Nardo's Inventory Management System

A Java desktop inventory and sales management application developed as a team software engineering project for COMP2140.

This portfolio copy preserves the original application code and demo behavior while documenting the project in a recruiter-friendly format.

Overview

Nardo's Inventory Management System supports day-to-day inventory operations through a Java desktop interface backed by MySQL. The application is organized into dedicated packages for authentication, products, sales, stock movement, suppliers, reporting, alerts, and database access.

Key Features

• Product and inventory management
• Product search and filtering
• Supplier records
• Sales processing and sales history
• Stock movement tracking
• Low-stock alerts and notifications
• User authentication and session management
• Role-based access controls
• Password-strength validation and salted password hashing
• Inventory and sales reporting
• MySQL-backed data persistence through JDBC

Technologies

• Java
• Java Swing
• MySQL
• JDBC / MySQL Connector/J
• Object-Oriented Programming
• DAO and service-layer organization
• Git / GitHub

Project Structure

src/
├── alert/       # Alert persistence and management
├── database/    # Database connection management
├── enums/       # Shared application enums
├── login/       # Authentication, users, sessions, and password handling
├── main/        # Main dashboard and application panels
├── product/     # Product models, services, validation, and search/filtering
├── report/      # Inventory/sales reporting
├── sale/        # Sales processing, history, and statistics
├── stock/       # Stock movements and low-stock notifications
├── supplies/    # Supplier data access
└── resources/   # Database schema, images, connector, and project documentation

Software Engineering Concepts Demonstrated

• Separation of application concerns across packages
• Object-oriented design
• Data-access objects for database operations
• Service/manager classes for business logic
• Input validation
• Authentication and session handling
• Database-backed CRUD workflows
• Requirements, UML/design documentation, and testing artifacts

Running the Project

The project was developed as an IntelliJ-based Java desktop application.

1. Install Java and MySQL/XAMPP.
2. Load src/resources/database.sql into a local MySQL instance.
3. Ensure the included MySQL Connector/J library is configured in the project.
4. Open the project in IntelliJ IDEA.
5. Run src/login/LoginPage.java to start the application from the login screen.

Note: This is an academic/demo application. Development credentials and local database settings are included for demonstration and should not be reused in a production environment.

Team Project

This application was developed collaboratively as part of COMP2140 Software Engineering. This repository is maintained as a portfolio presentation of the completed project and does not represent a claim of sole authorship.

Portfolio Notes

The source code and demo functionality in this portfolio copy are intentionally preserved. Presentation-focused improvements include this documentation and any screenshots added later.