Kh5 has developed a mobile application for X5 Import employees

2024: Completion of the replication of the application "Automated workplace of an employee of the quality control department" at the X5 Import hubs

X5 Group has completed the circulation of the mobile application "Automated workplace of an employee of the quality control department" at all logistics hubs X5 Import. The solution is an in-house development of X5 Tech, an IT company within the group. This tool greatly simplifies and speeds up the quality control processes of Kh5 goods imported into retail chains. The Kh5 Group announced this on January 29, 2025.

With this application, hub employees no longer spend time moving around the warehouse and duplicating data in different systems. They enter the results of the scan immediately into the application, which automatically generates the report and sends it to interested specialists. This process ensures faster acceptance of goods, detection of products of inappropriate quality and making a decision to block the supply if necessary. Thanks to integration with several systems, the application provides functions for different types of inspections - from the initial inspection of the quality of goods when receiving from a vehicle, receiving pallets after unloading to the inspection of effluents. This optimization significantly speeds up work and reduces the likelihood of errors, increasing the level of service (Service Level) and the quality of supplies.

Given working conditions in a warehouse where devices can be hit or dropped, the app has been adapted for durable tablets. The development process was organized in a series of two-week sprints, and MVP testing began three months after the start of the project. This hybrid approach with parallel piloting and development made it possible to actively take into account the feedback from employees working with the application and quickly adapt the functions to the real tasks and working conditions at the logistics hubs of Kh5 Import.

As of January 2025, all inspections of supplies for the quality of fruits and vegetables are carried out using a mobile application. Thanks to the implemented solution, the inspection time for products was reduced by 67%.

The company's immediate plans include the circulation of a mobile application to the distribution centers of the Perekrestok retail network.

With the launch of an automated workplace, hub employees received a convenient and intuitive solution that does not require long training. The transition to this system made it possible to significantly reduce the time spent on each check and avoid errors in the formation of reports, which previously took a significant amount of working time. And, most importantly, with the advent of the Kh5 Import hub application, we have significantly improved supply quality control. This is an important step in optimizing the work of the quality department, which will allow you to transfer information about products of inappropriate quality in time to all necessary departments. So we will be able to offer our customers even higher quality and fresh products, "said Denis Tkach, Managing Director of X5 Import.