Development of an integrated web-based laboratory equipment inventory and rental system

Abstract

The management of laboratory assets at the Faculty of Marine and Fisheries Science (FIKP) is still carried out manually using physical documents and Microsoft Excel, which is prone to recording errors, data duplication, and reporting delays. This study aims to develop an integrated web-based laboratory equipment inventory and rental information system. The development method uses the Agile Development approach with stages including requirements, design, development, testing, deployment, and review, with testing conducted using Blackbox Testing. The system was built using PHP with the Laravel framework and MySQL database. Testing results on 19 test scenarios across six main modules (login, equipment management, borrowing, returning, reporting, and user management) showed a 100% success rate with all functions operating as expected. This system integrates inventory, borrowing, rental, payment, and reporting features into a single digital platform, thereby improving efficiency, transparency, and accountability in laboratory asset management