An Assessment of the Viability of Low-Code Platforms for the Internal Creation of Applications and Replacement of Vendor-Dependent Proprietary Software

Abstract

The company's reliance on external application vendors has brought about challenges, such as a lack autonomy, and continuous service quality issues. The thesis examines the practicality of in-house development to replace vendor reliant applications and regain autonomy, and overcome various challenges. The proof of concept focuses on the replacement of an external solution–used to displace material safety data sheets–, which was selected due to its manageable-scope and minimal dependencies. Allowing for the internal development of a replacement solution within the thesis' limited timeframe.