👉 Live Link - https://smart-chain-ai.vercel.app/

🤖 SmartChain AI – AI-Powered Retail Supply Chain Optimization

SmartChain AI is a web-based platform that leverages advanced AI to optimize retail supply chains. It empowers businesses to improve inventory management, demand forecasting, and delivery tracking, all through a modern dashboard and a local Omnidimension-powered chatbot for actionable insights.

🧩 Problem Statement

Retailers face challenges with overstocking, stockouts, and inefficient deliveries, leading to lost revenue and increased waste. Traditional supply chain management tools often lack real-time intelligence and adaptability.
SmartChain AI bridges this gap by providing AI-driven analytics, real-time tracking, and smart suggestions—helping businesses make data-driven decisions and streamline their operations.

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🚀 Features

👤 User Authentication

• Secure signup/login with JWT-based authentication
• Role-based access (admin, manager, executive, etc.)

🏠 Dashboard

• Real-time KPIs and analytics
• Quick actions and AI-powered suggestions
• Custom menus based on user roles

📦 Inventory & Orders

• Smart inventory management
• Demand forecasting and reorder suggestions
• Order and delivery tracking

🚚 Delivery & Shipments

• Real-time delivery status
• Proof of delivery uploads
• Route optimization

📊 Reporting & Insights

• Comprehensive reports and visualizations
• AI-driven insights and anomaly detection

🤖 AI Chatbot: SmartChain AI

• Local Omnidimension-powered chatbot for supply chain Q&A
• Advanced conversational capabilities for supply chain and business queries
• No cloud API key required; privacy-first, runs locally by default

🛡️ Admin Panel

• User and role management
• System configuration and security settings

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🚀 Tech Stack

Frontend

• React (JavaScript)
• Material-UI for UI components
• Chart.js for data visualization
• Leaflet for maps
• Framer Motion for animations

Backend

• FastAPI (Python) for API
• SQLAlchemy for ORM
• SQLite for database (default and preferred)
• JWT for authentication
• Pydantic for data validation

AI/ML

• Omnidimension (local) for chatbot (default)
• Llama 2 (optional/local fallback)
• scikit-learn, xgboost, tensorflow, torch for ML

Deployment

• Local setup (default, privacy-first)
• Easily adaptable for cloud or on-premise deployment

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📁 Project Structure

SmartChain AI/
├── frontend/          # React frontend application
├── backend/           # FastAPI backend server
└── README.md          # This file

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🛠️ Installation & Setup

1. Prerequisites

• Node.js (v16 or higher)
• Python (v3.8 or higher)
• SQLite (bundled with Python)

2. Clone the repo

git clone https://github.com/sonamnimje/smartchain-ai.git
cd smartchain-ai

3. Backend Setup

cd backend
pip install -r requirements.txt
uvicorn app.main:app --reload --host 127.0.0.1 --port 8001

4. Frontend Setup

cd frontend
npm install
npm start

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🌱 Environmental & Business Impact

SmartChain AI helps businesses:

• Reduce waste by optimizing inventory and deliveries
• Increase efficiency with AI-driven insights
• Promote sustainable supply chains through data-driven decisions
• Build resilience with real-time analytics and forecasting

🤝 Contributing

Pull requests are welcome! For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.

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🌍 Let’s Make Supply Chains Smarter.
SmartChain AI is committed to transforming retail operations for a more efficient, sustainable, and intelligent future.

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Built with ❤️ for a smarter, greener tomorrow.