Logistics: Migrated a legacy application enabling central control

Migrated a FoxPro based disconnected application into a single browser based interface for tracking stocks of raw materials, finished products at every single depot around the country also considering the inventory in movement.

Client Details
A Leading consulting services company with expertise and experience in computational biology and bioinformatics.

Project Brief
Client needed a single inventory management application to manage movement of inventory and finished products from and to for more than 26 depots around the country.

Challenges

Synchronizing inventories at all the branches across the country
Stringent deadlines
Constant requirement changes
Not very dependable Internet connectivity at a few depots

Solution

Developed a framework which would ensure that there is a centralized server which would have the status of all the branches with failover mechanism to ensure that the data is transferred to and fro even in case of connectivity problems
Open ended system architecture for accommodating constant changes
Home grown agile development methodology implemented

Technology
ASP.NET, VB.NET, MS SQL Server 2000 & DTS Package