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Logistics Software Development

We design systems that keep daily execution under control: order intake, planning, dispatch, warehouse handoffs, live tracking, and exception handling. The result is fewer manual steps, cleaner statuses, and a workflow teams can rely on during peak hours.

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3 offices across Europe
60+ people on staff
7 years of experience
87% of our clients are from Europe

Custom software for TMS, WMS, dispatch, tracking, customer updates, and integrations. Built to stay reliable during peak-hour spikes, handle real operational constraints, and keep shipment and inventory data consistent across teams and partners.

What We Build

We build logistics platforms that connect planning, execution, and reporting into one operational flow:

  • Transportation execution (planning, dispatch, tracking, billing-ready shipment lifecycle)
  • Warehouse execution (receiving, picking, packing, inventory accuracy)
  • Real-time visibility (events, ETAs, milestones, exceptions)
  • Customer-facing status (portals, notifications, proof-of-delivery)
  • Integrations (ERP, CRM, marketplaces, carrier APIs, telematics, analytics)

What Logistics Operations Need From Software

Logistics is a chain of decisions under time pressure. ETAs shift, inventory moves, drivers go off plan, carriers change availability, and partners send inconsistent updates. Your software has to keep workflows predictable when reality isn’t.

What that means in practice:

  • One source of truth for shipment and inventory states
  • Fast, reliable updates for dispatchers and warehouse teams
  • Clear exception handling so delays do not become chaos
  • Resilient integrations so partner outages do not freeze execution

Where Operational Friction Usually Starts

Most issues come from gaps between systems, not from one “bad tool”:

  • Fragmented data across TMS, WMS, ERP, carrier portals, and spreadsheets
  • Manual dispatch steps and “human middleware” during exceptions
  • Weak visibility during partner outages and missing events
  • Conflicting statuses across email, portals, and support channels
  • Slow screens and timeouts at peak volume

Logistics Solutions We Build

Transportation Management Systems (TMS)

Load planning, carrier coordination, tracking, cost control, document workflows, and end-to-end shipment visibility:

  • Assignment, milestones, ETAs
  • Rate and cost tracking
  • Documents (BOL, POD, invoicing artifacts)
  • Exception flows with delay reasons and ownership
  • Analytics by lane, carrier, customer
Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)

Warehouse execution that protects inventory accuracy across locations:

  • Receiving and putaway
  • Picking, packing, staging
  • Cycle counts and discrepancy handling
  • Role-based task queues
  • Scanning and label workflows
Dispatch and Route Optimization

Route planning and dispatch flows that reflect real constraints:

  • Time windows, driver shifts, vehicle capacity
  • Multi-stop routes and rapid re-planning
  • Priorities and service levels
  • Manual override with audit trails
Fleet Tracking, IoT, and Telematics

Real-time vehicle and asset tracking with operational signals:

  • Telematics ingestion and event processing
  • Geofencing and alert triggers
  • Trip timelines and dwell-time analysis
  • Sensor data (temperature, door, shock, fuel) when relevant
Freight Forwarding and Documentation

Shipment workflows and partner-ready documentation:

  • Multi-leg shipments (handoffs between modes)
  • Document packs per stage
  • Role-based access for agents and partners
  • Compliance-friendly history
Customer Portals and Status Updates

Customer-facing visibility that reduces support load:

  • Shipment status pages with milestones
  • Notifications driven by events
  • Claims and issue workflows with attachments
  • Proof-of-delivery capture

Integrations and Data Flows

Logistics platforms rarely operate in isolation. We integrate with ERPs, CRMs, marketplaces, carrier APIs, payment and invoicing systems, mapping providers, telematics platforms, and internal analytics.

Integration Principles We Follow
  • Stable contracts and versioning to support safe changes
  • Retries, timeouts, and circuit breakers to prevent cascade failures
  • Idempotent processing to avoid duplicates during spikes
  • Consistent identifiers across systems for reconciliation
  • Clear observability for failures, delays, and missing events

From MVP to Production-Grade Systems

If you are validating a new operating model, we start with an MVP built around measurable workflows such as dispatch, tracking, billing, or warehouse execution. Then we expand step by step without rewriting the core.

