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Logistics & Supply Chain

Automated Supply Chain Purchase Order Web Automation Fleet

Developed a headless Playwright bot cluster that logs into 12 distinct supplier portals, checks inventory, submits purchase orders, and extracts tracking numbers into PostgreSQL.

Client: BuildDirect Wholesale Distribution
Timeline: 2 Weeks
Primary Outcome
45+
Hours Saved Every Week
PlaywrightTypeScriptDockerPostgreSQLSlack API
The Challenge

Legacy Bottlenecks & Technical Constraints

The distributor had to manually enter purchase orders across 12 different vendor websites every morning. None of the legacy suppliers provided REST APIs or EDI feeds.

4 full-time staff spending 3+ hours every morning keying in order forms.
Frequent human data entry errors leading to wrong item shipments.
Suppliers requiring complex two-factor authentication (SMS/TOTP) logins.
The Engineering Solution

Architectural Design & Implementation

Soft Clerk built a containerized Playwright automation cluster on a lightweight Linux VPS running on scheduled crontab schedules.

Programmatic TOTP authenticator integration bypassing login MFA seamlessly.
Resilient multi-fallback DOM selectors that survive vendor frontend updates.
Automated error screenshot capture and instant Slack webhook notifications.
Live bi-directional synchronization with the distributor's PostgreSQL database.

Core Technologies Deployed

Production technologies selected for high performance, zero technical debt, and enterprise scale.

TypeScriptPuppeteerDockerPostgreSQLRedis
The Results

Quantifiable Business & Engineering Outcomes

45+ hrs
Weekly Time Saved

Eliminated repetitive manual ordering tasks across all 12 supplier portals.

100%
Order Accuracy

Zero incorrect part numbers or typo errors since automated bot deployment.

< 45s
PO Placement Speed

Each order placed in under 45 seconds from customer checkout trigger.

We thought we were stuck with manual data entry because our suppliers don't have APIs. Soft Clerk proved us wrong with a bot that runs flawlessly every morning without fail.

Robert Kowalski
Director of Operations, BuildDirect Wholesale

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