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
12 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

  1. 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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