Duration
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How it works
Bespoke Inventory Systems: Design & Build for Small Businesses
Master the essentials of custom inventory management systems
Dive into a transformative learning experience that empowers you to revolutionise inventory management. Gain hands-on expertise to design systems that cater uniquely to your business needs and maximise your potential for success.
Design custom inventory systems tailored to your business needs
On the course, you’ll learn to create systems that address the unique challenges faced by small catering and retail businesses.
This equips you with the skills to create bespoke inventory systems that meet the specific needs of small catering and retail enterprises. Gain practical skills to optimise inventory processes, enhance efficiency, and support business growth.
Develop skills in entity relationship diagram creation
You’ll acquire the ability to visualise and map out complex data relationships with ER diagrams. The course dives into the construction of Entity Relationship Diagrams (ERDs) to visualise complex data relationships. Mastering ERDs will enhance your ability to plan and communicate database structures effectively.
Master the basics of relational data management
Lastly, you’ll build a solid foundation in managing relational databases to enhance data accuracy and accessibility. The course aims to help you build a robust foundation in relational data management, focusing on data organisation, management, and querying. These essential skills will improve the accuracy and accessibility of your data, supporting informed decision-making.
As a learner, you’ll walk away with not just the technical know-how, but the confidence to apply innovative strategies in real-world settings. This course arms you with bespoke solutions, ensuring your catering or retail business thrives.
Syllabus
Week 1
What is inventory, and how do we manage it?
What is inventory, and how do we manage it?
This week, we will introduce you to inventory management.
Week 2
Normalisation
Normalisation
This week we will be focussing on the process of ‘Normalisation’
Week 3
Data Relationships
Data Relationships
Data Relationships
Week 4
Database Interactions and Operations
Database Interactions and Operations
Database Interactions and Operations
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Learning on this course
On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...
- Identify advantages and disadvantages of software driven inventory management systems.
- Explain the different types of relational and non-relational databases and the types of data that can be stored and queried within them.
- Identify redundant data within databases and remodel the structure to conform with 1st, 2nd and 3rd Normal Forms.
- Identify relationships between data within our database to present them as Entity Relationship (ER) diagrams.
- Explain what the Structured Query Language is and generate code to create tables, insert and update records, and generate queries from existing data.
Who is the course for?
This course is designed for entrepreneurs and managers in small catering or retail businesses who want to build and manage custom inventory systems. It is ideal for those seeking practical solutions to enhance operational efficiency without prior technical expertise.
Who will you learn with?
Multimedia Designer working on distance learning material.
Tomos is a lecturer in Computer Science at IBERS Distance Learning, Aberystwyth University. His expertise covers a range of introductory content to programming, database design and microcontrollers.
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Choose the best way to learn for you!
Subscribe & save
$244.99 for a whole year
Automatically renews
Develop skills to further your career
- Access to this course
- Access to 1,000+ courses
- Learn at your own pace
- Discuss your learning in comments
- Digital certificate when you're eligible
Cancel for free anytime
Buy this course
$109/one-off payment
Fulfill your current learning need
- Access to this course
- Learn at your own pace
- Discuss your learning in comments
- Printed and digital certificate when you’re eligible
Limited access
Free
Sample the course materials
- Access expires 4 Mar 2025
Find out more about certificates, Unlimited or buying a course (Upgrades) Sale price available until 3 March 2025 at 23:59 (UTC). T&Cs apply. |
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Sale price available until 3 March 2025 at 23:59 (UTC). T&Cs apply.
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