Custom Service Purchase System

Building a management system that streamlines the interaction with suppliers and facilitates supply chain operations.

Client:

Furniture and appliances retailer

Service type:

Software engineering

Core technologies:

PHP, Node.js

Project Scope

Our task was to build a new purchase service system that would streamline managers’ work with suppliers, purchase orders, and warehouses. The client needed intuitive and user-friendly functionality for employees.

Our team of software product engineers built a system that offers features for purchase order management. With its help, managers can send orders to a supplier, track if the order is confirmed, exchange documentation with a supplier, and receive payment and shipping details.

Our purchase service is a tool connecting managers with suppliers and warehouses. Using one centralized system, they can keep track of order progress and respond to delays or issues. The system helps managers prevent supply chain interruptions and make sure that the right products are in stock.

To make the manager’s work more convenient, we built a dashboard with real-time order data. The dashboard displays data on pending, unprocessed, canceled, and unreceived orders. Instead of checking long order lists manually, a manager uses the dashboard to work with the orders that require extra attention.

Another important feature of the purchase service is the automated import of data from warehouses. Earlier, managers received warehouse reports on stock and had to check them manually to maintain the demand-supply balance and replenish the assortment.

We integrated the system with warehouse management software and automated the function of reporting on the manager side. The system automatically creates purchase orders based on the received reports, which saves nearly 40 hours per week for HFN employees.

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Projects Results

Goal

Streamline the interaction with suppliers by moving from the outdated management system.

Result

Forbytes developed a brand-new service purchase system for the client, which is used for convenient interaction with suppliers, placing orders for suppliers, and more.

Goal

Prevent mistakes in order processing due to manual work with data.

Result

Our engineers created a custom order management system used for automatic order processing, intuitive order management, order filtering, etc.

Goal

Speed up the process of validating documentation for suppliers with the help of software.

Result

Our service purchase system automates document validation and notifies managers if there are any documentation issues, thereby preventing supply chain delays.

Goal

Make it easy for managers to find orders in the system.

Result

We added the feature of order filtering, enabling managers to easily find orders based on the supplier’s name, label, date, company, currency, or storage.

Technology Stack

Backend: PHP, Laravel, Lumen
Frontend: Vue 2/Vuex, SCSS/LESS, Node.js, ESLint
CDN: Google Cloud CDN
Frontend vendor portal: Vue 3, Pinia, SCSS/LESS, Node.js, ESLint, Vuetify
Continuous integration: Jenkins, GitHub Actions
Database: MongoDB (Atlas), Redis, ElasticSearch, MSSQL, MySQL
Cloud orchestration: Kubernetes (GKE), Terraform
Cloud Platform: Google Cloud Platform
Virtualization: Docker
Other tools and integrations: Microsoft Dynamics NAV
Monitoring/Logs: New Relic

About the client

Home Furnishing Nordic (HFN) is a Sweden-based marketplace that operates in the Scandinavian market. It holds several country-focused digital channels selling furniture & appliances. Launched in 2008, HFN now is one of the biggest e-commerce retailers in their focus industry.

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  • Leading online furniture and interior design store
  • Among the top 10 online stores of furniture and appliances in Sweden
  • $72.7 million NET sales in 2021
  • 400 000+ satisfied clients
  • $40 million NET furniture and appliances sales in 2021
  • Owns 19 physical stores

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