Software for Peshawar's Footwear Makers
Footwear makers in Peshawar produce everything from traditional chappals to everyday shoes, usually in small workshops. DevKey builds the order, size and dealer tools that stop stock from turning into guesswork.
The trade, and what it needs from software
The city is associated with the Peshawari chappal, and its workshops also turn out sandals, sports shoes and daily-wear footwear sold across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and beyond. Production is mostly done in small units where artisans cut, stitch and finish by hand or with simple machines, and finished pairs go to dealers and bazaar shops.
A shoe is not one product but many, because every style comes in a range of sizes and colours. DevKey Technologies, a software house in Islamabad, builds order and stock tools that respect that complexity. We work remotely, with a visit possible when seeing your workshop would improve the design, and we keep screens plain enough for busy supervisors.
How the work flows in Peshawar
Artisan-led production in small units
Cutters, stitchers and finishers often work on piece rates, and a batch moves through them in turn. Material comes from separate leather and sole suppliers.
Size runs and seasonal designs
A style must be made across the full size range, and designs shift with weddings, Eid and winter. Getting the mix wrong leaves unsold sizes on the shelf.
Selling through dealers and bazaar shops
Most pairs go to shopkeepers who take stock on credit and pay later. Orders are taken in person or on the phone and delivered by transporter.
Where things go wrong today
Piece-rate payments calculated by hand
Counting pairs per artisan and computing wages takes the supervisor hours, and disagreements about the count are common on payday.
Plenty of stock but the wrong sizes
Warehouse shelves hold slow sizes while popular ones sell out. The maker cannot see which size and colour to produce next.
Dealer credit tracked in separate notebooks
Shopkeepers owe money across several orders. Reminders depend on someone remembering, and old balances drag on.
No direct way to reach shoppers
Makers depend on middlemen for sales and know little about the final buyer. A brand with its own channel could keep a larger share of the value.
Software that fixes it
Production planning with piece-rate counting
Batches, stage progress and pairs completed per worker captured at the bench, with wages worked out from the recorded counts.
Production Planning Software DevelopmentDealer management with credit tracking
Dealer accounts, orders, deliveries and outstanding balances together, with reminders for overdue payments.
Dealer Management Software DevelopmentA wholesale ordering portal for shopkeepers
A page where dealers browse the current range, choose size runs and place orders themselves, instead of ringing in each time.
Wholesale Ordering Portal DevelopmentDaraz and marketplace selling for makers
Help with listing, pricing and promoting your footwear on online marketplaces so buyers beyond the bazaar can find it.
Daraz Store MarketingCommon questions, answered
Can the system handle size and colour combinations?
Yes. Each style is stored with its sizes and colours, and stock, orders and production are tracked at that level, so you can tell which exact variants are running low.
How would workers' counts be recorded?
Typically by a supervisor tapping in pairs finished per person on a phone, or by scanning a batch ticket. We design this around your floor so it adds seconds, not hours.
Will dealers have to learn new software?
Only if you want them to order online. They can keep ringing in, and your staff enter the order. The portal is optional and easy to use on a phone for those who prefer it.
Can a small workshop afford to go online?
That depends on scope, which we agree with you openly before starting. Many makers begin with a small catalogue and marketplace listings, then add a full shop once sales justify it.