Vendor Allocation Engine · Private Intelligence Layer

The Intelligence
Layer for Your
Private Supply Chain.

Plug your existing WordPress or Shopify store into the VAE. Score, rank, and route orders to your vendors with 94% precision. No directory. No middleman.
Just your data, optimised.

94%
Routing Precision
6
Vendor Archetypes
3
Install Paths
∞
Your Vendor Pool
VAE · Live Vendor Scoring
Gold-Standard Vendor DNA Active
97
DNA Score
On-Time Delivery
96%
Quality Rejection
0.8%
Capacity Utilised
78%
Compliance Score
100%
Reorder Velocity
84%
◉   WooCommerce Synced
○   Shopify Queued
○   REST API
The Mechanism

Clone Your Best.
Scale the Rest.

One focused model at a time. The VAE enforces discipline — you build, validate, and stabilise each model before the next begins.

01
Seed
Identify Your Gold-Standard Vendor
Tag the single vendor in your private pool with the highest historical performance across quality, compliance, and delivery. This is your DNA seed — the benchmark every other vendor will be scored against.
02
Analyse
Extract the Vendor DNA Fingerprint
The VAE pulls 28 performance signals from your WooCommerce or Shopify order data: rejection rates, TAT consistency, capacity patterns, compliance flags. These signals compose the Vendor DNA — a mathematical fingerprint of excellence.
03
Score
Rank Your Entire Vendor Network
Every vendor in your pool is scored 0–100 against the DNA fingerprint. Vendors above 80 are prioritised for auto-routing. Vendors below 50 receive diagnostic alerts. The intelligence layer is invisible to your buyers.
04
Automate
Route Orders. Validate. Iterate.
Incoming orders are automatically routed to the highest-scoring vendor with available capacity matching the order specs. Performance data flows back in real-time, continuously refining each vendor's score — no manual intervention required.
Platform Architecture

Install & Automate.
Three Paths In.

The VAE is an intelligence layer, not a platform migration. It plugs into what you already run — in minutes.

WordPress Plugin
WooCommerce
Deep Integration
Built natively for WooCommerce-powered apparel and textile brands. The VAE plugin hooks directly into your order fulfilment pipeline — zero custom code required.
  • Auto-syncs vendor pool from WooCommerce supplier meta
  • Order routing via custom fulfilment hook
  • Live vendor score dashboard in WP Admin
  • Supports multi-vendor plugins: Dokan, WCFM, WC Vendors
  • One-click install from WordPress Plugin Repository
Shopify App
One-Click Sync
for DTC Labels
Designed for DTC textile and apparel labels on Shopify. Reads your fulfilment data, tags vendors from your Shopify Supplier network, and automates allocation without leaving your Shopify admin.
  • Installs from the Shopify App Store in under 3 minutes
  • Reads fulfilment provider data via Shopify Fulfilment API
  • Vendor DNA score widget in Order detail view
  • Compatible with Shopify Flow for trigger-based routing
  • GDPR-compliant — your vendor data never leaves your store
Developer API
REST API for
Custom Architectures
For enterprise-grade custom platforms, ERPs, and bespoke textile management systems. A clean, documented REST API gives your dev team full programmatic control over the VAE scoring and routing engine.
  • RESTful JSON endpoints with OAuth 2.0 authentication
  • POST vendor data, GET scores, PATCH routing rules
  • Webhook support for real-time scoring events
  • SDKs available: Node.js, Python, PHP
  • Sandbox environment for pre-production testing
POST /v1/vendor/score Authorization: Bearer {your_token} { "vendor_id": "VND-0042", "seed_id": "VND-GOLD-01", "signals": { "tat": 98, "qr": 0.4 } } → { "score": 91, "route": true }
Vendor Archetypes

Six Roles in Your
Private Vendor Pool.

The VAE classifies every vendor in your network into one of six archetypes. Each archetype carries a distinct DNA weighting — scored differently, routed differently.

