Logistics

Operational logic that
moves with the cargo.

Tariffs, hazmat constraints, and customs rules expressed in physical units, governed centrally, executable at the warehouse edge.

The problem

Buried in the TMS

Pricing, routing, and compliance logic is hardcoded inside legacy TMS and WMS platforms. A new carrier tariff takes months to implement, and auditing a compliance rule means digging through application code.

IT bottleneck

A pricing analyst or compliance officer submits a ticket. Developers navigate decades of technical debt to find where the old rule was buried. A tiered discount takes six weeks.

Unit confusion

When rules are translated into general-purpose code, physical units become bare numbers. A weight meant in kilograms gets processed as pounds, and no one notices until a vehicle exceeds its load limit.

Opaque at the border

When customs flags a shipment, operations knows the system rejected it but cannot see which threshold was triggered. "Computer says no" is not an answer for a delayed container.

Introducing Lemma

Rules that speak in physical units

Separate operational logic from core TMS and WMS codebases. Govern centrally, execute wherever cargo moves.

Native physical units

Define rules explicitly in kilograms, meters, EUR. The engine enforces constraints natively. A dimension in centimeters can never be processed as inches.

Instant explainability

When a surcharge is applied or a shipment is routed, the exact step-by-step reasoning is available. A customs broker sees which rule triggered and why.

Edge execution

Lightweight enough to run on handheld scanners, IoT devices, or local warehouse servers. Deterministic in microseconds, no cloud round-trip required.

Central governance

Publish tariffs, hazmat rules, and carrier constraints once in LemmaBase. Distribute to execution engines across warehouses, trucks, and sorting facilities worldwide.

Why LemmaBase

A control tower for operational logic

Open-source foundation. No vendor lock-in. Mathematically exact.

  • Lemma is open source (Apache 2.0). Your organisation owns the rule definitions.
  • Rich type system enforces unit correctness across kilograms, dimensions, and currencies.
  • Deterministic evaluation with full audit trails for customs, compliance, and carrier disputes.
  • Govern globally, execute locally. No dependency on cloud connectivity at the warehouse edge.

Govern your operational logic

We work with logistics providers to separate decision logic from platform code. Get in touch to explore how LemmaBase fits your supply chain.