APS Pulse

The pulse of your pallet pool.

Pulse is the software that ships with every APS pallet. It takes the signal from our sensor-equipped fleet - GPS, temperature, humidity, shock - and filters it to the exceptions that actually change a decision. Your operators stop chasing data. They start answering it.

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01 The Problem

Most pallet fleets are black boxes.

You know what left the DC. You know what arrived. Everything in between is phone calls, spreadsheets, and the occasional 2 AM page. Adaptive Pallet Solutions was founded to bring pallets into the 21st century. Pulse is how that signal becomes a decision.

80%
of global goods touch a pallet. The asset carrying your product is the least-instrumented thing in your supply chain.
63d
is the median time a stranded pallet sits before anyone notices. Most fleets don't notice until the monthly audit.
$7k
average chargeback exposure per mishandled temperature-sensitive load. Multiply by the ones you never caught.
02 What Pulse is

Not a dashboard. An exception inbox.

Every APS pallet carries a sensor package. Those sensors stream continuously - but Pulse doesn't. Pulse is proud of what it filters out. It stays quiet when things are nominal, and speaks up the moment an exception matters. The operator's time is the scarce resource we protect.

Step 01
Smart pallet
Sensor package captures GPS, temperature, humidity, and shock continuously.
Step 02
Signal, not firehose
Pulse filters the stream against spec and historical patterns. Most readings go nowhere.
Step 03
Agent drafts the action
When something's off, Pulse prices it, writes the recommendation, and drafts the notifications.
Step 04
Operator approves
One click. The action runs across your existing stack - Manhattan, SAP, Twilio, the floor.
03 Anatomy of an exception

One pallet. One night. $11,300 saved.

What Pulse looks like when it's doing its job: a single load of berries leaving a Northbay Grocery Co. distribution center, routed through a reefer with a bad attitude, and caught - with the action already drafted - before the truck reached Sacramento.

SCENE 01 Tuesday · 03:12 AM PT All systems nominal

Most nights, Pulse is quiet. That's the point.

Northbay Grocery Co. runs 4,284 active pallets across its cold-chain fleet. On a normal Tuesday, Pulse surfaces exactly what you see here - a green map, two open minor exceptions from the prior shift, and an integration row showing every downstream system is syncing clean. The Ops Lead doesn't need to read the dashboard to know the fleet is healthy.

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Fleet overview

Northbay Grocery Co. · Tue, 03:12 PT
Active pallets
4,284
+1.2%
In-transit value
$1.82M
stable
Nominal
99.4%
7-day avg
Open exceptions
2
both minor
Fleet map · West region
LIVE
OAKLAND DC
SACRAMENTO
RENO
Recent activity
LAST 2h
NOM
Load 47-C departed Oakland DC28 pallets · berries, leafy greens · ETA 08:20 Sacramento
03:04
NOM
Reefer R-204 pre-cooled to spec38°F · ready for Load 48-B dispatch
02:58
CAU
Pallet PT-80413 stationary 22hStore #189 receiving bay · pending scan
02:30
NOM
Load 46-A arrived Store #312Reno · all 32 pallets checked in nominal
01:48
Systems Manhattan Active · WMS SAP S/4HANA Twilio · SMS Screenly · DC Signage Patlite · Floor
SCENE 02 Tuesday · 07:42 AM PT Exception detected

At 07:42, a reefer on I-80 started drifting.

Not a failure. A drift. The compressor on Reefer R-141 throttled back just enough to push the berry load a few degrees above spec. The driver wouldn't notice for hours. The receiver wouldn't notice until unboxing at Store #247. Pulse noticed in 90 seconds, priced the exposure, and posted the alert to Sarah Chen's dashboard before she'd poured her second coffee.

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Fleet overview

Northbay Grocery Co. · Tue, 07:42 PT
Active pallets
4,284
no change
In-transit value
$2.14M
+17% morning surge
Nominal
99.2%
-0.2%
Open exceptions
3
1 ALERT · 2 CAUTION
Fleet map · West region
LIVE
OAKLAND DC
PT-84221 · DRIFT
STORE #247 · SACRAMENTO
Exceptions
3 OPEN
ALERT
PT-84221 · Reefer temp driftBerries · Load 48-B · 2h 14m above 41°F spec · Reefer R-141 en route Store #247
07:42
CAU
Pallet PT-80413 stationary 26hStore #189 receiving bay · pending scan · chargeback window open
02:30
CAU
Load 44-D humidity elevatedLeafy greens · Reno DC → Store #312 · within spec, watching
06:18
Systems Manhattan Active · WMS SAP S/4HANA Twilio · SMS Screenly · DC Signage Patlite · Floor
SCENE 03 Tuesday · 07:45 AM PT Agent has drafted

By 07:45, Pulse had already done the math.

Three minutes after the alert fired, Sarah clicked in. The exception detail view already had the temperature timeline, the current sensor readings, the recommended action, the estimated cost of doing nothing, and four pre-drafted notifications queued for approval. Her job stopped being "figure out what to do" and started being "yes or no." One click and the whole sequence runs.

