Developing PCN application for Supply Chain | Softweb Solutions Inc
 

Customer Background

The client is a leading global manufacturer of industrial machinery and high-quality industrial components. They have been in the business for over five decades. With a global customer base, they manage a complex supply chain and rely on efficient communication and timely notifications to ensure smooth operations. The company is known for their commitment to innovation and operational excellence.

  • Industry

    Manufacturing and supply chain

  • Technologies / Platforms / Frameworks

    Asp.Net Core API, Angular, MS SQL Server, Azure Cloud Services

Challenges

Timely and accurate communication of product changes is crucial in today’s dynamic supply chain environment. Our client has a vast clientele, and they have to keep their clients informed when a product is nearing its end of life. They faced challenges in managing and disseminating product change notifications (PCNs) to their customers.

  • Manual processes: The process of creating and managing PCNs was largely manual, leading to inefficiencies and increased potential for errors.
  • Data integration: Integrating data from multiple sources such as SAP, Azure Data Hub, and Salesforce was complex and time-consuming, often resulting in delays and inaccuracies.
  • Scalability issues: As the volume of PCNs increased, the existing system struggled to scale, resulting in performance bottlenecks and slower response times for data queries.
  • Communication delays: Timely communication of product changes to customers was challenging and delays could impact on customer satisfaction and compliance issues.
  • Infrastructure costs: Managing on-premises infrastructure was costly and required significant resources for maintenance and scaling to meet the growing demand.

Solutions

To address these challenges, we developed a robust PCN application hosted on Azure Cloud. It is designed to empower sales, SPM/PM, and other PCN users with advanced capabilities for creating, searching, and managing PCNs and customer notification emails.

The PCN application leverages Azure Cloud to provide a scalable and secure environment for managing PCNs. It integrates seamlessly with Azure Data Hub and Salesforce through APIs to retrieve SAP data, facilitating efficient PCN processing.

Key features include:

  • User-friendly dashboard: A responsive design ensuring accessibility on mobile devices and iPads, allowing users to manage PCNs on the go. Users can check pending email status, create PCN, search PCN, search customer status, search customer details, create email template, access exclusion master, check unsubscribe requests and access shipping history through this dashboard.
  • Integration with key systems: APIs to integrate with Azure Data Hub and Salesforce for real-time data retrieval from SAP.
  • Automated notifications: Efficient handling of customer notification emails, ensuring timely communication of product changes.
  • Email template feature: This feature helps users define the email body format and content using dynamic keywords, ensuring consistent and personalized communication with customers and suppliers.

Benefits

Mobile-friendly interface

  • The application is designed to be fully responsive, providing an optimal user experience on mobile devices and iPads.
  • Mobile and desktop applications enhance user accessibility and functionality.

PCN generation and email statistics

  • The PCN application generates and manages a significant number of PCNs.
  • A substantial volume of customer notification emails sent, ensuring timely communication and transparency with customers.

Operational efficiency and cost savings

  • The automation of PCN processes has significantly reduced manual effort, leading to operational cost savings.
  • The application has improved efficiency, enabling the team to handle a higher volume of PCNs with greater accuracy and speed.
  • Real-time data integration with SAP via Azure Data Hub and Salesforce streamlines data queries, reduces response times and enhances decision-making process.

Performance and data management

  • The architecture of the PCN application ensures efficient handling of data queries, with minimal response times.
  • Leveraging Azure’s scalable infrastructure, the application manages large volumes of data seamlessly, ensuring reliable performance even during peak times.

Infrastructure costs

  • Hosting the application on Azure Cloud provides a cost-effective solution, with scalable resources that adjust to the client’s needs.
  • The pay-as-you-go model of Azure helps in managing infrastructure costs efficiently, ensuring the client only pays for what they use.
  • 500+

    Users
    onboarded

  • 2000+

    PCNs
    created

  • 100+

    Manufacturers
    supported

  • 3500+

    Customers
    supported

  • 10000+

    Emails
    sent

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