Order Orchestration
Systems orchestrate every order from intake to delivery across sites, stock positions and customer priority.
- Order received, complete
- Stock allocated, complete
- Released to picking, waiting
Distribution
Order management, inventory and replenishment run as one governed system across every distribution center.
Governed AI agents for distribution operations
Higher fill rates across sites
Systems run order intake, allocation and release to picking and protect every committed delivery date.
Leaner inventory positions
Agents watch demand and stock across sites, run vendor-managed inventory and reorder within limits.
Higher throughput per FTE
Agents absorb order and procurement volume, so customer service teams scale without added headcount.
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Complete shipments
Agents confirm availability, allocate stock across sites and release orders to the floor ahead of carrier cutoff.
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Stock replenishment
Purchase orders follow demand and supplier lead times, and orders above their limit go to procurement.
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Returns and credits
Agents authorize, inspect and restock every return, issue credits within policy and reconcile supplier rebates.
The Instract platform for distribution
Order management, procurement and warehouse operations run on one platform, with one rule set, one permission model and one audit trail across every site.
Wave Planning
Applications release pick waves against carrier cutoff, dock schedules and labor capacity.
Columbus DC
1,284 lines today
- Wave 14
- Picked
- Wave 15
- Picking
- Wave 16
- Short stock
Supplier Collaboration
Systems record purchase orders, confirmations, rebates and approvals against supplier terms.
Supplier activity
Today
- PO-8152 confirmed by Delta BoxSupplier agent, rule SUP-01
- Delivery moved to Oct 14, PO-8148Supplier agent, rule SUP-04
- $18,640.00 order approvedM. Alvarez, procurement, rule PUR-05
Replenishment
Agents execute demand-driven replenishment and vendor-managed inventory within approved order limits.
Network Deployment
Deployment runs every distribution center on infrastructure you approve, with full export of your records at any time.
Harlow Distribution
git.harlow.com/operations
| Environment | Location | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Production | On premises, Columbus | v4.12.0 | Healthy |
| Production | On premises, Reno | v4.12.0 | Healthy |
| Recovery | Private cloud, second region | v4.12.0 | Standby |
| Data export | Available to Harlow Distribution |
Why distributors choose Instract
Strategists and engineers work on site with your customer service, procurement and warehouse leaders. The agreed design reaches production within days, under your policies from day one.
Process mapping at your site
Strategists map every distribution center on site and configure the system to your policies and standard work.
Governance in each process
Delegation of authority, segregation of duties and audit logging are enforced in every workflow before it goes live.
Data and system ownership
The system runs on infrastructure you approve, your data stays yours and you can export every record at any time.
Built for distributors
Strategists begin on site with a single process, such as order allocation, and take it to production within days.
