South African supply chain specialists

Efficient operations.
Proven results.

We help South African retailers, distributors, and 3PLs. We improve warehouse performance, cut fulfilment costs, and give real-time control of last-mile delivery.

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Typical increase in picking speed from slotting
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Less travel time from a better pick path and layout

We give consulting and software to South African retail, wholesale, and 3PL operations.

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What we do

Full supply chain consulting

We work with your operations team. We find where you lose time and cost. Then we give you a clear plan to recover them.

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Warehouse & DC Optimisation

We do layout reviews, slotting analysis, pick path design, and labour productivity reviews. We show where your operation loses time. Then we give you a clear plan to fix it.

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Supply Chain Process Improvement

Full reviews of procurement, inbound logistics, inventory position, and outbound fulfilment. We record the current state, find the gaps, and build a plan with clear targets.

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DC Design & Expansion

We support DC expansion projects from capacity models to equipment choice and flow design. Our advice is practical. It uses your real volumes and SKU data.

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Mechanisation & Automation Advisory

Do you plan to review AMRs, conveyors, sorters, or automated storage? We help you build the business case. We review vendor proposals. We make sure your site is ready before you invest.

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Performance Measurement

We design and install scorecards linked to real business outcomes. These cover picking accuracy, units per hour, and order cycle time. Your team must measure a metric to improve it.

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Implementation & Change Management

Supply chain projects fail when the people side gets no attention. We run structured programmes. These include stakeholder alignment, team training, and handover from the start.

Technology partners

Software we install

We work with top technology providers. We give full install support from scoping to go-live in South Africa.

Optioryx
Warehouse Optimisation & Mobile Data Capture
Implementation Partner · South Africa

Optioryx adds an AI layer on top of your current WMS, TMS, or ERP. It does not replace what you already run. The platform has two product lines. Pulse makes picking, packing, palletising, and slotting decisions. Flux does mobile data capture in the warehouse. Both meet ISO 27001. Both are available through API.

OptiChain is the appointed South African implementation partner. We run the full project. This includes data extraction, model setup, WMS integration, go-live, and regular optimisation reviews.

Slotting heatmap showing SKU velocity across pick faces
AI Slotting

Slotting your team can act on. It goes further than ABC. It uses velocity, correlations, and zone rules.

Optimised pick route across warehouse aisles
AI Picking

Shortest-path routing and order clustering. It runs on top of your current WMS.

Carton with wasted air compared to a correctly filled carton
3D Cartonization

The right box for every order. Less shipping air, fewer repacks, and lower transport cost.

Optioryx Pulse

Warehouse optimisation software with a warehouse digital twin. It has modular algorithms for AI Picking (shortest paths, order clustering), 3D Cartonization (right box, less shipping air), 3D Palletization (stable, fuller pallets), AI Slotting (ABC plus correlations and zone rules), Combined Pick and Pack, and Transport Cost Calculation. It includes congestion, SKU velocity, and compliance heatmaps. Optioryx reports 15 to 30% higher picking productivity, 10 to 30% lower transport costs, and up to 50% less walking.

Optioryx Flux

AI mobile data capture for warehouse and logistics teams. A no-code workflow builder captures data on iOS, Android, or Zebra devices. It does mobile dimensioning of SKUs, parcels, and pallets. It scans and reads packing lists, labels, and bills of lading. It handles cargo inspection with photo proof, digital compliance audits, returns, and order entry from email. It works offline. It syncs when devices reconnect. A free tier is available.

  • AI picking: shortest-path routing and order clustering
  • 3D cartonization and palletization at the pack station
  • AI slotting with velocity, correlations, and zone rules
  • Warehouse digital twin and interactive heatmaps
  • Mobile dimensioning for SKUs, parcels, and pallets
  • AI vision scanning and OCR for logistics documents
  • Cargo inspection, compliance, and returns workflows
  • API integration with WMS, TMS, OMS, or ERP. No system replacement needed.
FarEye
Last-Mile Delivery & Logistics Visibility
Affiliate Partner · South Africa

FarEye is a global platform for logistics visibility and last-mile delivery management. Top retailers and logistics operators use it worldwide. It brings real-time shipment tracking, exception management, and customer delivery experience to your outbound operation.

OptiChain represents FarEye in the South African market. We support business case work, project scoping, and integration with your current carrier network, ERP, and warehouse systems.

  • Real-time shipment and carrier visibility
  • Delivery exception alerts and resolution workflows
  • Customer delivery notifications and live tracking
  • Route planning and optimisation
  • Electronic proof of delivery capture
  • Carrier performance analytics and benchmarking
  • Returns management and reverse logistics workflows
  • ERP, WMS, and carrier API integration
Case study

They stopped repacking every order

"Optioryx has changed our packing workflow dramatically. We don't have to repack as much. They are just doing packing once and it works."

Alex Morton, Distribution Technology Lead, Voltex · Australia and New Zealand

  • The system now selects the carton, not the packer.
  • It connects to the current WMS by API. No replacement.
  • Voltex reports lower freight, packaging, and labour costs.
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Why OptiChain

We measure ourselves by your results

We are a specialist consultancy. We focus on supply chain and warehouse operations. We have practical experience from real projects in South African retail and distribution.

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Local market expertise

We know South African retail and DC operations, carrier networks, and the local constraints that global playbooks miss.

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Evidence-based recommendations

Your data supports every recommendation we make. We build the business case before the project starts. You know what you invest in and what you get back.

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Consulting through implementation

We do not hand over a report and leave. We stay through install, training, and handover. This makes sure the improvement holds.

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Supply chain specialists

We only do warehouse and supply chain operations. You get a team that has solved the problems you face. You do not get generalist consultants who learn on the job.

Get in touch

Talk to us about your operation

You may plan a DC expansion, review software, or need an independent operational assessment. Start with a conversation.

Contact details

Our team works from Johannesburg. We serve clients across South Africa.

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Location
Randburg, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Response time
Within 1 business day

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