Makerspace storage management

• Main Author: Tan, Wan Jing
• Format: Final Year Project / Dissertation / Thesis
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Q Science (General); T Technology (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utar.edu.my/4668/1/fyp_CS_2022_TWJ.pdf; http://eprints.utar.edu.my/4668/
• Institution: Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman

In this project, StoreHut, a Maker Space Storage Management mobile application for Android is being developed to solve the existence problems. Currently, makers are facing the problem of storage in managing their tools, equipment, and stock. Fixed location storage can ensure the neatness of the object and help maker to easily find the items. However, it is time-consuming, lacking of flexibility, and not space-efficient. Moreover, the implementation of chaotic storage system is not a new technique in storage management especially in the warehousing process due to its time-saving and space-efficient characteristics. However, in existing approaches, various resources such as RFID tags, RFID scanners, complex management system are needed to track and manage the objects in chaotic storage system. Therefore, a mobile application integrated with QR Code generator and scanner is being developed to produce a portable, simple, affordable and straightforward chaotic storage management system for solving the problems in current system. Moreover, an e-commerce system is built in this application which are specially created for the maker to buy, sell or rent the equipment and ingredients. The development of this project will have impacts and contribution to the population of makerspace and promotes the usage of chaotic storage system in makerspaces as it could save more time, flexible and space-efficient.