Supply Chain Technology Solutions | Custom Platforms, AI & Integration

The Problems We Solve

What Supply Chain IT Leaders Tell Us First

These aren't hypothetical. They're the exact pain points we hear in every discovery call with VPs of Supply Chain and IT Directors.

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Legacy Systems That Can't Keep Up

Your WMS was built for single-warehouse ops. Your TMS was customized by a vendor who's gone. Now you're duct-taping spreadsheets to ERPs while Amazon delivers in 2 hours. Migration feels impossible, but so does staying.

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Integration Chaos Across the Stack

SAP doesn't talk to your 3PL. Your OMS sends stale data to the warehouse floor. Every integration was a one-off. no API strategy, no event streaming, no single source of truth. Your BI team reconciles spreadsheets, not dashboards.

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Visibility Ends at Your Four Walls

You know what's in your warehouse. You don't know what's in transit, what's stuck at customs, or what's about to be late. Real-time visibility exists in your vendor's demo, not in your operations center.

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AI Pilots That Never Reach Production

You ran a demand forecasting POC 18 months ago. It's still in a Jupyter notebook. Your team can build models but can't deploy them into the WMS execution layer where they'd actually reduce stockouts.

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Vendor Lock-In Draining Your Budget

Your enterprise platform vendor charges six figures for every customization. You wait 6 months for features your competitors shipped last quarter. You need flexibility, but your architecture says otherwise.

How We Help

Consulting + Engineering + AI: Under One Roof

We're not just coders. We're not just strategists. We close the gap between your supply chain vision and production-grade systems.

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Supply Chain Consulting

We start where you are: auditing your current stack, mapping integration gaps, and building a transformation roadmap that won't take 3 years and $5M to deliver value.

Technology landscape assessment & gap analysis
Platform selection advisory (build vs. buy vs. extend)
Integration architecture & API strategy design
AI readiness assessment & use-case prioritization

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Custom Platform Engineering

We build the platforms your supply chain runs on: custom WMS, TMS, control towers, yard management systems, and ERP integrations that flex as your operations scale.

Custom WMS, TMS, YMS development & modernization
ERP integration middleware (SAP, Oracle, D365)
Real-time visibility platforms & control towers
Mobile apps for warehouse floor & field operations

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AI & Automation Layer

We take your AI from notebook to production: deploying demand forecasting, route optimization, anomaly detection, and agentic workflows directly into your operational stack.

Demand forecasting & inventory optimization models
Computer vision for warehouse & quality inspection
Digital twins & scenario simulation engines
Agentic AI for autonomous exception handling

Where We Operate

Across Your Entire Supply Chain

From procurement to last-mile, we engineer platforms and embed AI at every stage.

Procurement

Supplier portals, sourcing automation, spend analytics

CONSULTING · AI

Planning

Demand forecasting, S&OP, inventory optimization

AI · ENGINEERING

Warehousing

WMS, yard management, pick/pack optimization

ENGINEERING · AI

Transportation

TMS, route optimization, carrier management

ENGINEERING · AI

Visibility

Control towers, IoT integration, real-time tracking

ALL THREE

Last Mile

Delivery orchestration, customer notifications, returns

ENGINEERING · AI

Solutions We Build

Custom Supply Chain Platforms, Not Off-the-Shelf Licenses

We build, extend, and modernize the platforms that run your supply chain, tailored to your operations, not forced into a vendor's template.

P112–20 weeks

Warehouse & Yard Management Systems

Custom WMS and YMS platforms built for your exact warehouse topology, picking strategies, and integration requirements, not a generic product you'll spend years configuring.

Multi-warehouse WMS with configurable pick/pack/ship workflows
Yard Management Systems (like Intelligate for Unilever)
Real-time inventory tracking with barcode/RFID integration
3PL billing, SLA monitoring, and performance dashboards

AI LAYERComputer vision for receiving inspection, AI-optimized slotting, predictive replenishment

Discuss Your WMS Needs →

P210–16 weeks

Transportation & Freight Platforms

TMS platforms, freight management systems, and carrier integration layers that optimize routing, reduce freight spend, and give you real-time shipment visibility.

