Savitr had to understand the client’s domain, the way it works, competition and also the existing application to see if it could build on the good work done by the clients existing application.

The web site after the enhancements by Savitr features an intuitive search, cataloging and dealer module to help users navigate and place their orders in a simple and effective manner. A user can set his own car and search and compare for products based on his car.

The site’s extensive comparison feature lets user compare products from various vendors and lets them find out details of the vendor closest to them using a store locator. The site further made the job simpler by providing a rating matrix for both products and vendors. The site also provides basic advertisement management.

The site has a distinct retailer module wherein retailers could upload part details in an intuitive fashion using an excel sheet upload which needed to be validated prior to insertion into the DB. Vendors could feature their products and post special products so that they are displayed in a more visible fashion. A complete subscription and payment module was developed for vendors.

The site also has a comprehensive admin control panel for user, retailer and product management. Interfaces also have been provided to categorize official and unofficial products.

This project was a careful exercise in database design and optimization query management and managing continuous feature upgrades. Database has been designed to provide a robust framework to support optimized queries for retrieving data from an exhaustive spare parts inventory.

The client provided the visual design. The web site has been developed using the .NET framework. The site uses SQL Server 2000 and ASP.NET