Developing a Mobile Based Application for the Operations Research Laboratory of Industrial Engineering Students in a University in Quezon City, Philippines

Abstract

This study aims to introduce an alternative method used in the operation research laboratory of Industrial Engineering students in a local university in Quezon City, Philippines. The researchers designed and developed a mobile-based application—a type of system engineering process that includes identification of user needs, requirement analysis, functional and design analysis, verification of specification, and the assessment of performance. In assessing the performance of the mobile application, several factors were used; such as user-friendliness, capability and reliability, supportability, and affordability. The generated weighted mean value in all the factors are 4.86, 4.9, 4.87, and 4.85 which interpreted as excellent according to a criteria: Poor (1.00 –1.50)”, “Fair (1.51 –2.50)”, “Good (2.51 –3.50)”, “Very Good (3.51 –4.50)”, and “Excellent (4.51 –5.00)”. Descriptive method was used in the study. A total of 120 Industrial Engineering students served as research respondents. All the collected questionnaires were encoded and analyzed using Minitab 2017. The result showed that the development of a mobile-based application could be an alternative solution that can be used in an operation research laboratory. Finally, the researchers conclude that a mobile app is an additional tool that can be used together with the existing operation research software.