AI-enabled inventory planning for DTC brands

Every supply chain problem ends up as a stockout or an overstock.

Across global retail, stockouts and overstocks cost about 6.2% of sales on average. DropSkip shows which inventory decisions protect your sales, cash, and margin first.

See a sample inventory decision
6.2% of sales lost to stockouts and overstocks, on averageAbout $3.1M impact per year for a $50M brand

The inventory planning problem

Inventory is not one number, and planning cannot be a guesswork.

Your ERP records purchases. Your WMS tracks physical stock. Your sales channels show where demand is moving. None alone can tell you whether inventory will meet demand at the right place and time.

01What is actually available to sell?
02Will incoming inventory arrive before stock runs out?
03Which location needs more stock, and which has excess?
04Which SKUs need action now, and why?
Availability

Protect sales.

See where coverage may run out before supply arrives.

Working capital

Release tied-up cash.

Find inventory that exceeds the demand ahead.

Margin

Avoid unnecessary cost.

Review inventory position before another PO or markdown.

From signals to decisions

One connected position. Four steps to the next move.

DropSkip brings demand, supply, inventory, and operating constraints into one decision-ready view, so teams can move from visibility to action.

01

Visibility

See the current and future inventory position across products and locations.

02

Insights

Understand what needs attention, why it matters, and what is driving it.

03

Planning

Compare what to buy, transfer, audit, reduce, or leave unchanged.

04

Positioning

Adjust, approve, or dismiss the recommendation. Your team stays in control.

Inventory planning capabilities

Make every inventory decision with demand, cash, and margin in view.

Each view uses the same connected position to answer a different operational question.

Inventory and demand

See stockout risk before it becomes lost sales.

Compare available and incoming inventory with expected demand. See where coverage is tightening while there is still time to act.

Expected demandAvailable stockSupply timingCoverage risk
Inventory sufficiency2 need attention
ProductAvailableCoverageStatus
Face Oil4705.2 dReview
Night Cream1,26018.4 dHealthy
Body Serum2903.9 dUrgent

Location-level planning

Use inventory across the network before buying more.

You can have enough inventory overall and still run short where demand is strongest. Compare locations to see whether a transfer can resolve the gap.

Days of cover by locationStock approaching riskAvailable transfer sourceResidual source coverage
Network positionTransfer candidate
East Coast nodeUnderstocked4.1 days of cover
West Coast nodeSource review17.8 days of cover
Review whether a transfer resolves the gap →
Replenishment planning

Buy what demand justifies.

Review what to order, how much, when, and where, with the reasoning visible before approval.

Protect availability without overbuying.
Inventory auditing

Fix the position before it distorts the plan.

Identify unexplained differences by SKU and location, then plan from the reconciled position.

Decide from inventory you can trust.
Overstock and capital

Act before excess erodes margin.

Review purchasing, redistribution, and markdown options against the demand ahead.

Release cash before the problem grows.

Product in action

Move from a warning to a decision, with the why attached.

Follow one SKU from a coverage gap to a recommended next move your team can inspect, adjust, approve, or dismiss.

Illustrative example · SKU-1190-SNDCoverage below lead time

Recommendation

Reconcile the position. Review replenishment.

The SKU has less coverage than the supplier lead time requires, and the recorded position contains an unexplained difference.

Available to sell470 units
Current coverage5.2 days
Supplier lead time12 days
Unexplained difference63 units
DropSkip recommends. Your team decides.Reasoning stays visible before action.

Works with your existing systems

Add a decision layer across the systems you already use.

Your ERP, WMS, 3PL, and commerce platforms keep recording and executing transactions. DropSkip connects their signals so your team can plan and decide across them.

No rip and replace. Connect in days.

ShopifyData connection
NetSuite and other ERPsData connection
WMS and 3PL systemsData connection
CSV and spreadsheet uploadsFlexible input
API-based data sourcesFlexible input

Connection methods depend on your systems and integration environment.

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Frequently asked questions

Questions about inventory planning with DropSkip.

Clear answers about where DropSkip fits, how the position stays current, and who controls the final action.

What does AI-enabled inventory planning mean?

DropSkip uses AI to evaluate connected demand, inventory, incoming supply, lead times, locations, and operating constraints. It surfaces risks and recommends next moves with the reasoning visible, while operators keep control of the final decision.

How is DropSkip different from inventory management?

Inventory management systems record and control what the business owns. DropSkip looks ahead across demand and supply to help the team decide what should be replenished, transferred, audited, reduced, or reviewed.

Does DropSkip replace our ERP, WMS, or 3PL systems?

No. Those systems continue running transactions and execution. DropSkip connects their information to support planning and decision-making across them.

Can DropSkip support multiple warehouses and 3PLs?

Yes. DropSkip can compare inventory, coverage, and expected demand across multiple warehouses, 3PLs, and fulfillment locations to surface location-level risks and possible replenishment, transfer, or allocation decisions.

Is inventory information updated in real time?

DropSkip can use real-time and event-driven data from connected systems. The connection method depends on the systems and integration environment involved.

Does DropSkip automatically execute inventory decisions?

DropSkip surfaces the recommendation and its reasoning. Operators can inspect, adjust, approve, or dismiss the recommendation, keeping the final action under the team’s control.

Turn signals into decisions

See where inventory is putting sales, cash, and margin at risk.

Connect your demand, inventory, and purchasing information to see which decisions deserve attention across products, warehouses, and fulfillment locations.

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