01
Craft · High Quality
The Specialist Atelier
Low-volume, high-precision units producing bespoke and made-to-order garments. Typically family-run or artisan workshops. VAE scores them heavily on quality consistency and rejection rates — not speed or volume.
Low MOQ Handcraft Bespoke TAT Artisan QC
0.4%
Rejection Rate
High
DNA Weight: Quality
02
Manufacturing · Scalable
The Scalable MSME Unit
Mid-size manufacturing units capable of standardised mass production runs. Designed for predictable output, repeatable quality, and consistent on-time delivery across 500–10,000 unit orders.
Mass Production Standardised QC OTD Focused 500+ MOQ
97%
On-Time Rate
High
DNA Weight: Volume
03
Sustainability · Certified
The Eco-Certified Partner
Vendors holding active GOTS, OEKO-TEX, or Fair Trade certifications. The VAE tracks certification expiry, audit history, and chemical compliance scores — routing sustainability-flagged orders exclusively to this archetype.
GOTS Certified OEKO-TEX Fair Trade Zero Discharge
100%
Compliance Score
High
DNA Weight: Compliance
04
Speed · Sampling
The Rapid Prototyper
Agile units optimised for fast turnaround on sampling, tech packs, and first-production runs. The VAE scores them on TAT (turnaround time) variance — consistency of speed matters more than average speed.
7–14 Day TAT Tech Pack Ready Sampling Expert First Production
11 days
Avg. Sample TAT
High
DNA Weight: Speed
05
Materials · Wholesale
The Fabric Wholesaler
Material-first vendors who supply raw and greige fabrics, trims, and accessories — not finished garments. VAE scores them on stock availability accuracy, dye lot consistency, and dispatch frequency for mixed-SKU orders.
Greige Supply Trims & Labels Dye Lot QC Mixed SKU
98%
Stock Accuracy
High
DNA Weight: Availability
06
Finishing · Niche
The Embroidery & Décor Specialist
Specialised finishing units for embroidery, screen printing, appliqué, hand-smocking, and embellishment work. The VAE treats these as secondary-stage vendors — auto-queued after primary fulfilment is confirmed.
Embroidery Screen Print Appliqué Hand Finish
Stage 2
Routing Priority
High
DNA Weight: Craft
Vendor DNA Framework

One Model.
Deep Focus.
No Dilution.

The VAE enforces the most important discipline in supply chain intelligence: you build one Vendor DNA model at a time. Running parallel models simultaneously pollutes the signal. The feedback loop breaks. Your routing degrades.

Identify your Gold-Standard Vendor. Let the VAE extract their DNA. Validate the scoring against your full pool. Only when that model is stable — above a 90% DNA quality threshold — do you proceed to the next archetype.

Arjun Fabrics Pvt. Ltd.
12 completed orders · DNA Score 97 · Model 01 Active

Your Gold-Standard Vendor's data never leaves your private store instance. The VAE processes signals locally via the plugin or through your authenticated API. We see scores — never your supplier relationships.

Model 01 — Eco-Certified Partners
◉ Active
DNA extracted from your top compliance-certified vendor. Scoring 14 other vendors in your pool against GOTS/OEKO-TEX compliance benchmarks, audit history, and zero-discharge records.
DNA Quality
97%
Model 02 — Scalable MSME Units
Next
Queued. Will activate after Model 01 achieves stable routing for 30 consecutive orders. Seed vendor: highest-volume MSME partner by confirmed dispatch rate.
Readiness
74%
Model 03 — Rapid Prototypers
Planned · Q3
Planned. Sampling data ingestion in progress. TAT signal coverage currently at 61% — requires 90%+ before DNA extraction can begin. Estimated activation: 6 weeks.
Signal Coverage
61%
Model 04 — Specialist Ateliers
Planned · Q4
Planned. Artisan-tier rejection rate signals require manual data tagging from historical order records. Enrichment pipeline in setup.
Signal Coverage
29%
VAE Scoring Matrix

Archetype Intelligence
at a Glance.

Each archetype carries different DNA weightings. The VAE scores vendors against the signals that actually matter for their role.

Vendor Archetype Primary DNA Signal Routing Weight Model Priority Build Order
Eco-Certified Partner
GOTS / OEKO-TEX / Compliance
Certification recency, audit pass rate, zero-discharge record, chemical compliance score
Compliance ×2.4
 ★ Model 01 97
Scalable MSME Unit
Mass Production · OTD
On-time delivery rate, capacity utilisation, unit cost variance, re-order fulfilment speed
OTD Rate ×2.1
 ★ Model 02 91
Rapid Prototyper
Sampling · Fast TAT
TAT variance (not average), sample approval rate, revision count per tech pack, first-pass accuracy
TAT Variance ×1.9
 Model 03 84
Specialist Atelier
Craft · Bespoke Quality
Rejection rate, artisan defect density per 100 units, workmanship score from buyer reviews, material waste %
Quality Index ×2.6
 Model 04 79
Fabric Wholesaler
Materials · Availability
Stock availability accuracy, dye lot consistency score, dispatch frequency for mixed-SKU orders, lead time honesty
Availability ×1.7
 Model 05 73
Embroidery & Décor Specialist
Finishing · Stage 2 Routing
Stitch accuracy score, embellishment defect rate, stage-2 handoff latency, finish durability from wash tests
Craft Score ×2.0
 Model 06 68
Private Intelligence Layer · SaaS Access

The Brain for Your
Decentralised
Supply Chain.

The VAE does not replace your vendors. It does not introduce new ones. It makes the network you already trust perform like your best vendor — across every order, every archetype, every platform you run.

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