Design, Development and Implementation of a Computerised Stock Management System at ALG World Investments Harare, Zimbabwe.

Abstract

A computerised stock management system is a web-based application designed to help better manage stock both on the premise of the company it is being used or remotely. The sole purpose of a computerised stock management system is to help management make sound decisions in regards to stock, prevent stock thefts and to always have buffer stock and not run out of stock at critical points in time. A computerised stock management system has the ability to provide summarised reports, well detailed reports and view stock levels in tabular formats. The computerised stock management system has a platform that allows users to enter in detail pertaining stock, this is entered through a front-end form that will send the details entered into the database. The study set out to investigate why stock thefts are occurring at ALG World and how. In addition to that, develop a computerised stock management that will help reduce these thefts and provide its users with a way of seeing when stocks are below a certain buffer level.