EDI and Multi-Store Fulfillment Live in 36 Hours
The problem
A major retail partnership demanded real-time EDI transaction sets and multi-store fulfillment syncing. The incumbent systems integrator quoted $140,000 and a 16-week timeline built on a middleware platform carrying its own monthly subscription.
What we did
We bypassed third-party middleware entirely and implemented a direct, idempotent native integration pipeline in 36 hours: streamed orders, fulfillment webhooks and inventory availability in real time, with automatic subsidiary tax routing.
Results
| Measure | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment timeline | 16 weeks quoted | 36 hours to production |
| Middleware cost | $3,200 / month ongoing | $0 |
| Order ingestion latency | 45-minute batch lag | 850 ms |
| Duplicate transaction rate | 2.4% during surges | 0.00% |
We were live taking orders from our retail partners before the other firm had finished scheduling their kickoff call.
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