Logistics & Supply Chain

Build logistics systems that keep freight moving and supply chains visible end-to-end

We build the integrated, automated logistics systems that give operations teams real-time visibility from first mile to last, without ripping out the infrastructure you already run on.

OUR CLIENTS

Disconnected TMS, manual dispatch, and lagging data

Logistics and supply chain businesses keep losing margins incrementally through dwell time that wasn't caught early enough, carrier capacity that wasn't allocated efficiently, and inventory decisions made without reliable demand signals. The businesses pulling ahead are operating on better data.

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01.

TMS, WMS, and ERP running in silos

When your transportation management, warehouse management, and ERP systems don't exchange data in real time, freight decisions get made on yesterday's information. Carrier allocations, dock scheduling, and inventory positioning all suffer as a result.

02.

Manual dispatch and load planning

Dispatch teams spending hours matching loads to carriers, building routes manually, and chasing check calls aren't just inefficient, they're a capacity constraint. Every manual touchpoint between order creation and carrier assignment is time and margin your operation doesn't get back.

03.

No real-time freight visibility

Customers expecting live shipment tracking and exception alerts while your team is still calling carriers for ETAs creates a service gap that erodes account retention faster than almost any other operational failure in logistics.

04.

Demand forecasting running on spreadsheets

Inventory positioning, replenishment triggers, and carrier capacity planning built on manual demand signals means your supply chain is always reacting rather than anticipating, leading to stockouts, excess carrying costs, and missed SLAs.

Engineering services for connected supply chains

TMS development & integration

Purpose-built transportation management systems or deep integrations between your existing TMS, ERP, and carrier networks, that reduce manual dispatch work, improve load planning accuracy, and give operations teams live freight visibility across key lanes.

Warehouse automation

Warehouse management systems built around your fulfillment model, covering inventory tracking, slotting optimization, labor management, and dock scheduling, integrated with your ERP and carrier systems without disrupting live operations.

Demand Forecasting & Inventory Intelligence

ML-driven demand forecasting and replenishment platforms that replace spreadsheet-based planning with live inventory signals, reducing carrying costs, improving fill rates, and giving procurement teams the lead time they need to act before stockouts happen.

Route Optimization & Last-Mile Delivery

Dynamic route optimization, driver dispatch, and proof-of-delivery platforms for last-mile operators dealing with delivery density, time-window constraints, and customer experience expectations that static routing tools can’t meet.

Supply Chain Visibility & Track & Trace

End-to-end shipment visibility platforms integrating carrier APIs, EDI feeds, and IoT sensor data into a single tracking layer, giving customers live ETAs and giving operations teams the exception alerts they need before SLAs are missed.

Document Automation & Customs Compliance

Automated BoL generation, POD capture, customs documentation, and carrier EDI workflows that reduce manual back-office processing, reducing freight release times, error rates, and compliance exposure across cross-border lanes.

Custom solutions for scaling logistics and supply chain operations

Freight & transportation

For carriers, freight brokers, and 3PLs managing high-volume lanes, we build TMS platforms, load optimization engines, and carrier integration layers that reduce manual dispatch work and improve on-time delivery performance across the network.

Warehousing & fulfillment

Distribution centers and fulfillment operators running on legacy WMS platforms get purpose-built warehouse management systems, integrating slotting optimization, labor management, and real-time inventory tracking into a single operational layer.

Supply chain & inventory intelligence

For manufacturers and distributors managing complex replenishment cycles, we build demand forecasting, inventory positioning, and supplier integration platforms that replace spreadsheet-driven planning with live, system-generated signals.

Last mile & delivery operations

Delivery businesses and e-commerce operators dealing with route complexity and customer experience pressure get purpose-built last-mile platforms, covering dynamic route optimization, driver dispatch, proof of delivery, and live tracking.

How we deliver scalable logistics solutions

Discover & assess

We evaluate your logistics workflows, systems, data flows, and operational dependencies across TMS, WMS, ERP, EDI, carrier networks, inventory systems, and last-mile operations. This helps us identify business priorities, integration gaps, manual process constraints, and areas where technology can better support freight movement and supply chain visibility.

Deliverables: Workflow review summary, system landscape notes, integration considerations, initial delivery observations.

