Overview
Asian Quality Services (AQS) is a specialized quality assurance and pre-shipment inspection agency based in Morbi, India. They conduct rigorous on-site quality checks at ceramic and tile manufacturing plants on behalf of foreign buyers importing to the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and Russia. AS Infosolution engineered a unified full-stack enterprise ERP and Flutter companion app to manage Purchase Orders, field inspector schedules, dynamic quality checklists, and instant PDF inspection certification.
Customer & Context
Specialized third-party industrial inspection agency auditing multi-container international ceramic shipments from Indian manufacturers to global importers.
The Operational Challenges
Ensuring audit integrity across dozens of distributed manufacturing facilities presented critical bottlenecks:
- Divergent Buyer Specifications: Different international importers demand distinct inspection criteria (e.g., European buyers track specific shade variations, while US clients mandate strict box-to-pallet packing ratios), which broke rigid spreadsheet templates.
- Field Attendance & Inspection Authenticity: Need for tamper-proof verification that inspectors were physically present on factory floors during batch production.
- Partial Shipment Splitting: When a portion of an order passed quality standards but the remainder failed or was still in production, paper workflows struggled to branch and track split consignments.
- Delayed Reporting to Overseas Importers: Transcribing handwritten inspection notes into Word/Excel took up to 48 hours, delaying vessel container loading decisions.
The Engineered Solution
We built an integrated enterprise platform consisting of a Next.js 16 Web Portal, a robust NestJS 11 REST API, and a companion Flutter Mobile App.
Key System Capabilities & Architecture
- Dynamic Specification Engine: Drag-and-drop template builder utilizing PostgreSQL JSONB columns to define client-specific product attributes, tolerance limits, and testing parameters.
- Geofenced Inspector Companion App: Flutter mobile app featuring GPS-verified clock-in and selfie camera capture ensuring on-site presence at Morbi factory zones.
- Multi-Step QC Workflow Engine: Strict Pass/Fail/Hold state machine with built-in logic for partial container clearances and automated re-inspection scheduling.
- Automated Branded PDF Reports: Server-side PDF generation engine compiling high-res inspection photos, defect breakdowns, and tolerance measurements into official certificates sent immediately to overseas buyers.
- Hierarchical Role-Based Security: Strict segregation of permissions between agency admins, back-office coordinators, and mobile field inspectors.
Web ERP & Inspection Operations Console
Production Next.js operations console and field inspection management system (9 verified screens)
Technology Stack
Core Technologies & Frameworks
- Next.js 16
- NestJS 11
- Flutter (Dart)
- TypeScript
- PostgreSQL & Prisma
- Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM)
- Tailwind CSS
- PDFKit Generation
Measurable Results & Impact
The AQS platform transformed manual field audits into an instantaneous digital pipeline:
- Inspection report turnaround reduced from 48 hours to instant generation upon inspector submission.
- 100% elimination of specification calculation errors across container packing configurations.
- Tamper-proof audit trails trusted by international tile buyers across Europe, US, and the Middle East.
- Unified operational visibility connecting the central agency office with field inspectors on factory floors.