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Track and trace when your partners won't share data: what actually works across a network.
Visibility · Architecture
_industries / Supply Chain: logistics
Most systems show you what happened. We build the ones that see what's about to.
iFlux builds the systems that give supply chain teams visibility their partners won't hand over directly: track-and-trace across the network, demand forecasts that admit their own uncertainty, and inventory records that match what's actually on the shelf. The result is a chain that keeps moving through the disruption you didn't plan for, not just the one you did.
// from EDI and track-and-trace to demand forecasting.
// from inventory truth to cross-border customs.
// from single-vendor risk to network resilience.
We build for the disruption you didn't plan for — because it always comes.
Tell us about your supply chain challenge →// from inventory truth to cross-border customs.
// from single-vendor risk to network resilience.
We build for the disruption you didn't plan for — because it always comes.
WMS / TMSEDITrack & TraceDemand ForecastingInventory OptimizationSupplier NetworksCustoms & TradeLogistics
_problems we've actually solved
// visibilitytrack & trace
End-to-end visibility across partners who won't share their data
You can't see past your own four walls because every partner runs a different system and guards it. We build track-and-trace across the network — event streams, EDI (electronic data interchange) ingestion, and GS1 (the global product-ID standard) event standards — so you know where a shipment actually is, not where it was when someone last keyed it in.
// EDIthe 30-year protocol
The 30-year-old protocol still running global trade
EDI isn't going anywhere, and every trading partner has their own interpretation of the same X12 or EDIFACT spec (the US and international EDI dialects). We build EDI integration that handles the per-partner quirks, validates before it ingests, and reconciles against the transaction — so a malformed 856 (the EDI advance-ship notice) doesn't become a receiving-dock mystery three days later.
// forecastingdemand under uncertainty
Forecasts that degrade gracefully when the world doesn't cooperate
A demand model that's accurate until the one week it matters is worse than useless. We build forecasting that quantifies its uncertainty, flags when conditions leave its training distribution, and fails toward caution — so a disruption becomes a signal to act, not a number everyone quietly stopped trusting.
// inventory truthsystem vs reality
The inventory system that lies to the UI
The number on the screen says 40. The shelf says 12. Every gap between recorded and actual inventory is a stockout you didn't see coming or capital sitting idle. We build reconciliation, cycle-count integration, and event-sourced inventory so the system reflects the shelf — and decisions get made on the truth your operators actually see.
// resiliencegraceful degradation
Systems that degrade gracefully when the disruption hits anyway
One port closure, one supplier failure, one weather event, and a brittle supply chain system cascades. We build for the failure you didn't plan for: fallback sourcing logic, circuit breakers on partner dependencies, and workflows that keep moving when one node goes dark — resilience as an architecture, not a runbook.
// customs & tradecross-border
Cross-border compliance that can hold up a container for weeks
A missing document or a misclassified HS code (the tariff classification code) doesn't just slow a shipment — it strands it. We build trade-documentation systems with classification, screening, and the audit trail customs and FMCSA (the US trucking-safety regulator) expect so compliance is generated by the workflow, not chased down after the container is already stuck.
In supply chain, the disruption isn't the exception. It's the port that closes, the supplier that fails, the forecast that was right until the week it mattered.
// we architect for the thing you didn't plan for.
// resilience isn't a runbook. it's a design decision.
_the standards
layer// a 30-year
// EDI spec and
// a customs
// rule both
// gate the dock.
layer// a 30-year
// EDI spec and
// a customs
// rule both
// gate the dock.
EDI (X12 / EDIFACT)
The protocols that still run global trade. We handle the per-partner dialects with validation and reconciliation, not blind ingestion.
GS1 / GTIN
Global identification and event standards for track and trace, so a product's journey is described the same way across every partner.
FMCSA
Motor carrier and freight compliance for US logistics: hours-of-service, ELD data, and the records that keep fleets legal.
