It
ensures that customers are satisfied with their purchase and have a positive experience
with the online shop.

Features for the Customer Section:

 Registration and Authentication: This feature allows customers to register and

create an account on the online shop by entering their personal details and creating
a password. It ensures that customers can securely access their account and track
their orders.
 Homepage: The homepage showcases available casket designs and customization
options. It allows customers to browse the products and select the casket of their
choice.
 Customization: This feature allows customers to personalize their caskets by
selecting various customization options, such as color, material, size, and design.
It enables customers to create a unique and personalized casket.
 Shopping Cart and Checkout System: This feature allows customers to add
products to their cart, view the total cost of their purchase, and proceed to
checkout. It includes various payment options, such as credit card or Gcash.
 Payment Process: This feature allows customers to securely process their
payments for their orders. It ensures that the payment is processed quickly and
securely.
 Customer Support System: This feature enables customers to contact the admin
for support, including answering queries, resolving issues, and providing after-

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 sales support. It ensures that customers have a positive experience with the online
shop and are satisfied with their purchase

Limitations

The project is limited to the following areas:

 The system relies on stable and consistent internet connection.


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 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

Review of Related Literature

Local

Bolinao, E. N. (1994). Product Differentiation and Mass Customization discusses the concept
of mass customization: Application, Issues and Challenges for Strategic Management, which
is the ability to produce individualized products on a mass basis to meet specific customer
requirements. The author notes that customized marketing is making a comeback as part of
modern strategic marketing, but there is still a gap between what is desirable and what is
attainable. To fully realize the potential of mass customization, a structure is needed to
address the issues that practitioners face. The article also highlights the history of job shops,
where craftsmen produced customized goods for individual orders, and how mass production
eventually led to standard products for inventory.

Derogongan, R., Agosto, A., & Bariñan, R. (2019) Funeraria and Modern Funeral Homes:
Change, Modernity and Sustainability discusses the challenges faced by family-owned
funeral homes or "Funeraria" in Iligan City, Philippines, due to competition from modern
funeral homes owned by corporations. The article highlights the impact of this competition
on the business, culture, and community of dealing with the dead. The narratives of
"Funeraria" owners and workers reveal challenges on the profitability of the industry and
sustainability of livelihood, culture, and family. The  article argues that the local government
of Iligan and the academe must extend support and scholarly sustain discussion on family,
culture, and modernity to protect Funeraria against corporate funeral homes, politicking, and
eventual loss of culture and family.

E-Payment
Raon, C. J. B., De Leon, M. V., & Dui, R. (2021). Adoption of E-Payment Systems in the
Philippines. This study aims to explore factors affecting the Filipino consumers’ adoption of
e-payment systems. Spearman correlation analysis was used to analyze data collected from
83 employees of a company’s Marketing Department who use online shopping payments.
The results of the study showed that the significance of the constructs namely perceived risk,

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trust, security, use of webassurance seals, perceived usefulness, and perceived advantage
were inadequate to determine its relationships with the intention to adopt e-payment systems.
Therefore, the factors used in this study are not the only drivers that would influence
customers’ decisions.

Mesana, J. C., San Jose, M. M. , Varron, M. C., Bueno, S. H., Atis, P. N., Idusora, V. E.,
Flauta, O., Magana, C. J., Rosales, A., & Millan, I. et al. (2022) In previous years, researchers
in the field of death studies have been trying to explain the modification and practices in the
funeral home industry however there is still lack and very little is known about the funeral
services preferences. A total of 200 middle-aged Filipino men in Metro Manila, Philippines
were respondents of this study, they were chosen via purposive sampling. The participants
were given written consent followed via a survey executed with orthogonal cards. More so,
the cards were ranked from 1-13 about the four attributes: Kind of Funeral, Funeral
Reception, Type of Casket, and Cemetery Site with their preferences as a basis. It was found
that the kind of funeral was the most important
attribute(41.31%)whileFuneralReceptionwastheleast(16.81%).

