Visual Basic Programming Research Articles

Approaches to Modelling Marketing Strategies in E-Commerce

Introduction. Increasing the efficiency of business activities requires developing a marketing strategy using e-commerce to attract a wide range of customers and maximise the company's income. The key marketing metric for most companies is the customer lifetime value indicator, which is why studying approaches to forecasting this indicator in e-commerce requires special attention, considering the changing business operation environment. Aim and tasks. The study aims to develop approaches to modelling the marketing strategy of e-commerce enterprises. The tasks are a comparative characterisation of modern marketing planning tools and an empirical analysis of the possibilities of using the BG/NBD model for marketing planning in e-commerce companies, considering the need to implement scenario marketing planning in unstable conditions. Results. A comparison of the characteristics of the main marketing planning tools was conducted according to features such as content and focus, functional purpose, and planning period, which allows more purposeful use of these tools to solve specific tasks. In order to automatically obtain the required data format for modelling, a Visual Basic program was developed, a forecast of customer behaviour was built, and an indicator of customer transactions was determined for further calculation of customer lifetime value (CLV). During the simulation, four parameters of the BG/NBD model were evaluated, and the maximum value of the logarithmic likelihood function equal to 14460.54 was obtained. The expected number of transactions (forecast time = 26 weeks) was determined for each client from the database. After calculations the information was received, the selected client will make 2.35 transactions during the forecast period of 55-80 weeks. The recommended algorithm for using the BG/NBD model as part of a scenario approach for forecasting the cost of the customer's life cycle allows for more flexible forecasting of digital business revenues and building an optimal marketing strategy. Conclusions. An empirical study of the possibilities of using the BG/NBD model for marketing planning in e-commerce companies showed that, for the simulation of indicators that affect a company's marketing strategy, it is crucial at the initial stage to convert the database of customer purchases into the input format required for modelling. Using a scenario approach allows e-commerce enterprises to carry out variable marketing planning and reduce risks under growing uncertainty. A well-designed marketing strategy that can be adapted to different business development scenarios enables an e-commerce company to increase its sales.

SIMULATION OF THE COOLING PROCESS OF RAILWAYS UNDER NATURAL CONDITIONS

SIMULATION OF THE COOLING PROCESS OF RAILWAYS UNDER NATURAL CONDITIONS

Management information system, a strategic tool to enhance decision making in micro and small businesses

Background Nowadays, companies face continuous changes, which force them to be more versatile by managing large volumes of data, which do not always become relevant information for decision making. Therefore, the objective of this research is to implement a management information system to improve administrative management in micro and small businesses. Method it was developed under the approach of the agile methodology “SCRUM” following its 5 phases; In addition, the visual basic programming language in ASP.NET was used for the development of the source code and Microsoft SQL Server 2019 and its extensions: Ma-nagement Studio for data processing, “Integration Services” for the migration to the new dimensional model, Reporting Services for reports and Looker Studio for dashboards. Results The implementation of a management information system based on a dashboard allowed managers to obtain relevant information quickly and easily, optimizing decision-making times. In addition, the system allowed for homogeneous comparisons by level, which made it easier to identify deviations in commercial goals and the implementation of corrective actions such as adjustments in goals, changes in productivity, among others. Another result was the visualization of the monthly behavior of the financial system, which helped management structure short, medium and long-term strategies; in addition to the export of reports for “offline” analysis, which facilitates the work of employees in the field. Conclusions This allows reducing the time invested in generating reports, improving the efficiency and precision of the analysis. In addition, it has facilitated the identification of opportunities for improvement in administrative and commercial management, specifically in average productivity and the weighted average rate per advisor.

Spatio-temporal analysis of river flow master recession curve characteristics over Ardabil province rivers

The Master Recession Curve (MRC) is a crucial tool for evaluating, managing, and utilizing rivers, particularly under low-flow conditions. Analyzing changes in the MRC of river flow is useful for water resource planning, surface water utilization, and estimating and allocating environmental flow. This study utilized daily flow data from rivers in Ardabil province, Iran over a 48-year statistical period (1970–2015). The Visual Basic program was utilized to estimate the equations and coefficients of recession curves. The trends of the constant and slope coefficients of the MRC equations were determined using the Mann-Kendall test and linear regression. Higher constant coefficient values were attributed to main rivers with higher discharge (e.g., Borran, Mashiran, and Samian, having 17.98, 13.79, and 5.64 cms, respectively. The slope of the MRC in most of the rivers in the central part of the study area exhibited a decreasing trend (p-value<0.05), which attributed to climate change, alterations in precipitation patterns, reduced rainfall/snowmelt, and water abstraction leading to less water input during non-flood periods. Additionally, most rivers in different climatic regions and areas of the study region exhibited an increasing trend (p-value<0.05) in the MRC constants, indicating reduced groundwater recharge or increased groundwater abstraction, as a common issue in the Ardabil province. Moreover, human water use and reservoir regulation (Yamci, Sabalan, Saghezchi, Givi, and small regulating reservoirs) can influence river flow patterns during non-flood periods. The occurrence of droughts and intensified surface water use by farmers, as well as unauthorized extraction of water from wells, have exacerbated this trend.

