Inventory Management System

Abstract

1. Introduction

The _index page_ or _summary_ covers the summary of the system containing lists of products and location along with a count of unallocated products. On the _products page_, we can add/edit/remove products from the system. The _location page_ covers similar functionality in the context of locations or warehouses. On the _logistics page_, movement of products can be performed. It also maintains the history of all transactions in a tabular form.

2. Objective

Insanely lightweight Inventory tracker

This project demonstrates how Jinja, Flask can be applied to a real-world Full Stack Web Development problem.

4. Technology Stack

• Just Flask\!

5. System Requirements

General requirements for this technology stack — check the README for exact versions.

• See the project README for exact requirements
• Git (to clone the repository)

6. Installation & Setup

git clone https://github.com/gavindsouza/inventory-management-system.git
cd inventory-management-system

$ git clone https://github.com/gavindsouza/inventory-management-system.git
$ cd inventory-management-system

$ python3 -m venv venv
$ source ./venv/bin/activate
$ pip install -U pip -e .

$ DATABASE_NAME=/home/user/inventory.sqlite gunicorn -w 4 inventory.app:app

Full setup instructions are in the project README.

7. Future Enhancements

Suggested extensions you can add to make this your own project.

• Add role-based access control
• Deploy on a VPS or cPanel hosting with a custom domain
• Add automated tests and a CI pipeline

8. Viva / Review Questions

Common questions examiners ask for projects in this domain.

1. Explain the frontend, backend and database layers of this application.
2. How is user authentication and authorisation implemented?
3. Describe the main database tables / collections and their relationships.
4. Which REST APIs or routes are exposed and what do they return?
5. How would you deploy this application to production?

9. Source Code & License

This project is developed by gavindsouza and published on GitHub under the MIT License. Please follow the license terms and credit the original author when you use or modify this code.