Warehowz Marketplace
Case Study
The Warehowz web application is an innovative on-demand warehousing solution matching available warehouse space and logistics services with businesses and individuals who need the services.
Background
Warehowz has been working with Covintus since their startup phase to develop the entire platform. Today, Covintus operates as their R&D center, with no in-house software developers on the Warehowz team. One of the specialties that Covintus provided was a two-sided marketplace solution for matching logistics for businesses. Built into the solution is AI for matching, as well as customer management on both sides of the marketplace.
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Requirements
Build a scalable marketplace solution
Warehowz had the vision to revolutionize the way logistics, supply companies, and warehouses work together, bringing businesses in need of storage and fulfillment services with quality warehouses eager to address those needs and monetize excess capacity.
Two-Sided Marketplace
Platform was required for goods depositors to seek out warehouses for available space.
Inventory Management
Users needed to have the ability to manage inventory for fulfillment orders on the platform.
Sophisticated Algorithm
Needed a robust algorithm for assigning requests to the appropriate listings.
Automated Payments
The payment process needed to be easy and automatically collect and pay to all parties.
Challenges
Initial Development with need to scale with customer demand
- Needed to get to market quickly due to rapidly increasing demand
- Marketplace solution requires matching algorithms for buyers and sellers
- Rapidly growing company with ongoing customer requests and features
- No in-house IT team leads to requirements outside of the normal scope of work
- Interface with non-technical sales and product managers for requirements
- Minimal to no direct contact with the actual users of the product
- Need to maintain the preset budget for development efforts
Approach
Iterating fast to stay ahead of the market and begin rollout
- Conducting product strategy workshops
- UI/UX design and usability testing
- implementing modular architecture based on microservices
- intruducing tailored SCRUM processes
- iterating fast to stay ahead of the changing market
- Eliminating competition for R&D attention to each department
- leveraging Stripe connect accounts for automated payments
- Fully integrating with Salesforce and Pardot to automate sales cycle
Result
largest on-demand warehouse platform
- launched into production after 8 months
- Platform has successfully scaled for growth
- Able to successfully onboard over 2,500 warehouses
- Millions in goods stored and shipped since launch
- Continue to iterate on the platform based on needs
- Multiple partnerships with integrations
- Daily use and support of salesforce and pardot
- Hundreds of fulfillment orders processed successfully
Technologies
here are some of the technologies used in developing the app
Node JS
Application Server is set up with Node.js for a scalable network.
MongoDB
MongoDB was used as the data platform for the application.
DropBox SIgn
Solution was integrated with the platform to handle contracting.
AWS
Application was hosted using
AWS EC2 and various services.
SalesForce
Platform was fully integrated with Salesforce and Pardot.
Stripe
Stripe was integrated for a fully automated payment system.
Benefits
High-End Web Development Company
Collaboration
Seamless work together and collaboration on timelines
and feature requirements.
resource pool
Ability to provide software services beyond a fixed scope,
due to the deep pool of talent.
Expertise
Expertise That Elevates The User Needs Into Practical Specifications.
conclusion
use our established delivery model to out-perform in-house staff
outcome
Today, Covintus is responsible for all of the software upgrades, features and developments. The Delivery Manager of Covintus works so closely with Warehowz that when Rich Oprison, the new Chief Revenue Office, joined the team, it took him several weeks before he realized that the Delivery Manager wasn’t an employee of Warehowz, but an outsourced resource. Covintus has established a delivery management model where all of their delivery managers are trained and able to provide a level of service that can out-perform in-house staff.
- Trusted software partner to Warehowz
- Continued development of new features and integrations
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