Built a system for automated allocation of products to producers. Worked closely with operations management to discover the requirements and design the solution. The allocation logic model was built in the MiniZinc Constraint Modelling Language, and deployed as part of a Go REST API, which required writing an interface between Go and the MiniZinc system.

  • Worked directly with Logistics Managers and Supply Chain Planners to discover the project requirements
  • Used MiniZinc Constraint Modelling Language to develop a logic model of target domain (sofa allocation to producers), rapidly hacked together a proof of concept in Make, Bash, SQL, AWK, and MiniZinc.
  • Demonstrated the proof of concept to Operations Stakeholders and Senior Technical Staff
  • Built an MVP in Go, SQL, and MiniZinc
    • Wrote a Go interface to the MiniZinc compiler and solver, integrated this into existing stack
    • Deployed the program as a new service within the existing Service Oriented Architecture, in a Docker Container, to AWS ECS, using AWS CloudFormation.
    • Created clean and simple frontend for the service in React
    • Ensure output format from program fully compatible with company ERP system
  • And now Supply Chain Planners are using it to allocate tens of thousands of Euros worth of products to suppliers every time they run it!