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Franchise system rescue

An orphaned intranet, reviewed and rebuilt.

Many franchisors run ordering or reporting on an intranet built by a vendor that has gone. It still works, but nobody can change it and it sits on one server. We review it first, tell you plainly what is at risk, and then rebuild what you need on software you own.

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// what matters here

What is different in this industry.

A review you can act on

A written architecture review for your leadership team: what the system does, where the data is and what could fail.

A rebuild that follows the review

We rebuild what the review says you need, and drop what nobody uses.

Distributors kept connected

EDI and supplier connections moved across and tested before the switch.

Run properly afterwards

Managed hosting with monitoring, backups and updates, so the next vendor change is not a crisis.

// example projects

Priced examples for this service.

Each one is hypothetical, labelled as such, and priced live from our rate card. Open any of them in the estimator and make it yours.

Example projectWeb app

Supplier ordering, rescued

Hypothetical. Not a client, not a result.

// The problem

A franchisor's ordering intranet, built by a vendor that has since closed, takes franchisee orders for approved supplies and sends them to its distributor, runs on one ageing server, and nobody on staff can change it.

// What we would build

We start with an architecture review of the old system: what it does, where the data is, what is at risk. Then we rebuild ordering as a supported web system, connect it to your distributor by EDI, and move it to managed cloud hosting with monitoring, backups and updates. The review is a fixed first step; the build follows from what it finds.

// What is in it

An architecture review of the old intranet, written for your leadership team
Ordering from your approved supplier list, with par levels per location
Orders sent to your distributor by EDI, with acknowledgements back
Order history and spend by location and category
Managed hosting with monitoring, backups and updates
The old server retired once the new system is proven

// Stack

Next.js
PostgreSQL
EDI 850/855
Terraform
AWS Canada

// estimate

Build: ≈ US$79,100 to US$121,000, delivered within 18 weeksCAD 112,700 to 172,400
Hosting: ≈ US$492 a monthCAD 700 a month
Support: ≈ US$5,010 a monthCAD 7,135 a month

Prices in your currency are estimates from today's Bank of Canada rate. All invoicing is in CAD or USD.

Timeline by milestone

Discovery: 2.9 to 3.4 weeks
Design approved: 3.4 to 5.9 weeks
Core features: 2.4 to 4.4 weeks
Full build: 1.4 to 2.9 weeks
Testing and fixes: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Launch: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks

Outside our hands, and added to the calendar

EDI testing with your distributor: 2 to 6 weeks

How it is paid

Deposit 20%: CAD 22,540 to 34,480
Discovery 7.7%: CAD 8,677.90 to 13,274.80
Design approved 7.7%: CAD 8,677.90 to 13,274.80
Core features 23.3%: CAD 26,259.10 to 40,169.20
Full build 15.5%: CAD 17,468.50 to 26,722.00
Testing and fixes 7.7%: CAD 8,677.90 to 13,274.80
Launch 8.1%: CAD 9,128.70 to 13,964.40
Holdback, 30 days after launch (10%): CAD 11,270 to 17,240

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// questions

Questions we get about this.

Our franchise intranet vendor has closed. Can you work without their source code?

Often, yes. We work from the running system, its database and its outputs. The review says plainly what can and cannot be recovered.

Will franchisees be able to order during the switch to the new system?

Yes. The old and new systems run side by side, and we switch one region at a time.

Can the architecture review be done before we commit to a rebuild?

Yes. It is the first part of the project, and you can stop after it with a plan that is yours.

Back to the industry: Franchise businesses About the service: Rescue and modernization

// next

Not quite your project?

Tell us what you have in mind. We will come back to you with a range and the questions that would narrow it. Or book a call and talk it through.

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