Plan & Strategise

We define the solution approach, delivery roadmap, architecture direction, and implementation priorities based on your operational goals, existing systems, network complexity, and delivery requirements. This ensures the work is scoped around real logistics workflows rather than a generic software plan.

Deliverables: Delivery roadmap draft, architecture direction notes, integration approach summary, implementation planning notes.

Design & build

We design, develop, configure, or extend logistics technology solutions across transportation management, warehouse operations, dispatch workflows, shipment visibility, inventory intelligence, route optimization, and document automation. Each build phase is aligned with the agreed scope, technical requirements, and operational workflows your teams need to support.

Deliverables: Solution design notes, feature or workflow increments, integration documentation, progress review materials.

Validate & refine

We test functionality, workflow accuracy, data movement, system integrations, security considerations, and operational scenarios before rollout. The solution is reviewed against agreed business and technical requirements so issues can be addressed before wider adoption.

Deliverables: QA notes, workflow validation summary, issue log, refinement recommendations.

Deploy, support & improve

We support rollout, monitor system behavior, gather operational feedback, and identify improvement areas after launch. This helps the solution continue supporting changing freight volumes, carrier requirements, customer expectations, and supply chain workflows.

Deliverables: Rollout support notes, monitoring observations, adoption feedback summary, improvement backlog.

Modernize logistics systems without stopping freight movement

From TMS integration and warehouse automation to real-time visibility and last-mile delivery, build a practical modernization roadmap around your carrier network, existing infrastructure, and operational workflows.

Engagement model that fits your logistics technology roadmap

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Long-term TMS, WMS, or supply chain platform builds needing ongoing specialist continuity

Defined integration, automation, or visibility project with clear scope and timeline

Logistics businesses splitting delivery between internal IT and external specialists

MANAGEMENT

Team works as an extension of your organization with ongoing workflow ownership

We manage delivery against a fixed scope and timeline

tkxel handles execution so your team can focus on strategy and oversight

FLEXIBILITY

Ongoing responsibility for defined workflows

Scope and timeline fixed at project start

Responsibilities divided and adjusted between both teams

COMPLIANCE

Team operates within your EDI, customs compliance, and data security requirements throughout

Deliverables scoped and documented to meet compliance requirements from day one

Compliance ownership split clearly between your team and tkxel

KNOWLEDGE

Institutional knowledge builds over time, engineers learn your network structure, carrier relationships, and operational constraints

Full documentation handed over at project close

Strategic knowledge stays internal, execution knowledge with tkxel

COST MODEL

Ongoing retainer predictable and scalable

Fixed project fee, no surprises

Shared cost model based on divided responsibilities

800+ engineers on board. Ready to build and modernize your logistics systems.

Delivering reliable, integration-ready software for 3PLs, freight brokers, carriers, and supply chain operators.

18 +

Years in logistics software engineering

73 %

Of clients return for long-term partnerships

10 Years launching and building AI products

4 GLOBAL OFFICES

Logistics operators who've already made the shift.

Streamlined ABB's operations with Salesforce and Azure integration

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"tkxel shared our vision right from the get go, and helped us achieve the unthinkable. Their team was highly professional."

Pam Chitwood

Product Manager, ABB

50% reduction in support workload with AI-powered document retrieval

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"tkxel built an AI assistant that delivers accurate guidance fast and reduces manual work."

Director of Operations

23% increase in sales team productivity with a customized CSR system

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Our Microsoft partnership gives you access to Azure best practices, optimisation frameworks, enterprise licensing benefits, and cloud adoption programs that accelerate transformation while maintaining financial control.

We bring deep experience across GCP’s native services, cost governance capabilities, and security controls to help you standardise operations and achieve consistent optimisation across distributed environments.

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CTO, Replenium

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Robert K Burger

COO, Sterne Kessler

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CTO, Replenium

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Product Manager, ABB

Frequently asked questions

What is logistics software development?

Logistics software development involves building and modernizing technology for transportation, warehousing, freight, fulfillment, and supply chain operations. Solutions can include transportation management systems (TMS), warehouse management systems (WMS), shipment tracking platforms, route optimization tools, inventory systems, carrier integrations, and AI-powered forecasting applications.

What is a transportation management system (TMS)?

A transportation management system, or TMS, helps logistics teams plan, execute, track, and optimize freight movement. A TMS can support load planning, carrier selection, dispatch, rate management, shipment tracking, documentation, and integration with ERP, WMS, and carrier systems.

