Cartier

MEV Built a Custom Extranet and Inventory Management System for Cartier

legacy system replacement

Built a simpler extranet around Cartier’s internal workflows.

high-speed inventory search

Centralized product specifications for sales associates.

multi-year platform evolution

Added training and department-specific modules over time.

Client

Cartier

Industry

Luxury goods / Jewelry

Provided services

Software Product Development

Infrastructure and DevOps

Technologies

LAMP stack / Xapian / ExtJS / PostgreSQL / PHP / Zend Framework

[ client & product overview/ ]

Cartier is a global luxury jewelry and watchmaking company. Its employees relied on an internal extranet for communications and operational information, while sales associates needed access to product specifications for high-end pieces.

The existing extranet was too complex for Cartier’s day-to-day workflows, and product information was scattered across the company.

Executive Summary

MEV reviewed the existing system and determined that replacement would be more useful than continued modification. The team built a custom extranet on an open-source LAMP stack, migrated and reformatted Cartier’s data, and created the High Jewelry Search tool using Xapian.

The new systems centralized communications, training, and product information. Internal use increased, the platform expanded to other departments, and MEV continued supporting and extending it for several years.

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[ how we did it/ ]

Solution & Implementation

MEV replaced the legacy extranet, centralized product data, and extended the platform with search, training, and department-specific functionality.

Replaced the Legacy Extranet with a Custom Internal Platform

MEV assessed Cartier’s existing extranet and found that its complexity did not match the needs of the company’s non-technical users. The team replaced it with a simpler custom platform.

Cross-department requirements: Worked with internal stakeholders to define the workflows and approvals the new system needed to support.
Custom extranet development: Built the new platform on an open-source LAMP stack.
Simplified internal experience: Removed unnecessary complexity and organized the system around communications, training, and centralized information.
Data migration: Migrated and reformatted Cartier’s existing data for the new platform.

Built the High Jewelry Search Tool

Product information for Cartier’s high-end pieces was distributed across the company. MEV created a centralized inventory search tool for sales associates.

Centralized product data: Brought specifications for high-end pieces into one searchable system.
Xapian search: Used Xapian to provide fast search across the product data.
Sales-associate interface: Kept the tool lightweight and straightforward so employees could find item specifications quickly.

Extended and Supported the Platform

MEV continued supporting the system after launch and expanded it as additional internal needs emerged.

Department-specific modules: Added functionality for other departments within Cartier.
Training and staff development: Extended the platform with internal learning and development capabilities.
Ongoing maintenance: Supported the platform for several years as it became part of Cartier’s internal operations.

[ results/ ]

Simpler internal tools, centralized search, and broader adoption.

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Simpler Internal Operations

Employees gained a more manageable system for communications, training, and shared information.

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Centralized Inventory Search

Sales associates could search specifications for high-end pieces from one tool.

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Broader Internal Adoption

Internal activity increased, and new modules extended the system to other departments.

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