An Enterprise Resource Planning System to standardize operations across a business group
Client:
HKM Innovaciones Tecnológicas
Industries:
Department Stores
Wholesale Distribution
Warehouse Management
Technologies:
PHP, Laravel, Vue, TypeScript
This project clearly shows how much can be achieved when stakeholders get involved in the development process. They provide not only their knowledge in the areas of the business that are intended to be covered but also offer their resources (human and logistical) to help grow an idea they are committed to.
The vision and passion put in by the leading investors to ensure that the product reached a high level of robustness and efficiency challenged me to expand my analytical capacity in more than one essential area for business:
Warehouses: Managing inventory seemed simple, but I soon discovered this module’s complexity, which included managing multiple warehouses, inventory rotation, quality control, order management, and integration with other ERP modules. I understood the importance of analyzing workflows from an operations perspective (with workers) and how acceptance increases by aligning operational requirements with the vision of managers and executives.
Sales: It was not limited to managing orders, invoices, and customers. The biggest challenge was understanding the relevant areas of the Tax Administration Service to ensure that the module complied with tax laws and minimized its complexity for users.
Purchases: When is the best time to make a payment? How can you improve negotiations with your suppliers? What B2B strategies are best depending on time, suppliers, and resources? I answered these and many more questions during the development of this module, relying on the knowledge and audacity of business owners and other entrepreneurs in the context.
Accounting management: Its complexity was not limited to providing information to the tax authorities. Evaluating a business’s financial situation from an accounting perspective offers the possibility of assessing its health and defining strategies to grow in accordance with the law.
Reports and business intelligence: When you accumulate a large volume of information that can show, through graphs, how your business behaves in different areas of interest, you have the power to simplify processes and optimize operations. I am very grateful to see the positive impact of the decision-making supported by this module.