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Hospital Supply Stock Tracker

Track critical supplies with barcode scans and low-stock alerts.

Intermediate14h2–3 people17/20 fit
TL;DR

Build Hospital Supply Stock Tracker for small hospitals and clinics in ~14h with 2–3 people. Stack: Next.js + Postgres + Barcode scanner.

Why it wins: Operational impact that clinics need.

Build flow

01 · Problem
Clinics run out of essentials because stock is tracked on paper.
02 · Solution
Scan items in and out, set reorder levels, forecast run-out dates and alert purchasing staff.
03 · Build
  1. 1Model items
  2. 2Add scanning
  3. 3Compute forecasts
  4. 4Send alerts
04 · Demo
Scan out items until an alert fires.

MVP checklist

  • Barcode scanning
  • Reorder levels
  • Run-out forecast
  • Alerts

Tech stack

TechRole
Next.jsFrontend + API routes
PostgresRelational database
Barcode scannerBarcode scanning

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