Project IDIN

Automated resource sharing and inventory management platform

During the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals all around the world are experiencing shortages in equipment such as protective gear and respiratory tools. Inventory Distribution Network (IDiN) was created to address this issue through the use of predictive analysis to allow hospitals to preemptively order items from suppliers or redistribute their supplies to and from neighbouring hospitals. IDiN is responsible for monitoring and analysing trends of a hospital’s inventory, and then takes action based on its predictions. IDiN could send a message to neighbouring hospitals who are overstocked with supplies or preemptively notify suppliers about upcoming shortages. This application encourages collaboration between business and communities to overcome this global pandemic.

Useful Links

• Demo: https://project-idin.herokuapp.com/
• Issue Tracker: https://github.com/chrisrabe/project-idin/issues
• Repository: https://github.com/chrisrabe/project-idin

Features

• Interactive web application
• Inventory and transaction tracking
• Automated requests when the system detects that inventory is low

Architecture

1. React front-end sends and receives data from NodeJS server hosted in IBM cloud
2. Server stores information on Cloudant database
3. New or updated items trigger a Cloud Function
4. Cloud function requests server for predictions and raises respective requests
5. Cloud function forwards email to AWS API Gateway, which triggers an AWS Lambda
6. AWS Lambda sends emails through AWS SNS

Installing / Getting started

• IDIN Client installation, configuration, and deployment
• IDIN Server installation, configuration, and deployment
• IDIN Cloud function set up and deployment

Developing

If you wish to contribute to the development of Project IDIN, simply clone the repository, make your changes and raise a pull requests

git clone https://github.com/chrisrabe/project-idin.git
cd project-idin/

Please make sure that you own your own Cloudant database if you wish to develop

Configuration

You will need to add the following arguments

Cloudant username

Type: String
Default: '<username>'
Location:

• idin-server/config/default.json
• idin-server/config/production.json

The username of your cloudant service.

Cloudant apiKey

Type: String
Default: '<apiKey>'
Location:

• idin-server/config/default.json
• idin-server/config/production.json

apiKey of your cloudant service

Cloud Foundry App URL

Type: String
Default: 'https://<my-server>.mybluemix.net'
Location:

• idin-client/src/config/index.js
• idin-cloud-func/main.js

Retrieved after you deploy your IBM Cloud Foundry app. This is where your app will send requests to

Contributing

If you wish to contribute to this project, feel free to clone or fork the repository and then make a pull request. I'm always open to new ideas and I grately appreciate all the support I can get. I made this application as a solo developer with the goal to help medical staff deal with the pandemic. I am very humbled to meet anyone else who wishes to build on it. The goal is to make this the best possible automated resource sharing and inventory management platform. With your help, we're just one step closer! Thank you for your work!

Licensing

"The code in this project is licensed under Apache-2.0 license."