End-to-End Logistics App

for Integrated Logistics Service Provider

Client

The client is an integrated logistics services provider headquartered in India with a wide network of 18 locations across India, Bangladesh, Kenya and Tanzania. Their service portfolio comprises sea freight, air freight, project cargo transportation, cargo terminals and coastal shipping. Established in 2005, the client has been accredited as the Best Consolidator of the Year – All India, 7 times in a row from 2010 to 2016.

Client Requirement: Logistics App Migration

The client aimed at assimilating its business solutions for various departments and vendors. Web enablement was undertaken to add to the data accuracy along with real-time rapid situation management. However, with third party technology development, the existing Logistics App faced new set of challenges which were:

The client hence decided to upgrade and joined hands with Mobilous to build a 100% Native App using Mobilous’ patented zero-code technology-based platform – AppExe.

Approach

The Logistics App migration involved shunning of heavy source code and develop the App in half the time as against traditional app development time. All the App features were maintained to ensure user comfort level. The end-user delight was ensured through platform transition, which reflected through:

No lengthy code development time – Being zero-code, AppExe eliminated reliance on source code.
Version Control – AppExe ensures users can access/refer to various versions of the App to incorporate changes wherever required. The App admin is empowered with application version control and app management authority.
High Performance – Being 100% native, App performance is higher than earlier versions.
Scalability issues - By leveraging AppExe platform capabilities, the App was made scalable to accommodate future changes and upgrade to higher versions. The 90+ pages App has horizontal scaling capability to augment and accommodate all multi-user requests. By integrating user and product data on-cloud, accessibility is just a click away.
Less App development and maintenance cost – App development did not require reliance on resources with programming skills thus reducing the development and maintenance cost of the App.
Seamless App behaviour across platform – The App brings together a seamless coalition of 9 functional modules that continuously interact with backend ERP systems via more than 20 APIs by using the robust and secure AppExe plugin framework to ensure users get real-time data updates.
Authorized Access – Role based, secured access to authorized users has been incorporated in the App.
Single Cross Platform App Release – Without extending app development time, the App was built only once on AppExe platform and released across iOS and Android multiple versions.

Client Benefit

App migration with a robust backend Integration
Earlier versions were primarily non-native. This made the App incapable of meeting expectations for quick response and high performance. With the Logistics App now made 100% native using AppExe platform, the above scenario stands changed. Backend integration with the robust plugin framework of AppExe ensured removal of irate API responses.
Less is more
AppExe breaks the stigma of enterprise-grade mobile app development being of complex nature. With only 5 resources and in a short development span of 6 weeks the client drastically cut down App development time by 50% and saved on expensive resource cost by more than 60%.
No Muscle
All Power Being zero code, AppExe shatters the impression of reliance on source code and skilled resources to maintain and upgrade the App. Seamless interface of vendor and end user ensured faster time to market for the client without increasing the total cost of operations.