E-Commerce
The Implications of E-Commerce on Labor Productivity in the Philippines. Since the start of
E-Commerce in the Philippines, it is known to have positive effects on economy-wide
establishments that contribute to the growth of the Philippine economy. Furthermore, it
served as an opportunity for undergraduates to pursue jobs and improve the employment
capacity of the Philippines. Its dynamic capabilities allow Filipino consumers to browse
websites with easier and faster access as compared to the primitive way of purchasing in the
commerce industry. After using cross-sectional data and Pearson Correlation Coefficient, this
study proved that E-Commerce and technology have an implication on labor productivity.

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Foreign

Personalize Gravestone
Maresco, P. A., & Zafar, A. U. (2006) Personalized Gravestones: Your Life’s Passion for all
to See and Hear  discusses the trend of personalizing gravestones (memorials) in recent years.
The trend includes a wide range of shapes, designs, and manufacturing processes, including
LCD screens embedded into the gravestone. The article examines this trend in a religious
context, focusing on Christian cemeteries but also mentioning Jewish and Muslim cemeteries.
It also briefly discusses the advances in engraving technology that have made personalized
memorials possible.

Product Customization
Hvam, L., Mortensen, N. H., & Riis, J. (2008) Product Customization discusses the
importance of customizing products and services for industrial companies to achieve a
competitive advantage, but emphasizes the challenge of doing so profitably. The
implementation of a product configuration system is recommended as a solution, as it offers
benefits such as faster lead times, more qualified responses to customer inquiries, and fewer
mistakes. The book presents an operational procedure for designing such systems, based on
experience gained from over 40 configuration projects.

Du, X., Jiao, J., & Tseng, M. (2005) Understanding customer satisfaction in product
customization, Product customization important for meeting individual customer needs, but
customers need to be informed about the company's capabilities and the added value of
customization. Customer value analysis helps customers express their preferences and helps
companies justify different customization solutions. The article uses utility functions to
quantify customer-perceived value in terms of quality and cost. Adaptive conjoint analysis is
used to capture the utility function of product quality.With quantitative analysis, customers
can be involved in the product customization process. Product marketing and design
engineering are coordinated through the product family architecture. The paper also reports a
case study of customizing power supply design for a telecommunications system.
Blecker, T. ,Friedrich, G. , Kaluza, B. ,Abdelkafi, N. , & Kreutler, G. (2004) Information and
Management Systems for Product Customization, Companies are increasingly focusing on

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customization to meet individual customer needs, but must also address cost factors to stay
competitive. Mass customization, which focuses on both customization and cost efficiency, is
the new business paradigm. It involves understanding customer needs and desires, but
introducing these into product development increases complexity. "Information and
management systems for product customization" is a strategy to address both product
customization and cost efficiency.

Online Transaction
Abadi, S., Huda, M., Hehsan, A., Mohamad, A. A., Basiron, B., Ihwani, S. S., Jasmi, K. A.,
Safar, J., Mohamed, A. F., Embong, W. H. W., Noor, S. S. M., Brahmono, B., Maseleno, A.,
Fauzi, A. N., Aminudin, N., & Gumanti, M., et al. (2018). Design of online transaction model
on traditional industry in order to increase turnover and benefits. International Journal of
Engineering & Technology, Online transactions are transactions made sellers and buyers
online through the Internet media, there is no direct encounter between buyers and sellers.
Currently with the rapid development of technology and the Internet in Indonesia, has had a
great impact on the change of industrial business. That is starting from the way advertising,
buying and selling, how to interact between humans, and so forth. With e-commerce has
changed a lot in the process of buying and selling.

Related Studies and/or Systems

Local

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T-Shirt Design Studio
T-shirt design studio is the easiest app to design t-shirt and create your own custom t-shirt
with just few minutes. After create your own custom t-shirt, you can print and buy your
custom t-shirt with free shipment. Design your T-shirt with images from your gallery, texts or
preset images. Order your T-shirt and you will receive your purchase anywhere in the world
between 1 and 6 days. With the t-shirt design studio app, you can easily complete your
unique t-shirt designs with our fun and easy to use tools.

