ITDS | SPMS

DEVELOPING AN INVENTORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR A SMALL-SCALE BUSINESS USING BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY

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The main goal of this project is to develop an inventory management system coupled with blockchain for a small-scale business in Sokoban Wood Village. The manager of the business is a diligent individual whose enterprise suffers from the consequences of not using contemporary tools to accomplish the business goals. They employ old methods of keeping inventory, sales, stock levels and product purchases and as such tend to be time-consuming, error- prone, work-intensive and inefficient. By developing an inventory management system, the business will benefit greatly by reducing the aforementioned consequences which will in turn minimize time consumption, reduce human errors, lessen work intensiveness and increase efficiency. In considering incorporating cutting-edge technologies such as blockchain, we purposefully opted to use Agile Methodology. It is an interactive process which will be suitable during the development process as it allows new features and improvements to be added in response to needs of the customer or stakeholders. During our work we used many tools during our development journey. Such tools include the following: firebase for authentication and storage of data, Next.js and React for the frontend, Node.js for the back backend and Ethereum blockchain for the transaction logging. At the tail of our project the system demonstrated these significant results. The integration of blockchain technology and strong authentication ensured a high level of data integrity and security. The architecture of the system enabled it to scale effectively as the business grows.

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To develop a computerized inventory management solution for a small-scale business owner in Sokoban. She deals with products ranging from building materials, carpentry materials, masonry materials, plumbing materials, electrical, paint materials, tiling materials

2024/2025

Feb 3, 2026

UMAR ABUBAKARI (UEB3218623), ASANTE DERICK (UEB3218021), ADUSEI ALFRED (UEB3219221), KODOM EMMANUEL (UEB3228321), OSMAN ABDUL BASIT (UEB3204621)

BSc Information Technology