When a 140-year-old firearms manufacturer and seller pivots to lifestyle products retailing, the decision comes with a lot of challenges. People know Krieghoff as the manufacturer of those finely crafted K-series shotguns and rifles. So, when it decided to sell lifestyle items, Krieghoff knew they were going to face some serious issues.

Krieghoof does have SAP Business One in the backend. What they struggled with was planning how they would automate the data flow from Shopify to SAP Business One and vice versa. 

Despite having a robust SAP Business One ERP system in place, Krieghoff International recognized the need for a seamless integration with its frontend WooCommerce store to streamline its online retail processes. To achieve this, the company has partnered with APPSeCONNECT, leveraging its pre-configured integration solution to bridge the gap between its backend ERP and frontend e-commerce platform.

The Challenge:

Now that the company has ventured into a completely uncharted territory, it acknowledges the challenges at hand:

The Challenge of Automated Order Processing

It’s lifestyle retail. Moving fast is the name of the game. Krieghoff needed a system that would trigger an automated order entry into SAP Business One whenever someone placed an order on its website.

The Challenge of Real-Time Inventory Synchronization

In the world of lifestyle retail, stock levels can fluctuate rapidly. Krieghoff required a system that could synchronize inventory levels between its SAP Business One ERP and WooCommerce store in real-time.

The Challenge of Keeping Product Information Consistent

Lifestyle products come in so many variations. The same piece of clothing can have multiple colors, multiple sizes. And the price for the same product varies depending on its size and color. What happens if Krieghoff kicks off another sales channel in the future? Keeping product information consistent among different sales channels and backend systems is critical.

The Challenge of Scalability

As Krieghoff International grows its online presence, it requires a scalable integration solution that can handle increasing volumes of orders, products, and customer data. The company needed a system that could grow with its business needs, providing real-time insights into sales, inventory, and customer behavior to inform strategic decisions.

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The APPSeCONNECT Solution

To address these challenges, Krieghoff International has turned to APPSeCONNECT’s pre-configured SAP Business One – WooCommerce integration solution. This is a smart decision. The iPaaS method allows integrating systems without the need for custom APIs. Krieghoff saved both time and money by opting for APPSeCONNECT. It already has a business to run. Chasing developers, setting deadlines, depending on developers for even the smallest of changes – these things consume time and energy. APPSeCONNECT provided Krieghoff with a smarter and more robust integration solution.

  • The iPaaS platform provided a pre-configured WooCommerce-SAP Business One connector. Krieghoff didn’t need to go hands deep into programming the connector. It was almost plug-and-play.
  • Despite being a plug-and-play solution, APPSeCONNECT provides a feature-rich visual workflow builder. So, even for edge cases, the company didn’t need to depend on developers. All they needed was business logic. Everything else was drag and drop.
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The Overall Outcome

Unlike other connectors, APPSeCONNECT provides iPaaS-based integration. So, it was almost plug and play for Krieghoff – no hardcoded API, no crude pre-made vendor-distributed connectors. The tool ensured automated synchronization of product information between SAP Business One and WooCommerce.

Any “handshake” between their ERP and WooCommerce store is now facilitated by the APPSeCONNECT iPaaS:

  • Orders received on the website are sent automagically to the ERP system without manual intervention.
  • Once a sale is done, inventory gets updated – both on the website and in the ERP – on a real-time basis.
  • Product attributes are mapped accurately across both systems. So the prices of a size 45 white t-shirt and a size 42 of the same t-shirt remain synchronized. No matter how many attributes a certain SKU has, Krieghoff can be 100% sure about the accuracy of the product information and respective prices.
  • This isn’t a handful of firearms products anymore. Krieghoff will now be managing hundreds, if not thousands, of SKUs. What happens when it’s time to raise the price of SKUs by 10% of SKUs? What happens when you run a discount campaign? Do they have to apply the changes first in the WooCommerce store and then again in the ERP system? No! APPSeCONNECT provides a centralized platform via which it can trigger product updates across all the integrated systems.

With the APPSeCONNECT iPaaS solution, Krieghoff connected its WooCommerce store with its ERP system without touching a single line of code. At a time when hardcoded APIs remain brittle, keeping businesses on tenterhooks, solutions like APPSeCONNECT provide robust, futureproof and scalable integration solutions.

APPSeCONNECT is a US-headquartered cloud-based iPaaS solutions company. It provides hundreds of prebuilt connectors that can integrate all the major business tools without requiring any programming knowledge. To know more about APPSeCONNECT, visit APPSeCONNECT website.

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