Inspiration
As current employees of the Home Depot, we have witnessed first hand the difficulties of overhead management. Overhead management is keeping track of specific inventory that is placed on a pallet on a bay to bay basis.
What it does
This android application will keep track of every location in a Home Depot that could host a pallet of merchandise. The system will then assign a status of availability depending on a location's current data.
How we built it
We created an android app that will keep track of the data through a simple interface synced to a Firebase database. By syncing data to a database, every user will have up-to-date information about the status of potential spots for pallets. Every user will have the ability to update the information of any location in the system.
Challenges we ran into
Due to having little design experience, we had trouble implementing modern design patterns such as android material design.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We are proud to create a system that will help our fellow coworkers save time and hard ache. Also, coming together to work as a team was a fun process in creating the android application.
What we learned
The complexity of storing warehouse information and accessing its data. Also, we learned the importance of working together and communication across the team in order to construct a final idea.
What's next for Overhead Management
Tagging every location with a barcode and implementing a scan and go system. Also, adding more error handling and better over design. Lastly, adding a visual representation of the current data in a map form.
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