03 · Outdoor-gear manufacturing · Production floor

Application Design for HammockGear Production System

Project lead · System architecture · UI/UX · 9 months

A custom-built operations platform transforming order tracking, inventory, and employee productivity at HammockGear.

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Scope items, all marked done

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Workstation UIs: Down · Shipping · QC

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Stakeholder groups served

Application Dashboard
  • Duration9 months
  • RoleProject Lead, System Architecture, UI/UX, Full-stack Development
  • React
  • .NET
  • Node.js
  • Firebase
  • BigCommerce
  • Barcode
  • Material UI

🧩 Project Summary

We built a custom internal toolset for HammockGear, a manufacturer of high-end outdoor gear. The goal: eliminate paper-based workflows and boost transparency across production, order fulfillment, inventory, and issue resolution.

This system ties together:

  • Production task assignment by workstation
  • Order and stock visibility
  • Barcode-driven item tracking
  • Problem detection and accountability assignment
  • Data filtering and reporting for operational analysis

🔍 Key Functional Areas

📦 Order & Inventory Management

  • Order List: Pulled from BigCommerce with sorting, rush prioritization, status indicators, and refund tools.
  • Detailed Order Pages: Staff can update items, adjust shipping dates, apply refunds, and add/edit instructions.
  • Stock Items: Editable stock entries, barcode printing, template-based stock generation.

🏭 Production Workflow

  • Employee Station Views: Each employee logs in via badge and PIN, views their assigned queue, and scans items to begin work.
  • Rush Highlighting: Red status indicators on both order and task queues.
  • Workstation-specific Layouts: Adapted UIs for Down, Shipping, and QC.

🛠️ Problem Resolution

  • Central resolution page assigns fault across employees.
  • Tracks resolution notes, percentages of responsibility, and restocking status.
  • Tied into live problem detection from workstation UI.

🗺️ Warehouse Map

  • Live heatmap of employee activity.
  • Shows active stations, idle states, and items in progress.
  • Clickable drilldowns for issues or job details.

📊 Reporting Tools

  • AI-powered chatbot: Replaces manual filters with a natural-language assistant that converts user prompts into SQL queries.
  • Context-aware conversation: Users can ask follow-up questions without restating context — the bot keeps track of the conversation thread.
  • Instant analysis: The assistant runs the query, summarizes key insights, and returns both the data and an interpretation.
  • No filter-building UI: The previous filter builder was retired in favor of a faster, chat-based interface.

📷 Screenshots

App DashboardApp Dashboard
Order Management ViewOrder Management View
AI Report GenerationAI Report Generation
Problem ResolutionProblem Resolution

👥 Stakeholders

  • Production Team: Full item visibility and task flow per station
  • Managers: Live dashboards, employee performance, reporting tools, and problem resolution
  • Shipping Dept.: Order validation and item locations and packing workflows
  • Admins: Configuration, auditing, cost analysis, and change requests

✅ Completed Scope

FeatureStatus
Employee login w/ PIN + badge✅ Done
Order pull from BigCommerce✅ Done
Barcode-driven item scan✅ Done
Rush order visibility✅ Done
Problem resolution flow✅ Done
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Stock items and refunding✅ Done
Multi-station UIs✅ Done

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