📦InventoryManagementPro

A full-featured Inventory Management System built using ASP.NET Core MVC (.NET 8) and Entity Framework Core, featuring role-based authentication and a dynamic analytics dashboard.

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Project Overview

InventoryManagementPro is a structured, production-ready inventory system designed to manage:

• Products
• Suppliers
• Orders
• Sales
• Stock updates
• Dashboard analytics

The system follows clean architecture principles:

Controller → Data Layer

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Features

Authentication & Authorization

• ASP.NET Core Identity
• Role-based access control (Admin / Staff)
• Secure login system
• [Authorize] implementation
• Seeder-based demo accounts

Product Management

• Full CRUD operations
• Category support
• Reorder level tracking
• Stock status logic (In Stock / Low Stock / Out of Stock)
• Search & filtering support

Supplier Management

• Supplier CRUD operations
• Product ↔ Supplier relationship binding

Orders System

• Create orders with multiple items
• Automatic stock deduction
• Order history tracking
• Dynamic calculations

Dynamic Dashboard

• Total Products
• Total Orders
• Low Stock Alerts
• Revenue summary
• Chart.js integration
• Optimized EF Core queries

Reports

• Sales report
• Order details report
• Filter & search support

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Tech Stack

• Backend: ASP.NET Core MVC (.NET 8)
• Database: SQL Server
• ORM: Entity Framework Core
• Authentication: ASP.NET Core Identity
• Frontend: Bootstrap 5
• Charts: Chart.js
• Version Control: Git & GitHub

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📂Project Structure

InventoryManagementPro/
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├── Controllers/
│   ├── DashboardController.cs
│   ├── ProductsController.cs
│   ├── OrdersController.cs
│   ├── SuppliersController.cs
│   ├── SalesController.cs
│   └── ReportsController.cs
│
├── Models/
│   ├── Product.cs
│   ├── Order.cs
│   ├── OrderItem.cs
│   ├── Supplier.cs
│   └── ViewModels/
│       ├── DashboardVM.cs
│       ├── SalesVM.cs
│       └── LoginVM.cs
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├── Data/
│   ├── AppDbContext.cs
│   └── IdentitySeeder.cs
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├── Views/
│   ├── Dashboard/
│   ├── Products/
│   ├── Orders/
│   ├── Suppliers/
│   ├── Sales/
│   ├── Reports/
│   └── Account/
│
├── wwwroot/
│   ├── css/
│   ├── js/
│   ├── images/
│   └── lib/
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├── screenshots/
│   ├── login.png
│   ├── dashboard.png
│   ├── products.png
│   ├── orders.png
│   ├── suppliers.png
│   ├── sales.png
│   └── reports.png
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├── appsettings.json
├── appsettings.Development.json
├── InventoryManagementPro.csproj
├── Program.cs
└── README.md

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How to Run Locally

Follow the steps below to run this project on your local machine.

1️⃣ Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/offbyone-dev/InventoryManagementPro.git

2️⃣ Navigate into the Project Folder

cd InventoryManagementPro

3️⃣ Configure Database Connection. Open the file:

appsettings.json

Update the connection string according to your SQL Server setup. Example:

"ConnectionStrings": {
  "DefaultConnection": "Server=localhost\\SQLEXPRESS;Database=InventoryManagementProDb;Trusted_Connection=True;TrustServerCertificate=True;"
}

4️⃣Apply Database Migrations. Make sure SQL Server is running, then execute:

dotnet ef database update

5️⃣Run the Application

dotnet run

The application will start locally :

https://localhost:7075

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Demo Credentials

Admin

• Email: admin@ims.com
• Password: Admin123!

Staff

• Email: staff@ims.com
• Password: Staff123!

Seeder enabled for demo accounts.

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Screenshots

Login Page

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Dashboard

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Products Page

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Sales Page

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Orders Page

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Suppliers Page

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Reports Page

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🎥Project Demo

Watch Full Demo Video: 👉 https://youtu.be/EuDRAowlD7A

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🌐Deployment

The project is deployment-ready.

Due to temporary hosting limitations, a public live demo is not currently available.

Cloud deployment (Azure) will be added in a future update.