Always-On Warehouses, Real-Time Fleets, Secure Portals — With Evidence
Logistics runs on time, telemetry, and trust.
SolveForce builds and operates infrastructure for warehouses & DCs, yards & ports, linehaul & last-mile fleets, 3PL/4PL hubs, and customer portals/APIs that is Zero-Trust by default, coverage-agnostic (fiber + LTE/5G + fixed wireless + satellite), and auditable—so WMS/TMS, scanners, robots, and drivers stay in sync and customers stay informed.
Connective tissue:
🛡️ Security → /cybersecurity • 🧠 AI → /solveforce-ai
🖧 Fabric → /networks-and-data-centers • 🌐 Access → /connectivity
☁️ Cloud → /cloud • 🔀 SD-WAN → /sd-wan • 🚪 NAC → /nac • 🔐 ZTNA → /ztna • 🛡️ SASE → /sase
📶 Field → /mobile-connectivity • /fixed-wireless • /satellite-internet • /cbrs • /private-5g
🧮 Data → /data-warehouse • /etl-elt • /vector-databases
💾 Continuity → /cloud-backup • /backup-immutability • /draas
🧭 Edge/DCs → /edge-data-centers • /colocation
🎯 Outcomes (Why SolveForce for Logistics)
- Operational continuity — dual underlays per site and SD-WAN brownout steering keep WMS/TMS, scanners, and labelers online.
- Real-time visibility — telematics & IoT streams arrive fresh; APIs to customers/carriers stay under SLO.
- Zero-Trust footprint — identity- and device-aware access in warehouses, yards, and cabs; encrypted links everywhere.
- Omnichannel sync — stores/DCs/carriers/marketplaces share accurate inventory, ETA, and exceptions.
- Audit-grade ops — dashboards & artifacts for OSHA, DOT/FMCSA (ELD), SOC 2/ISO 27001, PCI (if payments), and GDPR/CCPA.
🧭 Scope (What We Build & Operate)
- Warehouse & DC networks — LAN/Wi-Fi 6/6E/7 with roaming tuned for scanners/AMRs; segmentation for WMS/TMS, robots, cameras, guest. → /lan • /nac
- Yard & site backhaul — fiber where possible; fixed wireless, LTE/5G, satellite tertiary; SD-WAN policy per flow. → /fixed-wireless • /mobile-connectivity • /satellite-internet • /sd-wan
- Private LTE/5G / CBRS — deterministic RF for scanners, AGVs, and RTLS in large yards/ports. → /cbrs • /private-5g
- Edge compute — label/vision/RTLS services at edge data centers; sync to core/cloud. → /edge-data-centers
- Portals & APIs — CDN + WAF/Bot for order/track web; DDoS stance; rate/quotas. → /waf • /ddos
- Data fabric — Kafka/CDC/IoT → warehouse/lake; ELT; vector search with “cite-or-refuse”. → /etl-elt • /data-warehouse • /vector-databases
🧱 Logistics Zero-Trust Building Blocks
- Identity & posture — SSO/MFA; device certs; MDM/UEM + EDR for handhelds, forklifts tablets, and laptops. → /iam • /mdm • /mdr-xdr
- Segmentation — WMS/TMS, RF scanners, AMR/robotics, cameras/RTLS, IoT, guest; microsegmentation allow-lists. → /microsegmentation
- Per-app access — ZTNA for staff/partners/3PLs; retire flat VPNs; SASE for web/SaaS. → /ztna • /sase
- Boundary — WAF/Bot to stop scraping/stuffing; signed URLs; API HMAC/JWS; DLP for PII and trade docs. → /waf • /dlp
- Keys & secrets — CMK/HSM custody; tokenization for PII; vault-managed credentials. → /key-management • /secrets-management • /encryption
🧩 Reference Architectures (Pick Your Fit)
A) Warehouse/DC (Roaming-Safe Wi-Fi + Private 5G)
- 802.1X/NAC; tuned roaming; optional CBRS/Private 5G for RF-dense aisles; edge label/vision; SD-WAN dual underlays.
→ /nac • /private-5g • /sd-wan
B) Yard & Port Ops
- Fixed wireless + LTE/5G backhaul; RTLS/gate readers in microseg enclaves; ZTNA for yard mngt; camera streams with QoS lanes.
C) Linehaul & Last-Mile Fleet
- Private APN/static IP; IPsec to hub; telematics, ELD, dashcam uploads with rate guards; satellite tertiary in sparse areas.
→ /mobile-connectivity • /satellite-internet
D) Customer & Carrier Portals/APIs
- CDN + WAF/Bot + DDoS; Anycast APIs; OAuth2/OIDC + HMAC/JWS; PII redaction/tokenization; immutable audit.
→ /waf • /ddos • /dlp
E) Data & AI (ETA / Slotting / Exceptions)
- Kafka/CDC/IoT → lakehouse; dbt/SQL ELT; vector search with citations; guarded RAG for CSR & ops; optimization feeds to WMS/TMS.
