1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Rationale
Inventory management is an essential part in any businesses not minding the size and nature of the business. Inventory management provides critical information about the condition of products, such as whether you are low on stock and your inventory needs to be replenished. Doing inventory via manual recording is not only time-consuming but is also less accurate in producing results thus, the development of Automated Inventory Systems. Automated systems can replace the cost and time consuming processes that were once completed by hand while providing companies with more accurate data. Inventory Management System has proven to be of great importance in the development and inward progress of many organizations.
The development of Automated Inventory Systems has evolved from desktop-based networked applications to web-based applications. Having it web-based minimized the cost of operations and enables users to access the system anytime and anywhere. It also enables several more limited users to view availability of products without the need to go to the establishments.
Several inventory systems have been developed to cater needs of respective organizations like academic institutions. Inventory systems in such an institution are important because facilities play vital role in education and tracking these is important to avoid loss thus minimizing the expenses in procuring lost materials. These proprietary inventory systems, web-based or desktop-based, are pre-designed software systems that contains modules often not used in the customers flow of operation but are considered in the metrics and seldom time could not cater all the customers’ needs.
MSU Naawan, is an academic institution in Naawan Misamis Oriental that offers Graduate, Bachelor and Diploma courses. The University is in the verge of development in academic excellence and