RESULTS
MVP
launched successfully for beta users testing
Project goal
Rebuild an internal management platform and take it from on-premise to the cloud
Technologies
Django | React
Highlights
On-cloud solution | User-friendly UX/UI | Centralized management of purchase and sales orders | Better data structuring and added validations
RESULTS
MVP
launched successfully for beta users
Project goal
Rebuild an internal management platform and take it from on-premise to the cloud
Highlights
On-cloud solution | User-friendly UX/UI | Centralized management of purchase and sales orders | Better data structuring and added validations
Technologies
Django | React
A commodity-trading business leader
A commodity-trading business leader
TYR is a commodity trading company dedicated to buying and selling products such as organic food, wood, grains, and more. It operates throughout the USA as well as regions of Canada and Europe. Their team is composed mainly of traders that manage product purchasing and logistics, and also administrative professionals in charge of invoicing and other financial activities.
Evolving an outdated system to a cloud-based solution
Evolving an outdated system to a cloud-based solution
In order to manage the company's different transactions and keep information centralized, one of TYR's co-founders, Fredrik Eriksson, built a system based on a tabular format technology a few years back. For some time, this home-made, manual platform was enough to manage the business processes, however, with time, it became incompatible with the business’ growth.
First of all, the user experience needed improvement in order to represent the different user types within TYR. Also, the system was an on-premise software that required new users to download the program and run it locally using a VPN, which is a more complex process, especially for non-technical and distributed users. The need for rebuilding the software as a cloud-based solution and elevating its UX was latent.
Building a new platform while preserving the essence of the operative processes
Building a new platform while preserving the essence of the operative processes
Eriksson reached out to us looking for a tech partner that could help him launch a product that could be scalable and easy to use. He came recommended by another client and after a few conversations, we kicked off the software development.
The first stage of this project was dedicated to deeply comprehending TYR's business. Our UX team conducted interviews with users and stakeholders in order to reach a profound understanding of this business’ particularities and their employees' different necessities.
At the same time, developers started working on the system's architecture and defining its structure, making decisions on how the different functionalities should be implemented in a sustainable and reusable way. For this initial phase, and throughout the whole product development, it was of the essence that our team could access the existing system and conduct different tests and evaluations.
Moving forward, designers started working on wireframes and also took some time to validate those with real users before polishing them up in final mockups. As the design system evolved, so did the product's first version, and in a few months we were ready to launch the MVP.
How it works
Purchase and sales orders
Traders use the platform to create purchase and sales orders every time they close a new deal by filling out different forms. As this is one of their daily activities, it was important to make sure the experience was as simple as possible.
Sales logistics
The platform makes a huge difference by making it simpler to connect with counterparts, coordinate shipments, and manage all the logistics around trading.
Invoicing
Administrators also rely on the platform for handling important reports for sending invoices. It's also fundamental for the management of providers that handle the commodities delivery process.
Trading visibility
The system provides the business leaders with a clear picture of their business trades and each transaction's specifics.
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Getting ready for the official launch
Getting ready for the official launch
Some of this project's main challenges were getting a strong sense of the business particularities and creating a system that could be compatible with the previous version. Information in the old system was displayed in a different manner and in large quantities on the screen. Our challenge was prioritizing this information, reorganizing it, and evaluating what to keep and what to eliminate to make the solution run smoothly.
Nowadays, the platform is being tested by TYRs' beta users and our team is working on fixing small issues and adjusting details based on their feedback. Soon, it will be released to the whole company and we envision next development phases to keep adding features and more value to this product that is key to the business existence.
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