Background

Kellogg’s identified a challenge in enabling rural schools to access their noodle products efficiently. Field agents were responsible for capturing orders during school visits, but the process was manual, error-prone, and difficult to manage in areas with poor connectivity. Kellogg’s needed a digital solution that could streamline ordering, payments, and delivery tracking for schools while providing visibility to their internal teams.

My Role

I worked as both Service Designer and Developer, responsible for designing the end-to-end experience, developing the ordering bot, and creating supporting dashboards for monitoring and analytics.

Problem

  • Field agents relied on manual order-taking during school visits.

  • Schools lacked a simple, reliable way to confirm orders and payments.

  • Delivery tracking was unclear, leading to inefficiencies.

  • Kellogg’s needed a central dashboard to manage orders, agents, schools, and drivers.

  • Low internet connectivity in rural areas made traditional apps unsuitable.

Solution

I designed and developed the Kellogg’s Ordering Bot, a lightweight, accessible tool optimized for low-connectivity environments.

Key Features

  1. Agent Authentication & Registration

    • Simple greeting (“hello”) starts the process.

    • Bot captures agent name and phone number.

    • Automatically registers new users or authenticates existing ones.

  2. Ordering System

    • Agents select noodle varieties and quantities.

    • Orders are confirmed and a payment link is generated.

    • After payment, confirmation messages are sent.

  3. Delivery Tracking

    • Orders assigned to drivers.

    • Real-time status updates sent to agents, drivers, and school reps via WhatsApp & SMS integration.

  4. Dashboards

    • Custom-built dashboard for Kellogg’s to manage orders, agents, schools, and drivers.

    • Power BI dashboard for advanced reporting and insights.

Impact

  • Streamlined the ordering process for field agents and rural schools.

  • Enabled real-time visibility of orders and deliveries across multiple stakeholders.

  • Improved operational efficiency through automation and reduced manual errors.

  • Provided Kellogg’s management team with data-driven insights to optimize distribution and monitor agent performance.