Development of an Accessible Ecommerce Platform with External Inventory and Subscription Integration

The client specializes in healthcare and daily aid products for elderly and disabled individuals and aims to diversify their business by launching an online store that supports fast access, detailed product information, and seamless integration with external inventory and order management systems. They face challenges in creating a user-friendly interface suitable for seniors and people with disabilities, ensuring efficient product catalog synchronization, and offering subscription and discount functionalities aligned with insurance policies.

A mid-sized healthcare product retailer seeking to expand online sales by integrating external product management systems, enhancing user accessibility, and offering subscription and discount features.

• Create a high-performance, SEO-optimized website with rapid load times and accessibility standards suitable for elderly and disabled users.
• Integrate with an external product management and warehouse system to synchronize product data, categories, inventory, and customer information.
• Implement a multi-level product taxonomy to facilitate efficient searching and browsing.
• Develop a self-selection configurator tool to enable customers to specify product parameters based on their needs.
• Incorporate flexible payment options and automated discount calculations based on customer insurance policies.
• Enable subscription-based purchasing for automated recurring deliveries of selected products.
• Design an intuitive admin dashboard for managing product data, monitoring orders, subscriptions, and insurance expiration statuses.
• Ensure compliance with accessibility standards and optimize the user experience for seniors and persons with disabilities.

• User registration, login, and profile management with accessibility support
• Multi-tier product category taxonomy for advanced filtering and searching
• Product self-selection configurator tool for tailored product recommendations
• Real-time synchronization with external product and inventory management system
• Integration with multiple payment gateways for secure checkout
• Automated discount application based on insurance policy data
• Subscription management for recurring product deliveries
• Order tracking and history
• Administrative interface for editing product catalog, monitoring orders, subscriptions, and insurance expiry dates

• External product management system (e.g., DevFlowhub) for catalog and inventory synchronization
• Payment gateways for processing various payment methods
• Customer insurance policy system for discount calculations
• Order and subscription management system

• Website load time under 3 seconds for desktop and mobile devices
• Compliance with accessibility standards (e.g., WCAG 2.1)
• Scalable architecture to handle increasing user traffic and data volume
• Data security and GDPR compliance for user and transaction data
• High system availability with 99.9% uptime

The development of an accessible, integrated ecommerce platform is expected to significantly enhance user experience for elderly and disabled customers, increase online sales by leveraging seamless product catalog synchronization, automate subscription deliveries, and enable targeted discounts based on insurance policies. These improvements aim to boost customer satisfaction, expand market reach, and streamline inventory and order management, ultimately driving higher revenue and operational efficiency.