03 / DESKTOP APPLICATION

COLLEGE PROJECT · REIMAGINED DESKTOP SYSTEM

Inventory
Management.

The project began as a C# Windows Forms inventory application I built in college. The portfolio edition reimagines that foundation as a larger desktop-style operations system while keeping the original project documented as its starting point.

OriginC# · Windows Forms
Original data layerOleDb · Microsoft Jet
Portfolio editionDesktop-style web application
ScopeInventory · operations · procurement
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PROJECT EVOLUTION

Same foundation. A much larger system.

ORIGINAL / COLLEGE PROJECT

Windows Forms business application

The original system established the core domain: login and administration, departments and employees, supplies, item limits, deliveries, transactions, deleted records, and reports.

C# · WinForms · OleDb · Microsoft Jet / MDB
REIMAGINED / CURRENT PORTFOLIO EDITION

Desktop inventory operations platform

The current interactive edition expands the project with multi-location stock, receiving and issuing controls, transfers, purchase orders, suppliers, replenishment intelligence, audit history, roles, reporting, search, notifications, and desktop window behavior.

Interactive sample data · browser-local persistence · desktop UI

The original college system can be viewed as part of this case study, while the reimagined edition is the current featured system. Both public versions use portfolio-safe sample data; the original desktop database and source code are not published.

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SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE

Operations connected across one desktop workspace.

APPLICATION COREInventory Operations
01 / INVENTORYStock ControlSKUs, on-hand, reserved, available, reorder targets and valuation
02 / MOVEMENTReceive · Issue · TransferControlled stock movement with location and quantity validation
03 / PROCUREMENTPurchase OrdersSuppliers, expected deliveries and automatic replenishment recommendations
04 / PEOPLEDepartments & EmployeesDepartment usage, employees and item-level supply limits
05 / INTELLIGENCEReports & AuditValuation, movement, consumption, replenishment and traceable activity
06 / SYSTEMRoles & Desktop UXApplication users, permissions, Ctrl+K search, notifications and appearance controls
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SYSTEM FEATURES

Built around operational control, not just CRUD.

MULTIlocation inventory

Stock is tracked across multiple storage locations, with transfers preserving total inventory while moving quantities between locations.

RULESissue controls

Available-stock checks, department item limits, required purpose fields, and transaction validation protect stock-out workflows.

AUTOreplenishment

Reorder points and target stock drive replenishment recommendations that can generate supplier purchase orders.

TRACEauditability

Receiving, issuing, transfers, purchasing, and administration generate searchable audit activity and operational reports.

01

Original

Build the college C# WinForms system and its connected inventory workflows.

02

Preserve

Keep the original project documented as the historical foundation of the case study.

03

Reimagine

Expand the same domain into a modern desktop-style operations application.

04

Validate

Exercise stock, procurement, reporting, persistence, desktop controls, and responsive layouts with sample data.

REIMAGINED INTERACTIVE SYSTEM

Test the current system.

Launch reimagined system ↗

This is the public portfolio edition: a desktop-style inventory operations system using sample records stored only in the visitor's browser. It does not publish the original WinForms database, credentials, or source code.

inventory-management / reimagined desktop edition

This project helped me build experience designing a multi-screen business workflow around real inventory operations.

01Preserve the original college project as the foundation, not something to overwrite.
02Expand inventory, people, procurement, controls, and reporting as one connected system.
03Keep the reimagined edition recognizably desktop software while improving the operational workflow.