Flanagan modernizes its online ordering application in merely 6 weeks using WaveMaker low-code and WaveMaker Professional Services
Company Size
1,000+
Region
- America
Country
- Canada
Product
- WaveMaker low-code platform
- WaveMaker Professional Services
- Oracle Forms 10g/11g
- Oracle Fusion Middleware Application server
Tech Stack
- Low-code development
- Oracle database
- SQL / PL SQL
Implementation Scale
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
- Cost Savings
- Customer Satisfaction
- Productivity Improvements
Technology Category
- Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration
- Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Middleware, SDKs & Libraries
- Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Application Development Platforms
Applicable Industries
- Food & Beverage
Applicable Functions
- Business Operation
- Sales & Marketing
Use Cases
- Predictive Maintenance
- Remote Collaboration
- Remote Control
Services
- Software Design & Engineering Services
- System Integration
- Training
About The Customer
Flanagan is the largest, independent food service distributor in Canada serving its trusted customers for more than 40 years. Flanagan offers food services to more than 8000 restaurants providing close to 10000 items across the province of Ontario. Flanagan’s main business application is an online ordering application for food services for their customers. The application was originally developed using Oracle Forms 10g/11g and Oracle Fusion Middleware Application server. The application uses database persistent connections with client-side SQL / PL SQL logic as well as business logic in database procedures.
The Challenge
Flanagan’s application was archaic and was implemented many years ago when online ordering and shopping cart designs were still in their nascent stage. Front-end was created using complex Oracle Forms rendered as web-based applets, which made it less usable. All major browsers stopped supporting applets completely. However, most of their business data were stored in the Oracle database which they needed to reuse. In a nutshell, the application they used was not user-friendly. Flanagan was looking to replace the existing application with a modern and responsive interface that could reuse their data at reduced costs.
The Solution
After careful evaluation of multiple platforms, Flanagan decided to choose WaveMaker low-code platform for developing a web-based online ordering system. WaveMaker features that helped them arrive at this decision are: Visual development and little manual coding, Ability to build responsive applications that worked on multiple browsers and devices, Availability of widgets, styles, and code generation to speed up delivery, Reuse of existing Flanagan databases and stored procedures, One-click deployment to Flanagan hosted servers. To help with migration, Flanagan decided to go with WaveMaker’s Jumpstart Professional Services which helped them to quickly evaluate important features and helped implement core parts functionality within just a week.
Operational Impact
Quantitative Benefit
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