Founder-reviewed logistics plan

Your inventory is coming. Confirm the plan before it lands.

Put the shipment, products, channels and deadline in front of an experienced logistics founder before inventory reaches the wrong place.

Review my incoming shipment $149 See a sample plan

$149 one-time. No sales call. Personalized report and video in 2 business days or less after your intake.

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Founder Logistics Plan Check

$149one-time

Personalized report
Complete preflight checklist
Cost and assumptions review
Risks and next steps
5 to 10 minute personalized video

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20+ years in logistics and imports
$60M in online sales
Shopify, Amazon, Walmart and TikTok Shop
English and Spanish

The real question

A receiving checklist is not a receiving plan.

ChatGPT can give you a receiving checklist. It cannot confirm that a real operation will accept, count, photograph, store, prep and fulfill your specific inventory. The Plan Check puts your actual shipment in front of an operator who does that every week.

Before you send inventory, sign with a 3PL or build the wrong fulfillment setup, have a founder with more than 20 years of logistics and import experience review your actual plan.

Saul Ortiz

Founder, Marcana 3PL

AI answer vs. operator review

What AI can explain. What a real operator has to verify.

AIChatGPT can help you understand

OperatorMarcana's review applies it to your actual operation

When businesses often consider a 3PL

Whether your volume, products and channels justify one now

FBA, WFS, FBM and self-fulfillment models

Which inventory should go where, and why

Typical fulfillment cost categories

Which assumptions drive your real planning range

A generic receiving checklist

What must happen before your specific shipment arrives

Questions to ask a provider

Which answers matter for your risk, deadline and product

Marcana is not affiliated with OpenAI or ChatGPT and does not claim any endorsement. The review is independent work by a human operator.

How it works

Four steps. No call required to start.

1Choose the right depth. Start with the $149 Plan Check or select a live-session package.
2Complete the logistics intake. Share your products, volume, channels, shipment timing and current problem.
3Saul reviews the real plan. Your information becomes a structured logistics recommendation, not a generic article.
4Receive your next steps. Your report, video and checklist arrive by email in 2 business days or less.

What you receive

Clarity on the decisions that control your launch and fulfillment.

Every Plan Check contains the same sections, built from your facts.

Recommended operating model: self-fulfill, marketplace fulfillment, hybrid, prep-only or 3PL
Inventory and channel allocation
Import, inbound and receiving preparation
Fulfillment-cost assumptions and calculator review
Packaging, labeling, kitting, returns and special-handling considerations
Risks, missing information and decisions that cannot wait
A complete preflight checklist
Prioritized next actions and practical founder tips
Optional Marcana fit assessment, clearly separated from the advisory verdict

Sample deliverable

See what a real Logistics Launch Plan looks like.

Review a fictional Shopify and Amazon brand's plan, including its recommended fulfillment model, inbound checklist, cost assumptions, risks and launch sequence.

View the sample Logistics Launch Plan

Logistics Launch PlanFictional example

Solara Skin Co.

Executive verdictHybrid model

Executive verdictChannel allocationInbound planCost modelRisk registerPreflight checklist30-day sequence

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One review. Everything you need to decide.

Best place to start

Founder Logistics Plan Check

$149one-time

For founders who need a clear, experienced review before making the next logistics decision.

Personalized report
Complete preflight checklist
Cost and assumptions review
Risks and next steps
5 to 10 minute personalized video
Delivered in 2 business days or less after complete intake

Delivered by email, report plus video

Start my Plan Check $149

Want to talk it through afterwards? Add a 45-minute session with Saul for $200 once your report is delivered.

Need more direct involvement?

Founder Strategy Package$349 one-time For founders who want the plan and then need to work through it directly with Saul. See what is includedClose

Everything in the Plan Check
Preliminary report before the call
45-minute Google Meet session with Saul
Revised report in 2 business days or less after the call
One reschedule

Choose Founder Strategy $349

Launch Logistics Blueprint$995 one-time For higher-stakes launches, imports and multichannel operations that require a complete implementation map. See what is includedClose

Expanded source-document review
90-minute working session with Saul
Import, receiving, channel and fulfillment blueprint
Cost model, dependencies and implementation sequence
Blueprint within five business days after the session
30-minute follow-up within 14 days

Build my Launch Blueprint $995

Miami, FL

Who reviews your plan

Advice from someone who can also see the warehouse floor.