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Figure 1: Home Page

Figure 1 shows that the home page of the system you can see that you can customize your
own T-shirt.

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Cake Rush
Cake Rush deliver cakes that are fresh, delicious and brought to you on time with our free
delivery service within the Metro Manila. With our epic customer service and growing
community of bakers, Cake Rush is the easiest and most reliable way for ordering cakes
online and you can customize your own cake.
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Figure 2: Design
Figure 2: shows that you can customize of what type of cakes you want to customize and they
have there own design.

Crafted Clothing
We all know that a bag is more than just a chic piece of accessory. They are made to fit and
store all sorts of things for our everyday use. As such, bags should be practical, functional, 
and reliable just exactly what Craft Clothing stands for. 
Manila’s premier bag supplier offers custom bags with embroidered/ printed team or business
logo to your liking. From stylish leatherette carry-on duffel bags to small pouches and custom
tote bags for company giveaways and product releases.

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Figure 3: Design
Figure 3 shown that how we can customized our desire bag and you can also request a quote into your
own bag.

Mug shop Manila

In these system you can request design that you want to put in you mugs, the owner himself
will put the design you requested

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Figure 4: Shop services

Figure 4 shown the different services of the shop offers.

Case App
Choose your device and use our unique design tool to easily make your own custom phone
case. Upload your own images, add text, change background color, etc.

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The image below is the Screenshot of the related systems:

Figure 5: Customization
Figure 5 show that you can customize your phone case but in iPhone and Samsung only.

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Zakeke
Zakeke is a cloud platform empowering retailers and brands to offer their customers a
complete set of tools for Visual Customization, 3D & AR Configuration, Virtual Try-On and
more. Customers became creators, being able to customize products with texts, images,
materials, colors and more, before they buy.

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Zakeke empowers brands and retailers to offer their customers live product personalization.
We easily integrates a Visual Commerce Solution into e-stores to let merchants engage their
customers with rich and interactive "design-your-own" experience. People are different and
have unique tastes. As customers, they want to play a primary role in designing the products
they use, configuring them according to their needs and tastes. Merchants are discovering the
value of letting their customers create their own unique products and are taking
personalization a big step forward into mass customization. Zakeke enables merchants to
meet the increasing demand for customized products.

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Figure 6: Designs
Figure 6 shown that the designs and how there application or system works they can
customize and design your own.

Kickflip
Kickflip empower your customers' creativity, increase their engagement & boost conversions
with an outstanding product customizer experience. A visual product customizer with all
custom product options & variants. Kickflip product customizer allows your customers to add
color variants, text, images or any component options to a custom product in an outstanding
product builder experience. The live previews of product personalizations are displayed in
multiple views to help visualize the unlimited product variants you may offer. Make complex
customizations the easiest way with Kickflip user-friendly customizer. Discover all

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customization experience you can create with Kickflip. Kickflip allows your customers to
choose components, colors, upload logos, add texts and even share their designs with friends
on social media.

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Figure 7: Overview Design

Figure 7 shown that the overview Design in there application you can see that you can
customize your own variant color and design.

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Vivid Works
All-in-one 3D online visual configuration software for retailers, manufacturers, and
designers. We make your sales easy and fast. Here is how: 1. Product builder for custom and
complex products: let customers design and configure your product before it’s even
produced. 2. Works with any product and an unlimited number of product combinations. 3.
Product customizer and viewer: display your entire product catalog, all available product
variants, and combinations. 4. In-store experience online: highly realistic and remarkably
detailed visual quality, AR, and VR support, exact measurements, and real-time pricing 5.
Seamless integration: our solutions can be easily integrated into any eCommerce platform,
CRM & ERP systems 6. Visual CPQ: gives you 100 % sales quotation accuracy and error-
free orders We offer solutions to your direct sales, your retailers, self-service customers, and
eCommerce channels. Book a demo and see it in action at no cost. We promise it's worth it. 

