Order DABI automates the process of scraping product prices and inventory data from platforms like Coupang and Musinsa, updating that information on Southeast Asian e-commerce platforms like Shopee and Lazada. It integrates order management, delivery tracking, and profitability calculations, and has been operated and optimized over four years for increased reliability.

Key features

• Price & Inventory Scraping: Scrapes price and inventory information from more than 10 platforms, including Coupang and Musinsa.
• Platform Integration: Automatically updates product data on Shopee and Lazada.
• Profitability Forecasting: Provides projections for product profitability to inform pricing decisions.
• Profit Calculation: Calculates order-based and monthly profits by factoring in actual revenue and other expenses.

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Challenges

‍The project faced the challenge of scraping data from a variety of platforms. This involved overcoming anti-crawling measures and continuously updating code to ensure compatibility. Additionally, API integration with Southeast Asian e-commerce platforms required significant error handling and optimization.

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Development Process

• Planning: Researched API documentation and mapped out scraping strategies.
• Development: Built scraping tools and integrated APIs for seamless platform communication.
• Operation: Focused on maintaining system stability, continually updating crawling codes, and enhancing performance.

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Tech stacks

The outcome

By enhancing the stability of the system and optimizing data scraping and API interactions, the platform now successfully automates product updates, inventory management, and profitability calculation for platforms in Southeast Asia. The result was a significant improvement in operational efficiency.