→ /data-warehouse • /etl-elt • /vector-databases
📐 SLO Guardrails (Targets You Can Measure)
| KPI / Service (p95 unless noted) | Target (Recommended) |
|---|---|
| Scanner roam (same SSID) | ≤ 50–150 ms |
| Handheld attach + DHCP | ≤ 2–4 s |
| WMS station → label print | ≤ 1.0–2.0 s |
| Telemetry freshness (fleet/IoT) | ≤ 5–30 s (use-case dependent) |
| API latency (track/quote in-region) | ≤ 50–150 ms |
| Site WAN availability (dual paths) | ≥ 99.95% |
| ZTNA attach (staff/3PL) | ≤ 1–3 s |
| Backup immutability (orders/docs) | = 100% |
| Evidence completeness (Sev-1/2) | = 100% (logs/approvals/artifacts) |
SLO breaches auto-open tickets and trigger SOAR (reroute, rate-limit, rollback, revoke). → /siem-soar
🔒 Safety, Compliance & Standards
- DOT/FMCSA (ELD) — secure telemetry; immutable logs; device posture & vendor ZTNA.
- OSHA — safe power/edge deployments; camera/RTLS retention policies.
- PCI DSS (if taking cards) — CDE enclave, tokenization, WAF/Bot, key custody.
- SOC 2 / ISO 27001 — access, change, logging, IR; monthly evidence packs.
- GDPR/CCPA — data minimization, DLP/tokenization, subject-rights workflows; residency controls.
📊 Observability & Evidence
- Ops SLO boards — WMS/TMS latency, roam/attach, WAN health, ZTNA attaches, API lat, label queue times.
- Security — WAF/Bot & DLP hits, NAC decisions, EDR/NDR incidents; immutable backups & DR artifacts.
Exports to SIEM; SOAR automates contain/rollback/report. → /siem-soar
💾 Continuity & IR
- Immutable backups (Object-Lock, MFA Delete, air-gap) for WMS/TMS/portal/dbs; DRaaS runbooks & quarterly drills with artifacts.
→ /cloud-backup • /backup-immutability • /draas
🛠️ Implementation Blueprint (No-Surprise Rollout)
1) Protect surface — WMS/TMS, label/manifest, yard/RTLS, portals/APIs, fleet/ELD; data classes & tags.
2) Identity & posture — SSO/MFA; device certs; MDM/UEM + EDR; PAM for vendors. → /iam • /mdm • /mdr-xdr • /pam
3) Access edge — NAC 802.1X; dynamic VLAN/ACL/SGT; guest/contractor isolation. → /nac
4) Per-app access — ZTNA/SASE for staff/partners; retire broad VPNs; SD-WAN policy by app SLOs. → /ztna • /sase • /sd-wan
5) Field & backhaul — fiber + fixed wireless/LTE/5G; satellite tertiary; private LTE/5G where scale/coverage demands. → /fixed-wireless • /mobile-connectivity • /satellite-internet • /private-5g
6) Data & AI — Kafka/CDC/IoT → warehouse; vector search with citations; privacy overlays. → /etl-elt • /data-warehouse • /vector-databases
7) Continuity — immutable backups; DR tiers; clean-point catalog; drills w/ evidence. → /backup-immutability • /draas
8) Evidence — SIEM dashboards; SOAR playbooks; monthly ops/compliance health. → /siem-soar
✅ Pre-Engagement Checklist
- 🧩 Systems: WMS/TMS, YMS/RTLS, label/manifest, portals/APIs, telematics/ELD, CCTV.
- 🔐 Identity posture (SSO/MFA), device posture (MDM/UEM + EDR), vendor access (PAM).
- 🧭 Segmentation map (WMS/TMS vs RF/robotics vs cameras vs guest); NAC status.
- 🌐 Sites & backhaul (fiber, fixed wireless, LTE/5G, satellite); diversity letters.
- ☁️ Cloud regions & on-ramps; CDN/WAF/Bot plan for portals.
- 🧮 Data flows: Kafka/CDC/IoT → ELT/warehouse; vector/RAG; privacy labels.
- 💾 Backup/DR tiers; Object-Lock scope; drill cadence.
- 📊 SIEM/SOAR destinations; SLO targets; audit/report cadence.
🔄 Where Logistics Fits (Recursive View)
1) Grammar — logistics flows ride /connectivity & /networks-and-data-centers.
2) Syntax — composed via /cloud, SD-WAN, edge compute, and secure portals.
3) Semantics — /cybersecurity preserves truth; keys/logs/backups prove control.
4) Pragmatics — /solveforce-ai predicts demand/ETAs & risk, proposes safe optimizations.
5) Foundation — consistent terms via /primacy-of-language.
6) Map — indexed in the /solveforce-codex & /knowledge-hub.