AI Demand Forecasting
Forecasts and reorder suggestions that beat last year's spreadsheet.
We build demand forecasting for retailers and distributors: SKU and location forecasts that handle seasonality, promotions and festivals, reorder and transfer suggestions, and stock-out and overstock alerts, measured against your current method.
- SKU-level forecasts
- Seasonality
- Reorder suggestions
Free 30-minute call with a senior specialist. Reply within one business day. Based in Jaipur, working with businesses across India.
- Discovery callFree 30 minutes with a senior specialist
- Scoped first phaseWritten scope, timeline and fixed price
- Build with weekly demosWorking software you can see every week
- Launch and supportGo-live with your team ready, then ongoing support
What is AI demand forecasting?
AI demand forecasting uses sales history and signals such as seasonality, promotions and festivals to predict demand by product and location, then suggests reorder quantities. Stack18 builds it for retail and distribution, tests accuracy against your current method on your own data, and keeps buyers in control of final orders.
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| What it covers | Data preparation; Forecast models; Reorder and transfer suggestions; Alerts; Measurement. |
|---|---|
| Typical first step | Discovery Sprint: 2 weeks, fixed price. |
| Build route | Supply Chain OS Launch: live in 4–5 weeks; from ₹2.3L, one-time, no per-user fees. |
| Long-term option | Transformation Pod: 12–36 months, annual contract. |
| Measured by | Forecast accuracy; Stock-out rate; Overstock value; Inventory days. Each against an agreed baseline. |
| Governance | Human approval at 5 governance gates, every AI agent action logged, NDA available on request. |
| Delivery team | Based in Jaipur, India. A senior specialist replies within one business day. |
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AI Demand Forecasting, end to end.
Each capability is delivered by the same team on the Agentic SDLC, with your approval at every critical step.
Data preparation
Clean history is the foundation.
- Sales and stock data from ERP
- Cleaning of returns and outliers
- Calendar and festival effects
Forecast models
Right model per product.
- SKU and location forecasts
- New-product handling
- Accuracy by segment
Reorder and transfer suggestions
From forecast to action.
- Reorder quantity suggestions
- Safety stock
- Branch transfer ideas
Alerts
See problems before customers do.
- Stock-out risk alerts
- Overstock and ageing alerts
- Exception review
Measurement
Prove it beats the baseline.
- Back-testing on your history
- Forecast versus actual
- Value tracking
A typical engagement, step by step.
Senior people lead every phase. Specialised AI agents on the Agentic SDLC handle the repetitive work, and nothing ships without your approval.
Discovery
Map how demand planning works today, the systems and data involved, and agree the first measurable outcome.
Design
Design the workflows, roles, integrations and approval points for demand planning.
Build in weekly demos
Your team sees working demand planning software every week, with changes agreed in the open.
Launch and support
Data migration, training, go-live support and a measured 30-day review against the baseline.
Start small. Scale when it works.
Every engagement begins with a short, fixed-price step so you can judge the fit before committing further. See pricing.
Discovery Sprint
Teams deciding scope and priorities before they commit.
- Duration
- 2 weeks
- Pricing
- Fixed price
- Scoped plan and timeline
- Team and fixed price
- Process map or prototype
Supply Chain OS Launch
Teams that want a proven base they can extend.
- Duration
- Live in 4–5 weeks
- Pricing
- From ₹2.3L, one-time, no per-user fees
- Pre-built modules to configure
- Data migration and training
- Extend with custom work later
Transformation Pod
Multi-system programmes that run for years.
- Duration
- 12–36 months
- Pricing
- Annual contract
- Dedicated cross-functional team
- Quarterly business reviews
- One accountable partner
What we have shipped, and what a typical engagement looks like.
Delivered projects link to the full case study. Illustrative scenarios describe typical engagements and are not named client results.
Multi-branch distributor
- Challenge
- Ordering by experience; fast movers out of stock before festivals.
- What we do
- Back-tested SKU forecasts with reorder suggestions for buyers.
Pilot scoped in 2 weeks
Free demand planning review
Tell us where demand planning hurts most. We map what to fix first, whether ready-made or custom fits, and a realistic first step.
- Where to start and why
- Ready-made vs custom view
- Indicative timeline
We agree targets before we start.
Every engagement has a baseline and a target on the measures that matter to you, reported at every read-out.
AI Demand Forecasting questions.
How much history do we need?
More history helps, especially for seasonal items. We assess your data in a two-week Discovery Sprint.
Does it replace our buyers?
No. It suggests quantities and buyers approve or adjust.
How do you prove it works?
We back-test against your current method on your own history before any rollout.
Can it handle festival demand?
Yes. Calendar and festival effects are included, with your input on key events.
What systems does it connect to?
Your ERP, Tally exports or inventory system for sales and stock data.
Guides, comparisons and proof.
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Read →Let's scope your AI Demand Forecasting project.
Tell us where you are and where you want to be. A senior specialist will reply within one business day with next steps.
- Free 30-minute consultation
- Indicative estimate after the call
- NDA available on request