Do we need to replace our WMS or ERP to work with Applied 3PL Systems?

No. We build software around the systems you already run. Your WMS, ERP, or TMS stays in place as the system of record. A modern app on top handles the exception queues, portal work, retailer scorecards, and live shipment status.

What kind of portal work can Applied 3PL automate?

Customer portal work in ShipIQ, Amazon Vendor Central, Amazon Seller Central, Walmart, and Target. We use browser extensions and virtual operators to take the copy/paste and form filling out of the day, between your system of record and the retailer's portal.

How fast can retailer scorecards refresh?

PIFOT, on-time, and fill-rate dashboards refresh every ~15 minutes during business hours, drawing from your existing ERP and operational data. Fast enough to manage the day, not just explain last week.

Who is Applied 3PL Systems a poor fit for?

We are not a WMS replacement vendor or a generic dev shop. We're a poor fit if you mainly need a new WMS, want general-purpose software unrelated to 3PL operations, want an AI pilot without a measurable workflow, or cannot give us access to the systems and data we need to measure ROI.

How does the engagement start?

It starts with a free intro call to determine whether your workflow has enough volume and pain to justify a paid assessment. The assessment maps the workflow, quantifies the leakage, and lands on a recommendation for the first build.

What is supervised automation?

Automation that runs with a live audit trail and human supervision. A supervisor watches the virtual operator drive WMS, ERP, and portal screens through a web console, every action is logged with a timestamp, and exceptions queue for review. Operators stay in control while the repetitive screen work runs without them.

For independent 3PLs & fulfillment operators

Stop losing margin
in the gaps
between your WMS, portals, and spreadsheets.

We automate the work that sits between your WMS, portals, EDI, and email. It cuts manual hours, catches shipment issues before they cost money, and leaves your WMS in place.

Book an intro call Find your biggest workflow leak

70+ hrs/week of manual work removed
30+ live shipment validation checks
Weekly → ~15 min PIFOT refresh
0-touch Amazon routing workflow
~2 hrs/operator/day reclaimed from portal work

02 / Margin Leaks Removed

Five margin leaks we've removed.

Each one was a recurring workflow at a real 3PL operation.

Operator Console showing the virtual operator's live desktop stream and synchronized action log

70+ hrs/wk eliminated

Leak 01

Manual screen work

70+ hrs/week removed by a supervised virtual operator driving WMS, ERP, and portal screens.

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Embedded Power BI dashboard showing PIFOT, on-time, and fill-rate scorecards with drill-down by retailer and workcenter

Weekly → 15 min PIFOT

Leak 02

Retailer scorecards

Weekly PIFOT reporting reduced to a ~15-minute refresh.

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Real-time Ship List grid with validation badges and exception highlighting layered on top of the legacy ERP

30+ live validation rules

Leak 03

Shipment exceptions

30+ validation rules catching issues before they become chargebacks.

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Chrome extension active inside ShipIQ and Amazon Vendor Central, highlighting matching POs and surfacing shipment data in a side panel

~2 hrs/operator/day reclaimed

Leak 04

Customer portals

~2 hrs/operator/day reclaimed from ShipIQ and Amazon portal work.

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End-to-end Amazon automation timeline: inbound email parsed, shipment data validated, submitted to SP-API, and source systems closed automatically

Email → confirmed, hands-off

Leak 05

Amazon routing

Email-in to confirmed SP-API shipment with no human in the loop.

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03 / What this is

Not a WMS replacement.

Your WMS stays. Not a dashboard project. Not an AI pilot. We handle the portals, exceptions, compliance rules, reporting, and spreadsheets in between.

Strong fit

Independent 3PLs and fulfillment operators with systems they can't easily replace
Retailer-heavy or marketplace-heavy accounts
Manual portal work and exception chasing eating real hours
Pressure on chargebacks, PIFOT, or ship-window math
Operators relying on spreadsheets and email to bridge systems
Leaders who can measure what the manual work is costing

Poor fit

You mainly need a new WMS implementation
You want generic software development unrelated to 3PL operations
You want an AI pilot without a measurable operational workflow
You only need a dashboard, not a workflow change
You can't give us access to the systems and process owners we need to measure ROI

04 / Engagement

How an engagement starts.

Code isn't the first thing we ship. The first job is confirming the workflow is happening often enough, and costing enough, to be worth automating.

The four steps

Four steps.

Each one decides whether the next is worth doing. No long contracts before the work has earned them.

Step 01 / Fit

Intro call

Free

A 30-minute conversation to figure out whether your workflow has enough volume and pain to justify a paid assessment.

Identify the manual workflow or exception pattern
Confirm the systems involved
Discuss current cost and ownership
Decide whether an assessment is warranted

→ Leads to assessment

Step 02 / Assessment

Margin leakage assessment

Fixed-fee engagement

A short engagement that maps the workflow, quantifies the leakage, and lands on a recommendation for the first build.

Workflow map
Systems and data-access review
Exception and compliance-risk inventory
ROI model
Build recommendation and plan

→ Leads to first build

Step 03 / Build

First build

Scoped build

Build one workflow around your existing systems. The first one is usually validation, portal automation, a live scorecard, or a virtual operator.

Narrow first workflow
Parallel run before cutover
Audit logs and supervision
Operator training
Before/after metric review

☆ First measurable change

Step 04 / Ongoing

Ongoing support

Recurring

Monitor, improve, and extend the build to more rules, portals, customers, and sites as the operation grows into it.

Rule changes
Portal changes
Monitoring and support
New workflow candidates
Expansion roadmap

→ Ongoing support

Book an intro call Step 01 is a free conversation. We'll tell you whether a paid assessment is warranted.

Stop losing margin in the gaps between your WMS, portals, and spreadsheets.

Manual screen work

Retailer scorecards

Shipment exceptions

Customer portals

Amazon routing

Four steps.

Intro call

Margin leakage assessment

First build

Ongoing support

Stop losing margin
in the gaps
between your WMS, portals, and spreadsheets.