Logistics and transportation
Railroads, shipping and ports
Large operations (out of scope); agents and chandlers fit. Core selling, stock and cash fit; gaps: enterprise accounting.
Good fit, some gaps Planned NAICS 482 / 483 / 4883
Status
Planned The coverage below describes the planned catalog as of repository commit 455b2c8. No app is released. Everything on this page is a plan. The repository contains a catalog and design documents, not a released app.
How the industry works
Operating characteristics
- rail and vessel operations
- terminals
- bills of lading
- harbour fees
- ship chandlers and agents
- passenger ticketing
Typical roles
- ship agent
- chandler
- ticket seller
- terminal clerk
- broker
Day-to-day flows
- book cargo
- issue bills of lading
- invoice freight
- sell tickets
- supply vessels
Tenders and payments seen
- invoice on terms
- cash at ticket counters
- letters of credit
Inventory and assets
- ship's stores
- spares
- chandlery stock
Reports they ask for
- sales by vessel
- ticket sales
- chandlery margin
Integrations they need
- port community systems
- carriers
A day in the life (illustrative scenario)
What the catalog covers
Statuses: C catalogued, P partial, G gap, N no claim. Modules involved: SALE, TKT, INV, PRC, DISC, RET, DLV, CONN, LOGI, CRM, LOYL, GIFT, EMP, CASH, PAY, BK, LITE, RPT, ANL, MULTI, SEC, DATA, FAIL, HW, PE, LATAM, ECOM, PLAT, SET, LNCH, PKGR.
| Capability | Status | Catalog modules |
|---|---|---|
| Selling and checkout | C Catalogued | SALE, TKT |
| Inventory, lots, purchasing | C Catalogued | INV |
| Pricing, discounts, tax rules | C Catalogued | PRC, DISC |
| Returns, credit, special sales | C Catalogued | RET |
| Delivery, waybills, logistics | C Catalogued | DLV, CONN, LOGI |
| Cash drawer, shifts, safe | C Catalogued | CASH |
| Tender types and payments | C Catalogued | PAY |
| Customers, loyalty, gift cards | C Catalogued | CRM, LOYL, GIFT |
| Staff, time clock, payroll basics | P Partial | EMP |
| Bookkeeping and ledger | C Catalogued | BK, LITE |
| Reports and analytics | C Catalogued | RPT, ANL |
| Multi-store, multi-register, sync | C Catalogued | MULTI |
| Security, audit, backup, failsafes | C Catalogued | SEC, DATA, FAIL |
| Hardware and peripherals | C Catalogued | HW |
| Country fiscal packs | C Catalogued | PE, LATAM |
| Integrations, API, settings | P Partial | ECOM, PLAT, SET, LNCH, PKGR |
| Ticketing and seat maps | P Partial | no dedicated module |
| Fleet, assets and maintenance | P Partial | LOGI |
| Enterprise accounting (consolidation, intercompany) | G Gap | no dedicated module |
Gaps
- vessel, rail and terminal operations are out of scope
- chandlers and small ticket counters could use the catalog
Closest catalog items
Items whose names or descriptions match this industry. Matching is by keyword, so read each as a pointer, not a promise.
- Cinema/event ticketing light VERT-0019
- Self-checkout / kiosk mode SALE-0088
- Event/private room booking RSV-0012
- Raffle / rifa tickets RET-0043
- Double-entry journal BK-0008
- Multi-currency ledger BK-0027
- Cost centers / classes / locations BK-0030
- Cross-outlet reports MULTI-0012
- Fixed assets register BK-0083
- Vehicle documents tracker (SOAT, revisión técnica, licencia) LITE-0006
- Vehicle log (per vehicle) BK-0045
- Asset maintenance log BK-0087
- Delivery fee line SALE-0053
- Custom payment methods SALE-0068
- Open ticket (tab) TKT-0001
- Predefined ticket names TKT-0002
Sub-verticals
Ship chandler
supplies to vessels
Open →Sub-verticalFerry or river-boat ticket office
scheduled sailings
Open →Regulation themes to verify
These are themes, not advice and not compliance claims.
- maritime and rail safety
- customs and port rules
- dangerous-goods rules (themes only; Simca makes no claim)
Edge cases that break naive systems
- vessel delayed
- mixed currencies
- short supply delivered to ship
Classification
- NAICS
- NAICS 482 / 483 / 4883 (indicative; verify codes) · sectors 48-49
- Fortune 500 industry labels
- Railroads; Shipping
- Fit
- Good fit, some gaps
No public reference was gathered for this industry; the description is domain analysis, not sourced research.
Questions
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