🚀 SmartDispatch – Intelligent Resource Allocation System

SmartDispatch is a full-stack web application designed to optimize public resource allocation using Operating System scheduling concepts. It simulates real-world dispatch systems (like police/fire services) with role-based access, dynamic resource management, and algorithm-driven task assignment.

🔗 Live Demo: https://smart-dispatch-o7y0mkzja-rutujagharat-11s-projects.vercel.app/

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📌 Problem Statement

Efficient allocation of limited public resources (e.g., emergency services) is a critical challenge. Traditional systems may suffer from delays, unfair prioritization, or resource starvation.

SmartDispatch solves this by:

• Applying scheduling algorithms
• Ensuring fair resource distribution
• Minimizing request wait times

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🧠 Key Features

• 🔐 Role-based authentication (User / Admin)
• 📝 Request submission & tracking system
• 📊 Admin dashboard for monitoring requests
• 🚓 Resource management (Available / Unavailable)
• ⚙️ Algorithm-driven scheduling system
• 🔄 Anti-starvation mechanism for fairness
• 🌐 Full-stack deployment (Vercel + Render)

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🧠 Scheduling Algorithm

The core of this system is a scheduler inspired by Operating System concepts:

• Priority-based scheduling
• Anti-starvation handling
• Dynamic task-resource assignment

🎯 Goals:

• Reduce waiting time
• Ensure fairness across requests
• Efficient utilization of resources

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🏗️ System Architecture

Frontend (Next.js)
↓
API Layer (Flask)
↓
Scheduler Module
↓
SQLite Database

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🛠️ Tech Stack

Frontend:

• Next.js (App Router)
• React
• TypeScript
• Tailwind CSS

Backend:

• Flask
• SQLite
• Flask-CORS
• Werkzeug (password hashing)

Deployment:

• Vercel (Frontend)
• Render (Backend)

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📂 Project Structure

SmartDispatch/
│
├── app/                # Next.js frontend pages
├── components/         # UI components
├── scheduler/          # Scheduling logic
├── app.py              # Flask backend entry
├── auth.py             # Authentication logic
├── database.py         # DB operations
├── schema.sql          # Database schema
└── smartdispatch.db    # SQLite database

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👥 User Roles

👤 USER

• Create account
• Login
• Submit service requests
• Track request status

🛠️ ADMIN

• Login to admin dashboard
• View all requests
• Manage resource availability
• Run scheduling system

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📸 Screenshots

👤 User Dashboard

🛠️ Admin Dashboard

⚙️ Scheduler

⚙️ Run Locally

1️⃣ Backend (Flask)

python -m venv .venv
.venv\Scripts\activate   # (Windows)

pip install flask flask-cors werkzeug
python app.py

Backend runs at:
http://localhost:5000

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2️⃣ Frontend (Next.js)

npm install
npm run dev

Frontend runs at:
http://localhost:3000

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🔐 Authentication Notes

• Session-based authentication using Flask sessions

API endpoints:

• POST /api/login
• GET /api/check-auth
• POST /api/logout

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🔌 API Overview

Endpoint	Method	Description
/api/login	POST	User/Admin login
/api/logout	POST	Logout
/api/requests	GET	Fetch requests
/api/schedule	POST	Run scheduler

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📈 Resume Highlights

• Built a full-stack resource dispatch system using Next.js and Flask
• Implemented OS-based scheduling algorithms with anti-starvation logic
• Designed role-based authentication and admin control panel
• Deployed scalable application using Vercel and Render

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🔮 Future Improvements

• 🤖 AI-based demand prediction
• 📍 Real-time location tracking (Maps integration)
• ⚡ WebSocket-based live updates
• 📊 Advanced analytics dashboard

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⭐ Final Note

This project demonstrates how core Operating System concepts can be applied to solve real-world problems in resource management and dispatch systems.