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Dashboard / Exceptions / PT-84221
ALERT PT-84221 · Temperature drift
Temperature · last 4 hours
47.2°F · 6.2° above spec
SPEC · 41°F 03:42 04:42 05:42 06:42 07:42 DRIFT STARTED 05:28
Temp
47.2°
spec ≤ 41°F
Humidity
88%
within spec
Shock
0.4g
nominal
Battery
78%
healthy
Load details
LOAD 48-B
SHIP
Origin · Oakland DC · 02:14Berries (strawberry, blackberry) · 1,200 lb · Supplier: Reed Farms
DEST
Store #247 · Sacramento · ETA 08:40Receiver: J. Martinez · Dock 4 · chargeback window opens 09:00
ASSET
Reefer R-141 · Driver: M. OkonkwoCurrently on I-80 mile 38 · last telemetry 30s ago
Pulse · Agent Recommendation
Flag PT-84221 for dispatch review - DC-West quality hold.
At current exposure (6.2° above spec for 2h 14m), berries will fail quality inspection at Store #247 receiving. Predicted reject: 87%. Routing the load through DC-West 14 miles ahead preserves ~60% for regional redistribution at reduced grade. Estimated value preserved: $4,200 product + $7,100 chargeback avoided = $11,300. Dispatch decides the route; Pulse drafts the notification.
Drafted actions · review before approve
  • Notify dispatch with Reefer R-141 telemetry and suggested DC-West reroute
  • SMS driver M. Okonkwo to pull over for inspection (Twilio)
  • Flag Store #247 receiving: possible load reassignment (Twilio + Patlite)
  • Open quality-hold ticket with Reed Farms for product credit
Recurring: 3rd temperature event on Reefer R-141 in 60 days.
Compressor telemetry suggests service interval crossed · fleet maintenance flag recommended.
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SCENE 04 Wednesday · 09:04 AM PT Resolved · pattern flagged

By Wednesday morning, the story was already closed.

Dispatch rerouted the load. The driver pulled over for inspection. The receiver got a heads-up before the original ETA. Reed Farms opened a quality credit for 40% of the shipment. And the reefer with the bad compressor got flagged for service a week earlier than any human dashboard would have caught it. This is the part that compounds - Pulse doesn't issue the reroute, it makes sure the right person has the right information to do it before product spoils.

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Dashboard / Exceptions / PT-84221 - Resolved
RESOLVED PT-84221 · Temperature drift
✓ Loss avoided
Load rerouted to DC-West. Store #247 notified. Reed Farms credited.

Resolution cycle time: 19h 52m, end to end. Operator approvals: 1. Manual interventions: 0.

$11,300
Estimated exposure avoided
Action timeline
AUTO-LOGGED
TUE 07:42
Alert raised · Reefer R-141 compressor drift detected 90s after spec breach
PULSE
TUE 07:45
Recommendation drafted · Flag for dispatch review (DC-West), notify 3 parties, open supplier credit
AGENT
TUE 07:48
S. Chen approved · All four drafted actions executed in sequence
OPERATOR
TUE 08:03
Reefer R-141 rerouted · Manhattan Active WMS updated · driver confirmed via SMS
MANHATTAN
TUE 08:14
DC-West ready · Dock 2 prepped · Patlite floor tower showing incoming hold
PATLITE
TUE 08:52
Load received at DC-West · 60% graded fit-for-redistribution · 40% quality hold for credit
RECEIVER
WED 09:04
Reed Farms credit posted · $4,200 against next invoice · exception closed
SAP
⚠ Pattern detected
Reefer R-141 has now drifted spec 3 times in 60 days.

Compressor service interval was last completed 147 days ago. Pulse recommends flagging R-141 for maintenance before the next refrigerated assignment. Fleet manager: Derek Patel.

04 Why this matters

Three anchors. No slogan.

Pulse inherits APS's three operating commitments directly. Every screen, alert, and report answers one of these questions.

ANCHOR 01
Cost

Every view in Pulse is priced. Stranded pallets carry dollar values. Exceptions carry exposure estimates. Agent recommendations quote the delta between acting and not acting.

You answer: Where is cost leaking?
What did we save this week?
What's the exposure right now?
ANCHOR 02
Visibility

Sensor telemetry across GPS, temperature, humidity, and shock - but Pulse isn't a firehose. It filters against spec and learned patterns, so operators see the 1% of signal that moves a decision.

You answer: Is anything off right now?
Where is this pallet, actually?
Why did we miss that last month?
ANCHOR 03
Sustainability

Reusable pallets that circulate longer, routed by signal instead of guesswork. Pulse makes the closed loop actually close, and quantifies the emissions difference against one-way wood.

You answer: How many cycles did we save?
What's our Scope 3 savings?
Which lanes are wasting trips?
05 Works with what you have

Pulse doesn't replace your stack. It activates it.

Your operators don't need another login. Pulse pushes its conclusions into the systems your team already uses - the WMS, the ERP, the SMS gateway, the floor signage, the alert towers. The exception inbox is the one new surface. Everything else runs where it already runs.

Manhattan Active
WMS · order + inventory
SAP S/4HANA
ERP · finance + supplier credit
Blue Yonder
Supply planning + forecasting
Twilio
SMS · voice · ops notifications
Screenly
DC + dock signage
Patlite
Floor-level andon + tower lights
06 Who it's for

Three people. One shared screen.

Pulse is built for the person carrying the pager, the person who signed the contract, and the person who needs a clean number at the end of the month.

Primary
Supply-chain operator

The person who owns pallet flow and gets paged when something's off. Pulse is their exception inbox. Quiet on a good day. Specific on a bad one. Designed so that they answer signals instead of hunting for them.

Secondary
Procurement & Ops leadership

The person who signed the APS leasing contract and needs the investment to keep paying back. Pulse gives them dollar-denominated proof: loss avoided this week, exceptions resolved, chargebacks prevented, reefers flagged before failure.

Tertiary
APS fleet operators

Rodrigo and the APS team use the same Pulse interface to run the fleet on the customer's behalf. No handoff gap. No separate tooling. The operator you call and the dashboard they work from are the same system.

Book a 30-minute walkthrough

We'll show you one exception, start to finish.

No slide deck. No discovery-call theater. Thirty minutes, your pallet data up on the screen, and a live walk through the anatomy you just read. If it's not decision-grade for your ops team, we'll tell you before we pitch it.

Book a demo or email rodrigo@adaptivepallet.com directly