success/sustainable-commodity-trading-firm-re-architecting-the-clients-legacy-sustainability-management-system

Sustainable Commodity Trading Firm​: Re-architecting the Client’s Legacy Sustainability Management System

Sustainable Commodity Trading Firm​:

Sustainable Commodity Trading Firm​:

Re-architecting the Client’s Legacy Sustainability Management System

Industry: Travel, Hospitality & Logistics

Delivery Center: Costa Rica

Industry Context-Sustainable Commodity Trading Firm

Industry Context

The supply chain industry faces numerous challenges like regulatory compliance, sustainability requirements, and the need for increased efficiency and transparency throughout the supply chain. Enterprises are seeking solutions to their challenges through advanced technologies such as cloud computing to modernize their operations and outpace the competition.

Client Challenge-Sustainable Commodity Trading Firm​

Client Challenge

The client, a global commodity trading and supply chain management company with operations in 35 countries, faced challenges adapting to the dynamic industry landscape. With an increasing emphasis on sustainability and responsible sourcing, there was a growing need for advanced geolocation features that track social and environmental factors throughout the supply chain. There was pressure to expand the farmer base and capture more origins and commodities to meet the rising demand. Client’s existing outdated technology required longer development cycles, complex testing, and release processes. Custom-made static reporting with cumbersome UI layers often required IT intervention for data retrieval. Moreover, scaling needed independent deployment of the application for each customer using the system.

Approach

Encora chose Azure to re-architect the client’s legacy Sustainability Management system due to its scalability, innovation capabilities, and seamless integration with existing Microsoft technologies, ensuring a quick and smooth transition to the cloud with minimal disruption. We implemented a comprehensive suite of services for innovation acceleration and enhanced efficiency. 

  • Cloud Architecture & Engineering: Supported application and data migration to the cloud​ through expert cloud engineering, along with automation & management of cloud infrastructure environments. 

  • Product Development: Transitioned from traditional waterfall methodologies to an iterative SCRUM approach for most products/projects. 

  • Data Analytics, Visualization & BI: Established advanced analytics & dashboarding capabilities including data architecture, pipelines, reporting, and analytics for data-driven decision making​.

  • Web & Mobile App Design & Development: Implemented field and geolocation capabilities with online/offline synchronization for work in rural areas with low internet coverage.

  • DevSecOps Strategy & Planning: Introduced new process rigors that increased quality and efficiency of ongoing product development.

  • Test Strategy & Planning: Managed end-to-end quality assurance processes for product engineering and development. 

Azure Services

Azure SQL

Azure Data Factory

Azure Analysis Services

Azure API Management

SQL Managed Instances

Azure Operational Insights

Results

Microsoft Azure adoption decreased the developmental costs and accelerated time-to-market for the client, while providing access to cutting-edge data visualization technologies for flexible and agile dashboards and reporting​. Azure seamlessly integrated with ArcGIS Server Enterprise, a leading geographic information system platform, empowering the reduction of expenses and delivery of custom geo-analytics, reports, and dashboards. As an overall result it: 

  • Improved release frequency from 2 releases yearly to 4+ releases yearly. 
  • Improved operational efficiency and reduced overhead costs. 
  • Responded faster to end-user needs, fostering greater customer satisfaction and engagement. 
  • Reduced reliance on third-party applications, contributing to cost savings.  
  • Enabled seamless scalability, accommodating the addition of hundreds of users monthly without compromising performance or stability.​ 

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Release Frequency

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