Interlocation Inventory Mesh & Proof-of-Custody
9/10
Demand Score
Stockouts and write-offs from transfer mistakes cost margin daily; manual logs don’t scale across sites.
9/10
Blue Ocean
Competition Level
$1k-6k
Price/Month
Predicted customer spend
8 days
Time to MVP
Difficulty: Moderate
The Problem
A lightweight overlay that creates a real-time transfer ledger across all sites. Staff use a mobile app to scan items/totes into a Transfer Intent with geofenced handoff, generating a custody chain (O
🔗 Validated by Real User Complaints
This problem has been verified through 1 real user complaints:
Competitor Landscape
- Fishbowl
- Cin7
- NetSuite Advanced Inventory
- SPS Commerce
- Generic WMS modules
Must-Have Features for MVP
Mobile scan app (offline-first) for pick/pack/ship/receive
QR-coded Transfer Intents with geofenced custody checkpoints
CRDT-based on-hand reconciliation across sites
Anomaly detection (stale in-transit, negative stock, variance)
ERP sync adapters for common ERPs
Cross-location min/max planning and autosuggested transfers
Proof-of-custody timeline and exception workflows
Kitting/lot/serial-aware transfers
⚠️ Potential Challenges
- Barcode standardization and tote labeling
- Spotty warehouse connectivity (offline-first required)
- ERP item/lot/serial model alignment
- User adoption for scan-on-move discipline
- Physical process variance by site
Risk Level: Moderate
🎯 Keys to Success
- >80% reduction in transfer discrepancies within 30 days
- Near-real-time multi-site on-hand accuracy
- Median transfer cycle time reduced by >30%
- Audit-ready custody trails for every move
- <0.5% offline sync conflicts after re-connection
Ready to Build This?
This moderate-difficulty project could be your next micro-SaaS success.