ABSTRACT
The goal of this project is to build and implement a Web-Based Inventory Control System to help a Small Medium Enterprise (SME) enhance their inventory management. By utilizing a Web-Based Inventory Control System to improve efficiency and effectiveness in monitoring inventory in individual stores, the project provides a solution for businesses that are still using spreadsheets and other obsolete methods to manually keep track of goods.
The Web-based Inventory Control system was developed using the Waterfall Software development approach in which the system is divided into different parts and executed sequentially in order to achieve distinct highlighted goals. The Web-based system was created with tracking methods like QR codes and Barcodes in mind to track products as they travel from point of purchase to point of sale, between stores (in the case of emergency supplies from nearby stores), inside individual stores, and lastly directly to customers. On a daily basis, it also delivers precise up-to-date information to the corporate office on the inventory levels of the individual stores. It also allows specific users (for example, store managers, head of operations, and so on) to access the system at any time from various locations to perform different functions.
The inventory control system is a tremendous boost to the store managers and corporate office as it helps the store to find items that should be ordered first. Thus they would spend less time on inventory management functions and spend more time on managing the daily business activities of the store. It also helps the corporate office to efficiently monitor transactions that take place across multiple stores. To satisfy urgent requirement, the store managers could also request to transfer items from neighboring stores. As a result, customer service and customer satisfaction will surely increase, resulting in increased revenue for the company. The inventory control system, which automates the inventory process, has significantly enhanced the business's performance by raising sales and lowering shortages and costs.