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Figure 8: Sample Design

Figure 8 shown that how there system works as you can see customer can design and
configure product before it’s even produced.

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Productimize
Productimize is an end-to-end product customization solution for enterprise eCommerce
brands and businesses. It is a robust, dependable, and easy to use product, built by the expert
development team at DCKAP to help businesses with all their customization needs. As a
leading 3D Product Configurator platform, Productimize is optimized for direct integration
with any online store. Product configuration is the ideal method of selling products online, as
all customers prefer to visualize every detail of the product they intend to purchase. With
powerful features, like the interactive 3D Product Visualization tool, you can create an
extraordinary 360-degree product view that your customers will flock to.

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Figure 9: Dashboard
Figure 9 shown that there application or system is an end to end product customization you
customized your own product with 3D Product Visualization.

Spiff Hub
Spiff3D is a product customization platform which makes it easy for retail brands to execute
mass customization ideas. Brands can use our technology to visualize products in 3D, and
allow their customers to make changes to the product in real-time just by using a simple web
browser. The Spiff Hub is our no-code backend where you can even self-serve and make
changes to these customization experiences on the fly without the need for web development.
While the front-end visualization of our technology is the most visible, the downstream

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fulfillment integration side of the platform is the reason why brands like Coca Cola have
chosen our technology over others. The fulfillment of customization is often the sticking
point for many brands, but we have solved these problems via a suite of downstream
fulfillment features including order routing, warehouse management, inventory management,
print integrations, and automation. Spiff customization technology can support the entire
customer journey for product customization from ideation, visualization, purchase,
manufacturing, printing and fulfillment. Personalize your packaging at scale and automate it.
Print greeting cards on-demand and offer these as an up-sell. Personalize product labels. Start
with a blank base product and add other inventory items to it. Leave the era of standardized
product experiences behind and embrace the future. The options are endless.

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Figure 10: Sample Designs

Figure 10 shown that you can customize the design and design your own in real time
experience.

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Synthesis

The review of related literature emphasizes the technologies and materials needed that could
be used to develop a system that will help automate the operations of the Funeral Homes and
to help casket online shop customers. The review of related studies demonstrates existing
technologies like the proposed system. With the sources presented, it supports the
development of the proposed system.

The related literature has emphasized and discussed the importance of Mass Customization,
it highlights the history of job shops, where craftsmen produced customized goods for
individual orders. We can use this information to understand how customization has evolved
over time and how our online shop can adopt these techniques. This will help us to gain a
deeper understanding of mass customization and provide insights that can be incorporated
into our project (Bolinao, E. N., 1994). Funeraria and Modern Funeral Homes: Change,
Modernity and Sustainability help us understand the impact of competition on small
businesses and the community they serve, which could be useful in developing a sustainable
business model for our online shop. Additionally,it provide insights into the cultural and
community aspects of the funeral industry that could be relevant to our online shop
(Derogongan, R., Agosto, A., & Bariñan, R.,2019). The adoption of e-payment systems in the
Philippines may provide insights that could help with our online shop, specifically our project
involves implementing an e-payment system for your casket online shop. The study may
give us a better understanding of the factors that affect consumers' adoption of e-payment
systems in the Philippines, which could guide us in designing our payment system for our
online shop (Raon, C. J. B., De Leon, M. V., & Dui, R., 2021). The article of Mesana, J. C.,
San Jose, M. M. , Varron, M. C., Bueno, S. H., Atis, P. N., Idusora, V. E., Flauta, O.,
Magana, C. J., Rosales, A., & Millan, I. et al. (2022) provides insights on the preferences of
individuals in the funeral industry. Specifically, it highlights the importance of the type of
funeral and the type of casket, which can guide the design and features of our online shop.
For example, if the type of funeral is the most important attribute, you may want to focus on
providing a variety of funeral packages that cater to different preferences and budgets.
Gabinete, F. E. (2022) article can be used as a reference to support our project and discussion
on the potential benefits and implications of e-commerce in the Philippines. We can also use
the findings and statistical analysis presented in the study as a basis for our research on how
e-commerce can improve labor productivity in the country. Personalized Gravestone may

