Our client needed to streamline real-time grain inventory management, automate replenishment to maintain product quality ensuring integration with the existing ERP system.
CHALLENGES:
- Struggling with fragmented view of inventory
- Lack of control over replenishment processes, impacting operational efficiency
- High risk of product spoilage and compromised quality
- Lack of streamlined reporting led to disorganized data
- Disjointed application integration created inefficiencies across systems
- Difficulty in managing user roles and access
- Inability to manage inventory on the go
TECHNOLOGIES: Kotlin/JVM, React.js, Next.js, PostgreSQL, IoT Sensors, REST, Docker, Kubernetes, and Prometheus.
PROJECT GOAL & OBJECTIVES:
Create an Inventory Management System that enables grain traders to monitor their inventory in real time, automate replenishment processes, and track storage conditions for product quality maintenance.
- Ensure real-time inventory management.
- Automate the replenishment process to avoid product shortages.
- Monitor storage conditions (such as temperature and humidity) and alert users to adverse changes.
- Provide easy access to analytics and reports for efficient decision making.
- Integrate with existing ERP and other applications for seamless data exchange.
- Provide robust user management with configurable access settings.
- Ensure system accessibility via web and mobile devices.
RESULTS:
- Real-time monitoring of current stock levels and delivery status;
- Automatically generated orders when stock levels drop;
- Temperature and humidity tracking with problem alerts;
- Detailed reports on product turnover, stock status and storage conditions;
- Integration with existing ERP systems via API;
- Advanced access control and user activity monitoring features;
- Access to the system from any device for convenient management.
VALUE
- Improved inventory monitoring. Enabled comprehensive monitoring of inventory across multiple warehouses.
- Improved product maintenance. Prevented product spoilage by monitoring temperature and humidity.
- Efficient access management. Improved reliability and easier management with advanced access control features.
- Exceeded user expectations. Delivered a bespoke IMS solution to meet specific user requirements.
- Automated operations. Streamlined operations through automatic job generation, transaction monitoring and seamless integration with external systems, resulting in overall improved organizational efficiency.