Fulfilment sites, connected at item level.
We do not own warehouses. Most brands already have one that works, or a 3PL they are happy with, and the cost lies in the gap: the building reports in quantities while the rest of the chain talks about items.
Two situations, one answer.
On your site or on a partner site, the item identity is the same.
You already have a site
Keep it. We connect to the warehouse management system it runs on and read it through the item identity, so inbound, putaway, allocation and dispatch line up with the purchase order and the outbound label. Your warehouse team does not change how they work and does not learn a new screen.
Your stock stays where it is.
You need one
We introduce a partner site in the market you need, under the same contract. You get the space without running a tender, and the site reports into the same account as the rest of your chain.
Every unit in the warehouse, identified.
Stock systems answer how many, which is right for replenishment. A recall, a warranty claim, a resale, a customs query or a Digital Product Passport needs the specific unit. Reading the same warehouse through an item identity answers both without replacing anything.
Changes at the dock.
In the order they happen.
Inbound is announced ahead
Know the incoming items a week ahead, announced item by item rather than as a forecast, so space and people are planned in time.
Receipt reconciles at the dock
Every arrival is checked against the purchase order and the shipment, at item level. Shortages and substitutions surface at the dock rather than at the month end.
Allocation knows the history
The unit being picked carries its place of manufacture, its route and its event history. That matters for age, for provenance claims and for anything a regulator may ask about later.
Returns keep their identity
A returned item keeps its identity instead of re-entering stock as an anonymous unit. Grading, refurbishment and resale become traceable.
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Questions we get asked.
Do you own and operate warehouses?
No. Next Horizon connects the fulfilment sites a brand already uses, and introduces partner sites where a brand needs one in a new market. The buildings and the people in them belong to the operators.
Do I have to move my stock to use this?
No. A warehouse that already runs well stays as it is. Its system is read through the item identity, so inbound, allocation and dispatch line up with the purchase order and the outbound label.
Which warehouse management systems do you connect to?
The full list is on the integrations page. Where a site runs something else, the connection is built against its API or its file drop.
What is the practical benefit of item-level over quantity-level stock?
Quantity answers how many you have, which is right for replenishment. It cannot answer which specific unit. A recall, a warranty claim or a provenance question requires that answer. Item level answers both.
Can you handle fulfilment in a market where I have nothing today?
Yes, through a partner site. You get space under the same contract and the same account, without running a tender.
How far ahead can the warehouse see inbound?
As far ahead as the identity exists, which with an inbound announcement against real items is typically about a week before arrival, and further when the thread starts at the purchase order.