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Distribution & Logistics

Inventory, routing, and warehouse-floor decisions backed by AI that reads from your WMS, TMS, and ERP, and writes back through approved channels.

Distribution & Logistics operating environment · representative photograph of the work this industry runs.
01Operating reality

What the work usually looks like.

A multi-warehouse 3PL or distributor with WMS, TMS, ERP, and a shipping rate API. Routing and slotting decisions get made on tribal knowledge. Inventory visibility across DCs is a daily reconciliation job. Customer commitments get made before the system actually knows whether they can be kept.

SYSTEM SKETCHDistribution & Logistics· Distribution & LogisticsSYSTEMS OF RECORDORCHESTRATIONHUMAN GATENetSuiteManhattan WMSBlue YonderSAP TMProject44AI LAYERDistribution &LogisticsMULTI-DC INVENTORY REBALANC…DYNAMIC CARRIER SELECTION A…SLOTTING AND PICK-PATH OPTI…CUSTOMER-PROMISE DATING THA…Dispatch coordinatorREVIEWERApproveRejectAskLAYER, NOT REPLACEMENT · HUMANS ON EVERY CONSEQUENTIAL DECISION
Typical systems we sit overNetSuiteManhattan WMSBlue YonderSAP TMProject44Oracle Transportation
02Bottlenecks

Where we tend to find the constraint.

  • Operations leaders living in spreadsheet exports because the WMS reports are too slow
  • Customer service quoting delivery dates the network can't actually keep
  • Carrier costs creeping because nobody has time to renegotiate by lane

~25%

of dispatch-coordinator hours we typically see lost to manual carrier tendering when WMS, TMS, and carrier portals disagree about shipment status.

03Workflows we ship

What we typically build for operations like yours.

01

Multi-DC rebalancing

Trigger

Stockout risk at a DC or overstock at another

AI step

Propose transfers across DCs minimizing freight × days-of-supply

Human review

Operations director approves before commit

Output

Transfers booked in WMS; carriers dispatched

02

Dynamic carrier selection

Trigger

New outbound shipment ready to dispatch

AI step

Rate-shop across carriers; factor service level + on-time history

Human review

Floor supervisor approves if outside autorange

Output

BOL generated; carrier notified; customer ETA updated

03

Slotting + pick-path

Trigger

Weekly slotting review or new SKU added

AI step

Recompute optimal positions using pick frequency + velocity

Human review

Floor supervisor approves slot changes

Output

New slot assignments push to WMS; relocation tasks created

04

Customer-promise dating

Trigger

Order placed at checkout

AI step

Compute realistic promise from inventory + capacity + transit

Human review

CS overrides only if outside autorange

Output

Promise date returned at checkout; commitment logged

04Why HITL matters here

Where the human gate goes, specifically for this industry.

A wrong autonomous routing call moves freight to the wrong DC and ships customer commitments late. Floor supervisors approve every rebalancing action. The AI proposes; they accept or amend in a queue UI built for the cadence of a working warehouse.

Sample approval surface

Subject

Stalled shipment SHP-7821, three conflicting status sources

Flagged
  • WMS shows delivered
  • TMS shows in-transit
  • Carrier API returns exception
Approver

Dispatch coordinator

Next step

Have an operation in this shape?

We'll start with a 2-week Discovery against your real systems. If we're not a fit we'll say so on the call and point you somewhere useful.