Requirements:

• Dashboard: Overview of current stock levels, recent orders, and low-stock alerts.
• Stock Management: Ability to add, edit, and delete product entries with detailed descriptions, quantities, and categories.
• Order Tracking: Track incoming and outgoing orders, manage supplier details, and set reorder points.
• Reporting: Generate reports on stock levels, order history, and inventory turnover rates.
• User Roles: Admin and staff roles with different access levels and permissions.
• Integration: Sync with existing point-of-sale (POS) systems.
• User Interface: Simple and intuitive UI for ease of use by non-technical staff.
• Documentation and Training: Provide user manuals and training sessions for staff.

Deliverables:

• Fully functional inventory management system
• Source code and documentation
• 1 month of post-launch support

Timeline: 5 weeks

Frontend Technologies:

1. HTML/CSS: For building the structure and styling of the user interface.
2. JavaScript: For interactive elements and dynamic content.
3. React.js / Vue.js / Angular: Frameworks or libraries for building a responsive and user-friendly front end.

Backend Technologies:

1. Node.js / Express.js: For server-side development and handling API requests.
2. Python / Django or Flask: Alternatively, Python-based frameworks can be used for backend development if preferred.
3. PHP / Laravel: Another option for backend development, especially if the project requires rapid development and is more suitable for PHP.

Database Technologies:

1. MySQL / PostgreSQL: For relational database management to store product details, orders, and user information.
2. MongoDB: If a NoSQL database is preferred for flexibility in data storage.

Integration and APIs:

1. RESTful APIs: For connecting the inventory system with existing POS systems and other integrations.
2. GraphQL: An alternative API design to handle complex queries and reduce data over-fetching.

Authentication and Authorization:

1. OAuth / JWT (JSON Web Tokens): For secure user authentication and role-based access control.

Reporting Tools:

1. Chart.js / D3.js: For creating interactive charts and graphs for inventory and order reports.
2. ExcelJS / Pandas: For generating downloadable reports in Excel or CSV format.

Deployment:

1. AWS / Azure / DigitalOcean: For cloud hosting and database management.
2. Docker: For containerizing the application, ensuring consistency across environments.

Other Tools:

1. Git / GitHub: For version control and collaborative development.
2. Swagger / OpenAPI: For documenting APIs.