Modeling of Self Potential (SP) Anomalies over a Polarized Rod with Finite Depth Extents

Modeling is a powerful tool used by Geoscientists to provide pre-knowledge about the expectations of any geophysical field measurements. This study generates Self Potential (SP) anomalies over a typical dike-like structure to observe the influence of depth of burial and dip on SP anomalies. A computer program was developed from the potential distribution equation of an inclined polarized rod with a limited depth extent using Visual Basic (VB) programming language to produce synthetic data for potential distribution. The potential distribution data were used to generate theoretical SP anomaly curves for a polarized rod for varying depth of burial and dip. Twenty SP anomaly curves were generated with different dip values and depth of burial and from these curves, superimposed curves were also generated. The anomalies were analyzed for the effect of depth of burial and attitude or dip. The SP anomaly curves generated show that an increase in depth of burial causes a reduction in the peak negative amplitude of SP anomaly curves. For inclined polarized rod at relatively shallow depth (&lt;2.0 m), the peak negative amplitude remains virtually the same with a positive shoulder over the down dip side of the target. Also as the dip angle decreases from 90o for a fixed depth of burial, the anomaly curves become asymmetrical. At 0o, the distance between the peak negative and peak positive amplitude of the anomaly curve is equal to the linear extent of the rod. Therefore, this study shows that the depth of burial inversely influences the amplitude of self-potential (SP) anomalies while the dip angle affects the form or symmetry of anomaly curves.

Information System Inventory Of Office Writing Equipment At PT Lion Super Indo Majapahit Semarang Branch

A computerized system is the use of a computer as a tool in data processing activities that are carried out manually. Inventory is all kinds of company goods that are available to be processed in the production process or sold. PT LION SUPER INDO is a company operating in the trading sector. PT LION SUPER INDO has 151 branches, one of which is PT Lion Super Indo Majapahit branch. The problem that often arises is the management of office stationery, the availability of which is not maintained, because there are obstacles in the process of using office stationery activities which are recorded manually. This can result in excess, shortage, or running out of Office Stationery. The method used is through the process of observation and interviews, namely by observing the management of office stationery supplies and obtaining the data the author needs in implementing the system. Implementation takes the form of the final result achieved, namely the formation of an information system based on visual basic programming, because by using this system you will be able to process data quickly and accurately. From this research it can be concluded that with the design of an office stationery supply information system at PT LION SUPER INDO Majapahit Branch based on Visual Basic, it can provide accurate information services. If there is an order transaction, the office stationery data can also be added to the store warehouse data automatically. Likewise, if there is a usage transaction, it will automatically reduce the stock in the store's warehouse data, so that the office stationery data will match the physical goods. And makes it easier for leaders to make office stationery decisions in ordering in each period.

Effects on visual basic programming instructional delivery using web-based tools for students’ interest and academic achievement in universities, Nigeria

AbstractThis research work ascertained the effect of Visual Basic (VBasic) Programming Instructional Delivery using Web-Based Tools on Students’ Interest and Academic Achievement in Universities in Nigeria. The purpose of the study is to determine the effect of Visual Basic (VBasic) Programming Instructional Delivery using Web-Based Tools on Students’ Interest and Academic Achievement in Universities in Nigeria. The study embraced a quasi-experimental research design. The respondent for this study comprised 74 students in year two of Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndu-ufu Alike and Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki. For the fact that the population is small and manageable, the entire population were studied. Researchers used VBasic Programming Achievement Test (VBPAT) instrument developed to collect data. Visual Basic Achievement Test contained 50-item questions with letter A to D options for each interest scale were used for data collection. The reliability was tested using Cronbach’s Alpha. To ensure consistency and integrity, lecturers in the study area. The researchers trained the lecturers on how to distribute the instrument for both the experiment and control groups in order to ensure homogeneous instruction. The lecturers taught the experimental group using the utilization of a web-based approach and the control group using the conventional approach. Scores generated from the experimental test using Visual Basic programming Achievement Test (V + B + PAT), were analysed using mean and analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) for answering research questions and to test hypotheses respectively at 0.5 level of significance with the aid of statistical package for social science (SPSS) version 20. The outcome of this study on research question on influence of location on the students’ academic achievement mean gain in Vbasic programming language when taught using web-based tool, showed that with the use of web-based tool in the instructional delivery of VBasic programming language brought about better improvement in students’ academic achievement. Furthermore, the outcomes of hypothesis tested showed that location is significant source of different in mean achievement scores for students taught with Visual Basic Programming language using web-based approach and visual basic programming using conventional approach. This study has implications for facilitators, learners, curriculum planners, ministries in Education among others. This study found out among others that the facilitators use web-based tools in distance education for quiz, assessment, examinations, and instructional delivery of Vbasic programming language to a less extent in Nigerian Universities. It was concluded therefore, that conventional method is less effective than web-based approach in improving student’s achievement in Visual Basic Programming. Hence Nigerian Universities should adopt the use of web-based approach in computer programming lecturers.

