Smart Inventory Management System

🚀 Overview

The Smart Inventory Management System is a web-based solution designed to help small retail stores efficiently manage their stock using QR codes, real-time stock tracking, and low-stock alerts. The system consists of a React.js frontend and a Node.js backend with Firebase for database management.

📂 Project Structure

smart-inventory/
│── frontend/
│   ├── src/
│   │   ├── components/
│   │   │   ├── Dashboard.js
│   │   │   ├── ProductList.js
│   │   │   ├── QRScanner.js
│   │   │   ├── LowStockAlerts.js
│   │   ├── pages/
│   │   │   ├── Home.js
│   │   │   ├── Login.js
│   │   ├── firebase.js
│   │   ├── App.js
│   │   ├── main.jsx
│   ├── package.json
│   ├── vite.config.js
│── backend/
│   ├── routes/
│   │   ├── productRoutes.js
│   │   ├── qrRoutes.js
│   ├── models/
│   │   ├── Product.js
│   ├── server.js
│   ├── serviceAccountKey.json
│   ├── package.json
│── .gitignore
│── README.md
│── .env (Firebase config)

🎯 Features

✅ QR Code Integration - Generate QR codes for easy product tracking. ✅ Real-time Stock Management - Add, update, and track stock levels in real time. ✅ Low Stock Alerts - Get notified when products reach low stock levels. ✅ User Authentication - Secure login system with Firebase. ✅ Responsive UI - Optimized for mobile and desktop usage.

🛠️ Tech Stack

Frontend:

• React.js (Vite)
• Firebase for real-time database
• React Router for navigation

Backend:

• Node.js with Express.js
• Firebase Admin SDK
• QRCode.js for generating QR codes

🔧 Setup and Installation

1️⃣ Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/nitin01-cmd/smart-inventory.git
cd smart-inventory

2️⃣ Setup Backend

cd backend
npm install

Create a serviceAccountKey.json file in the backend/ folder with your Firebase credentials.

node server.js

Backend will run on http://localhost:5000.

3️⃣ Setup Frontend

cd frontend
npm install
npm run dev

Frontend will run on http://localhost:5173.

🚀 Usage

1. Login using Firebase authentication.
2. Add new products to the inventory.
3. Generate QR codes for each product.
4. Scan QR codes to update stock levels.
5. Monitor low stock alerts in real time.

🛠️ API Endpoints

Product Management

• POST /products/add - Add a new product
• GET /products/ - Get all products
• PUT /products/update/:id - Update product quantity

QR Code Management

• POST /qr/generate - Generate a QR code for a product

📜 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

👨‍💻 Contributors

• Nitin Singh(https://github.com/nitin01-cmd)

⭐ Support

If you like this project, give it a ⭐ on GitHub!