transguard

Transguard - The quickest way for entrepreneurs to store their goods.

Inspiration

Many businesses, especially e-commerce companies, face constant inventory management challenges. To adapt to conditions brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic - high leasing costs, popularity of online shopping, and existing seasonal and cyclical fluctuations in inventory levels and storage needs - many businesses are shifting from traditional brick-and-mortar models to e-commerce, and many new businesses were founded with this model as well. Some of the biggest modern day supply chain challenges include inventory management and strain on the shipping industry, which we seek to offer solutions for with our on-demand warehousing program.

What it does

Our program identifies third party warehouses on the bases of proximity to shipping destinations and storage availability and matches companies to these warehouses to store their inventory.

Request data from third party warehouses.
(Authenticate user before returning inventory.)
Parse through inventory information to extract inventory levels and other relevant information while constantly updating this data.
Display warehouse information, including available and total amount of storage area (on web or mobile app).
Match inventory needs to storage availability and display date and storing recommendations.
Track number of days the inventory is stored at third party sites.

How we built it

Firstly, we built a webpage layout using Figma. Then, we created an interactive login and home page using HTML and CSS while developing data csv scripts with accurate information using Python.

Challenges we ran into

First, we did not know which tools we would build our project on. While most of us knew a little bit of everything, we did not know how to get the project rolling. It was a matter of understanding what were the best options for us with what we had in hand.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We are really proud of being able to compete in what most of us was our first hackathon and complete our first project. We also got on with the idea quickly, which is usually the most time-consuming part of a hackathon.

What we learned

There were many lessons we learnt both individually and collectively during the creation of this project. For the majority of us this was our first hackathon, so getting used to the environment was something totally different. In addition, learning to control new apps and tools such as Devpost and Figma helps us understand the power on a website's UI.

What's next for Transguard

Of course our project is not at its fullest, so we would love to try implement more real data regarding different enterprises and their warehouse availability. We would love to include some new features, too.