🏥 Medical Inventory Management System using Data Structures (Queue, Linked List)

Welcome to the Medical Inventory Management System, I have created this system suing core C language to implement the use of data structures like queue and linked list. Adding an element, deleting and updating is performed in the above project

🌟 Features

Inventory Management

• Add Items: Add new items to the inventory with details like ID, name, quantity, and price.
• Remove Items: Remove items by name from the inventory with error handling for items not found.
• Search for Items: Quickly search for items by name and retrieve details such as ID, quantity, and price.
• Update Items: Update quantity and price for existing items in the inventory.
• Display Inventory: Display a detailed view of all items, including total price and individual item costs.

Customer Cart Management

• Add to Cart: Add items from inventory to a shopping cart with specified quantity. The system will automatically reduce the inventory stock.
• Restock Items: Auto-restocks an item if requested quantity exceeds available stock.
• Remove from Cart: Remove items from the cart and return them back to the inventory.
• View Cart: Display all items in the cart with a breakdown of costs.
• Generate Bill: Summarizes the total price of items in the cart, formatted in a customer-friendly bill.

🖥️ Getting Started Prerequisites

• C Compiler: You need a GCC-compatible C compiler to compile and run the project.
• Terminal: A terminal or command prompt to execute the program.

🛠 Code Overview *Inventory Management Functions

• addItem: Adds a new item to the inventory.
• removeItem: Removes an item by name.
• searchItem: Searches for an item and displays details.
• updateItem: Updates quantity and price for an item.
• displayInventory: Displays all items in the inventory with a total price summary. *Cart Management Functions
• addToCart: Adds items from inventory to cart with specified quantity.
• removeFromCart: Removes an item from the cart, returning it to inventory.
• displayCart: Shows all items in the cart with total cost.
• generateBill: Provides a final bill for all items in the cart.

🛡️ Error Handling & Edge Cases

• Insufficient Stock: Alerts if stock is insufficient, with an option to auto-restock.
• Memory Allocation Failures: Notifies if memory allocation for any node fails.
• Inventory Search Failure: Displays a message if an item is not found in inventory or cart.

📜 Sample Output

🔧 Future Improvements

• Implement a user login system with different roles (admin, customer).
• Add graphical user interface (GUI) for an enhanced user experience.
• Integrate database support for persistent data storage.