Duration: 4–6 weeks
Most manufacturers lose time and revenue because their digital ordering path is unclear. Customers email reps. Quotes sit in inboxes. Pricing lives in an ERP no one can surface online. Internal teams hold different assumptions about how ecommerce should work.
Stage 1 fixes that by creating a complete, confident ecommerce plan your leadership team can act on.
This phase removes the guesswork and lays out the exact path to move repeat orders online in the next 6–12 months — before you spend a dollar on development.
Over 4–6 weeks, we map how your customers reorder, define what your digital system should do, and outline the technical and operational requirements needed to build it the right way on the first pass.
We focus on the areas that matter most:
How customers buy today and how the new reorder path should function so orders move faster and with fewer touches.
A side-by-side comparison of Shopify Plus, BigCommerce, WooCommerce, and others — with a clear recommendation based on pricing logic, ERP needs, catalog structure, and workflow complexity.
How your products should be organized so customers can find the right items without hunting for old quotes or emailing reps.
A defined process for how quotes will be created, sent, approved, and turned into orders inside your new system.
A developer-ready blueprint outlining features, workflows, data needs, and integration points so developers can quote accurately and build without rework.
A realistic band for development costs so you know what’s coming and can budget with confidence.
A practical roadmap with milestones, KPIs, and a clear sequence to move from blueprint to build to launch.
Stage 1 gives your team:
Most manufacturers skip planning and jump straight into development. That almost always leads to:
Stage 1 prevents those problems by giving you clarity, alignment, and a plan built for the way your customers actually reorder — not how software companies think they should.
