About

OpenBoxes is an open-source supply chain management system built by and for people working in resource-scarce settings.

After the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, Partners In Health needed a better way to track medical supplies across their network of health facilities. Off-the-shelf solutions were too expensive, too complex, or required infrastructure that simply didn't exist on the ground. So we built our own.

What started as a basic inventory tracker for one warehouse in Haiti grew into a full supply chain management system used by health organizations across multiple countries. The software evolved because the problems kept evolving — from tracking stock levels to managing shipments, purchase orders, lot-level expiry tracking, and reporting.

We build software that helps organizations manage their supply chains — especially in places where that's hard to do. Whether it's a hospital pharmacy in rural Haiti or a warehouse in West Africa, the goal is the same: make sure the right products are in the right place at the right time.

OpenBoxes is free to use and modify under the Eclipse Public License. The source code is on GitHub. That means any organization can download it, configure it to fit their workflows, and run it on their own infrastructure without licensing fees.

The software was designed for low-resource settings where existing infrastructure for electronic inventory management is limited. With minimal hardware requirements, flexible deployment options, and an intuitive interface, OpenBoxes provides practical results for organizations working in challenging environments.

While OpenBoxes was originally built for healthcare supply chains, it has been adapted for warehouse management, distribution, and other supply chain contexts.