B2B trade & distribution · Data, reporting & decision-making
Stock-outs priced: what the empty shelf cost last month
Every enquiry answered with “not in stock”, every substituted line and every order cancelled for lack of goods is added up per item and supplier, so the buyer sees which stock-outs actually cost money and which ones nobody missed.
- Avg. time saved
- 1–2 h/week· ≈ 6 h/month
- Rollout
- Quick winDays 1–14
- Who it is for
- Wholesalers, importers, distributors
In short
Stock-outs priced: what the empty shelf cost last month: Every enquiry answered with “not in stock”, every substituted line and every order cancelled for lack of goods is added up per item and supplier, so the buyer sees which stock-outs actually cost money and which ones nobody missed. It typically gives back 1–2 hours a week to whoever does this by hand today. Built for: Wholesalers, importers, distributors.
Typical hours saved per week for the people doing this by hand today, from the 2026 report's ranges. The AI writes what that time makes possible.
Example
Comes in
Month-end: 312 stock-out events on 96 items
The AI
- Matches each event to the lost or reduced order line and the item's margin
Comes back
One page: “Lost margin 3.1M Ft, 70% from 8 items of one supplier — safety stock raised on those; 41 items cost nothing.”
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