KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Custom ERP and billing, AI agents, web applications and SaaS for logistics and auto-component businesses in Durban. Built by Flip Retail in Jaipur, India, and delivered remotely, with working software every two weeks.
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01 — Local economy
Containers bound for Gauteng's factories and mines land at the Port of Durban, the busiest container port in South Africa, feeding importers, clearing agents and road hauliers. Toyota builds vehicles at Prospecton, the Island View terminals store fuels and chemicals, sugar from KwaZulu-Natal cane is milled nearby, and a long-established Indian South African business community is prominent in wholesale and retail trade.
Also known as eThekwini.
English, Zulu and Afrikaans
02 — Industries
What we would build first for the industries Durban is known for.
04 — Working together
Jaipur is 3 h 30 min ahead of Durban all year. A 09:00 start there is 12:30 in Jaipur. Standard 09:00–18:00 office days overlap by 5 h 30 min, which is enough for live calls, demos and same-day answers.
Local time, standard time.
Pranjal was very professional with excellent communication and transparency.
50+ projects for 30+ clients in 11 countries over six-plus years.
05 — FAQ
Yes, remotely. Flip Retail is a software studio in Jaipur, India, with no office in Durban; discovery happens on video calls and you get working software every two weeks.
Jaipur is 3 h 30 min ahead of Durban all year. A 09:00 start there is 12:30 in Jaipur. Standard 09:00–18:00 office days overlap by 5 h 30 min, which is enough for live calls, demos and same-day answers.
For English and Afrikaans, yes: current language models handle them well, including mixed-language messages. Support for Zulu is more limited, so we test with real customer messages before committing to it, and route anything the agent is unsure about to your team.
Usually one module that fixes the most expensive problem first. For logistics & ports that is often job & shipment costing and warehouse management (bins, put-away, picking). It goes live early, and the rest of the system follows in two-week increments while your team is already using it.
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