Supply Chain Visibility Platform
Client Profile
Series B logistics technology company, 80 employees
Building a real-time tracking and analytics platform for complex multi-modal shipments.
The Challenge
The client's customers were enterprise shippers who needed visibility into shipments crossing multiple carriers, modes (truck, rail, ocean), and countries. Existing solutions provided fragmented data that required manual consolidation. The client had initial traction but needed to scale technically to win larger contracts.
Why a Long-Term Partner
The founding team was strong on logistics domain expertise but recognized they needed senior engineering leadership to build enterprise-grade infrastructure. They wanted a partner who would help build the team and processes, not just write code.
Our Approach
- Established engineering practices and CI/CD pipeline from week one
- Built carrier integration framework for rapid onboarding
- Designed multi-tenant architecture for enterprise customers
- Implemented event sourcing for complete shipment history
Technical Solution
Microservices architecture on Kubernetes with event sourcing using EventStoreDB. Integration hub connecting 200+ carrier APIs with normalization layer. Real-time processing with Apache Flink for ETA predictions. React dashboard with customizable views per customer.
Why Continuity Matters
Supply chain technology requires deep integration with constantly changing carrier systems. Each new carrier, new shipping lane, and new customer requirement builds on existing knowledge. The partnership model allowed us to transfer knowledge gradually to the internal team while maintaining delivery velocity.
- Reduced carrier integration time from months to weeks
- Enabled 50x increase in tracked shipment volume
- Won 3 enterprise contracts based on platform capabilities
- Built internal engineering team to 12 engineers
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