Build a Logistics Management App in Under 5 Minutes With Aire

See How Aire AI App-Builder Builds a Logistics Management App in Under 5 Minutes

In today’s fast-paced business environment, efficient logistics management is essential for keeping operations running smoothly. Fortunately, the Aire AI app-builder offers an innovative way to create complex apps with ease. In this article, we’ll walk through the process of building a full-fledged Logistics Management app in under five minutes using Aire.

Step 1: Setting Up the App in Aire

Aire’s app-builder is designed for simplicity and speed. The first tool you encounter is the Aire prompt-builder, a user-friendly interface that helps you define the core specifications of your app through concise prompts. The process is highly customizable, allowing users to fine-tune details, but for this demonstration, we’ll let Aire handle most of the decision-making.

To begin, we input “manufacturing company” as the business type and “logistics” as the activity type. These basic parameters guide Aire’s AI to build the initial structure of the app. The tool also offers optional fields for deeper customization, but for now, we’ll keep it simple.

Step 2: Adding Modules

The next step is defining the modules—the building blocks of any app. Aire offers different scope options for the data model, and for this app, we choose a medium scope. Within seconds, Aire generates several essential modules for logistics management:

• Supplier Contact
• Production Schedule
• Inventory Level
• Freight Cost
• Warehouse Location
• Shipment Tracking

These modules cover the core functionalities of a logistics management system. Users can delete, add, or further customize these modules based on their specific needs.

Step 3: Defining Fields

Once the modules are set, it’s time to populate them with fields. Fields define the specific data points tracked within each module, such as names, dates, and numbers. To ensure a comprehensive app, we select a large scope for the field definitions. Aire automatically generates fields with appropriate data types (text, number, dropdown, date/time) and configurations.

For example, the Supplier Contact module includes fields like Supplier Name, Contact Person, Phone Number, Email, and Address. Similarly, the other modules come pre-filled with relevant fields. These can be manually adjusted, but for the sake of time, we’ll stick with Aire’s suggestions.

Step 4: Establishing Relationships

The next phase involves setting up relationships between different modules. Relationships are crucial for connecting related data across the app. For instance, you might link the Shipment Tracking module to the Warehouse Location module to see where specific shipments are headed. Aire handles this step efficiently, mapping out all the one-to-one and one-to-many relationships between fields.

In this case, it takes only a minute and a half for Aire to establish all the necessary relationships, which would typically take much longer if done manually.

Step 5: Building the User Interface (UI)

With the data model ready, it’s time to create the UI pages—the visual interface the end user will interact with. Aire can generate a home page, dashboard, record list pages, and record detail pages for each module. Typically, designing these pages manually would take several days, but Aire completes this task in around 15 seconds.

The resulting UI includes:

• A home page featuring key metrics, charts, and a record list.
• A dashboard that visually presents logistics data through graphs and tables.
• Record list pages and detail pages for each module.

These UI elements are ready for immediate use, making the app functional within minutes.

Step 6: Preview and Deployment

After building the app, you can preview it in Corteza, the platform where the app is deployed. Corteza allows you to test the app’s functionality, view the record lists and pages, and check the dashboard. Additionally, Corteza provides options to further customize the UI and add advanced elements like calendars, maps, and progress bars.

Corteza is also where workflows can be added, and third-party data sources connected, making the platform ideal for further refining the app. However, for this demonstration, we return to Aire for the final deployment.

Step 7: One-Click Deployment

Back in Aire, we head to the Builder tool, which offers all the functionality of the Wizard, but with more flexibility for users who want to fine-tune their app. Once satisfied with the setup, the app can be deployed with a single click. And just like that, a fully functional Logistics Management app is complete—built and deployed in under five minutes.

Conclusion

The Aire AI app-builder revolutionizes the process of app creation by automating tasks that would traditionally take days, even weeks. With just a few simple inputs, Aire can build comprehensive apps like the Logistics Management system, complete with data models, relationships, UI pages, and more. This innovative tool allows businesses to streamline their operations without the need for extensive development resources. Whether you’re building logistics software or any other business application, Aire makes the process faster and easier than ever before.