The Challenge: An FMCG distributor constantly faced either stockouts of popular products (losing sales to competitors) or overstock of slow movers (cash tied up, potential expiry waste). Manual forecasting based on last year's numbers missed trends and seasonal shifts.
The AI Solution: An AI agent analyzes sales velocity, seasonal patterns, promotional impacts, weather correlations, social media trends, and even competitor activities to predict demand with precision. It alerts procurement teams exactly when to order, how much to order, and flags emerging trends before they become shortages.
The Results & ROI:
Immediate benefit: Right products, right quantities, right time—every time
Short-term ROI: Potentially reduce stockouts by 40-60% and overstock by 30-40%
Why zero risk: AI suggests; you approve orders based on better data
Why This Beats Competition: Heat wave coming next week. Your competitor runs out of cold drinks by Tuesday. You stocked up based on AI forecast and capture all their lost sales. Who wins the week?
