FYP Executive Summary

Title: DEVELOP OF A COMPUTERIZED INVENTORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (IMS) SOFTWARE FOR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION

name: OOI CHOON KHENG

matrix id no: FB11064

supervisor: DR. NIZAM UDDIN AHAMED

2.  Problem statement

Inventory management has been practiced by many companies to increase efficiency of item flow. Nowadays, Small and Medium Entrepreneurs (SMEs) still practice inventory management using traditional method such as spreadsheet and order list although they are in the era of technology. Inventory management system can be computerized to further increase the efficiency of item flow and easier to manage.

3. Objectives (minimum 3)

                   I.            To identify the most suitable software develop tool to develop the Inventory Management System (IMS).

                II.            To develop Graphical User Interface (GUI) software for Inventory Management System (IMS) using software develop tool.

             III.            To develop database to contain the data of the Inventory Management System (IMS).

             IV.            To develop a barcode generator and scanning software.

4. Scope of research

                   I.            Software develop tool to be researched on: Visual Studio, Dev C++, Code Blocks, and JAVA Eclipse.

                II.            Develop an Inventory Management System (IMS) software with a database, barcode generator and scanning function and Graphical User Interface (GUI) using software develop tools.

5. Expected outcome

The Inventory Management System (IMS) software is ready for industry application.