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Everyone Is Deploying AI. Few Are Getting Results.

72% of organizations already use generative AI in their supply chain. But only 39% of tech leaders believe their AI investments will pay off financially.

The reason is rarely the technology. It's the data. More specifically: the data your AI can't see.

Supply Chains Face Unique Challenges When It Comes To AI. These Three Are the Most Critical:

Control your Complexity.

A supply chain isn’t one system. It’s hundreds. ERPs, WMS, TMS, customs systems, carrier portals, all built at different times, in different formats, by different teams. Before AI can do anything useful, this landscape has to be connected.

Get Connectivity.

A supply chain isn’t one company. It’s a network of suppliers, carriers, 3PLs, forwarders, and customers, each with their own systems, formats, and protocols. 80% of the data that matters lives outside your walls.

Minimize Disruption.

Supply chains have always faced disruption. But the pace has changed. Geopolitical shifts redraw trade routes. Tariffs move billions overnight. Extreme weather is now a planning input, not an exception. AI without real-time data can’t keep up.

The AI-Ready Data Foundation Built for Supply Chains.

Most data platforms stop at your firewall. Lobster doesn’t. We connect your internal systems and your external partners into one real-time data layer your AI can actually work with.

Unified Systems: ERP, WMS, TMS, MES, and legacy platforms in one real-time data layer.
Connected Partners: Suppliers, carriers, 3PLs, and customers integrated in days. Not months.
Real-Time Flow: Orders, shipments, invoices, and inventory updates moving across your network as they happen.
AI-Ready by Default: Standardized, governed, and structured so your AI gets clean input from day one.

Capabilities Built for the Supply Chain.

Lobster brings together integration, automation, and collaboration features designed to handle high-volume, multi-partner, multi-system operations.

End-to-End Order Visibility

Track orders, inventory, and shipping events across systems in real time.

Supplier & Carrier Integration Templates

Use pre-built connectors for EDI, APIs, GS1, Peppol, customs, and logistics partners.

Partner Onboarding at Scale

Add new suppliers or carriers in days with standardized workflows and a common data model.

No-Code Workflow Automation

Automate PO matching, shipment notifications, invoice reconciliation, and more – without writing code.

Real-Time Alerts & Exception Handling

Detect delays, mismatches, and disruptions instantly so teams can respond before customers notice.

Unified Architecture for All Systems

Connect SAP, Oracle, AS400, WMS/TMS platforms, SaaS tools, IoT sensors, and cloud services – all in one place

Trusted by Supply Chain Leaders.

Hear from teams who cut manual work and reduced delays overnight.

It used to be the case that you had 10 years to see something changing, consider what it might do for your organisation, develop a plan and implement it. Now you’re lucky if you have two days.

Matthew Griffin

311 Institute

Founder & Tech Evangelist

Best-in-Class Solutions.

Customers love Lobster – and the proof is in the rankings. G2 reports consistently rate us as a top performer.

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Good Questions, Already Answered.

Many integrations go live in days using Lobster’s templates and no-code tools – even for EDI or API connections

No. Lobster plugs into your existing systems and extends their capabilities without disruption.

Lobster creates the clean, real-time, unified data layer AI depends on – and provides built-in AI tools that make workflows, errors, and data accessible to everyone.

Yes. Lobster includes enterprise-grade authentication, encryption, and monitoring – in cloud, hybrid, or on-prem deployments.