What is a warehouse management system (WMS)?

A warehouse management system, or WMS, manages inventory and fulfillment activity inside warehouses and distribution centers. It can support receiving, putaway, inventory tracking, picking, packing, slotting, labor management, dock scheduling, and integration with ERP and transportation systems.

How is AI used in logistics and supply chain software?

AI can be used in logistics software for demand forecasting, route optimization, shipment exception detection, inventory planning, document processing, and operational decision support. Machine learning models can analyze historical and real-time data to help teams anticipate demand, identify disruptions, and make faster planning decisions.

How can AI improve demand forecasting in logistics?

AI-powered demand forecasting analyzes historical sales, inventory, shipment, seasonality, and other operational data to identify patterns that spreadsheet-based planning may miss. More reliable forecasts can help logistics teams improve inventory positioning, replenishment planning, carrier capacity decisions, and preparation for demand changes.

How does route optimization software improve delivery operations?

Route optimization software calculates more efficient delivery routes based on factors such as stops, distance, delivery windows, vehicle capacity, traffic conditions, and operational constraints. Dynamic routing can help last-mile and transportation teams reduce manual planning, improve fleet utilization, and respond more effectively when delivery conditions change.

Can TMS, WMS, and ERP systems be integrated?

Yes. TMS, WMS, ERP, carrier platforms, and other logistics systems can be connected through APIs, EDI, middleware, or custom integration layers. Integration allows shipment, inventory, order, carrier, and fulfillment data to move between systems more consistently and gives operations teams a more complete view of the supply chain.

What is real-time supply chain visibility?

Real-time supply chain visibility is the ability to track shipments, inventory, orders, and operational events as they move through the logistics network. Visibility platforms can combine carrier APIs, EDI feeds, GPS data, IoT signals, and internal systems to provide live ETAs, status updates, and exception alerts.

How can 3PLs and freight brokers automate logistics operations?

3PLs and freight brokers can automate processes such as carrier matching, load planning, dispatch, shipment tracking, document processing, proof-of-delivery capture, customer notifications, and invoicing workflows. Automation reduces repetitive coordination and allows operations teams to manage higher shipment volumes without increasing manual work at the same rate.

Can legacy logistics software be modernized without replacing everything?

Yes. Logistics modernization can be phased around existing TMS, WMS, ERP, and carrier systems rather than requiring a full replacement. Businesses can introduce APIs, integration layers, cloud services, automation, real-time visibility, and selected AI capabilities while keeping critical systems running throughout the transition.

Build logistics systems that keep freight moving and supply chains visible end-to-end

OUR CLIENTS

Disconnected TMS, manual dispatch, and lagging data

TMS, WMS, and ERP running in silos

Manual dispatch and load planning

No real-time freight visibility

Demand forecasting running on spreadsheets

Engineering services for connected supply chains

TMS development & integration

Warehouse automation

Demand Forecasting & Inventory Intelligence

Route Optimization & Last-Mile Delivery

Supply Chain Visibility & Track & Trace

Document Automation & Customs Compliance

Custom solutions for scaling logistics and supply chain operations

Freight & transportation

Warehousing & fulfillment

Supply chain & inventory intelligence

Last mile & delivery operations

How we deliver scalable logistics solutions

Discover & assess

Plan & Strategise

Design & build

Validate & refine

Deploy, support & improve

Modernize logistics systems without stopping freight movement

Engagement model that fits your logistics technology roadmap

800+ engineers on board. Ready to build and modernize your logistics systems.

18 +

Years in logistics software engineering

73 %

Of clients return for long-term partnerships

10

Years launching and building AI products

4

GLOBAL OFFICES

Logistics operators who've already made the shift.

Streamlined ABB's operations with Salesforce and Azure integration

Pam Chitwood

50% reduction in support workload with AI-powered document retrieval

23% increase in sales team productivity with a customized CSR system

Nick Drogo

The SMB Playbook for AI Adoption in 2025

Partnered with the world’s top cloud providers

Start building better logistics systems today.

Nick Drogo

Robert K Burger

Umair Bashir

Pam Chitwood

Nick Drogo

Robert K Burger

Umair Bashir

Pam Chitwood

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