inventory-and-demand-planning

What problem does it solve?

This Skill prevents ecomm operators from running out of fast-moving SKUs while avoiding overstock that ties up cash by planning demand, safety stock, and reorder points using tiered rigor.

Core Features & Use Cases

• ABC stratification planning rigor: Classifies SKUs into A/B/C tiers and applies different review cadence and safety-stock approach by tier.
• Demand forecasting posture: Builds a forecast from baseline trend, seasonal, and event components with bias correction and confidence ranges (P50/P90).
• Safety stock, reorder points, and bullwhip checks: Calculates safety stock using lead-time variability, sets reorder points from forecasted demand plus buffer, and diagnoses promotion/supplier-driven amplification.
• Turn vs margin tradeoff scoring: Evaluates whether inventory turns are actually working in your favor relative to gross margin and holding/markdown economics.
• Decision outputs for action: Produces quick wins, longer-horizon changes, and a single highest-leverage next move tied to stockout/overstock asymmetry.

Quick Start

Ask: "Create an inventory and demand plan for our ecomm SKUs, including ABC tiers, safety stock, reorder points, bullwhip risk from promos, and a turn-versus-margin scorecard."