Reduced Time-to-Market by 30% for a Supply Chain Management Software Company
Time to Market:
Before
After
Key Metrics
On-time Deliveries
Objective
- Empower SCM industry
- Minimize SCM delays and uncertainties
- Boost Customer Experience via top-notch SCM softwares
Key Highlights
- Enterprise App made via a team of IT Staff Augmentation expert developers using MERN stack in 30% less time
- Custom QR Code for each shipment to allow easy tracking
Project Background
Client Background
Client Industry: Supply Chain Management
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
One of the leading SCM software companies based in Albuquerque, USA, needed a new and innovative enterprise application or software in supply chain management (SCM) to simplify their SCM as well as make it much more efficient.
Objectives:
- Develop enterprise application softwares or supply chain solutions for the supply chain industry to help in boosting the efficiency of supply chains across the globe.
- Blockchain powered real-time tracking as well as security.
Challenges
Poor
Tracking
Supply chains are the worst when it comes to tracking because there are so many variables, and they can become various points of failure.
Uncertain Traffic Conditions
Supply chain management tools suffer from traffic jams, protests, or vehicle failures that hamper the timely deliveries.
Outdated
Tech
The client had just started using GPS tracking as their supply chain management technology, but if even one of the transport vehicles or hubs didn’t have a functioning GPS, then the tracking becomes unreliable.
Risk
Management
Be it theft, government laws (country-wise and state-wise), supplier bankruptcies, cybersecurity, or natural disasters, the risks involved in logistics and supply chain technology are close to infinite.
Solution
Solution Provided
Our team of IT staff augmentation expert developers with apt technical skills required for supply chain management helped the SCM client with a user-friendly enterprise application where:
- Any and all contingencies in the supply chain could now be tracked via blockchain-powered GPS tracking.
- For easy status updates, QR code scanning was introduced as well.
Strategies Implemented
- 48 hours hiring of expert developers skilled in supply chain technology
- Discovery Call between the development team and client’s stakeholders
- Development plan formulation and approval
- Milestone-based development wherein each milestone was divided into sprints.
- Effective communication between the development team and client via Slack & project tracking via Asana.
- Bi-weekly meetings with the client to ensure that the development of supply chain IT solutions stays on track.
- Selenium-powered QA testing at each stage to boost the operations and supply management collaboration.
Technologies Used
- Full-stack development technology in SCM was used by leveraging the MERN stack.
- MERN stack technology in logistics was used where MongoDB handled the database, Express.js handled the development framework, React.js handled the frontend, and Node.js handled the backend development.
Development and Implementation
Process
- Agile development methodologies were incorporated with a one-week sprint to deliver the best results for supply chain management software companies.
- Each sprint only begins after the previous sprint was verified by the stakeholders at the client side.
Team Involved
- Business Analyst (for the initial 25% of the development period)
- Project Manager (for the whole duration)
- Technical Analyst (for the initial 25% of the development period)
- 2 Full Stack Developers (full time)
- UI/UX Designer (full time)
- Selenium QA Tester (full time)
12 Weeks
Application Screenshots
Results
Quantitative
Results
- 30% Reduced Time-to-Market
- 40% Cost Savings
- 100% Real-time Tracking
Qualitative
Results
- Real-time Detection of any delays
- Proactive route changes to avoid any traffic jams
- No chance of data theft as Blockchain used.
Client Feedback
and Ratings
- The SCM client loved it, and so did their customers.
- 100% on-time deliveries
- Return pickup got streamlined as well.
Future
Plans
- The client wants to have a white label version of this enterprise app so that it can be sold off to supply chain software for small businesses as well as key players in foreign markets to boost the global chain management.
