The numbers behind this enterprise build
Lines of Code
Custom TypeScript
User Portals
Admin, Farm, Tannery, Buyer
Live Updates
WebSocket Integration
Core Features
Full Business Solution
Our client operates in the agricultural export industry, managing a complex supply chain that involves multiple farms, grading facilities, and international buyers. Their existing processes were entirely manual - spreadsheets, paper records, and endless phone calls.
The problem: Grading thousands of products manually, tracking inventory across multiple locations, coordinating with international buyers, and generating compliant export documentation was consuming hundreds of hours per month and prone to costly errors.
Farms, graders, buyers, and admin staff all needed different views of the same data, with different permission levels and workflows.
Live grading sessions needed instant updates visible to all stakeholders. A 5-second delay could cause confusion and duplicate entries.
Prices vary by grade, size category, buyer-specific rate cards, and yearly contracts. Manual calculations were error-prone and time-consuming.
CITES permits, packing lists, and invoices needed to match exactly. Any discrepancy could delay shipments at customs.
Grading happens in the field, often with poor connectivity. The system needed to work reliably on mobile devices in challenging conditions.
Enterprise-grade technologies for a mission-critical application
Frontend Framework
Backend API
Database
Data Layer
Auth & Storage
Real-time Updates
Type Safety
Styling
Why this stack? We chose a modern TypeScript-first architecture for type safety across the full stack, reducing bugs and enabling confident refactoring. Supabase provides enterprise-grade authentication and file storage without the overhead of managing separate services.
Key features we built to transform their operations
Four distinct user portals with role-based access control. Admin staff manage the entire operation. Farms track their inventory and sales. Tanneries (buyers) browse available stock and place orders. Each portal shows relevant data without exposing sensitive business information to other parties.
WebSocket-powered live grading sessions where multiple stakeholders watch grades being assigned in real-time. Scan a tag, assign a grade, and everyone sees it instantly. Includes anti-cheat measures to ensure grading integrity and audit trails for every action.
Mobile-friendly photo capture directly in the browser. Each item can have up to 20 photos across different grading stages. Automatic watermarking with grade, size, and identification data. Cloud storage with Supabase ensures photos are accessible from anywhere.
Complex pricing calculations based on grade (1-5), size category, buyer-specific rate cards, and yearly contracts. Automatic price projections during grading sessions. Support for multiple currencies and pricing models.
Full e-commerce functionality for B2B transactions. Buyers browse shared inventory, add items to cart, and place orders. Automatic inventory updates prevent double-selling. Order status tracking from placement to delivery.
One-click generation of packing lists, invoices, and export documentation. All documents match exactly - no more manual reconciliation. PDF exports with professional formatting ready for customs and clients.
Comprehensive dashboards showing total inventory value, grade distribution, sales performance, and farm-by-farm breakdowns. Real-time statistics update as grading sessions progress. Export reports to CSV for further analysis.
When multiple users are grading simultaneously, race conditions can cause data corruption. We implemented database transactions using Prisma's transaction API to ensure atomic operations. If any part of an operation fails, everything rolls back - no partial updates, no data inconsistency.
Different organisations must only see their own data. A bug in access control could expose sensitive business information to competitors. We implemented defence-in-depth with application-level checks in every controller endpoint.
Grading often happens in areas with poor connectivity. The application needed to handle temporary disconnections gracefully without losing data or confusing users.
The database schema needed to model complex relationships: products belong to farms, get graded in batches, sold to buyers, packed in crates, shipped in consignments. Each entity has its own lifecycle and audit requirements.
Manual data entry, document creation, and inventory reconciliation that took 20+ hours per week now happens automatically.
Automated pricing and document generation eliminated calculation errors that previously caused shipment delays and customer disputes.
Stakeholders across multiple locations now see the same up-to-date information, eliminating phone calls asking "what's the current status?"
The platform can handle growing volume without adding administrative headcount. What required a team can now be managed by fewer people.
The bigger picture: This platform transformed a traditional, paper-based business into a digitally-enabled operation that can compete with larger players. Real-time data enables better decision-making, automated workflows reduce costs, and professional buyer portals improve customer experience.
What we learned building enterprise software
Multi-tenant applications require defence-in-depth. Application-level checks, database constraints, and audit logging work together to protect sensitive data.
Any operation that touches multiple database tables should be wrapped in a transaction. The cost of implementing transactions is far less than the cost of data corruption.
When field workers are your primary users, mobile experience determines adoption. Design mobile-first, then enhance for desktop.
In a 51,000+ line codebase, TypeScript's type safety prevents entire categories of bugs. The upfront investment in types saves debugging time later.
Whether you need a trading platform, inventory management system, or custom business application, we have the expertise to deliver enterprise-grade software. Let's discuss your requirements.
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