Goals, Requirements, and Constraints¶

Goals and Non-Goals¶

Create an internal tool for consumables accounting that would allow the IT department to track stock, record movements, and support procurement planning instead of manual spreadsheet accounting.

Requirements¶

The system was intended to allow the IT department to:

maintain a consumables directory;
record receipts;
account for issuance and write-offs;
view current stock levels;
analyze consumption dynamics;
support procurement planning;
reduce dependence on manual accounting and fragmented spreadsheets.

Partially implemented scope¶

Concept of an internal consumables accounting system.
Basic structure of directories and operations.
Approach to recording receipts and consumption.
Spreadsheet-based model for practical accounting.
Use of accumulated data for procurement planning.
Transition from chaotic manual accounting to a more structured model.