WinPclclas, a Windows Program for Pyrochlore Supergroup Minerals

Abstract A Microsoft® Visual Basic program, WinPclclas, has been developed to calculate the chemical formulae of pyrochlore supergroup minerals (PSM) based on data obtained from wet-chemical and electron-microprobe analyses. These are also classified following the nomenclature scheme adopted by the Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) of the International Mineralogical Association for PSM (IMA-10) and including both subsequent group and species updates. The program considers classification among the 33 IMA-approved PSM, as well as ten species that have not been approved, adhering to the general formula A2B2X6Y and considering the dominant ions at the A, B, and Y sites. It considers PSM represented by the pyrochlore, microlite, roméite, elsmoreite, and betafite groups, along with unassigned members of the ralstonite and coulsellite groups. Mineral formulae of the PSM are calculated based on the ideal number of B cations being two apfu, owing to the potential for vacancies at the A, X, and Y sites. WinPclclas operates in four stages: (1) it estimates cation and anion contents provided by input chemical data; (2) it determines the dominant cation and anion at the A, B, and Y sites; (3) it assigns the PSM to one of the seven groups, based on the dominant cation at the B site (i.e., W6+, Nb5+, Ta5+, Sb5+, Ti4+, Al3+, and Mg2+); and (4) it classifies the pyrochlore species into an appropriate group, based on the dominant cation at the A site and the dominant anion at the Y site. The H2O (wt.%) content for the PSM is estimated by stoichiometric constraints. WinPclclas allows users to: (1) enter up to 51 input variables for mineral-chemical analyses; (2) type and load multiple PSM compositions in the data entry section; (3) edit and load the Microsoft® Excel files used in calculating, classifying, and naming the PSM, together with the total monovalent to hexavalent cation, and (4) store all the calculated parameters in the output of a Microsoft® Excel file for further data evaluations. The program is distributed as a self-extracting setup file, including the necessary support files used by the program, a help file, and representative sample data files.

A Wireless Voting System Using Wi-Fi-Based Microcontrollers and Face Verification

Voting systems nowadays are highly interesting due to their importance in expressing opinions. The proposed work aims to design a cost-effective and reliable Electronic Voting System (EVS) that can tackle the issues faced by manual election. The system uses small and lowcost microcontrollers with Wi-Fi network connectivity to avoid the issues of installing wire connections. Eligible voters are authenticated by recognizing their faces using deep neural networks (VGG-16 model). The Wi-Fi connections between the server and the clients are carried out through the Internet Protocol suite (TCP/IP) transmission method to ensure data arrival without loss. The client’s side comprises four small and cheap microcontrollers known as ESP8266-01, whereas the server side contains one NodeMCU ESP8266-12E microcontroller connected to a program computer. The voting results are displayed using the Visual Basic programming language. The system is specifically designed to facilitate voting on a particular opinion by providing two options: (Yes) and (No). Besides, it can be utilized for electing a committee manager or group leader and can be expanded to accommodate more options. The VGG model’s robustness is demonstrated through experiments, achieving 99.12% accuracy on Faces96 images and 98.61% on our database. Moreover, the practical implementation of the election process demonstrates that the system is highly reliable, secure and cost-effective.

Simulation of physical processes based on visual basic medium

The simulation of physical processes using the example of the movement of a body on dependence of the angle to the horizon using the graphical capabilities of the Visual Basic programming language. A new expression has been proposed, that allows one determine the throwing angle of a body at a given initial speed and target coordinates. The created program consists of three parts. The first part is designed to simulate movement based on the entered initial velocity and throwing angle. The second part allows determine the throwing angle for given v0, x, y. In the third part is possible to observe the body (projectile) hitting the target. A specific aspect of the proposed program is that the user can independently perform, observe, compare and draw conclusions in a short time. The program can be used for independent studying and teaching of physics.

