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Your company is planning to build a new B2B eCommerce platform that aims to connect manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers. The platform should support the following features:
 
User Management: Different types of users, including manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers, each with specific roles and permissions.
 
Product Catalog: A comprehensive product catalog with detailed descriptions, pricing, and inventory management.
 
Order Management: Ability for retailers to place bulk orders with manufacturers and wholesalers, with real-time order tracking.
 
Pricing and Discounts: Support for tiered pricing models and volume-based discounts.
Analytics Dashboard: Provide insights and analytics to users about sales trends, popular products, and inventory levels.
 
System Design Question:
Design the architecture for this B2B eCommerce platform. Consider the following aspects:
 
Architecture Overview: Provide a high-level architecture of the system. What components and services would you include, and how would they interact with each other?
 
Scalability and Performance: How would you ensure the platform can handle high volumes of traffic and large transactions, especially during peak times like sales events?
 
Data Management: Describe your approach to managing the product catalog and inventory data. How would you ensure data consistency and integrity across different user roles?
 
Security and Compliance: What measures would you implement to protect sensitive business and transaction data? Consider aspects like authentication, authorization, and data encryption.
 
Integration and Extensibility: How would you design the platform to integrate with existing ERP and CRM systems used by businesses? What considerations would you have for future feature enhancements?
 
Fault Tolerance and Reliability: In a B2B environment, downtime can be costly. How would you design the system to be fault-tolerant and ensure high availability?
 
Analytics and Reporting: Describe how you would implement the analytics dashboard. What technologies or tools would you use to provide real-time insights?