Hardware Kart: An E-commerce Solution for Hardware Products
Hardware Kart is an innovative e-commerce platform designed to address the challenges faced by consumers in the hardware products sector, such as difficulty in finding reliable vendors, prolonged delivery times, and inadequate search functionalities. The platform connects users with local vendors, ensuring faster delivery and a more user-friendly shopping experience. Advanced search functionalities, a clean user interface, and robust security measures enhance the overall user experience. The platform’s development involved strategic partnerships with local vendors, implementation of the Haversine algorithm for distance calculation, and rigorous testing to ensure performance and security. Initial testing demonstrated faster deliveries and improved customer satisfaction, highlighting the platform’s potential to revolutionize online hardware shopping. Future enhancements include expanding the vendor network and integrating advanced features like customer reviews and real-time order tracking.
Authors
- Pranav Shriram (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8031-9243)
- Sanika Mungase
- Om Kshirsagar
- Shriniwas Kolhe
- Varun Jilla
Institutions
- MIT Art, Design and Technology University (IN)
Publication Details
- Published
- 2025-03-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1109/icoeca66273.2025.00022
- Primary Topic
- Digital Rights Management and Security
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00