Developing an Automated Inventory Management System for Local Retailers using Computer Vision

This Omdena Local Chapter Challenge runs for 8 weeks and is a unique experience to try and grow your skills in a collaborative and safe environment with a diverse mix of people from all over the world. 

You will work on solving a local problem, initiated by Abakaliki, Nigeria.

The problem

Business is intelligent everywhere and its role in business growth is promising. The problem is that 90% of retailers in Abakaliki, even Nigeria at large don’t keep a record of their sales activities. As we all know, without a record, there is no data, and without there is no way intelligence can be applied to the business.

Very few big retailers use POS and barcodes to keep track of their sales and the needed data can be gotten from the computer device attached to the POS but unfortunately, the majority of the retailer doesn’t buy the idea. So the aim of this project is to develop an automated inventory system using computer vision

The goals

The primary aim of this project is to link local retailers to the power of business analytics. The data collected from them can be used to deduce actionable insights on how to improve their sales and as well manage their business in a better way.

The goals are :

• Development of an automated sales data collection system.
• Develop an inventory database on the phone.
• Develop an app for inventory management.

Why join? The uniqueness of Omdena Local Chapter Challenges

Omdena Local Chapter Challenges are not a competition or hackathon but a real-world project that will grow your experience to a new level.

A unique learning experience with the potential to make an impact through the outcome of the project. You will go through an entire data science project lifecycle. This covers problem scoping, data collection, and preparation, as well as modeling for deployment.

And the best part is that you will join the global and collaborative community of Omdena with tons of benefits to accelerate your career.

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