3B Scientific
“Interlake is like an old pair of jeans that still fit. A reliable partner, that is helping us on a day-to-day base to develop, manage and optimize our systems.”
Miles Sprott – Executive Vice President Sales & Marketing 3B Scientific Group
Our collaboration
3B Scientific was founded in 1948 in Hamburg, Germany and has grown to be one of the world’s leading manufacturers of Medical and Science Education solutions. The product portfolio covers a complete and comprehensive range of equipment for simulation and skill training, anatomy, healthcare and patient education, and is continuously updated with new products and innovations. Represented in over 120 countries worldwide, the brand name 3B Scientific® stands for best quality, best value, and best service. The mission of 3B Scientific is to advance medical and healthcare delivery through the quality, breadth and global reach of relevant educational and simulation products.
Interlake and 3B Scientific have been working together for many years. We have been ensuring e-commerce availability for 3B Scientific since 2007 – so that our customer can be successful on the international market in the long term. These many years have resulted in a co-operation that has developed into a trusting partnership.
The challenges
Manual efforts
- High manual effort for orders and an inflexible shop system
Complexity
- High errors rate due to many special cases
- High complexity due to internationality in over 100 countries
Processes
- Update and further development of existing processes necessary
Our solutions
Shop system
- In-house developed CMS/ERP system in ColdFusion and Microsoft Azure
- Integration of product and country-specific logics
Orders
- Mapping of country-specific taxes, special features such as promotions and bundle products
- Distribution management
- Integrated translation management
Connections
- Integrations in external platforms such as Google Merchant Centre, Microsoft Azure
- Integration of payment service providers such as PayPal, Google, Adyen or Amazon Pay
- Integration into internal systems, e.g. the SAP ERP system
Technologies
- Technologies used include Azure IaaS, Azure Functions, Azure Blob Storage, Azure AI Search, ColdFusion
Our added value
Optimizations
✔ From manual orders to a fully integrated merchandise management & shop system
✔ Process and speed optimization
✔ Customizable shop system
Security
✔ Increased data protection and security through rights management in the merchandise management system
✔ IT Security
Availability
✔ Maximum availability and reliability as well as 24/7 cloud managed services with helpdesk and support
Your consulting offer
Every project is individual and therefore unique. For this reason, it is important to us that we respond to your needs in a targeted manner. In a free consultation analysis, we have the opportunity to help you efficiently.
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David Kranz
Director Development
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