Construcción de la Plataforma para el Sistema Distribuido de Administración de Cadenas de Farmacias “Neptuno”

Abstract

The Information System for Management of Drugstore Chains “Neptuno” was built to meet the need of Grupo DIFARE (Distribuidora Farmacéutica Ecuatoriana) for a new technological platform to allow to the drugstores member of its franchises and others key drugstores, to achieve an efficient management of their businesses, and also, an enhanced electronic integration between DIFARE and them. Furthermore, this system was necessary for DIFARE to manage its own drugstore chains, which were being conceived then. However, for the construction of “Neptuno” to become possible, first, a base platform was built, on which this system works. This base platform is called “Neptuno BROKER”. The “Neptuno BROKER” allows “Neptuno” itself to adapt easily to different scenarios: from an independent drugstore to large chains with undreds of interconnected drugstores. In addition, it enables to the developers who maintain the “Neptuno” system to focus on coding the business processes, abstracting them from the technical complexities associated to the different deployment scenarios. Along with the “Neptuno” system, DIFARE has achieved a high level of integration with its customers, and a fast growth in its own drugstore chains.