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provide insights into the customization aspect of our system. The article explores the trend of
personalization in memorials, which could be extended to the customization of caskets for
our online shop. We can draw inspiration from the different shapes, designs, and
manufacturing processes used to personalize gravestones, and explore how to apply them to
caskets. The advances in engraving technology mentioned in the article can also be relevant
to our project, as they may provide options for customizing caskets with names, dates, and
other personal details (Maresco, P. A., & Zafar, A. U., 2006). Product Customization discuss
the challenges of customizing products profitably and suggest a product configuration system
as a solution. This article could provide insight into how to design and implement such a
system for your casket online shop to streamline the customization process, reduce errors,
and improve response time to customer inquiries (Hvam, L., Mortensen, N. H., & Riis, J.,
2008). Understanding customer satisfaction in product customization and using quantitative
analysis to involve customers in the product customization process. We can use their
approach to identify the features and options that the customers value the most and ensure
that your customization options in our online shop meet their needs (Du, X., Jiao, J., &
Tseng, M., 2005). The strategy of using information and management systems for product
customization to address both customization and cost efficiency. We can use their research to
streamline our customization process and ensure that we can offer customization options at a
competitive price (Blecker, T. ,Friedrich, G. , Kaluza, B. ,Abdelkafi, N. , & Kreutler, G.,
2004). The article of (Abadi, S., Huda, M., Hehsan, A., Mohamad, A. A., Basiron, B.,
Ihwani, S. S., Jasmi, K. A., Safar, J., Mohamed, A. F., Embong, W. H. W., Noor, S. S. M.,
Brahmono, B., Maseleno, A., Fauzi, A. N., Aminudin, N., & Gumanti, M., et al., 2018)
provided discusses the design of an online transaction model for traditional industries to
increase their turnover and benefits. This can be useful for your capstone project as it
provides insights on how to design an effective online transaction system for your casket
online shop.

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TECHNICAL BACKGROUND

This chapter presents an overview of the technologies and materials to be used in the system.
This chapter will also describe the needed software, hardware, peopleware, and network
requirements of the proposed system.

Overview of Current Technologies to be Used in the System

The study will use Android Software Development, Kit (SDK), Java, Kotlin, Android Virtual
Device(AVD) Manager, Android Architecture Components, Android Material Design,
Gradle to develop and deploy the proposed system. These tools are vital in developing the
proposed project.
Android Software Development a set of development tools that are used to develop
applications for the Android platform. This SDK provides a selection of tools that are
required to build Android applications and ensures the process goes as smoothly as possible
in addition The Android software Development Kit(SDK) is one of the vital core in making
our system
Java Kotlin is an expressive and concise programming language that reduces common code
errors and easily integrates into existing apps.
Android Virtual Device(AVD)Manager is a command-line tool that lets you create and
manage Android Virtual Devices (AVDs) from the command line. An AVD lets you define
the characteristics of an Android handset, Wear OS watch, or Android TV device that you
want to simulate in the Android Emulator.
Android Architecture Components are a set of libraries to help with various challenges in
dealing with Android architecture. Room handles database persistence. Lifecycle helps you
create components that are aware of the current Android lifecycle state. View Model holds
data and survives configuration changes.
Android Material Design a comprehensive guide for visual, motion, and interaction design
across platforms and devices. To use material design in your Android apps, follow the
guidelines defined in the material design specification and use the new components and styles
available in the material design support library and it is important to our system because it
helps us to design.
Gradle is a build automation tool known for its flexibility to build software. A build
automation tool is used to automate the creation of applications. The building process

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with the help of build automation tools.

