Fixed-fee diagnostic
CTO Diagnostic
A clear view of your whole technology function in 30 days.
- Fee
- R50,000 once-off$4,000 once-off
- Duration
- 30 days
- Senior time
- 20 hours
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For logistics and distribution
Your customers want to know where their goods are, and your margins depend on getting capacity right. We help you choose and run the systems behind that, and use AI where it saves real time.
Freight, courier, warehousing and distribution businesses that run on schedules, documents and customer updates.
The fit
Most logistics businesses run a transport or warehouse system, accounting, tracking tools and several suppliers. The decisions about which to keep, how to connect them and where AI fits need senior judgement regularly, but rarely a full-time CTO.
What we do
The systems you need, connected, tied to growth and service levels.
Independent comparison of transport, warehouse and tracking tools, with costs compared.
Self-service tracking and documents, so customers stop calling.
Approved tools and rules first, then a measured pilot.
AI in practice
| The task | Today | With AI | Who checks it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waybills and proof of delivery | Documents and photos captured and matched by hand | Documents read, fields captured and mismatches flagged | The operations team resolves every exception |
| Customer updates | Staff answer calls and emails asking where goods are | Draft updates and answers from tracking data | The customer service team handles anything unusual |
| Route and capacity planning support | Plans built by hand from spreadsheets and experience | Suggested plans and early warnings on capacity | Planners decide and adjust every plan |
Every example keeps a qualified person in control. We start with the rules, then prove one use case on your own work before anything scales.
Guardrails
Where to start
When systems, suppliers and costs need a clear, independent view.
A clear view of your whole technology function in 30 days.
When your customer portal or platform is slow, costly or due for renewal.
What your website or platform really costs, and what to do next.
Senior technology and AI leadership, a fixed number of days a month.
Try AI safely
Half a day for partners or leaders: what AI can do, the risks, your use cases.
Executive AI Briefing and Workshops
Policy, approved tools, and the opportunities worth trying.
AI-Native Readiness
Three weeks, your data, measured against today.
AI Proof-of-Concept Sprint
Put what works into production, or have a senior leader run the programme.
AI Automation and Agents
or lead it with
Fractional CTO and AI Lead
Stop after any step. You keep everything we produce.
FAQ
Book a 20-minute call. We will tell you where to start, and whether you need us at all.