RANCANG BANGUN SISTEM INFORMASI STOK OBAT PADA APOTEK ARICK BERIZIN KABUPATEN BATANG HARI

The author took the initiative to build an application that can help manage pharmacy drug stock data to make it more effective and efficient which will be built with the Visual Basic NET programming language. This thesis uses a qualitative descriptive approach with data collection methods through observation, interviews and documentation. Based on the research obtained, the following conclusions are obtained: building a collaboration in the IT sector that is able to make it easier to process drug stock data at licensed Arick pharmacies in the form of Visual Basic.NET. With the information system at the Licensed Arick Pharmacy, this can provide convenience and minimize errors in processing drug inventory data and creating a better working system.

Optimization of diagrid tall buildings for seismic response using the parameter space multi-objective method

The development in structural optimization of diagrid buildings is emerged recently due to the urgent need to fulfil environmental sustainability. Despite this, little work has so far been undertaken to optimize diagrid buildings with various heights under nonlinear seismic analysis. This paper studies the optimization of diagrid buildings using parameter space investigation (PSI) to find out the optimum size of diagonal adopting the minimization of diagonals weight. The PSI was utilized among Python script connected with ABAQUS software and visual basic program to generate the feasible and Pareto sets for the studied buildings. Optimal Pareto solutions which is extracted from the proposed method are compared with the referential stiffness-based method to evaluate the efficiency and applicability of the methods. The results concluded that the optimization of diagrid buildings using PSI is a powerful tool for structural engineers to determine the design parameters and can achieve sustainable and resilient structures. In additions, the PSI method could decrease the tension damage in the slabs drastically.

Governance of Online Electronic Patient Medical Records Distribution

The distribution of medical records at Kebonjati Hospital, especially for patients who register online, still uses a manual system which can obstruct the data search process, therefore a computerized system is needed. This study aims to design an information system for distributing outpatient medical records for online patients. The research method is descriptive qualitative, data collected through interviews and case studies. The system development method uses the Agile Software Development method with the stages of planning, implementation, testing, documentation, deploying, and maintenance then implemented using Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 into the Visual Basic programming language. The research designed an information system for distributing outpatient medical records online at Kebonjati Hospital that had been adapted to the needs of medical recorders. This information system is in the form of applying the concept of clinical management by designing good services and developing quality work plans for hospital management purposes.

TATA KELOLA REKAM MEDIS ELEKTRONIK BERBASIS TEKNOLOGI INFORMASI DALAM PELAPORAN PASIEN IGD DENGAN METODE AGILE

This system functions to record daily, monthly, and yearly censuses without changing the performance of the computer used because the data is stored using cloud storage. The purpose of this study was to determine the governance of information technology-based electronic medical records in reporting emergency department patients using the Agile method. The recording of daily, monthly, and yearly censuses in the emergency room at Hermina Arcamanik Hospital in Bandung is not optimal due to frequent problems with the local area network (LAN); computers often hang or freeze, and the system has not been updated. Currently, the recording of daily, monthly, and yearly sensors still uses the Visual Basic program, which has the concern that it requires a very large amount of memory during the installation process. Management of information technology-based electronic medical records in reporting emergency department patients using agile methods The agile method used in the development of this program is feature-driven development (FDD). The system that has been made is tested using the black-box testing method. This program only focuses on completing a certain program and produces medical record management for reporting emergency department patients based on information technology in order to speed up the work process and minimize the occurrence of device errors.

Developing A Series of Weirs System to Improve Hydraulic Properties and Generate Hydroelectric Power in Rivers

In present paper, attempts were made to develop a system of weirs along Euphrates River in Iraq to solve the problem of the deficit in power and water resources. Geometric numerical models were created with geographic information system (GIS) with digital elevation model (DEM). The model includes visual basic programming to evaluate the power potentials according to an economic methodology based on the cost-benefit ratio (CBR). It estimates the cost, power profits, and determines the optimal height and number of small dams along the study reach. A system of three dams with a (4.3 m) in height can generate expected power of (45 MW) within (99%) of CBR. The system is simulated with the numerical model (HEC-RAS) to evaluate the river behavior with minimum, average, and maximum discharge values (270, 543, 815 m3/s) and study the hydraulic effect on the river. The hydraulic properties improve by (28%), the average depth increase with (27%), and a decrease in the variation caused by discharge changes. The river tendency is to store water with limited expansion in the surface area. The average surface area expands with (5%), the average storage increase with (35 %) especially in cases of low discharges.

