Terminal operations and yard workflows
AI helps schedule shifts, flags exceptions as they come up, and supports terminal and yard decisions in real time, with a person in control at every point that calls for judgment.
AI for Logistics and Supply Chain
AI built into terminal, freight, and supply chain operations - inside safety-critical procedure, not around it.
Built for shift-based, safety-critical operations moving real cargo.
Architech has redesigned terminal, freight, and supply chain operations for operators moving billions in cargo. Each redesign is built for the constraints logistics operations actually run under - shift-based operations, safety-critical procedures, and integrated systems of record.
The redeveloped TOPS platform enabled our frontline team to access important information from the field, and make better, real-time operational decisions to optimize our business and improve efficiencies.
Where redesign lands
The operational workflows Architech redesigns for logistics and supply chain.
Freight and shipping operations
AI handles the routine reads and routing on shipping paperwork, moving it to the right next step automatically - so manual handoffs in shipping disappear, and the record stays there for audit.
Supply chain intelligence and planning
Planning, exception management, and cross-team coordination, with answers pulled from your own systems of record. Insight lives inside the workflow, not in a separate reporting layer.
Safety and compliance documentation
AI pulls together safety, regulatory, and procedure documents and checks them for what's relevant, so the right information reaches people faster - with a person signing off on every safety-critical action.
Proof
Redesigns Architech has shipped in logistics and supply chain.
Descartes Systems GroupLogistics
Cutting Contract Processing from Hours to Minutes
Manual transcription of carrier buy contracts replaced with an AI extraction pipeline on Azure Document Intelligence and Azure OpenAI. Processing that took hours now completes in minutes, with an estimated 80% reduction in manual effort demonstrated in the proof of value.
80% reduction in manual contract-processing effort, demonstrated in the proof of value
Westshore TerminalsLogistics
Redesigning Terminal Operations from Paper to Real-Time Digital Workflows
End-of-life terminal management system replaced with a real-time digital workflow platform - transforming manual, paper-based operations for 200+ frontline workers.
200+ frontline workers operating on redesigned digital workflows
Global Supply Chain OperatorLogistics
Unifying Fragmented Supply Chain Operations into a Single Source of Truth
15 disconnected data environments consolidated into a unified cloud-native platform - enabling real-time visibility, 10% cost savings per container, and data-driven decision-making across the full supply chain.
10% cost savings per container shipped
Why Architech
What operators in logistics and supply chain get from working with us.
Named operator-scale experience
Architech has redesigned production workflows for national terminal operators and global supply chain providers. Not a proof of concept - live in real use at operator scale.
Built for shift-based operations
Workflows are engineered for real operations: shift handoffs, connectivity constraints, and safety-critical procedures. Human oversight is not an afterthought - it is designed into every discretionary decision.
How we deploy
The same delivery model, whatever the sector.
It runs in your systems, not ours
The code lives in your own repository and your own cloud - Azure, Google Cloud, or AWS - behind your own access controls. There is no proprietary Architech platform to lock into.
Controls built into the workflow
A person signs off where it matters, access is scoped by role, and every action is traceable - built into the workflow itself, not layered on afterward. The AI Foundations Blueprint documents how AI reaches your data before any build begins.
Measured against your KPI
Outcome Assurance ties system performance to the business metric the workflow was built to move, not to model scores. If the KPI does not move, the workflow is not done.
Frequently asked
What logistics and supply chain leaders ask before starting.
- Can Architech deliver AI workflows in environments with connectivity constraints?
- Yes. Terminal and yard operations frequently have intermittent connectivity, and workflows are designed to fail safely and resume cleanly. The AI Foundations Blueprint documents the connectivity and identity model before build begins.
- How does Architech handle safety-critical decisions in logistics workflows?
- Safety-critical actions are human-owned by design. The Work Redesign System separates decisions AI executes (information synthesis, classification, routine actions) from decisions people own (safety approvals, exceptions, oversight). This is not a governance overlay - it is engineered into the workflow itself.
- What data residency options are available for Canadian logistics operators?
- Workflows run in your Azure or Google Cloud tenancy in the region you specify. Canadian data residency is available on both platforms. Which AI provider we use is decided by where your data must stay, not by any preference of ours.
Cost of doing nothingFree · About 2 minutes
What is the status quo costing you?
Pick the workflow that matters most and set the sliders to how the work actually runs. Every figure is built from your own numbers, not our projections.
No savings promises. A structural read on how much of one workflow's annual cost sits in the steps AI typically touches.
Open the cost calculator
Built entirely from your own numbers. The diagnostic later opens pre-filled with what you set here, so nothing is asked twice.
What you get
- A dollar figure for what one workflow costs to run for a year, at your settings
- The cost of waiting, projected over the months until you act
- The share of that cost sitting in the steps AI typically touches: sorting, routing, looking things up, and drafting
- A one-page summary you can download and forward to a CFO or CEO
- A direct hand-off into the diagnostic, pre-filled with what you set
Request an AI Jumpstart
Tell us what's slowing your operation down.
Tell us the part of your operation that costs too much or takes too long, and we'll come back with where AI can move the number - and how a Jumpstart would scope it.
For Logistics and Supply Chain operations.
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Redesign the logistics and supply chain workflow that matters most.
The AI Jumpstart is the disciplined entry point: three weeks, executive-led, paid. You come out knowing the two or three places in your operation where AI would pay for itself, what each is worth, and which one to start with - with a clear go or no-go. When one moves into a Transformation Blueprint, it carries the Acceptance Guarantee: criteria agreed in Week 1, no fee if Blueprint outcomes are not accepted.