SIBIMA B2B Marketplace

Project Overview

• Project Name: SIBIMA
• Company: PT Sibima Berkarya Mandiri
• Application Type: B2B Marketplace
• Launch Year: 2024 - PT Xeno Persada Teknologi
• Industry: Industrial & Trading
• Role: Web Frontend & Backend Developer
• Live: https://sibima.id

Background & Problem

The company needed a platform to market its products with low application fees while also enabling external vendors to sell their products.

Project Goals

• Provide an efficient and sustainable B2B procurement platform
• Connect manufacturers, distributors, and retailers in one ecosystem
• Help businesses find products at competitive prices

Solution & System Concept

• Centralized B2B marketplace for industrial and commercial products
• Multi-product and multi-brand catalog
• Supports procurement across multiple sectors, including industrial, marine, plantation, machinery, and spare parts

Features

• User authentication (login and registration)
• Product catalog and shopping cart
• Shipping fee calculation via third-party API
• Checkout process
• Virtual account payment integration via third-party API
• Admin dashboard

Technology Stack

• Backend: PHP with Laravel Framework (Admin Panel) and Lumen Framework (API Service)
• Frontend: JavaScript with Next.js Framework
• Database: MySQL

Challenges & Solutions

• Challenge: Developing frontend and backend independently
  Solution: Designed reusable APIs for both web and mobile clients and closely coordinated with the mobile frontend team to align requirements.

• Challenge: Integration with payment and logistics service providers
  Solution: Carefully studied API documentation and fully understood the integration flow before implementation.

• Challenge: Migrating from a jQuery-based template to Next.js
  Solution: Gradually rewrote and refactored features into the Next.js framework.

Results

• Frontend and backend services are reusable for both web and mobile platforms
• Payment and logistics service providers were successfully integrated

Lessons Learned & Improvements

• This was my first project at the company, and some parts of the codebase were not yet optimal or scalable. I learned the importance of better code structure and scalable architecture, which I continue to improve in subsequent projects.

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