C-TPAT / Customs
Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism and cross-border documentation, with screening and audit trails built into the workflow.
FSMA Traceability
Food Safety Modernization Act lot-level traceability, so a recall targets the affected units instead of the whole product line.
SOC 2
Data protection and access control for the partner, shipment, and transaction data flowing across your network.
_what a supply chain audit looks like
iflux: supply_chain_audit.sh
~/iflux/Industries/SupplyChain $ audit --scope=network --visibility=true --resilience=true
→ Tracing shipment visibility across partners...
⚠ Visibility ends at 3PL handoff. No event data past partner boundary.
→ Validating inbound EDI...
⚠ 856 ASN schema varies across 4 partners. 11% rejected at receiving.
⚠ No pre-ingest validation. Malformed documents surface downstream.
→ Reconciling inventory system against cycle counts...
✗ Recorded vs actual variance 23% on fast-movers. Stockout risk unmonitored.
→ Evaluating demand forecast under disruption...
⚠ Model has no out-of-distribution detection. Overconfident during Q4 spike.
→ Testing partner-dependency failure modes...
⚠ Single supplier failure cascades. No fallback routing or circuit breaker.
✓ Customs documentation pipeline compliant. HS classification audit-ready.
✓ Audit complete. 7 issues found. 1 critical inventory-truth gap flagged.
→ Priority fix list generated. Disruption-resilience gaps ranked.
~/iflux/Industries/SupplyChain $ _
_what we've built across the network
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End-to-end track & trace across partner networks with EDI ingestion and GS1 event standards
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EDI integration platforms handling X12/EDIFACT per-partner dialects with validation and reconciliation
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Demand forecasting systems with uncertainty quantification and out-of-distribution detection
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Event-sourced inventory with cycle-count integration that keeps the system aligned to the shelf
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WMS / TMS integrations connecting warehouse, transport, and order systems in real time
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Resilient sourcing logic with fallback routing and circuit breakers on partner dependencies
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Customs & trade compliance with HS classification, screening, and audit-ready documentation
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Supplier & logistics analytics turning fragmented network data into decisions before disruption hits
_services we bring to Supply Chain
Every supply chain engagement is backed by the full iFlux capability stack, matched to the network fragmentation and disruption risk you actually operate in.
_frequently asked
How do you build supply chain visibility when partners won't share their systems?
We build track and trace on the data partners do exchange, ingesting EDI transactions, event streams, and GS1-standard events, then stitching them into a single view of where a shipment actually is. You get network visibility without requiring every partner to adopt your system.
Can you integrate legacy EDI with modern systems?
Yes, and EDI is a core competency for us. We handle the reality that every trading partner interprets X12 or EDIFACT slightly differently by validating each document before ingest, mapping per-partner quirks, and reconciling against the underlying transaction, so a malformed message is caught immediately rather than surfacing as a receiving-dock problem days later.
How do your demand forecasting models handle disruption?
We build forecasts that know their own limits. The models quantify uncertainty, detect when current conditions fall outside what they were trained on, and fail toward caution rather than overconfidence. That way a disruption produces an actionable signal instead of a number the team quietly stops trusting.
Our inventory system doesn't match what's on the shelf. Can you fix that?
This is one of the most common supply chain problems we solve. We use event-sourced inventory, cycle-count integration, and reconciliation so the recorded quantity reflects physical reality. Closing the gap between the system and the shelf directly reduces stockouts and idle capital.
Which supply chain and trade standards do you build to?
EDI X12 and EDIFACT for partner transactions, GS1/GTIN for identification and track-and-trace events, FMCSA for US freight and motor carrier compliance, C-TPAT and customs documentation for cross-border trade, and FSMA lot-level traceability for food. Data across the network is protected with SOC 2 aligned controls.
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Building for a network that never holds still?
Talk to a Flux who's built for the disruption.
// no system that only reports the past.
// no forecast that breaks the week it matters.
// just an honest conversation with someone
// who already knows where the chain snaps.