🧾 Computer Vision for Inventory Management
This system automates physical inventory tracking using computer vision models trained to recognize, count, and match physical stock items against digital inventory records. It reduces manual errors, enhances warehouse visibility, and supports real-time reconciliation.
✅ Key Features
- 📸 Real-time stock recognition via live camera feeds or image uploads
- 📦 Object detection for boxes, pallets, SKUs, and barcodes
- 🔄 Automated reconciliation with ERP or WMS database
- 📊 Dashboard for stock count variance and audit trails
- 🎯 Confidence scoring for detections with human verification options
- 📥 Supports multi-format uploads (JPEG, PNG, MP4)
- 📍 Zone/aisle-specific monitoring and reporting
🏗️ Architecture Flow Diagram
+-----------------------------+
| Warehouse Camera Feed |
| or Uploaded Image/Video |
+-------------+--------------+
|
v
+--------+--------+
| Image Capture |
| & Preprocessing |
+--------+--------+
|
+--------v--------+
| Object Detection |
| (YOLOv8 / SSD) |
+--------+--------+
|
+--------v--------+
| Classification |
| (SKU, Barcode) |
+--------+--------+
|
+--------v--------+
| Comparison Logic |
| with ERP Data |
+--------+--------+
|
+--------v--------+
| Inventory Alerts |
| Dashboard & Logs |
+------------------+
⚙️ Technical Flow
- Input Source: Capture frame from CCTV, smartphone, or upload static image/video.
- Preprocessing: Normalize lighting, remove background noise, resize images.
- Detection: Use YOLOv8 or SSD to detect objects like boxes, cartons, barcodes.
- Classification: Label objects with SKU/barcode information via OCR or model mapping.
- ERP Matching: Compare detected items to ERP inventory database records in real-time.
- Reporting: Log mismatches, highlight overstock/understock, generate visual dashboard reports.
🛠 Tech Stack
- Frontend: React, Vue, or Web Dashboard
- Backend: Flask / FastAPI / Node.js
- Model: YOLOv8 / EfficientDet / SSD
- OCR: Tesseract / Google Vision API
- Database: PostgreSQL / MongoDB
- ERP Integration: REST API or ODBC Connector
- Cloud Storage: AWS S3 / Google Cloud Storage
🚀 Possible Extensions
- 📱 Mobile App with image capture and sync
- 🔗 Integration with RFID scanners and barcode readers
- 🧠 Retraining models using misclassified images
- 📡 Real-time alerts to supervisors via WhatsApp/Slack
- 🛒 Integration with procurement to auto-raise stock alerts
Want to deploy this in your warehouse or shop floor? Contact us for a demo.