Client Overview
A leading global logistics and freight forwarding company headquartered in Asia, operating across 30+ countries, providing integrated logistics solutions including cargo management, warehousing, transportation, and customs clearance.
Business Challenge
The client relied heavily on manual processes and email-based communication to exchange shipping documents such as bills of lading, commercial invoices, packing lists, and certificates of origin with their global partners and clients. This led to:
- Delays in cargo clearance and document validation
- Security risks in email-based sharing
- Lack of centralized document repository
- Difficulty in tracking document versioning and audit trails
Solution
Microzant Technologies (Java Development Partner) was engaged to design and implement a secure, cloud-enabled Java application for document management with partner collaboration features.
Key Features Delivered
- User Authentication & Role-Based Access
- Secure login with multi-factor authentication
- Admin, internal users, and external partner roles
- Document Upload & Metadata Tagging
- Upload support for PDFs, images, Excel, and Word documents
- Tagging with shipment ID, partner name, and document type
- Real-Time Sharing & Notifications
- Role-based sharing with partners and clients
- Email and in-app notifications on document uploads or changes
- Audit Logs and Version Control
- Full versioning history
- Download and access logs for compliance
- Secure Storage with Encryption
- AWS S3-based backend with encrypted file storage
- Java Spring Boot + Hibernate stack with RESTful APIs
- Partner Portal
- Lightweight web portal for external partners to upload or view documents
- Built using ReactJS frontend and integrated with backend Java services
Business Outcomes
- 80% reduction in document turnaround time
- Improved traceability and compliance for regulatory audits
- Enabled real-time collaboration with 100+ logistics partners
- Increased customer satisfaction through faster cargo processing
Client Testimonial
“The document sharing platform developed by Microzant has completely transformed how we collaborate with our global partners. It’s secure, fast, and reliable — exactly what we needed in our digitization journey.”
Conclusion
This project showcases how a Java-based cloud-native application can modernize logistics operations by enabling efficient, secure, and real-time document collaboration—critical to scaling global freight operations.