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# SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE DESIGN – Tower Paints & Chems Distribution System

You are a senior system architect.

Convert the following business requirements into a clean software architecture for a Laravel + React MVP system.

IMPORTANT:
- Do NOT write code.
- Only structured design.
- Clearly define database entities and relationships.
- Clearly define role permissions.
- Keep it MVP-focused but scalable.

Business Context:

Company: Tower Paints and Chems Ltd

Products:
1. Paints:
- Satin Paint
- Matt Paint
- Emulsion Paint
- Gravitex Paint
- Marble Trowel Paint
- Marble Stucco Paint
- Gloss
- POP Paint

2. Plaster Board:
- Water Resistance Plaster Board
- Fire Resistant Plaster Board
- Fire and Water Resistance Plaster Board

3. Polystyrene:
- Polystyrene POP and Parapet

Partnership Types:
- Zonal Distributor
- State Representative
- Local Representative
- Advert Center

Zonal Requirements:
- 15% paint discount
- 7% plaster discount
- 5% polystyrene discount
- 10% yearly return on paint
- 5% yearly return on plaster
- 2% yearly return on polystyrene
- 100% shipment subsidy on first order

State Requirements:
- 7% paint discount
- 3% plaster discount
- 2% polystyrene discount
- Same yearly return percentages
- 50% shipment subsidy on first order

Rules:
- Weekly sales updates required
- 85% yearly target threshold
- Returns proportional if below 85%
- Inventory per warehouse
- Admin warehouse (main)
- Each zonal and state has its own warehouse
- Sales deduct from warehouse inventory

System Needs:
- Authentication
- Role-based access
- Warehouse-based inventory
- Weekly sales tracking
- Target progress tracking
- Low stock alerts
- Admin approval of partners

Output Required:
1. List of entities
2. Entity fields
3. Relationships
4. Role permissions
5. High-level system architecture flow
6. Future scalability notes (brief)



# SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE DESIGN – Tower Paints & Chems Distribution System

You are a senior system architect.

Convert the following business requirements into a clean software architecture for a Laravel + React MVP system.

IMPORTANT:
- Do NOT write code.
- Only structured design.
- Clearly define database entities and relationships.
- Keep it MVP-focused but intelligent.
- Include business intelligence features listed below.

Core Business Context:
[... same product + partner information ...]

Core System Needs:
- Authentication
- Role-based access
- Warehouse-based inventory
- Weekly sales tracking
- Target progress tracking
- Low stock alerts
- Admin approval of partners

ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONAL INTELLIGENCE:

1. Performance Scorecard (per partner)
   - Monthly sales
   - Previous month sales
   - Growth %
   - Best-selling product
   - Slowest-moving product

2. Target Projection Engine
   - Projected year-end performance based on current pace
   - % forecast
   - Warning if projected < 85%

3. Weekly Compliance Tracking
   - Track weekly sales submission
   - Compliance %
   - Admin dashboard: non-compliant partners

4. Product Performance Insights (Admin)
   - Top 5 products
   - Dead stock (no sale in 30 days)
   - Category revenue breakdown

5. Return Simulation Tool
   - Input hypothetical extra sales
   - Show updated projected return

6. Inventory Health Indicator
   - Stock turnover rate
   - Days of stock remaining (based on avg weekly sales)

Output Required:
1. Updated list of entities
2. New calculated fields
3. Relationships
4. Logic flow for projections
5. Dashboard architecture structure
6. Keep MVP-scope realistic