About the Client:
We worked with a start-up company in India that buys and sells crops online through an auction process involving buyers (traders or commission agents), farmers, and shopkeepers
Challenges:
The company faced the following challenges while establishing manual communication between farmers and traders before digital transformation:
- Due to a lack of trader participation in buying crops, farmers were forced to reduce crop prices
- Traders were not getting quality products
- There were missing documents and contracts between farmers and traders
- It was not possible to track the delivery of crops to the trader's storage facility
- There was a delay in payments after crops were purchased
The Objectives – Digital Transformation Process:
Based on challenges, the client's primary goal for digital transformation consisted of:
- A platform for online auctions allowing traders and farmers to buy and sell crops online at competitive prices
- Facilitate online order generation between farmers and traders
- Monitor the delivery of crops and provide a status report
- Use the online payment system for quick and transparent payments
SNAK – From Evolution to Implementation:
For digital transformation, SNAK Team implemented the following actions:
- Build an online mobile auction platform where Buyers will initiate their request and farmers (sellers) will place the quotes.
- Once the buyer has decided on a price, he selects the quote and generates a purchase order for the seller.
- The seller delivers the crop to the buyer's storage facility
- Buyers can keep track of deliveries online
- After receiving the crops, the buyer makes payment online to the seller
- Payments are sent to the seller's bank account online
Platforms/Technology used:
- React JS
- Node JS
- MYSQL DB
- React Native
- HTML5 and CSS
- Java Script
- Reporting
Advantages:
Clients gained these advantages after implementing the solutions offered by SNAK Team:
- Facilitate online registration of sellers and buyers to meet KYC requirements
- An online request can be initiated from anywhere in India, allowing sellers to reach a wider audience
- Quotes from any part of India can be received online
- Accept competitive prices as deemed necessary by buyers
- Keeping track of the delivery at each step
- Online payments allow the seller to receive funds immediately
Results/ Matrices:
This is a start-up initiative expanding quickly in multiple cities across India with much-awaited digital transformation.
