Software engineering studio · Chennai, IndiaTaking new projects
AI systems and software for retail and manufacturing
We walk your floor first. Then we build. Deda Systems is an engineering studio that builds AI automation, custom ERP and business software for small and mid-sized retail and manufacturing businesses, on top of the POS, ERP and spreadsheets you already use. You know your stock, your production and your money every morning, without waiting for month-end.
- Works with
- The POS, ERP and Excel you already run
- Runs
- In your office, or in the cloud
- Pricing
- Fixed scope, fixed price
- Languages
- English and Tamil
Sound familiar?
Problems we fix for owners
These are the six things we hear most often from people who run shops and factories. If one of them is yours, that is where the first project starts.
| What owners tell us | What we build |
|---|---|
| “Our stock on paper never matches the shelf.” | One live stock position across every branch, read from the billing entries your staff already make. See the retail stock case study |
| “Month-end takes my accounts team a full week.” | Bank statements, books and GST matched by the system. Your accountant reviews the few lines that do not match. See the month-end case study |
| “I hear about yesterday's production this morning.” | Job cards filled in at the machine, so output, rejects and stoppages are visible during the shift. See the job card case study |
| “Defects are being found by my customer.” | A camera on the line checks every part, trained on your own products and your own defect types. See the inspection case study |
| “Everything runs on WhatsApp groups and phone calls.” | Approvals, forms and follow-ups moved into simple software built around the way your team already works. Custom ERP and business software |
| “Our ERP has all the data, but I cannot get answers from it.” | Dashboards, alerts and a daily summary on top of the POS or ERP you already run, without replacing it. An AI layer on your existing systems |
What we do
Two industries, three kinds of work
We work only with retail businesses and factories. Everything we have built was built for a shop or a plant, so we already know the problems before you explain them.
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Retail chains, run on numbers
Live stock across every branch, buying planned from demand data, and a month-end that closes without spreadsheets.
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Factory floor intelligence
Paper job cards to live OEE, vision inspection on the line, and downtime you see coming from your own machine data.
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Software around your process
Custom ERP modules, digitised forms and workflow automation, or an AI layer on the POS and ERP you already run.
Capabilities
What the engineering covers
Six kinds of work, from getting your data into one place to AI that runs every day. Most projects combine two or three of them.
01
Process automation
Data entry, document processing and syncing between systems, mapped, digitised and running around the clock without a person in the loop.
02
ML model development
Demand forecasting, anomaly detection and classification models, trained on your operational data and deployed as APIs your systems can call.
03
AI systems and agents
LLM-based document intelligence, operational Q&A and automated reporting from your own business data. Fully private, and on-premise where required.
04
Data pipelines and dashboards
ERP, POS and spreadsheets consolidated into one source of truth, with live dashboards built for owners, managers and floor teams.
05
Computer vision
Quality inspection, inventory counting and production monitoring, trained on your products and defect classes, on edge hardware or in the cloud.
06
ERP integration
An intelligence layer on the ERP, POS or legacy system you already run, so alerts, reports and automations work from data that is already there.
Tools we run in production
| Layer | What we use |
|---|---|
| Application | Python, FastAPI, React, Streamlit |
| Data | PostgreSQL, SQL Server |
| Machine learning | PyTorch, Scikit-learn, Prophet, OpenCV / YOLO |
| Language models | LangChain, LLaMA / Qwen (local) |
| Deployment | Docker, Railway / cloud |
| Integrations | ERP and POS systems (including SAP Business One and Tally), bank and GST APIs, RFID systems |
Case studies
The work in practice
Four worked examples, two from retail and two from manufacturing: what the business looks like today, what we build, and what changes on a normal working day.
Retail · Worked example
One live stock view for a six-branch garment retailer
Six branches, six separate billing files and a weekly Excel sheet. How one live stock position, reorder alerts and branch transfers replace the Monday phone calls.
Retail · Worked example
Month-end close without the spreadsheet week
Bank statements, accounting ledgers and GSTR-2B matched by the system. The accounts team reviews a short list of exceptions instead of ticking thousands of lines.
Manufacturing · Worked example
From paper job cards to live OEE in a CNC machine shop
A machine shop that learns about yesterday's production the next morning. Tablet job cards at each machine give the owner live output, rejects and a reason for every stop.
Manufacturing · Worked example
Checking every part on a moulding line with vision inspection
Checking a sample from each batch lets defects reach the customer. A camera over the line, trained on the plant's own parts, checks every piece and tells the supervisor when rejects start rising.
How we work
Six phases, in the same order, on every project
We spend days in your shop or plant before we quote, so the proposal is about your business. See the full walk-through.
- We show upOn-site observation
- Map the invisibleProcess archaeology
- Find what is costing youBottleneck diagnosis
- Wire it togetherSystems architecture
- Ship in sprintsWeekly builds
- The operation afterHandover
- Day 0: free call
- Days 2–4: on your floor
- Week 1: first demo
- Weeks 6–12: in production
Why Deda
A studio, not a services desk
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Two segments only
Retail and manufacturing, and no generalist IT services. Every tool, model and framework we own applies directly to your domain, so you are not paying for our learning curve.
02
You talk to engineers
There are no account managers in between. The engineers who join your first call are the ones who scope the work, build it and support it.
03
Data stays in your building
We support fully on-premise deployment, including local language models. Financial records, production data and customer information never have to leave your premises.
04
Systems that stay in production
Everything we build is deployed, monitored and maintained. We stay involved until it runs in production and your team is confident operating it without us.
FAQ
Questions we get asked
What does Deda Systems do?
Deda Systems & Solutions is a Chennai-based software engineering studio that builds AI automation, machine-learning models, custom ERP and business software for retail and manufacturing companies. It works only in those two sectors.
Where is Deda Systems located?
The office is at No. 1, Sampangi Street, Vivekananda Nagar, Ambattur, Chennai 600053, Tamil Nadu, India. The team was founded in Chennai in 2025 and works on site with clients across Tamil Nadu and India.
Does Deda Systems replace our ERP?
No. The ERP or POS you run today stays in place, whether it is a packaged product such as Tally or SAP Business One, a custom system or a legacy one. Deda Systems adds an integration and intelligence layer on top, or builds custom modules where off-the-shelf software does not fit.
Can the AI run on-premise?
Yes. Deda Systems supports fully on-premise deployment, including local language models such as LLaMA and Qwen, so production, financial and customer data never have to leave your premises. Cloud deployment is also available.
Is Deda Systems a fit for a small or mid-sized business?
Yes. The work is built for owner-run retail and manufacturing businesses, from a shop with two branches to a plant with a few lines. A first project is scoped around one problem.
Do you work in Tamil?
Yes. The team works in English and Tamil, on calls and on site, and screens for shop-floor and counter staff can be built with Tamil labels.
Next step
Start with a free 30-minute call
You talk to an engineer, in English or Tamil, with no pitch deck. It is usually enough to tell whether there is something worth building together. We reply within one business day.
- 30 min
- Free first call, with an engineer
- 2–4 days
- On your floor before any proposal
- Week 1
- First working demo, on your own data
- Fixed
- Scope, timeline and price, agreed before we build
- Zero
- Existing systems replaced