Multimodal TMS: road, rail, ocean, air in one platform
Carrier management portals with automated rate comparison
Freight audit, billing reconciliation, and cost analytics
Real-time shipment tracking with predictive ETA engines

AI LAYERML-based route optimization, dynamic carrier allocation, freight cost prediction

Discuss Your TMS Needs →

P38–14 weeks

Control Towers & Visibility Platforms

Unified command centers that aggregate data from WMS, TMS, ERP, IoT sensors, and carrier APIs into a single real-time operational view, not another dashboard that nobody checks.

End-to-end supply chain control tower with alert engine
IoT sensor integration for cold chain, shock, and GPS tracking
Exception-based workflows with automated escalation
Supplier performance scorecards and risk monitoring

AI LAYERAnomaly detection, predictive disruption alerts, agentic exception resolution

Discuss Visibility Needs →

P48–16 weeks

Digital Twins & Planning Intelligence

Simulation environments that model your entire supply network: test what-if scenarios, optimize inventory placement, and stress-test your operations before committing capital.

Supply chain digital twin with real-time data feeds
Demand forecasting engines with external signal integration
Network optimization and facility location modeling
S&OP dashboards with scenario comparison tools

AI LAYERML forecasting with weather/market signals, autonomous inventory rebalancing

Discuss Planning Needs →

AI Engineering for Supply Chains

We Take Your AI From Jupyter Notebook to Production

64% of supply chain leaders say AI capability is critical when evaluating new technology. We build it into every platform we deliver, not as a demo, but as a production system.

Most supply chain teams have data scientists who can build models. What they lack is the engineering muscle to deploy those models into WMS execution layers, TMS routing engines, and control tower alerting systems. That's exactly what we do: production AI pipelines with monitoring, retraining, and drift detection built in.

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Demand Forecasting & Inventory AI

ML models that ingest POS data, weather, promotions, and market signals to predict demand at SKU-location level, deployed directly into your S&OP and replenishment workflows.

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Route Optimization & Dynamic ETAs

Real-time routing algorithms that factor in traffic, weather, vehicle capacity, and delivery windows, reducing transportation cost by 12-18% while improving on-time delivery.

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Computer Vision for Warehousing

AI-powered cameras for receiving inspection, damage detection, pallet counting, and safety compliance, processing visual data in real-time on the warehouse floor.

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Agentic AI for Exception Management

Autonomous AI agents that detect disruptions, evaluate alternatives, reroute shipments, and notify stakeholders, handling 80% of routine exceptions without human intervention.

Production AI: Proven Results

80,000+

Monthly interactions handled by our AI systems in production

IFB Industries | Live Deployment

Real-Time

Yard operations visibility across global sites

Unilever Intelligate | Global Deployment

Multimodal

Freight optimization across road, rail, and ocean

Enterprise Freight Platform | Production

Our Work in Supply Chain

Built for Real Operations. Running in Production.

Not mockups. Not POCs. These are live platforms powering supply chain operations for global enterprises.

UNILEVER

Intelligate: Global Yard Management System

Built a global Yard Management Solution for Unilever that manages vehicle scheduling, dock allocation, and yard operations across multiple manufacturing sites, replacing manual processes with real-time digital orchestration.

Global

Multi-site deployment

Real-Time

Yard visibility & scheduling

ReactNode.jsPostgreSQLAWSSAP Integration

View Case Study →

ENTERPRISE LOGISTICS

Multimodal Freight Management Platform

Engineered an end-to-end freight management system covering road, rail, and ocean modes, with automated rate comparison, carrier allocation, shipment tracking, and freight audit capabilities.

Multi-Modal

Road, rail, ocean freight

Automated

Carrier allocation & billing

PythonReactMongoDBREST APIsAWS

View Case Study →

IFB INDUSTRIES

AI Voice Bot: Customer & Field Operations

Deployed production AI handling 80,000+ monthly customer interactions. the same conversational AI architecture now powers field operations communication, driver coordination, and exception alerting in logistics workflows.

80,000+

Monthly calls handled by AI

70%

Automated resolution rate

NLP/NLUVoice AINode.jsTelephony API

View Case Study →

Technology We Work With

We Integrate With Your Existing Stack

We don't ask you to rip and replace. We build around, on top of, and between the systems you already have.