Saul Ortiz has more than 20 years in imports and logistics, $60 million in online sales behind him, and runs Marcana 3PL in Miami. His job in this service is not to push every founder into Marcana. It is to identify the logistics model that makes sense, expose the missing decisions and help you avoid an expensive operational mistake.

20+ years importing $60M in online sales Hablamos Español

Fit

Who this is for, and who it is not for.

A strong fit when

Inventory is manufactured, booked, in transit or approaching a launch deadline
You are comparing self-fulfillment, FBA, WFS, FBM or a 3PL
Your current 3PL is failing and you need a safe transfer plan
Packing and shipping are consuming the founder's or team's capacity
You are entering the U.S. market
You are adding Shopify, Amazon, Walmart, TikTok Shop, retail, bundles or kitting
You need someone to pressure-test a provider quote or cost model

Not the right product when

You only want the cheapest fulfillment quote
You have no product, timeline or operating facts to review
You require legal, customs-broker, tax or regulatory certification
You expect guaranteed carrier rates or marketplace approval
You are not prepared to complete the intake

Make It Right Promise

A useful plan, not a perfect-looking generic report.

Your Plan Check is a personalized, non-refundable advisory service. If Marcana materially misunderstands information you supplied or the report contains a material error, tell us by replying to your delivery email. We will review the concern and make the report right through a reasonable correction.

Terms in plain language

The $149 Plan Check is a personalized advisory service and is non-refundable.
Packages that include a call permit one reschedule. Cancellations must be received at least 24 hours before the call and remain subject to work already delivered.
Estimates are planning guidance, not carrier guarantees, customs, legal or tax advice, and not a binding Marcana fulfillment quote.
You are responsible for the accuracy of the facts you submit and for confirming regulated-product, customs, labeling and marketplace requirements with the appropriate authority.

Final legal wording is under business review. Full terms.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

No. The $149 Plan Check does not include a call. The purpose is to review your logistics facts and recommend the operating model that makes sense, even when the answer is to remain self-fulfilled, use a marketplace program or choose a different provider.

Stripe confirms the payment and you go straight to your logistics intake; the same private link is emailed to you. You complete the intake, reply to the confirmation email with any useful files, and Saul starts the review.

No. Your email contains a secure magic link. You can request a fresh link if the original expires.

In 2 business days or less after Marcana receives a complete intake and the required supporting information. Missing information pauses the delivery clock.

The $149 package includes a personalized report and a 5 to 10 minute recorded explanation, not a live call. After delivery, eligible customers can add a 45-minute session for $200.

It includes the Plan Check, a preliminary report, a 45-minute Google Meet session with Saul and a revised report in 2 business days or less after the call.

It is designed for higher-stakes launches, imports and multichannel operations. It includes expanded document review, a 90-minute working session, a more complete implementation blueprint and a 30-minute follow-up.

No. It is a personalized advisory service. If Marcana materially misunderstands information you supplied or the report contains a material error, reply to your delivery email with a correction request and Marcana will make the report right through a reasonable correction.

Not automatically. The report identifies the model that best fits the facts. A Marcana fit assessment is optional and separated from the independent recommendation.

No. They are planning estimates based on the facts and assumptions available. Carrier charges, duties, storage, prep, packaging, marketplace fees and unusual handling can change the final cost. A fulfillment quote is separate.

Marcana can identify operational questions and missing requirements, but the report is not legal, tax, customs-broker or regulatory certification. The plan will identify when a licensed or platform authority should confirm an issue.

Yes. The landing page, intake, emails and report are available in English and Spanish.

Put your actual logistics facts in front of an experienced operator.

No live call required. Private intake. English or Spanish.

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