Project Documentation
1. Overview
This platform is designed to support a wide range of small-to-medium businesses such as retail items, mini produces, trading units, restaurants, services, salons, laundry, Rent a car, Tour and Travel, Doctor Dispensary, Hotel Management, Manpower, Maintenance, Library, Education System and more.
Each business owner has a dedicated Back Office (Admin Panel) to manage inventory, services, progress, or sales, and customers based on business which interact through a Front Side (Public Portal) that reflects live updates.
2. Key Features
- Multi-business type support (Retail, Restaurant, Laundry, etc.)
- Dynamic front-end synced with back-office updates
- Inventory and order management per business model
- Customer order tracking and service updates
- Admin dashboards for business owners
- Modular and scalable structure
3. Business Types and Modules
3.1 Retail Store
Admin Side:
- Add/update/delete items and stock quantities
- Set prices, discounts, and availability
Customer Side:
- Browse available items
- View current stock status
- Place orders
3.2 Mini Produce (Tea Shop, Home Kitchen)
Admin Side:
- Maintain raw material stock (e.g., milk, tea leaves)
- Define product availability based on material
Customer Side:
- View available items (e.g., Tea, Snacks)
- Place order or schedule delivery
3.3 Restaurant
Admin Side:
- Manage material inventory and daily menu
- Track item usage, kitchen prep status
Customer Side:
- Browse today's menu
- Order items for dine-in or delivery
3.4 Laundry
Admin Side:
- Create customer orders with unique IDs
- Update laundry progress (Received → Washing → Ironed → Delivered)
Customer Side:
- Track order status live
- View estimated delivery time
3.5 Trading
Admin Side:
- Maintain buy/sell records
- Track stock levels and pricing trends
- Generate reports on transactions
Customer Side:
- View tradeable goods
- See latest buy/sell offers and history
3.6 Salon
Admin Side:
- Manage services (e.g., haircut, massage)
- Track employee schedule and availability
Customer Side:
- Book service appointments
- See available time slots
4. System Structure
- Frontend: Customer UI for orders, tracking
- Admin Panel: Back office for each business owner
- Database: Stores item stock, orders, status updates
- APIs: REST APIs for data sync between admin and frontend
5. Workflow Example
Retail Store:
- Admin adds new products (e.g., Rice, Sugar)
- Frontend auto-refreshes item list
- Customer views item, places order
- Admin receives notification and processes order
Laundry:
- Admin enters new order with ID and type (e.g., Wash & Iron)
- Admin updates progress as order proceeds
- Customer checks order status using ID
6. Security & Permissions
- Each business has isolated access to their data
- Login required for admin back office
- Customer can only view and interact with permitted services
7. Future Enhancements
- SMS/email notifications to customers
- Mobile app interface
- Analytics dashboard for admin (sales, trends)
- Multi-branch support