SAP S/4HANA

ERP Integration

Oracle SCM Cloud

ERP Integration

Microsoft D365

ERP Integration

AWS / Azure / GCP

Cloud Infrastructure

Kafka / RabbitMQ

Event Streaming

Python / TensorFlow

AI/ML Platform

React / Node.js

Application Stack

PostgreSQL / Mongo

Database Layer

REST / GraphQL

API Architecture

IoT / MQTT

Sensor Integration

EDI / AS2

B2B Data Exchange

Docker / K8s

Container Orchestration

Why APPWRK

The Right-Sized Partner for Supply Chain Transformation

Too small for the giant consulting firms. Too complex for a freelance team. That's where we operate.

Supply Chain Domain + Engineering Depth vs. Generic Dev Shops

We understand WMS pick strategies, TMS carrier rating logic, and S&OP planning cycles. You don't spend months teaching us your business before we write a line of code.

Consulting + Delivery in One Team vs. Strategy-Only Firms

A big consulting firm will give you a beautiful roadmap. We'll give you a roadmap AND build the platform. No handoff gap between "strategy phase" and "implementation vendor": one team, one accountability.

Production AI, Not Demos vs. AI Hype Vendors

Our AI systems handle 80,000+ real interactions monthly. We deploy models with monitoring, drift detection, and retraining pipelines, not Jupyter notebooks that die after the POC review meeting.

Founder-Led, Senior Engineers vs. Body Shop Rotation

You work with leadership who understand supply chain technology and can make architectural decisions on the spot. No account manager layers. No junior developer bait-and-switch after the contract is signed.

Your Extended Engineering Team

Supply Chain Specialists. AI Engineers. Platform Builders.

Dedicated pods with logistics domain expertise, not rotated across unrelated projects.

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SC Technology Consultants

Solution architects who've mapped WMS integrations, TMS migrations, and ERP modernization roadmaps for enterprise supply chains.

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Platform Engineers

Full-stack developers specializing in logistics applications. WMS, TMS, OMS, control towers, carrier portals, and warehouse floor mobile apps.

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Data & AI Engineers

ML engineers who deploy demand forecasting, route optimization, anomaly detection, and computer vision models into production supply chain systems.

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Integration Specialists

API architects and middleware engineers who connect SAP, Oracle, D365, EDI, carrier APIs, and IoT platforms into coherent data flows.

AI-Augmented Delivery Engine

Every engineer uses AI-powered tools. from code generation and automated testing to intelligent documentation. delivering your supply chain platform 40% faster.

⚡ AI Code Assist

40% faster feature development with AI pair programming

🧪 Smart Testing

AI-generated test suites for logistics workflow edge cases

📝 Auto Documentation

API docs and integration specs generated automatically

🔍 Quality Gates

Code reviews validated against performance and security benchmarks

150+

Engineers & Specialists

40%

Faster Delivery with AI Tools

24/7

Production Support Capability

How We Engage

Start with a Conversation. Scale with Confidence.

Three engagement tiers. from a focused consulting sprint to a multi-year technology partnership.

TIER 1

Assessment & AI POC

4–6 Weeks · Fixed Scope

We audit your current supply chain tech stack, identify the highest-ROI AI use case, and build a working proof of concept. so you can make decisions based on real results, not vendor promises.

Technology landscape assessment
Integration gap analysis
One AI use case. POC with real data
ROI projection & roadmap for next phase

Start Assessment →

TIER 2

Platform Build or Modernization

10–20 Weeks · Dedicated Pod

Build a new WMS, TMS, control tower, or digital twin. or modernize your legacy platform with API layers, real-time data, and AI capabilities. Dedicated engineering pod, sprint-based delivery.

Dedicated 4–8 member engineering pod
Full SDLC with sprint-based delivery
AI/ML model deployment to production
ERP & carrier system integrations
Production deployment with SLA support

Request a Quote →

TIER 3

Digital Supply Chain Transformation

6–18 Months · Strategic Partnership

End-to-end technology transformation across your supply chain. from platform architecture and data infrastructure to AI deployment and change management.

