Inventory Management System

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Overview

This C program is an inventory management system designed to track stock levels for a small market or store. It allows users to record sales transactions and automatically updates inventory levels, providing alerts when items fall below a predefined minimum threshold.

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🚀Features

1. 📊Inventory Tracking :

• Tracks 5 predefined items with their codes, names, and quantities
• Predefined items include: Soap, Blade, Candles, Books, and Pop

2. 💸Sales Processing :

• Allows entering multiple items purchased in a single transaction
• Validates item codes and quantities
• Prevents sales that would exceed current stock levels

3. ⚠️Alert System :

• Automatically checks stock levels after each transaction
• Alerts when any item falls below the minimum threshold (20 units)

4. 💾Data Persistance :

• Saves updated inventory information to a text file ("Inventory_market_Product_analysis.txt")
• File includes item codes, names, and remaining quantities

5. 👨‍💻User - Friendly Interface

• Displays available items with their codes before each transaction
• Provides clear error messages for invalid inputs

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🛠️Usage Instructions

📋Requirements

• GCC compiler (gcc --version to verify).
• A terminal (Linux/macOS or Windows WSL).
• Visual Studio Code text editor (optional).

⚡Installation & Usage

git clone https://github.com/nevinbeno/Inventory-Management.git #clone repository
cd Inventory-Management

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Steps to Compile and Run (BASH)

1. Open Terminal:
2. Compile:
   

gcc Inventory_market.c

3. Run
   

./Inventory_market

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🖥️Using Visual Studio Code (Alternative way)

1. Open integrated terminal in Visual Studio Code.
2. Compile

gcc Inventory_market.c

3. Run

./Inventory_market

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Entering a Transaction :

• When prompted, enter the number of distinct items purchased (1-5)
• For each item: ~ Enter the item code (from the displayed list). ~ Enter the quantity purchased. ~ The program will validate all inputs.

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🔍Viewing Results :

• After each transaction, the program will: ~ Display any low-stock alerts ~ Update the inventory text file
• The text file can be opened with any text editor

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Continuing or Exiting :

• After each transaction, choose to: ~ Continue (enter any number except 1) ~ Exit (enter 1)

❌ Error Handling :

• The program includes validation for: ~ Number of distinct items purchased (must be between 1-5) ~ Item codes (must match predefined items) ~ Quantities (must be positive and not exceed current stock)