Merit Logistics ODC

Offshore Software Development

Merit Logistics ODC

Transportation and Logistics

Client: Merit Logistics
Industry: Logistics & Supply Chain
Client Location: United States
Solution: Legacy ERP maintenance and full rebuild on a modern stack (field management, work allocation, timesheet management), plus an AI-powered Android check-in/check-out app with face recognition and PIN support
Engagement Model: Offshore Development Center (ODC)

Merit Logistics has been leading in the development of supply chain solutions based on planning strategies to increase productivity for partner companies and support operations to achieve the highest efficiency. After more than 100 years of operation in this field, Merit Logistics has built a strong logistics team, with many achievements proving that we are real experts, always ready to help our partner company improve. Professional activities, profits, and maintain high competition between the fierce market today. Our logistics development solutions support partners like Merit Logistics in digitizing operations and staying competitive in a fast-moving market.

What The Client Required

The client wished to keep maintaining, as well as developing and rebuilding a rather cumbersome and out-of-date ERP system, whose source code has been developed through many vendors and for many years (6 years). ERP systems include:

Develop an online Field Management
Work and Allocating Management
Timesheet Management

Our Technologies

Specifically, the Saigon Technology team utilized the following technologies for the project:

.NET Core
Java for Android
React JS
Grafana Monitor Server
Load Balancing with Service Discovery: Consul and Fabio
Angular JS
.NET Full
Kotlin
Auto Update APK
API Gateway: Starting with Ocelot then build by ourself from scratch

Reporting

Internal daily standup meeting every night at 11PM VN (9 AM in the US).

Weekly summary report via email and efforts report details each task and each team member.

Building A Team

The four ODC models each shape delivery differently; the one we selected called for the project to run in three main phases. The first was a discovery phase: mapping the existing system and documenting every business rule we could surface.

To the second phase, maintaining the existing system and further improving the necessary features were the core operations. Then, starting to make a completely new system (with new technology), more convenient and easier to use with more performance based on the requirements studied from the old system; as well as performing compare testing to ensure the results of steps.

The third phase was to conduct Android AI applications to support checkin / checkout for Merit employees. The App can work with both old and new systems, allowing the use of a PIN or face to check in / checkout.

Moreover, this application was designed to meet a variety of working conditions under different light levels and for all employees. (Regardless of age, skin colour).

Team Members

Saigon Technology provided the resumes of the programmers required by the client. Then a dedicated team of required personnel was identified on the basis of the client's approval. In this team, the Project Manager’s primary responsibility was to effectively communicate with clients on all matters relating to the ODC and assign task priorities, supervise the work and guarantee the quality to ensure the success of the ODC.

Agile Scrum is applied to manage project progress.

Saigon Technology fully applied Agile Scrum to work with Merit

Infrastructure Set-Up

To ensure effective communication and presentation of ideas, we used Skype for conferences to promptly exchange information with the client.

Trello tool was used to support project ’status management.

Google Drive was used as a Document Management System.

Bitbucket was used as a source code version control repository.

Advantages Partnering With Saigon Technology

The work efficiency was significantly improved on the client's side.

The mature model of Abstract Technology's offshore development center guaranteed cost efficiency for the client.

Agile troubleshooting response and quick enhancement from offshore enabled the client to rapidly enhance its technical competence.

More systematically testing ensured the enhanced system ran smoothly to cope with heavy data load.

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