A decision-first process

Keep your ERP. Add a sharper review layer.

We use the systems you already have, pull the data needed for the question, and turn it into a short list of decisions worth reviewing.

orders.csv
inventory.xlsx
PO history
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forecastlead timecostconstraints
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12 decisions to review
01
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Understand the operation

How buyers order today, what they distrust, where service breaks down, and which constraints are non-negotiable.

02
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Pull the relevant data

Orders, inventory, purchase orders, suppliers, costs and locations. CSV, Excel or database exports are enough to start.

03
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Model what matters

Demand behavior, supplier uncertainty, stock position, economic impact and the constraints around the decision.

04
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Rank the expensive exceptions

Move the highest-consequence decisions to the top rather than producing another giant report.

05
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Test the proposed rule

Backtest or simulate a new forecast, safety-stock level, reorder policy or allocation before putting it into the operation.

06
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Measure and refine

Where ongoing service makes sense, refresh the model as demand, suppliers and product behavior change.

The handoff

The output should look less complicated than the model.

A useful operating packet says what moved, why it matters, what action is worth considering, and where the model is uncertain.

Today’s inventory reviewIllustrative
01
Control relay · Branch 2Projected depletion before next receipt
Stockout riskReview PO
02
Bearing kit · Branch 1214 days supply · 90-day trend down
Working capitalReduce order
03
Valve assembly · ForestExcess here; shortage in Lynchburg
AllocationConsider transfer