Profitability and financial operations
Facility-level margin, client profitability, cost-to-serve, and forecasts that change with the operation.
- Financial Operations
- Profitability flash forecasting
- Revenue and cost reconciliation
Operational software for 3PL finance + operations
Know which distribution centers are making money before the close.
Arc Data connects the data scattered across a 3PL and turns it into software that helps finance and operations leaders understand performance sooner.
You work directly with the person who scopes and builds the product. Confidentiality is standard.
Current forecast
Facility view
New inputs reconciled
Cadence
Daily
Audience
Shared
FacilityOutlook vs planSignal
DC–01Above plan
DC–02At plan
DC–03Watch
DC–04At plan
FinancialTimesheetsWMS · multipleLMS · multipleWorkday
Representative interface · synthetic facility labels · no client data shown
01 / DATAFinancial + timesheet + operational inputs
02 / SYSTEMSMultiple WMS environments + multiple LMS environments + Workday
03 / CADENCEProfitability recalculated as new data arrives daily
04 / PEOPLEExecutive, finance, and operations alignment
Selected engagement / custom 3PL software
Anonymized by agreement
Daily DC profitability
Anonymized distribution-center profitability forecasting engagement
A daily profitability forecast that replaced manual reporting.
A custom application now brings together the financial, labor, and operating signals behind distribution-center profitability. It flash forecasts each facility’s position and recalculates daily when new source data lands.
Arc Data built the product with the finance and operations leaders who use it, replacing the previous reporting process.
SituationProfitability visibility depended on fragmented data and recurring reconciliation.
Connected systemsMultiple WMSes, multiple LMSes, Workday, financial, and timesheet sources.
ProductA facility-level flash forecast that recalculates daily with new data.
AdoptionDesigned with the leaders who use the answer to run the business.
Client identity, facility count, operating data, performance metrics, and commercial outcomes are intentionally withheld.
The decision chain
Financial
Timesheets
WMS + LMS
Workday
Custom softwareDaily facility profitability flash forecast
Leadership actionSee what changed, understand the driver, decide where to focus.
The 3PL Data Problem
Make your 3PL data useful on the floor and in the forecast.
Most 3PL data problems start the same way: each system and team describes the operation differently. The job is to connect those records without getting in the way of daily work.
01
Siloed WMS, TMS & ERP
Operations and finance see different slices of the same activity, with spreadsheets doing the reconciliation.
02
Freight Audit & Carrier Pricing
Exceptions and rate decisions arrive after the margin has already moved.
03
Labor Turnover & time capture
Labor signals live across scheduling, LMS, timekeeping, and operating systems with no shared context.
Logistics Capabilities
Built around the 3PL operating model.
Arc Data takes on problems that cross systems and teams, especially when a standard dashboard cannot handle the business rules across contract logistics and freight brokerage operations.
Explore selected work and engagement lanes →Warehouse data and integration
Common operating context across WMS, TMS, LMS, ERP, HR, and the financial stack.
- Warehouse Intelligence
- Transportation Optimization
- Cross-system data products
Process replacement software
Purpose-built applications that carry the logic, controls, and cadence of a recurring business process.
- Workforce Analytics
- Compliance & Risk
- Decision workflow automation
One product / three lenses
Built with the people who must agree on the answer.
The same product should answer different questions for finance, operations, and executive leadership.
Where is the business moving?
A compact view of the facilities, clients, and drivers that deserve attention before formal close.
Can we defend the number?
Traceable definitions and source reconciliation that make a daily forecast explainable.
What changed on the floor?
Operating signals connected to the financial outcome, without another manual reporting burden.
Where should you start?
Start with a Phase 0 Assessment.
The first project defines the problem, maps the data, and identifies what is worth building.
Engage Arc Data01
Scope the decision
Identify who decides, what changes when the answer arrives, and why the current process is insufficient.Artifact / decision brief
02
Map the systems and data
Trace the definitions, owners, refresh schedules, and integration constraints behind the current answer.Artifact / data landscape
03
Choose the first build
Choose the smallest build that can replace part of the current process.Artifact / product scope
04
Build, then stay close
Ship the product, measure adoption, and improve it through a retained product partnership as the operation changes.Model / build + embedded retainer
Founder-led delivery
The person scoping the work stays in the work.
You’ll work directly with Tyler from the first conversation through delivery. He has built software alongside executive, finance, and operations teams and stays involved after launch.
Direct senior involvementBusiness language before model languageIntegration-first architectureAdoption is part of the build
Technologies We Work With
We choose the tools after we understand the problem.
We choose the architecture around your systems, security needs, data volume, and internal team rather than a preferred vendor list.
Apache KafkaApache SparkSnowflakeDatabricksdbtPythonApache AirflowWorkdayAWSAzure
Featured insights
Three practical field notes.
Plain-language guides to data pipelines, freight invoice review, and warehouse slotting. They are reference material, not client case studies.
Browse the field notes →When a 3PL Needs Streaming Data, and When It Does Not
Illustrative reference architecture. Not a client case study.
Read field note →A Practical Architecture for Freight Invoice Review
Illustrative reference architecture. Not a client case study.
Read field note →A Practical Model for Warehouse Slotting and Robotics Coordination
Illustrative reference architecture. Not a client case study.
Read field note →Start with one process
What answer is your team still assembling by hand?
Bring the process and the systems behind it. We’ll figure out whether there is a focused first project worth doing while keeping operating details confidential.
Request a 30-minute scoping call