Mercator provides a decision‑layer platform that integrates with ERP, TMS and other supply‑chain systems to continuously evaluate costs, capacities, lead times, regulatory constraints and incentive structures in real time.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Enterprises often rely on manual spreadsheet analyses to make supply‑chain decisions, which cannot keep pace with the volume of data, multiple competing incentives, and dynamic constraints across global operations.
Solution
Mercator offers a decision‑layer platform that connects to existing supply‑chain systems and continuously evaluates a wide range of factors—costs, capacities, lead times, regulatory constraints, and incentive structures—in real time. The software models competing incentives and constraints to generate optimal, data‑driven recommendations, automating decision workflows that previously required extensive manual effort. By replacing spreadsheet‑based analysis with an integrated, algorithmic engine, Mercator enables faster, more consistent, and transparent decision making across the entire supply‑chain network.
Target Audience
Primary customers are supply‑chain, procurement, and logistics teams at large enterprises that need to coordinate complex, global operations and improve decision efficiency.
Features
- Seamless integration with ERP, TMS, and other supply‑chain data sources via APIs and connectors
- Real‑time optimization engine that models multiple incentives, constraints, and trade‑offs
- Automated decision workflows that replace manual spreadsheet calculations
- Scenario planning tools for “what‑if” analysis and risk assessment
- Dashboard and reporting interface that visualizes recommendations and underlying drivers
- Configurable rule engine allowing enterprises to encode business policies and compliance requirements