Web Based Inventory Management System for Somapala Motors

Abstract

Somapala Motors is one of the leading and successful Bolts & Nuts dealers in Kurunegala. Currently Somapala Motors has more than 30,000 varieties of Bolts & Nuts, and they maintain their inventory, sales information and other details in physical files and the processes are manual. Due to large amount of stocks and varieties, it is a very difficult task to maintain the data manually. It takes a lot of effort and time to record the data and prepare the reports, data etc. Since the records are paper based, the management faces lot of problems with information misplacement, fraudulent transactions and missing of items. Since some nuts and bolts are very small items, anyone can steel easily, even by the workers in shops too. These are the main drawbacks that exist in the current system. Thus it was decided to develop an online system for Somapala Motors to reduce manual work and make their routine activities easier. It will also help to maintain quality of data and the processes more efficient and effective. Main Objective of this project is developing a system for Somapala Motors to reduce their manual work and to make the processes more efficient. Maintain a good stock management mechanism and maintain good database about stocks and sales information. The system was developed by using object orientation principles. The Unified Modeling Language (UML) was used as a notation in designing the system. Several tools such as, Edraw Max, gliffy.com were used in creating necessary diagrams. The WAMP environment was used as a development environment using open source software such as PHP and MYSQL Server as database in the back end and Net Beans was also used. A user evaluation was also carried out to test whether the expected requirements were met. The evaluation showed positive results and the users were satisfied with how the system functioned. At the completion of the project, the objectives that were established in the beginning were assessed. Both, these objectives and the requirements of the client were successfully met at the closure of the project.