Calendar of Activities
Activity Name: Orientation
Objectives of the Activity:
 To identify an opportunity to develop a project
 The adviser orient us about the capstone
 To prepare a title name for our capstone
 To choose our final group


Description: the adviser orient us about the capstone what capstone is and she discuss the
process of the capstone what the chapter 1 looks like and she discuss about the title we will
proposed title that help the society and the she also discuss about the objects of the study and
then scopes and limitations for the system we will make and lastly the adviser tell us to
choose our groupmates
Persons Involved: Proponent & Students
Resources: Laptop, Projector , PowerPoint, Mobile Phones, Google Notes
Timeline: week 1 -Feb 13-25,2023

Activity Name: Title Proposal

Objectives of the Activity:
 To proposed a Title name each group must proposed at least 4 title name
 To discuss the title that we are proposing the title must be helpful to our society

Description: The proponent tells us to propose title names for our capstone at least 4 title
names and the proponent discusses about the title names we will propose the title names must
be helpful to our society and then the proponent tells us that the proposed titles will be submit
in Microsoft Teams(Ms Teams)platform
Persons Involved: Proponent & Students
Resources: Laptop, Desktop, Mobile Phones, Internet, Browser, Microsoft Teams
application,
Timeline: week 2- Feb 20-26,2023

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Activity Name: Title Proposal
Objectives of the Activity:
 To proposed a title name but we discuss about the titles we are proposing
 To determined the right titles to propose

Description: We revise our titles since the titles we suggest are detrimental to our society and
thus difficult to carry out. Then we talk about the best proposal to create, and the proponent
talks about how important the project or title proposal is because the proponent tells us when
they approve that title and make sure we can do it. That is why the proponent discuss about
the titles.
Persons Involved: Proponent & Students
Resources: Mobile phones, Laptop, Projector, PowerPoint
Timeline: week 3 – Feb 27 – March 4,2023

Activity Name: Title Proposal

Objectives of the Activity:
 Approval of the Title
 Schedule for title Defense

Description: The proponent shows us the approved titles for each group on the last day of title
proposal and approval of the title, and the proponent makes a number, and each group must
pick a random number because the number you will pick is the schedule of your title defense.
Persons Involved: Proponent & Students
Resources: Laptop, projector, mobile phones, paper, power point
Timeline: week 4 – March 6- March 11, 2023

Activity Name: Title Defense

Objectives of the Activity:
 Title defense/Presentation
 To determined if the title was approved or revision of the title if the title will not
approve

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Description: The title defense or presentation is on this day, and the proponent has prepared a
room for our title defense. We'll have our panelists interview us, and they'll decide if the title
we're proposing is acceptable or needs to be revised.

Persons Involved: Proponent & panelist & members

Resources: Laptop, room, projector, mobile phones, Title papers, white board
Timeline: week 5 -March 13-18, 2023

Activity Name: Selection of Capstone Adviser & Chapter 1 – introduction

Objectives of the Activity:
 Selecting of adviser
 Introduction of chapter 1

Description: On this day, during the selection of the adviser and the introduction of Chapter
1, we, our members, get the letter for the selection of the adviser, and the adviser we choose
is Sir Elber Roa Gumbao. We chose Sir Elbert because we and my members felt that Sir
Gumbao was the best choice for us, and then on that day, The Capstone Project Coordinator
Kristel Joy C. Tulagan, MIT discusses Chapter 1, the objectives of the study, the scopes, and
the limitations.

Persons Involved: Adviser& Capstone Project Coordinator & Members

Resources: Laptop, request letter, PowerPoint, Mobile Phones, projector,
Timeline: week 6 – March 20-25, 2023

Activity Name: Data Gathering Procedure Propose Project Mock-up Design Revision of
Chapter 1 – introduction
Objectives of the Activity:
 Mock up Design of the System
 Chapter 1Revision
 Passing of ACR

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Description: This is the manuscript's continuation. On this day, my members submit the
mockup design of our system, and on this day, we go to our adviser, Sir Elbert, to review our
chapter 1 to see if it needs to be revised, then submit the ACR and get here remarks. We
submit it, have Sir Elbert checked it, and then submit it to our capstone project coordinator,
Kristel Joy C. Tulagan, MIT.

