case study -- Ecommerce and manufacturing
Enterprise Web Application
A UK bedding brand traded a desktop-bound ERP for a scalable web platform with accurate pricing and real manufacturing visibility.
- industry
- Ecommerce and manufacturing
- region
- United Kingdom
- timeline
- April 2023 - ongoing
client
A premium bedding brand in the United Kingdom
project snapshot
Syndell modernized a UK bedding brand's ERP on React.js and Node.js, integrating with the existing Sage system to fix pricing accuracy and manufacturing visibility. Live since April 2023, replacing a desktop-bound process with dynamic, centralized pricing and automated order handling.
overview
A premium bedding brand in the United Kingdom
A leading UK bedding brand was running its order and manufacturing operations through a desktop-bound ERP system that had become both a security risk and an operational bottleneck. Pricing errors, communication gaps, and limited visibility into manufacturing were adding up to real cost. Syndell was brought in to modernize the system without disrupting an active manufacturing business.
the challenge
What A premium bedding brand in the United Kingdom needed to solve
ERP modernization projects live or die on continuity, and every requirement here reflected a business that could not afford downtime while the system underneath it changed.
- 01
An inefficient desktop-based ERP system lacked proper user control and exposed sensitive sales details
- 02
Communication gaps in manual order preparation and information sharing
- 03
Discrepancies in customer-specific pricing caused by errors in product and manufacturing codes
- 04
Issues with the existing Sage software setup were affecting pricing accuracy
- 05
Lack of visibility into manufacturing processes led to errors and inefficiencies
- 06
Manual intervention throughout the order processing workflow limited scalability
the solution
What did Syndell build for A premium bedding brand in the United Kingdom?
Syndell built the new system on React.js and Node.js, integrating with the client's existing Sage ERP rather than replacing it outright, so the transition preserved continuity while solving the pricing and visibility problems.
Seamless Sage ERP integration for a smooth transition from the legacy system
A scalable, modern frontend built on React.js and Node.js
A redesigned website with streamlined order processes
Robust user access controls to enhance data security
Centralized tracking to reduce communication gaps in order processing
Dynamic pricing mechanisms for accuracy in customer-specific pricing
Centralized data for improved visibility into manufacturing processes
Automation to reduce costs and enhance order processing efficiency
technology stack
- React JS
- Node JS
- Sage ERP
the outcome
What did this project achieve?
The modernized system gave the bedding brand accurate pricing, centralized visibility, and automated order handling in place of a fragile, desktop-bound process.
results below are self-reported by the client, as published in the original case study on syndelltech.com
Dynamic, accurate customer-specific pricing replacing manual code-matching errors
Centralized manufacturing visibility across product variables and codes
Automatic product creation with unique codes for each item
Enhanced security through user access controls protecting sensitive sales data
what this means for you
If your ERP still runs on a desktop-bound system exposing sensitive sales data, you don't necessarily need to rip it out, you need to integrate around it carefully, the way this build did with Sage. Your pricing accuracy and manufacturing visibility problems are usually solvable without betting the business on a full replatform.
why it worked
ERP modernization is rarely about ripping out the old system, it is about integrating around it carefully enough that the business never has to stop running. Keeping Sage in place while rebuilding the interface, pricing logic, and manufacturing visibility on React.js and Node.js let this bedding brand fix its pricing accuracy problem without betting the business on a full replatform.
This project drew on Syndell's full-stack development practice. Source case study reviewed on the live Syndell site at syndelltech.com.
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Questions about this project
01Can an ERP be modernized without replacing it entirely?
Yes. Syndell integrated with the client's existing Sage ERP rather than replacing it outright, preserving continuity for an active manufacturing business while fixing pricing and visibility problems.
02What causes customer-specific pricing errors in manufacturing?
For this client, pricing discrepancies came from errors in product and manufacturing codes. Syndell built dynamic pricing mechanisms tied to centralized data to fix the accuracy problem at its root.
03How does centralized data improve manufacturing visibility?
Syndell centralized data across product variables and codes, including automatic product creation with unique codes for each item, giving the business visibility it previously lacked.
04What technology handles a modernized ERP frontend?
This build runs on React.js and Node.js for a scalable, modern frontend layered on top of the existing Sage ERP backend.
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