Inventory Management and Logistics App

A solution that tracks and manages inventory and logistics operations at one’s convenience. The system uses unique identifiers to identify the activity of an inventory item.

It also processes automated re-ordering and provides detailed analysis and reporting to warehouses.

Country United States of America
Service Logistics
Industry Multiple
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Process Followed

After lining up salient details related to inventory management and logistics application development, our team outlined a course of action that would be followed to develop a comprehensive solution. The process comprised identification of problems, taking the relevant factors of the solution into consideration, taking note of common challenges faced and coming up with the final outcome in the end.

PROBLEM IDENTIFICAION
FEASIBILITY STUDY
SOLUTION IMPLEMENTATION
CHALLENGES
FINAL OUTCOME

Problem Identification

Inventory management business operates on a global scale with logistics getting delivered to multiple locations. Gone are the days when shipment of logistics was controlled on computers. People of the 21st century need next-gen management technology. Keeping this in mind, our team decided to develop an app that makes tracking and management of inventory and logistics smooth and effortless.

Initiate automated packaging
Track goods across the supply chain
Monitoring trends and identifying areas
Detailed analysis and reporting of each good

Feasibility Study

After identifying the basic problems born in inventory management and logistics solutions whether it is related to shipment track or data entry, we thoroughly examined them all and aimed to overcome the problems by developing the highest important tasks that users can do with the utmost ease.

Implementation of a responsive web application
Efficient packaging system for all the orders
Tracking rail cars entry and exit from the warehouse
End to end smooth and error-free operations

Solution
Implementation

User research

We carried out user research with the intention to understand the user's vision and their insight on a solution that manages the logistics of inventory. User research was conducted by interviewing people of different logistics departments and those who are in inventory management with the intention to perceive how they operate on a daily basis heading up all the projects.

Product discovery workshop

We were all geared up with the primary idea of the solution and after knowing the user's requirement, all that needed to discuss with the client was the final concept of putting together the application. A workshop, more a kind of problem-solving session, was conducted where we took in the basic need of customers regarding the project.

It included the discussion on making UI/UX more interactive, what would be the features of the application, how to keep it more user-oriented and more of such things. Our team shared the insights we gathered during the research session and discussed if we can implement things to target more audience. This overall session helped us understand the client's objective and what they wish from the solution.

Competitor Analysis

If you are into a similar business, it becomes necessary for you to make yourself aware of the strengths and weaknesses of potential competitors. There are many software development companies that have developed inventory management and logistic applications. Therefore, it was our responsibility to figure out how we can make our solution more friendly to users and bring more audience.

Sample interview questions

What are the business objectives you are targeting to achieve through this mobile application?

Which features and functions do you want to include in your app?

Can you tell us about the design considerations/ constraints the mobile app has to work within?

Who are the key stakeholders associated with this application?

What is the monetization strategy for the app?

How is the app going to be found when it’s ready to go live? Post-launch strategy?

Why do you think this application can be in demand with users?

The Challenges

While keeping up with the client's demand and targeted users in mind, building the inventory management solution with an accuracy of data was quite tough, our team addressed a few challenges while doing so which are -

Providing incorporated experience with a simplified user interface
Executing multi-users activity
Separating items into various groups for simultaneous stock management
Rendering built-in search tools
Coming with barcode scanning support
Providing detailed analysis and reporting to warehouses

Final Outcome

We developed a native hybrid mobile application at cross purposes with the challenges that we encountered. Some of the major features of the inventory management and logistic mobile solution are -

Improved efficiency of work by miles
Seamless integration of complex backend process with rich UI/UX
Automated process and workflow at every step
High data accuracy for an end to an end operation
Alerts and validations for accurate data entry
Using unique identifiers to classify each inventory item

Information Architecture

Technology Stack

Node.js

AJAX

NPM

React JS

Bootstrap

My SQL Server

HTML5

CSS3

I have tried a few of the apps and I must say that this is the best and easiest inventory management app I have come across with. You can easily track any of your shipment with a managed system.