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Disintegration of the SCM Module from the Existing Product 

Introduction

A global manufacturing software provider faced recurring delays and inefficiencies in managing its Supply Chain Management (SCM) module, which was tightly coupled with other business modules in a monolithic architecture. Every minor enhancement required full-platform regression testing, and any update in one area risked breaking functionalities in another. 

With an expanding user base and growing demand for customization, the organization needed to modernize the SCM component to ensure agility, scalability, and independent release cycles — without compromising system stability or performance.

Challenges

The engineering and product teams encountered multiple operational and technical roadblocks:

 

  • Tight coupling within the monolithic codebase, where the SCM module shared dependencies with unrelated business modules. 
  • High risk during updates, as even small code changes triggered full regression testing across all modules. 
  • Delayed release timelines, with SCM deployments being dependent on non-SCM components’ readiness. 
  • Lack of modular ownership, making it difficult to isolate issues or delegate responsibilities to specific teams. 
  • Inefficient resource utilization, as scaling or patching SCM required deploying the entire platform. 

These issues not only affected delivery speed but also increased support overhead and slowed innovation for SCM-specific improvements. 

Our Solution

To address these issues, our engineering team strategically decoupled the SCM module from the legacy monolith and transformed it into a standalone microservice cluster with complete autonomy. Key implementation steps included:

 

  • Microservice Re-architecture: Extracted the SCM module into independent services, enabling separate deployment pipelines and modular scalability. 
  • Decoupled Shared Libraries: Identified and isolated shared dependencies to ensure cleaner integration points. 
  • API-Driven Interfaces: Introduced RESTful APIs for secure and standardized communication between SCM and other business modules. 
  • Independent Data and Resource Management: Established dedicated databases and authentication layers using PostgreSQL and NGINX for better control. 
  • Automated CI/CD Pipeline: Leveraged Docker and GitLab CI/CD for faster, repeatable deployments and environment consistency. 


This transition enabled independent SCM development, testing, and release cycles, drastically improving agility and maintainability. 

Results
  • 65% faster release cycles, enabling quarterly SCM updates instead of biannual ones. 
  • 40% reduction in regression testing time through service-level isolation. 
  • 30% performance improvement in SCM transactions due to optimized resource utilization. 
  • 80% fewer cross-module dependency issues, improving system stability. 
  • Significant developer productivity gain, as independent teams could own and deliver SCM features without system-wide coordination delays. 
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