Overview
The client, a well-known radar manufacturer based in the United States, faced significant difficulties managing multiple warehouses with extensive inventories. The current process is resource-intensive and time-consuming, making retrieval and tracking of historical records difficult.
- Travancore Analytics successfully created the AI-integrated inventory management app, designed for Android devices.
- Seamless integration of Chat GPT, Chat Vision, and Cloud Vision makes employee tracking simpler.
- Functionalities include inventory and package management, Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) handling, quality checks, and configuration.
- The app extracts label information, updates Google Sheets in real-time, enhances tracking, and minimizes miscommunication.
Case
Dealing with various kinds of products can be really challenging, especially when you have a large number of items to manage, store, and monitor. It takes up a lot of time and requires many resources. Our client is a well-known radar manufacturing company based in the United States, recognized globally for their radar technology. They operate multiple warehouses with extensive inventories and packages, but they encounter significant difficulties in managing these assets efficiently. The current process is resource-intensive and time-consuming, relying on manual records for each item. Consequently, it becomes challenging to retrieve historical records or keep track of the items. In light of these issues, a basic inventory management system software is insufficient to address their complex needs. Our client seeks a comprehensive, optimized solution that can effectively resolve these challenges and provide a holistic package and inventory management system.
Challenges
The hurdles which we faced required advanced algorithms, thorough testing, and careful coordination. Major challenges faced by us during the development of the application:- Integration of Chat GPT and Cloud Vision.
- Extracting essential information from the image without taking any additional information.
- The Google Sheet needs to be updated according to the changes made in the application.
Solution
TA successfully created the AI-integrated inventory management app, designed for Android devices. This platform empowers our clients to effectively monitor and manage their existing inventory, new purchases, and customer returns. Employees can effortlessly input new item details by simply capturing the item’s label using their device’s camera. The application automatically extracts essential information from the captured image, including item name, quantity, price, origin address, destination address, build type, and box number.To enhance information capture efficiency, TA has seamlessly integrated Chat GPT, Chat Vision, and Cloud Vision with this mobile application, greatly simplifying the tracking process for employees.
We have incorporated a range of features designed to enhance usability for our client. The application includes various functionalities, encompassing inventory and package management, Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) handling, quality checks, and configuration. Particularly notable is our approach to data management, wherein the application automatically updates the company’s Google Sheets upon the review and confirmation of captured data. This feature significantly simplifies employees’ tasks and eliminates the need for duplicate records.
For item retrieval, employees can utilize the ‘Pull Inventory’ option within the application. By capturing the corresponding item’s label and specifying the desired quantity, employees can review and confirm their selection. Subsequently, the Google Sheet is updated based on the entered information. Overall, the application simplifies the complex tasks for our client, ensuring efficient tracking of all goods within their warehouses. The key solutions provided by TA in the application are:
- Efficient management of receiving inventory and pulling inventory.
- Easy visibility of inventory transactions.
- Automatic capture of information from the captured labels and updating into the Google Sheet.
- Prevent manual data entry and duplications.
- Easy tracking and managing return merchandise authorization.
Impact
The internal inventory and package management application has provided significant benefits in the management and tracking of goods for our client. Furthermore, TA is actively engaged in ongoing development efforts for the application, with plans to introduce additional features aimed at further simplifying our client’s work.
The Impacts of the application for our client are:
- Reduce the time and resources needed to manage packages and inventory.
- Eliminate manual data entry and improve accuracy.
- Automate information extraction from the captured label image.
- Automated real-time information updates in the Google Sheet.
- Efficient tracking of inventories and packages.
- Prevent duplicate records and enhance tracking to minimize miscommunication among employees in different departments.