Remarks/comment/Suggestions:

Persons Involved: Adviser& Capstone Project Coordinator, Members

Resources: Laptop, Mobile Phones, Chapter 1 paper, Internet Connection, Browser, Balsamiq
Timeline: week 7- March 27-April 1,2023

Activity Name: Chapter 2 – Review of Related Literature Project Progress(10-15%)

Objectives of the Activity:
 To Discuss the Chapter 2
 To discuss the Review of Related Literature Project Progress

Description: This is the continuation of the manuscript, so on this day, the Capstone Project
Coordinator, Kristel Joy C. Tulagan, MIT, discusses chapter 2, what the content is, and then
she discusses the review of related literature and tells us that the progress of our chapter 2
must be (10–15%).and submit the chapter 2 to our adviser for the revisions and
remarks/suggestions/ comments then submit to capstone project coordinator Kristel Joy C.
Tulagan, MIT

Persons Involved: Adviser & Capstone Project Coordinator & students

Resources: Laptop, internet connection , letter, mobile phones, projector , PowerPoint,
Browser

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Timeline: week 8 – April 3- 8,2023

Activity Name: Revisions of Chapter 2 – Review of Related Literature Project Progress(16-

30%)
Objectives of the Activity:
 Revision of Chapter 2
 Review of Related Literature Project Progress(16-30%)

Description: This is the continuation of the manuscript, so on this day we will submit our
chapter 2 to our adviser, Sir Elbert Roa Gumbao, to see if it needs to be revised and to receive
her remarks, suggestions, or comments, and then the progress of our review of related
literature must be 16-30% before we submit it to Capstone Project Coordinator Kristel Joy C.
Tulagan, MIT, for the final revision.

Persons Involved: Adviser & Capstone Project Coordinator & Members

Resources: Laptop, internet connection , Chapter 2 paper, mobile phones,
Timeline: week 9 – April 10- 15,2023
Activity Name: Chapter 3 Technical Background Project Progress (31-45%)
Objectives of the Activity:
 Chapter 3 Discussion
 Technical Background Project Progress(31-45%)

Description: This is the continuation of the manuscript, so on this day, Capstone Project
Coordinator Kristel Joy C. Tulagan, MIT, discusses Chapter 3, what the content of Chapter 3
is, and the Technical Background Project Progress must be on (31–45%) before we check
with our adviser and before we submit it to Capstone Project Coordinator Kristel Joy C.
Tulagan, MIT.

Persons Involved: Adviser & Capstone Project Coordinator & Members

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Resources: Laptop, internet connection , Chapter 3 paper, mobile phones, PowerPoint,
Projector, Browser
Timeline: week 10 – April 17- 22,2023

Activity Name: Revision of Chapter 3 – Technical Background Project Progress(61-75%)

Objectives of the Activity:
 Revisions of Chapter 3
 Technical Background Project Progress(61-75%)

Description: This is the continuation of the manuscript, so on this day we will submit our
Chapter 3 to our adviser, Sir Elbert Roa Gumbao, for further remarks, suggestions, or
comments if our Chapter 3 needs to be revised and the Technical Background Project
Progress must be 61–75%, before we submit it to Capstone Project Coordinator Kristel Joy C.
Tulagan, MIT, for the final revisions.

Persons Involved: Adviser & Capstone Project Coordinator & Members

Resources: Laptop, internet connection , Chapter 3 paper, mobile phones,
Timeline: week 11 – April 24- 29,2023

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Hardware Requirements

The proponent listed the minimum hardware requirements for mobile application, which
Hardware Minimum Requirements
Android mobile Android version 8.0
RAM 1gb
ROM 200mb+
ISP PLDT/Globe
included the following items:

Table2:Hardware Requirements for Running the Mobile Application

Software Requirements

The proponent listed the minimum software requirements for running the mobile
application, which included the following items:
Software Requirements
Android mobile Android version 8.0

Application Playstore, Appstore

Android Software Development Android Studio latest
kit(SDK)
Internet Connection Network, WIFI
Database Microsoft SQL Server (MSSQL)

Table 3: Software Requirements for Developing and Testing the Mobile Application

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