Sistem Informasi Pengolahan Data Siswa di SMA Informatika Ciamis Menggunakan Microsoft Visual Basic

In order to face the era of globalization, science and technology are developing rapidly, this must also be supported by qualified human resources (HR). With these quality human resources, an institution or company can make good use of technological advances, especially in the field of computers. In educational activities it is also necessary to have a computerized system for various purposes. especially in the management of student data. In SMA INFORMATIKA KABUPATEN CIAMIS, student data processing is still written directly into the main book because there is no application program that can process student data. To increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the authors make a simple application to facilitate jobs related to processing student data. Information system for processing student data will be made using Visual Basic programming and using Microsoft Access as the database. The results of this study are in the form of a student data processing information system that can help overcome problems in searching student data and student data reports.

PELATIHAN DASAR PEMROGRAMAN VISUAL DI SMK AL-IHSAN BATUJAJAR

The purpose of this community service is to teach basic training on visual basic programming. Visual Basic programming is a programming language studied by Informatics Engineering and Computer Engineering students. Visual basic is a computer programming language that is directive or commands that can be understood by the computer to carry out certain commands. Community service carried out by TEDC Bandung Polytechnic students held training for students of SMK Al-Ihsan Batujajar on Basic Visual Basic Programming. This is related to the subjects available at the school, namely Windows-based Programming Subjects. The method implemented by TEDC Polytechnic students is community service in the form of training. The result of this community service is that students of SMK Al-Ihsan Batujajar can understand and implement the results of training in Windows-based Programming subjects. The conclusion of this community service is that students are able to understand and re-implement the material that has been taught by using existing facilities.

Implementation of the A Star Heuristic Search Algorithm in Determining the Shortest Path

Finding the shortest path in a graph can be applied to various fields of shortest distance costs in routes, computer games, robotics or navigation. This study implements the A star heuristic search algorithm in determining the shortest path using the Visual Basic programming language and MySQL database. A star heuristic algorithm is implemented to find the shortest path between two vertices in a two-way weighted graph. We use a heuristic method to estimate the remaining cost from the start node to the destination point. This condition gives the A star algorithm the opportunity to choose the next closest node and optimize the search for the shortest route. Various experiments have been carried out with various graph conditions and with different complicated graphs to test the A star algorithm. The experimental results show that this algorithm succeeds in finding the shortest path efficiently in various situations. Our findings confirm that the A star algorithm has great potential in solving the shortest path search problem with an advantage in combining various information and remaining cost estimates, thereby minimizing the number of explored nodes and producing the shortest path efficiently.

Prototype of Interest Measurement Expert System and Career Field Based on Holland Theory in Indonesia

This research intends to develop an application based on an expert system that aids in assisting a person in identifying the type of employment that best fits their personality and set of traits. When a task that was previously performed manually and will be transferred to a computer system based on an expert system, measurements are made of each person's interests and talents. The Visual Basic programming language was used to construct this application. Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, Conventional (RIASEC), developed based on Holland's thesis, is one of the six fundamental personalities that must be considered to suit individual psychological conditions in professional growth. The six parameters will be provided in various question formats, including graphic images, to help with measurement accuracy. Measurements are improved in accuracy and efficiency thanks to this application. It is anticipated that the system will be able to replace the psychologist in gauging interest according to Holland's theory if adequate measurement and analysis findings are available.

A Detailed Study on the Analysis and Design of Geotextile Reinforced Earth Embankments

The design of a steep reinforced slope with an adequate Factor Of Safety (FOS) is a classical geotechnical problem. While designing a reinforced soil slope, it is necessary to accurately determine the tensile force to be resisted by the reinforcement to achieve the target FOS value and the length of the geotextile reinforcement to be provided at the top and bottom of the embankment and perform all the required safety checks. This paper presents an MS Excel spreadsheet using Visual Basic Programming that can be used to perform all the analyses required to design geotextile reinforced soil slopes, considering static and seismic loading conditions. This spreadsheet is capable of searching many slip surfaces repeatedly using Bishop's simplified method to determine the maximum tensile force to be resisted by the reinforcement, its top and bottom lengths, and performs deep-seated failure analysis to identify slip surfaces beyond the reinforced zone. This paper reports the results of an illustrative example to highlight all the above-mentioned issues. The results were also compared with the design charts reported in previous studies. The proposed platform can successfully perform all the necessary analyses to design both homogenous and non-homogenous embankments with geotextile reinforcements.