Challenge
Our client from USA is one of the leading used books resellers with warehouses located in Portland, Atlanta and Detroit. They needed an online presence as well as back office management system.
Key challenges for the project were:
- To create a unified web application and associated systems that would cover all business aspects including selling, order conflict, shipping and warehouse management.
- To simplify and automate the process of accepting orders, receiving payments and fulfilling orders.
- A system that can be expanded to meet new business requirements.
- To increase online book sales by 100% within 6 months of re-launch by selling books on Amazon, AbeBooks, eBay, half and many other sites.
Expertise
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Server :
Microsoft Windows Server
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Web Server :
IIS
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Database :
Microsoft SQL Server
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Project Management Tool :
Microsoft Visio
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Development Tool :
Visual Studio, Microsoft Office, Photoshop
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Programming Language:
Ecommerce application in ASP.Net, VB.Net
Solution
TatvaSoft Australia offered the solution that thoroughly suits the e-commerce industry.
Main features of the system are specified below:
- Inventory management system
- Content management System
- Category management of products
- Shopping cart
- Wish list feature in shopping cart
- Banner management
- Robust search capability.
- In-built classified system.
- Detailed purchase analysis.
- Library system
- Back-end database management for movies, music, books and games.
- Affiliate program
Result
The project resulted in a Microsoft .NET web application and back office system that serves the need of customers and administrators effectively
- Overall sales of books increased by 150% in the first 3 months of the launch of portal
- Sales targets for the first year were exceeded and sales are growing at over 50% per year
- Full integration with payment gateway and fulfillment house, ensures orders are processed automatically and satisfactorily
- Tracks the Buyers history for future reference.
- Online shopping
- Robust and easy to use advance search facility
- Tracks the customer interest which helps to grow business
- Allows full control on content through easy access input screens
- Management of banners and advertisements
- Simple, flexible and fast
