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Digitizing Freight Operations for a Smarter, More Connected CONCOR

A unified web and mobile platform for reverse-auction bidding and real-time shipment tracking.

Client
CONCOR
Service Line
Application Development
Industry
Public Sector / Logistics
A freight locomotive pulling containers under a gantry crane

Objective

Build CONCOR a robust mobile and web platform for online reverse-auction bidding and shipment movement tracking, tightly integrated with its commercial systems.

Key challenges

  1. 01Relied on a costly third-party portal for online auctions.
  2. 02Transporters paid per auction, which discouraged participation.
  3. 03Communication with transport partners was manual and people-driven.
  4. 04No mobile or handheld access to the portal existed.
  5. 05Movement requests had no tracking system at all.
A blue shipping container in a busy container yard

Our solution

  1. 01

    Platform

    One-stop bidding & tracking portal

    Built a one-stop portal for transporters to run reverse-auction bidding and track movement requests in real time, using Oracle SOA, Angular and Oracle Database — accessible on web, mobile or any internet-connected device.

  2. 02

    Scalability

    Built for nationwide scale

    Delivered a highly available, scalable application supporting large numbers of concurrent users across India.

  3. 03

    Notifications

    Real-time SMS & email alerts

    Real-time notifications through SMS and Email.

Technology stack

  • Angular
  • Java Springboot
  • Oracle Database
  • Oracle SOA, MAF

Key outcomes

  1. 01

    Bidding Participation Up to 80%

    from a prior 10%.

  2. 02

    Increased Savings

    higher participation drove down transport costs across the board.

  3. 03

    Mobile-Ready

    fully usable on web, mobile or any handheld device with an internet connection.

  4. 04

    Lower Cost of Ownership

    a cloud-ready platform that keeps infrastructure and running costs low.