Design of a Web Application to Manage the Costs of the Basic Family Basket in Metropolitan Lima

Abstract

In this research, a web application was designed to make a comparative analysis of the prices of certain products that make up the basic family basket, which is sold at different distribution points such as supply centers, supermarkets, local markets, and others. According to information obtained from the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI), the Peruvian population amounts to 33, million 396 thousand 700 inhabitants and in Lima, reaching 9 million 943 thousand 8 inhabitants, these go to the supply centers to obtain necessities that are considered in the basic family basket, with this web application will have the option to search for those products that are sold at lower prices. This web application design was executed according to the agile SCRUM methodology since it offers flexibility and adheres holistically during the period of each Sprint proposed in this research, which is the reason why some of the works had optimal results. Additionally, the fallibility of the instrument has been validated, where a result with acceptable values was obtained.