Multi-platform technology roadmap
WMS + TMS + Control Tower architecture
AI/ML model development & deployment
Integration middleware & data platform
Ongoing managed services & optimization

Discuss Transformation →

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions IT Directors and VPs of Supply Chain Ask Us

No. We build around, on top of, and between your existing platforms. If you're on SAP, we build the custom WMS or control tower that SAP can't deliver quickly enough, and integrate it via APIs and middleware. We're not a competing product; we're the engineering team that extends your stack.

Big consultancies excel at strategy decks and large program management. We excel at actually building the platforms. Most of our clients come to us after a strategy phase with a big firm: they have the roadmap, now they need an engineering team that can ship production code. We offer both consulting and delivery, which eliminates the handoff gap that typically delays projects by 3-6 months.

This is one of our core strengths. We take demand forecasting models, route optimization algorithms, and anomaly detection systems from Jupyter notebooks to production environments with proper ML pipelines, including data ingestion, model serving, monitoring, drift detection, and automated retraining. The model itself is often 20% of the work; the production engineering is the other 80%.

That's exactly what Tier 1 is for. We run a 4-6 week assessment of your current technology landscape, identify integration gaps, and pinpoint the highest-ROI opportunity, whether that's a WMS modernization, a visibility platform, or an AI deployment. You get a clear roadmap with effort estimates before committing to a larger engagement.

Our sweet spot is mid-market to large enterprise. companies running $100M+ in annual logistics spend who need custom platforms but can't justify $10M+ for a giant consulting firm engagement. We bring enterprise-grade engineering at a fraction of the cost and timeline because we're focused on delivery, not selling more consultants.

For Tier 1 (assessment + POC), you see tangible results in 4-6 weeks. For Tier 2 (platform build), first production release typically happens in 10-12 weeks with sprint-based incremental delivery. We don't do 18-month big-bang deployments. you see value every sprint.

Ready to Build?

Let's Engineer Your Supply Chain's Next Chapter

Whether you need a technology assessment, a custom platform, or an AI deployment. start with a conversation.

Book a Discovery Call → Contact Us

We Engineer the Platforms That Power Resilient Supply Chains

What Supply Chain IT Leaders Tell Us First

Legacy Systems That Can't Keep Up

Integration Chaos Across the Stack

Visibility Ends at Your Four Walls

AI Pilots That Never Reach Production

Vendor Lock-In Draining Your Budget

Consulting + Engineering + AI: Under One Roof

Supply Chain Consulting

Custom Platform Engineering

AI & Automation Layer

Across Your Entire Supply Chain

Custom Supply Chain Platforms, Not Off-the-Shelf Licenses

Warehouse & Yard Management Systems

Transportation & Freight Platforms

Control Towers & Visibility Platforms

Digital Twins & Planning Intelligence

We Take Your AI From Jupyter Notebook to Production

Demand Forecasting & Inventory AI

Route Optimization & Dynamic ETAs

Computer Vision for Warehousing

Agentic AI for Exception Management

Production AI: Proven Results

Built for Real Operations. Running in Production.

Intelligate: Global Yard Management System

Multimodal Freight Management Platform

AI Voice Bot: Customer & Field Operations

We Integrate With Your Existing Stack

The Right-Sized Partner for Supply Chain Transformation

Supply Chain Domain + Engineering Depth vs. Generic Dev Shops

Consulting + Delivery in One Team vs. Strategy-Only Firms

Production AI, Not Demos vs. AI Hype Vendors

Founder-Led, Senior Engineers vs. Body Shop Rotation

Supply Chain Specialists. AI Engineers. Platform Builders.

SC Technology Consultants

Platform Engineers

Data & AI Engineers

Integration Specialists

AI-Augmented Delivery Engine

⚡ AI Code Assist

🧪 Smart Testing

📝 Auto Documentation

🔍 Quality Gates

Start with a Conversation. Scale with Confidence.

Assessment & AI POC

Platform Build or Modernization

Digital Supply Chain Transformation

Questions IT Directors and VPs of Supply Chain Ask Us

We already use SAP/Oracle. do you replace that?

How is this different from hiring a large consulting firm?

Can you take our AI models from POC to production?

What if we don't know where to start?

Do you work with mid-market companies or only large enterprises?

How long does it take to see production results?

Let's Engineer Your Supply Chain's Next Chapter