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Logistics SaaS: From Spreadsheets to a Multi-Tenant Platform

Helped a logistics company replace a manual spreadsheet workflow with a self-serve SaaS platform serving hundreds of carriers.

Services usedSaaS MVPBackend & BaaS
Industry
Logistics & Supply Chain
Timeline
14 weeks
Tech Stack
Next.jsNode.jsPostgreSQLStripeAWS
40+ hrs/wk
Manual work reclaimed
Days → hours
Carrier onboarding
Recurring
New subscription revenue
The Problem

What needed solving

The client was managing carrier onboarding and invoice reconciliation in spreadsheets. As volume grew, manual errors multiplied and the operations team was spending 40+ hours per week on data entry. They needed a scalable system that carriers could use themselves.

Our Approach

How we solved it

We designed a multi-tenant SaaS platform where each carrier gets their own workspace. Carriers upload and manage their documents self-serve, while the operations team gets a unified admin dashboard. Stripe handles subscription billing per carrier seat.

1

Mapped the spreadsheet workflow

We sat with the operations team to document every manual step in carrier onboarding and invoice reconciliation, then designed the multi-tenant data model around it.

2

Built carrier self-service first

Each carrier got an isolated workspace to manage their own documents and data, removing the operations team as the bottleneck.

3

Layered in billing and reporting

Stripe per-seat subscriptions and an admin dashboard with bulk operations turned a cost center into a revenue-generating product.

Delivered

What we shipped

  • Multi-tenant Next.js platform with per-organization workspaces
  • Carrier self-onboarding and document management
  • Admin dashboard with bulk operations and reporting
  • Stripe subscription billing with per-seat pricing
  • Automated email notifications and status updates
  • REST API for future integrations
Outcomes

Results

Outcomes observed after shipping.

Operations team time on manual tasks significantly reduced

Carrier onboarding time dropped from days to hours

Improved data accuracy with structured input vs. spreadsheets

Product now generating recurring subscription revenue

“Our ops team went from drowning in spreadsheets to actually scaling the business. Onboarding a carrier is now self-serve.”
COO, Seed-stage logistics platform
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