Perancangan Sistem Informasi Manajemen Inventory Teaching Factory SMK Mandiri Palembang Menggunakan Metode Rapid Application Development
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Inventory management in a vocational-school Teaching Factory must support learning, production, sales, and managerial control within one consistent flow. At the Teaching Factory of SMK Mandiri Palembang, sales and stock records were still maintained manually or semi-computerized, resulting in delayed information, difficult transaction tracing, and discrepancies between recorded and physical stock. This study aimed to design an integrated inventory management information system using Rapid Application Development (RAD). The study adopted a research-and-development approach limited to the design and prototype stage. Data were collected for approximately six months through direct observation, interviews with parties involved in Teaching Factory operations, and literature review. Development activities comprised requirements planning, iterative design workshops, and prototype preparation. The results produced an integrated process design involving customers, cashiers, warehouse administrators, and managers. The proposed system covers product and supplier management, online and offline sales, purchase requests, purchase orders, goods receipts, automatic stock movements, minimum-stock alerts, stock analysis, and managerial reports. UML models, a relational database design, and role-based interfaces were also produced. The design consolidates transaction, procurement, and inventory data so that every sale or receipt can update stock records and become immediately available for monitoring. This study provides an implementation blueprint for the school; however, functional, usability, security, and performance testing remain necessary before operational deployment.
Source: Neptunus
Authors: Ali Imron, M Riski Qisthiano, Winy Febriyanti
Language: English
Subfield: Management Information Systems
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7204452016