Supply Chain Visibility

Real-Time Logistics Data Platform for Global
Supply Chain Visibility

TiDB powers real-time logistics and supply chain visibility by unifying operational and analytical data in a single, distributed SQL platform. Track orders, inventory, and shipments without ETL delays, sharding complexity, or downtime.

The High-Velocity Logistics Challenge

Why Legacy Databases Break Real-Time Supply Chain Visibility

Logistics platforms generate high-velocity operational data from orders and inventory updates to shipment scans and telematics events Legacy databases can’t support real-time supply chain workloads at scale, leading teams to stitch together sharded databases and analytics systems that increase latency, complexity, and risk.

Batch ETL Kills Real Time Visibility

Batch ETL breaks real-time logistics visibility, leading to stale data and missed SLAs.

Sharding Fragments Logistics Data

Manual sharding and separate analytics systems fragment logistics data, eliminating a single source of truth across orders, inventory, and shipments.

Concurrency Limits Break at Peak

Legacy databases can’t handle peak logistics concurrency, resulting in lock contention, timeouts, and unpredictable performance at scale.

TiDB: Unified Platform for Supply Chain Visibility

TiDB replaces fragmented logistics data stacks with a single, distributed SQL platform that supports both high-volume transactions and real-time analytics. By unifying operational and analytical workloads in one system, TiDB enables global supply chain visibility without batch ETL, manual sharding, or point solutions.

  • Single distributed SQL cluster for OLTP + analytics
  • Region-aware deployment for cross-border logistics networks
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Use Cases

From Inventory Management to Last-Mile Visibility

TiDB supports a range of real-time logistics and supply chain use cases.

Use Case: Real-Time Inventory Across Warehouses & Stores

TiDB unifies inventory data across warehouses, stores, and fulfillment centers in real time. Combine stock levels, inbound and outbound shipments, and reservations in one system. Power accurate available-to-promise decisions in seconds, not hours

Use Case: Multi-Leg Shipment Tracking

TiDB enables real-time last-mile visibility by ingesting high-velocity delivery data. Stream telematics, driver app events, and delivery scans into a single store. Feed route optimization and ETA prediction engines with fresh, consistent data.

Architecture

Supply Chain Analytics in One HTAP Engine

TiDB provides a unified architecture for ingesting, storing, and analyzing logistics data in real time. This architecture enables real-time supply chain monitoring and analytics, helping teams enable operational intelligence across logistics, fulfillment, and delivery operations.

Ingest Once: Streaming & Batch Pipelines

Connect TMS/WMS/OMS systems, IoT gateways, and Kafka streams. TiDB handles real-time large-scale data ingestion without intermediate ETL layers.

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Unified Store for Supply Chain Analytics

Consolidate operational tables, event streams, and aggregates in one schema. Run logistics analytics queries without copying data to separate warehouses.

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Built-In Monitoring & Alerting

Use standard SQL to detect anomalies directly on live data. Power real-time dashboards with Prometheus and Grafana integration. Enable advanced analytics without exporting data.

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Testimonials

Supply Chain Visibility Solutions: Customers & Social Proof

TiDB enables us to handle thousands of requests per second with less than 100ms latency.

Hari Kishan, Senior Engineering Manager

The migration to TiDB resulted in significant cost savings of up to 70% due to its efficient resource utilization.

Anteraja IT Team

TiDB's futuristic product roadmap proactively addresses many of the pain points of managing distributed systems.

Mani Kuramboyina, Head of Engineering India NinjaVan

TiDB enables us to handle thousands of requests per second with less than 100ms latency.

Hari Kishan, Senior Engineering Manager

The migration to TiDB resulted in significant cost savings of up to 70% due to its efficient resource utilization.

Anteraja IT Team

TiDB's futuristic product roadmap proactively addresses many of the pain points of managing distributed systems.

Mani Kuramboyina, Head of Engineering India NinjaVan

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