case study BIG J PRINTING

A full-featured web-based sales and inventory management system for BIG J Printing Press — centralizing raw materials, orders, POS, deliveries, and financial reporting through role-based staff portals.

Project

BIG J Printing Press — Inventory System

Tech Stack

LaravelLivewireTailwindAlpine.js

Source Code

Problem

Raw material stock levels were tracked on paper — reorder points were missed and production was frequently stalled.
Customer orders had no formal tracking system — order status, deadlines, and delivery were managed informally.
POS transactions were recorded manually — daily sales reconciliation took hours and errors were common.
Delivery logistics had no digital trail — completed and pending deliveries were impossible to audit.
Financial reporting was assembled manually from scattered records, making monthly summaries unreliable.

Solution

Built a raw materials inventory module with automated low-stock alerts and reorder tracking.
Created a customer order management system with status tracking, deadline flagging, and staff assignment.
Developed a POS module with real-time transaction recording, daily summaries, and cashier-level reporting.
Added a delivery tracking module with status updates from dispatch through to confirmed receipt.
Implemented financial reporting dashboards with automated daily, weekly, and monthly summaries exportable to CSV.

Result

1 Hub Operations Center

Raw materials, orders, POS, deliveries, and reports — all accessible from a single unified platform.

Automated Stock Alerts

Low-stock notifications prevent production stalls before materials run out.

Role-based Access Control

Each staff role sees only what they need — cashiers, warehouse staff, and managers have separate portals.