Point of Sales and Inventory Management System

Project Domain

Web Application

Abstract / Introduction

Efficient sales and inventory management is essential for businesses to streamline their daily operations. Manual methods often cause errors in sales tracking, inaccurate stock records, and difficulties in customer management. This project provides a web-based Point of Sales and Inventory Management System designed to automate sales transactions and inventory handling. The system allows businesses to record purchases, update stock automatically, manage customer records, apply discounts, and generate invoices in real time. By integrating sales and inventory in a single platform, it minimizes errors, improves accuracy, and enhances decision-making for business owners.

Functional Requirements:

        User authentication and role-based access (Admin, Cashier, Manager).

        Add, update, and delete product records.

        Manage stock levels (auto-update inventory on each sale).

        Process sales transactions and generate receipts/invoices.

        Customer management (add customers using name and phone number).

        Handle random customers with a default entry option in the database.

        Apply discounts during transactions.

        Search and filter products by name, category, or stock level.

        Generate sales and inventory reports for a given period.

        Low-stock notifications for timely restocking.

Tools:

        Programming Language: Python (preferred) or any other suitable programming language

        Framework: Flask (preferred) or any other suitable web framework such as Django, Laravel, Spring Boot, or Node.js Express

        Database: SQLite / MySQL (preferred) or any other suitable relational database

        Front-end: HTML, CSS, JavaScript

        IDE / Development Environment: VS Code (preferred) or any other suitable IDE

        Version Control: Git

Supervisor:

Name: Mohammad Raheel

Email ID: mohammad.raheel@vu.edu.pk

MS Teams ID: mraheel.cs@outlook.com