Solutions

Retail logistics: replenishment that respects the window.

For retailers and the brands that supply them. Deliveries booked to the appointment, documents ready for the dock, and exceptions known before the store calls.

ErisWorlds is preparing to launch and is not arranging shipments yet. Send an inquiry and we will tell you when service opens on your lane.

Launch markets: Houston, Dallas–Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio. Corridors: Florida's Turnpike; I-4; I-4 and I-95; I-75 and I-10; I-10; I-45; SH 71 and US 290; I-35.

Earth at night. Markets and lanes are illustrative, not facilities.

What gets in the way

Four things we hear, and what is done about each.

  1. A missed delivery appointment costs us a chargeback.

    Appointments are booked before dispatch and shown on the record. When a window is at risk, you know early enough to rebook it.

    Road freightLast mile

  2. Seasonal stock arrives all at once.

    A season is planned as a calendar: inbound containers, storage, then store deliveries in sequence.

    Ocean freightWarehousing

  3. Stores run out while the distribution center is full.

    Cross-docking and direct-to-store deliveries skip the stop that adds days and no value.

    Warehousing

  4. Every vendor ships its own way.

    Routing instructions are written once and applied to each inbound shipment, and every one of them reports the same milestones.

    Visibility platform

What you see

Know before the store calls.

Each delivery with its appointment, its status and its proof, and the late ones first.

Shipment EW-US-102845

Updated Sample data

Austin, TX to Dubai, UAE

In transit

Air freight, door to door

  1. AustinPicked up, completed
  2. Houston IAHGateway, the shipment is here
  3. Dubai DXBCustoms, upcoming
  4. DubaiDelivery, upcoming
ETA
In custody of
Ground handlerAir cargo terminal, Houston (IAH)
Customs
Export filing accepted. Destination documents verified.
Next
Flight departure
Milestone
Origin gateway5 of 10
Freight
4 crates, network equipment
  1. Completed: Order created

    Austin, TX, responsible party: Shipper

    Shipment details and export documents received.

    • Commercial invoiceOn file
    • Packing listOn file
    • Shipper's letter of instructionOn file
  2. Completed: Pickup scheduled

    Austin, TX, responsible party: ErisWorlds operations

    Pickup window confirmed with the shipping dock for the next morning.

  3. Completed: Driver assigned

    Austin, TX, responsible party: Pickup carrier

    Driver name and truck number sent to the shipper, to check at the dock.

  4. Completed: Picked up

    Austin, TX, responsible party: Pickup carrier

    4 crates loaded and counted. The driver signed the bill of lading.

    • Bill of ladingSigned at pickup
  5. In progress: Origin gatewaySince

    Air cargo terminal, Houston (IAH), responsible party: Ground handler

    Cargo screened and accepted for carriage. Booked on the next departure to Dubai.

    • Air waybillIssued
    • Export filing (EEI)Accepted
  6. Expected: In transitExpected

    Houston (IAH) to Dubai (DXB), responsible party: Air carrier

    Scheduled flight departure from Houston (IAH).

  7. Expected: Customs processingExpected

    Air cargo terminal, Dubai (DXB), responsible party: Licensed customs broker

    On arrival, the customs broker lodges the import declaration. The destination documents are already verified.

    • Import declarationReady to lodge
  8. Expected: Destination gatewayExpected

    Air cargo terminal, Dubai (DXB), responsible party: Ground handler

    Release after customs, then hand-off to the delivery carrier.

  9. Expected: Out for deliveryExpected

    Dubai, UAE, responsible party: Delivery carrier

    Delivery window to be confirmed with the consignee.

  10. Expected: DeliveredETA

    Dubai, UAE, responsible party: Delivery carrier

    Estimated delivery. The consignee signs the proof of delivery.

    • Proof of deliveryPending

About the customer portal

How we start

Small first, then wider.

ErisWorlds is preparing to launch. Companies that ask for early access are the first to be onboarded.

  1. Map the flows

    Vendors, distribution centers, stores, appointment rules and seasonal peaks.

  2. A routing guide

    Written once: how each kind of shipment moves and what each party does.

  3. First lanes

    A few vendor or store lanes, followed closely.

  4. Season review

    What the record shows after a full cycle, and what to change before the next one.

Questions

Asked in a first conversation.

Start with your lanes.

Tell us what you ship and where. A person replies within one business day.

ErisWorlds is preparing to launch and is not arranging shipments yet. Send an inquiry and we will tell you when service opens on your lane.