Our first step in solving the client’s need was to introduce Fraxses as a data federation platform to connect seamlessly to data sources (both structured and unstructured) and create multiple layers for data consumption.
Next, we implemented an application platform that would enable centralised capturing, document management and real-time integration of online data sources.
We took a low-code/no-code approach to accommodate stakeholders with limited technical knowledge, ensuring that they can always understand how their data is being handled and processed.
The process entailed collaborating with the client and engaging proactively with all internal stakeholders (including those from IT and Operations) to establish what platform enhancements would best accelerate their development, and applying a metadata approach (connect rather than collect), keeping data where it belongs and making it rapidly accessible on demand.
The system also provides real-time generation of data lineage for up-to-date documentation at all times, and automated relationship discovery to decrease time spent on understanding new data sources and their relevance to existing ones.
To add further value, we created data input screens that enabled the client to centrally capture commodity-specific transactional information, and federate that data to its legacy operational systems.
We then enabled an electronic document management system through which operational documents can be stored against transactions, and integrated it to an online shipping portal that visualises active shipping instructions in real time.
We reverse-engineered operations reporting from both structured and unstructured data sources to create an online dashboard with 360 views of federated data across all of the client’s operational processes.
Throughout the project, we created fully operational prototypes to prove performance and scalability from start to finish, and were able to demonstrate the system’s capability to provide data-driven insights within days or hours, rather than weeks or months.
We created a platform for the client that leverages the power of new technology but ultimately serves as the data fabric that connects all types of systems within the client’s organisation, from in-house developed production systems to databases, APIs and unstructured data sources.