Custom Software

TSS

TSS is a mobile operations platform designed to bring warehouse, depot and store workflows into a single system. We designed and developed the Android application around inventory movement, stock visibility, quotations, requisitions and role-based operations, with an offline-first architecture that keeps essential workflows available even when connectivity is limited.

Technologies
Flutter
Industry Warehouse & Inventory Management
Location South Africa
Client TSS
TSS
The Problem

The Challenge.

Managing inventory across multiple warehouses, depots and stores can quickly become difficult when everyday operations depend on disconnected processes and limited access to real-time information.

The business needed a single application that could support different operational roles while keeping stock movement, product information, quotations and store requirements organized in one place.

The challenge was to create an experience that worked not only in connected environments, but also in locations where reliable internet access could not always be assumed.

Our Strategy

Our Approach.

We started by mapping the different operational roles and the workflows each one needed to perform.

The application was designed around a role-based structure for Admin, Sub-Admin, Depot and Store users, giving each role access to the workflows relevant to its responsibilities.

We then built the system around an offline-first model, allowing core transactions to be recorded locally and synchronized with the central system when connectivity becomes available. This approach made reliability a part of the product architecture rather than an afterthought.

The Journey

The Solution.

TSS brings day-to-day inventory operations into a single mobile experience.

Teams can manage products and variants, record stock in and stock out activity, transfer inventory between warehouses, monitor stock levels and maintain a clear ledger of stock movements.

The application also connects operational workflows beyond inventory. Store users can raise requirements, depot teams can manage stock movements, and quotations can be prepared with customer details, pricing, discounts, tax and multi-currency support before being exported and shared as professional documents.

Behind these workflows, the application uses a local SQLite data layer with queue-based synchronization, allowing transactions to continue offline and reconcile with the cloud once connectivity returns. Role-based access and approval flows ensure users see the areas relevant to their responsibilities.

Approach & Solution
The Outcome

The Results.

100K+ SKUs

Built to handle inventory at a scale of more than 100,000 SKUs across the operational platform.

1-Month Phase 1

The first production phase was designed, developed and rolled out within a four-week development cyc

20K+ SKUs Per Import

The Excel workflow can process and upload more than 20,000 SKUs in a single bulk operation, reducing

Manual Workflows Automated

Quotations, stock operations, requirements and inventory workflows that previously depended heavily

Roadmap

Future Growth.

TSS is being developed as a long-term operational platform rather than a one-time application.

Phase 2 expands the system with stronger access security, Excel-based product and stock management, depot requirements, store-level customer requirement workflows, richer quotations, inventory export, direct Bluetooth sticker printing and incoming container receiving with verification and audit history.

Following Phase 2, the product roadmap continues into further phases focused on bringing more of the client's operational processes into the same mobile environment. The long-term direction is to reduce dependency on fragmented workflows and give the business a single platform for managing its day-to-day operations.

"IconTech Studio understood the complexity of our operations and turned it into something our teams can actually use every day. What impressed us most was how quickly they understood the different workflows and translated them into a practical mobile application. The first phase was delivered within a very short timeframe, and their responsiveness to our feedback gave us the confidence to continue into the next phases. We are very happy with the direction of the product and look forward to building the complete platform together."

Co-Founder, TSS