Typical MVP Starting Points
  • Dispatch + tracking with a clean exception flow
  • Single-warehouse execution (receive -> pick -> pack -> ship)
  • Billing-ready shipment lifecycle with documents and milestones
  • Customer status portal powered by reliable events

Scaling and Modernization Work

We stabilize and scale existing platforms when growth exposes weaknesses:

  • Remove bottlenecks in dispatch, scanning, event processing, billing
  • Reshape data models for higher shipment and event volume
  • Harden integrations against partner outages and partial failures
  • Add queues and safe processing patterns where spikes cause breaks
  • Improve monitoring and alerting so incidents are diagnosable fast

Key Decisions That Keep Logistics Systems Stable Under Load

AreaWhat we buildWhy it matters
ArchitectureClear boundaries, stable APIs, versioned contractsSafer releases without breaking dispatch, tracking, or billing
Data and eventsIdempotency, retries, queues where neededFewer duplicates and fewer lost updates during spikes
PerformanceCaching, pagination, rate limits, load testingPredictable response times at peak volume
IntegrationsResilient connectors, timeouts, fallback statesPartner outages do not take the platform down
ObservabilityStructured logs, metrics, tracing, actionable alertsFaster incident response and fewer blind spots
Security and accessRoles, permissions, audit trailsControlled operations across teams and partners

Delivery Process

Idea Discussion

We map your workflows end to end: order intake, planning, dispatch, tracking, exceptions, warehouse handoffs, invoicing, and reporting. Then we define scope boundaries and success metrics.

Design and Prototyping

We shape architecture, data contracts, and UX flows for dispatchers, warehouse staff, drivers, support, and admin roles.

Development

Iterative delivery with staged environments, reviews, automated checks, and predictable checkpoints. You see working increments early.

Launch and Production Readiness

Deployment, monitoring setup, failure-mode testing, and realistic load testing based on peak patterns. We also validate integration behavior under timeouts and partial outages.

Long-Term Support and Maintenance

After launch, we support the platform with monitoring, updates, integration maintenance, and iterative improvements aligned with operational priorities and seasonality.

If This Is Your Situation

This page is a fit if you need:

  • one platform instead of disconnected tools and spreadsheets
  • reliable visibility across carriers, warehouses, and partners
  • exception handling that stays controlled under pressure
  • stable integrations that degrade safely when partners fail

Next Step

If you share your current flow (intake -> planning -> dispatch -> tracking -> billing), we can outline a practical first release: what to build first, what to integrate, and what metrics to target.

Portfolio

Examples of our work

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Healthcare booking platform that lets patients choose a doctor, pick a time slot, and confirm appointments with reviews, PDFs, and email notifications, while clinics manage schedules with less manual coordination.

Backyard Grill Chef AR VR App

AR VR-powered mobile app that lets customers place a grill in real space, compare models, and validate size, color, and style before purchase, reducing hesitation and speeding up decisions.

Könner & Söhnen: Multi-Store Shopify Plus Ecosystem for B2C and B2B Across Europe

Built a Shopify Plus setup with 6 regional stores and 11 languages, structured catalog data, B2B pricing and access, and n8n automations for product and price updates.

FAQ

What logistics companies do you work with?

Fleet operators, couriers, 3PLs, freight forwarders, and businesses running in-house logistics.

Can you join an existing project and improve it?

Yes. We often step in to stabilize integrations, improve performance, modernize architecture, or add operational tooling.

Do you build TMS and WMS from scratch?

Yes, and we also build focused modules that connect to your current stack.

Do you integrate with carriers, maps, and ERPs?

Yes. Integrations are scoped based on your partners, regions, and internal tooling.

Do you provide ongoing development and support?

Yes. Post-launch work typically covers monitoring, incident workflows, updates, and new features.

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