Shelfit.tech: Inventory Management Transformation
About The Project
Shelfit.tech is a cloud-based inventory management platform designed to simplify stock tracking, order management, and data analytics for businesses with dynamic operational needs. The legacy system suffered from slow search speeds, frequent crashes during bulk data operations, and an inability to scale with user growth. HighCraft.io rearchitected the platform using serverless technologies, optimizing core features like real-time search, bulk CSV import/export, and multi-user collaboration. The result is a responsive, future-proof solution that adapts to businesses as they grow, without compromising usability or affordability.
Technologies: Angular, Azure Functions, Google Firebase
About the Client
Shelfit.tech provides inventory management solutions for businesses seeking to automate and digitize their stock workflows. Their platform caters to industries like e-commerce, retail, and wholesale, supporting users managing everything from small boutique inventories to large, multi-location stock networks. Prior to partnering with HighCraft.io, technical limitations hindered customer retention and prevented the platform from addressing critical pain points like real-time data accuracy and bulk operations.
The Business Challenge
Shelfit.tech’s inventory management platform struggled to keep pace with its growing customer base. Users faced sluggish search performance—queries for 50k+ SKUs took over 15 seconds, crippling real-time decision-making. Bulk data workflows, such as CSV imports/exports, frequently failed with large datasets, leading to corrupted records and operational delays. The system’s infrastructure buckled under scalability demands, unable to handle concurrent users or sudden traffic spikes during peak seasons. Compounding these issues was an outdated, non-intuitive interface that frustrated teams, resulting in low adoption rates and a surge in support requests. These technical limitations eroded client trust and stifled Shelfit.tech’s ability to retain and attract businesses needing reliable, scalable solutions.
Project Goals
- Achieve sub-1-second search latency for datasets up to 500k SKUs.
- Enable seamless CSV imports/exports for 100k+ records without failures.
- Redesign the UI/UX for intuitive navigation and real-time collaboration.
- Migrate to a cost-efficient serverless architecture to support flexible scaling.
- Ensure data integrity across multi-user edits and bulk operations.
Results
- 12x faster search performance, delivering results in 1.2 seconds (down from 15+ seconds).
- 100% success rate for bulk CSV imports/exports after Firebase-Azure optimizations.
- 5 new clients acquired post-launch, including an e-commerce retailer managing 300k+ SKUs.
- 60% reduction in support tickets thanks to the streamlined Angular UI and real-time sync.
- Unlimited scalability: Successfully tested with 1M+ SKUs and 500+ concurrent users.
Shelfit.tech now serves as a reliable, scalable backbone for businesses across industries, with plans to expand into predictive analytics for stock optimization. HighCraft’s serverless-first approach ensures the platform can evolve with emerging needs, from real-time IoT integrations to AI-driven insights.