Paving the way for a sustainable future in e-commerce

 Upon joining forces with the client's team, our team, consisting of Rafal, Leszek, Pavlo, Wojciech, and myself, Dawid, set out to build the ERP system from the ground up. Our primary goal was to develop core mechanisms to support the various processes of refurbishing and selling Apple products.

The ERP system was designed to handle various crucial operations such as purchasing, refurbishment, placing orders, shipping, invoicing, accountancy, reports and analytics, printing stickers, and scanning barcodes. The system also needed to communicate seamlessly with the WebShop. To achieve this, we implemented REST API for effective communication between the ERP system and the WebShop.

Sander and Krzysztof initially handled the development of the WebShop. However, as the project progressed, the decision was made to replace the WebShop with Shopify. This required me to develop an integration between Shopify and our ERP system to ensure a smooth synchronisation of products, inventory, orders, and customers. We also set up a private Akeneo (DAM Software) instance and integrated it with Shopify.

Further, we worked on integrations with business partners like Simpel (mobile operator), Twinfield (accounting software), and PostNL (shipping automation using PostNL). All these integrations were crucial in creating a comprehensive system catering to the client's unique needs.

Throughout this project, we faced numerous challenges, but our passion and dedication to creating a sustainable solution kept us going. We had to be mindful of the system's performance with every added feature and calculation. Inspired by the gaming industry, we implemented strategies to ensure that the calculations never overlapped, allowing the app to process and store all data in real time.