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Re:Ask HN: Anyone interested in a open source library to tra... by sloaken on Saturday December 05, 2020 @06:55AM (#25313886)
I would be interesting in seeing the source as a learning project. I find this intriguing, as I would have no idea where to start.

As a first question, what motivated you to make this? Second question, are we talking by ship, train or truck? Or all three?

Re:Ask HN: Anyone interested in a open source library to tra... by dhruvkar on Saturday December 05, 2020 @08:39AM (#25314465)
> motivation

We import and distribute natural stone slabs, wholesale. A major part of that is import and logistics. It's a problem we have, so I'm building this to solve our own issues.

I've talked to other distributors and depending on how large they are, they handle this by either a spreadsheet or an EDI server. This seems either underkill or overkill to me.

> transport

Talking ship and train. This data is freely available and these two are currently relevant to us.

open to more questions if you're interested!