The challenge
A large manufacturing business needed applications for recruitment, laboratory analysis and marketing investment. Each department had different workflow and information requirements that called for more than one generic solution.
OUTSYSTEMS IN ACTION / MANUFACTURING
How a footwear manufacturer delivered a laboratory management application in six months
Different departments need different workflows, even when they share a development platform. Explore this laboratory delivery and how the manufacturer applied OutSystems across distinct business needs.
RESULTS REPORTED IN THE SOURCE
6
months for the laboratory management application
2
developers on that laboratory project
12 months
earlier estimated laboratory development duration
THE BUSINESS CHALLENGE. THE CHANGE. THE RESULT.
The change
The manufacturer used OutSystems across those needs. Two developers delivered an integrated chromatographic-analysis management system in six months, connecting information centralization, monitoring and reporting.
The outcome
The six-month laboratory delivery compared with an earlier twelve-month estimate. Separately, a careers website took four months and carried an estimated $50,000 saving, while a marketing-cost application had its own eleven-month delivery; those figures belong to different projects.
Source: customer case study published by OutSystems. Brief prepared by Digital Alchimia.
DIGITAL ALCHIMIA’S DELIVERY PERSPECTIVE
What could this approach unlock for your business?
The useful next step is to connect the story to your own operating reality. Here are the questions we would bring into that conversation.
01
Choose the workflow before choosing a portfolio headline.
Laboratory control, recruitment and marketing costs need different records and acceptance criteria. Select a bounded first application with engaged process owners, then identify reusable technical foundations. OutSystems professionals can support the delivery team without flattening those business differences into a single generic process.
02
Keep each business case attached to its own project.
A delivery estimate, a reported saving and a department’s operating improvement are different measures. Agree which application each belongs to and how it will be reviewed after launch. That gives the next investment discussion a clearer basis than combining unrelated project results into one return.
START WITH THE WORK THAT NEEDS TO CHANGE
You bring the business challenge. We help shape the delivery team.
Digital Alchimia provides OutSystems professionals and delivery expertise for application development, modernization and evolution. Whether you need to reinforce an existing team or explore a new initiative, we can discuss the capabilities, responsibilities and next steps that fit your context.
A useful starting brief
✓ The process or customer journey you want to improve
✓ Where work waits, repeats or depends on disconnected systems
✓ The expertise already available in your team
✓ The outcome you want to measure and the timeframe to explore
Turn a promising idea into a useful conversation.
Tell us where your business needs to move faster and where your team needs additional expertise. Let’s explore an OutSystems approach shaped around your requirements.