We were approached to deliver an android application that would help to automate the counting process in the warehouse. The end client already had web forms to collect the count information of the stock. Now they wanted it on mobile.

1. Mobile App for Stock Counting and Reporting
(South Africa)
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2. Our client
A leading developer and
supplier of innovative
telemetry solutions to global
companies operating
in Africa.
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3. While playing golf
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• Our client Jade and our client’s client Stewart,
owner of a multinational brewing and
beverage company, are school buddies.
• One day while playing golf, Stewart discussed
his challenges to efficiently manage
warehouses where stock counting and stock
checking were largely executed manually
using pen, paper and MS excel.
• So Jade gave Stewart the idea to get a
mobile app developed for counting pallets
and cases in the bin with a basic interface
with limited functionality.

4. Bin, Pallets and Cases
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Cases
Pallet
Bins

5. The Process
Counters count pallets
and cases manually
After counting, enters data in
excel and syncs it with the
server for validation
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The supervisor
validates the count
Mostly the count is
inaccurate
The counter is directed to recount
the pallets and cases
The process
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6. Problems with the manual counting process
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• Significant time loss
• Inaccurate data and rework
• Inventory count errors
• Poor visibility of the inventory
• Failure to categorize completed and
pending pallet count jobs
• Too much data not enough
information
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7. We were approached to deliver an
android application that would help
to automate the counting process in
the warehouse.
The end client already had web
forms to collect the count
information of the stock.
Now they wanted it on mobile.
We were approached
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8. We delivered – Mobile App within 5 Weeks
Mobile app for Android
developed on Xamarin. (The
code can be scaled for iOS in
the future with minor
tweaks)
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9. Key features of the mobile app
• The app works online and offline
• Collected data can be synched offline
• If there is any discrepancy in the count, the app
notifies which pallet needs to be recounted
• The job is marked in red if there is any variance in the
count
• Different colours notify different stages of the process
• The device may be assigned multiple warehouses, but
which warehouse the collector has to go is assigned in
the mobile app
• Once the collector starts his job, the status of the job
changes to in-progress
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10. Business benefits
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• Operational efficiency has increased
• Not many people involved in the counting process
• Operational cost has been minimized
• Jobs can be done quickly through the mobile app
itself
• More efficient counting, resulting in significant
savings
• Reduced labour cost dramatically as less counters
required
• Counting accuracy has improved
• Labour work has been reduced and now they operate
efficiently paperless
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11. Future opportunities
• Client may market this app as a solution
after rigorous market testing
• Can be pitched to breweries
• RFID based stock counting enhancement
can be done
• Beacon based stock counting enhancement
can be done
• White labelling may come into the picture
• The application can grow in the future as
there is further scope of automation
• Mobile Device Management (MDM) also
possible in the future
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12. To summarize, we
• Provided end-to-end mobile application
development services
• Helped to significantly reduce the development
cost
• Ensured timely and quality deliverables
consistently
• Managed skilled resources and ensured their
sustainability
• Effectively managed cost, quality and timely
deliverables
• Ensured maintenance and support throughout
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