Demand forecasting in 2026: The new rules
In a fluid supply chain, demand planners must level-up their processes, embrace modern AI-driven solutions, and lean into adaptability as a way to keep up.
Supply chain volatility solutions for 2026: Preparing for what’s next
The “return to normal” everyone expected in 2025 never arrived. Tariffs, which affected 63% of SMBs, according to the 2025 Benchmark Report, escalated instead of stabilizing.
How AI transforms inventory decision-making (beyond automation)
Your inventory manager just spent three hours updating a spreadsheet to determine next week’s order quantities.
How to get ERP inventory forecasts right (without starting over)
It wasn’t that long ago that you implemented your new enterprise resource planning (ERP) system at work, right? If so, why does it feel like a lifetime?
De-Risking supply chains with AI-powered risk forecasting
Over the last year, supply chain teams across industries faced relentless challenges: tariffs shifted mid-quarter, key suppliers missed lead times, and financing pressures forced sudden operational pivots. For SMBs, the lesson was clear: Risk can’t be avoided, but it can be anticipated.
MYOB Acumatica and Netstock integration: Smarter decisions, seamless operations
Growing businesses know the feeling. Your ERP holds all the data you need, but extracting meaningful insights from it requires manual effort, fragmented reports, and educated guesswork.
Planning for the unknown: AI scenario modeling in supply chain planning
Uncertainty has become the defining characteristic of modern supply chains. Tariffs shift without warning, suppliers miss lead times, demand spikes unexpectedly, and financing conditions tighten overnight.
Why AI is only as smart as your supply chain data
Picture this: Your shiny new AI forecasting tool confidently predicts you’ll need 10,000 units of Product X next month. You trust the algorithm, place the order, and then reality hits.
Sage ERP + AI forecasting: The competitive edge for SMBs
Discover how Sage ERP forecasting tools become more powerful with AI. Learn how Netstock’s Sage AI integration helps SMBs gain competitive advantage through smarter planning.
The real ROI of AI in supply chain planning
Adding AI into supply chain planning isn’t about chasing the latest trend fueled by buzzwords. Making the change brings measurable returns that stakeholders can track and teams can feel.
What CFOs need to know about AI-powered demand planning
Sorting through spreadsheets is a painful reality for many CFOs and stakeholders. Even if your planners took the steps to create visual dashboards, you might be stuck with a headache, worrying if human error lurks hidden in the data.
ERP integrations that drive ROI: Why inventory optimization belongs in your processes
Learn why inventory optimization is the missing piece in ERP ROI. Discover ERP integration benefits with Netstock and how it transforms data into smarter, faster inventory decisions.
The state of supply chain planning: Netstock’s 2025 Benchmark Report
For small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), 2024 was a year of reaction, but 2025 tells a different story. Netstock’s 2025 Benchmark Report captures this with data and insights only possible from 15+ years of experience in supply chains.
Netstock Report: SMBs Navigate Tariff Turbulence and Double Down on AI Adoption in 2025
Annual benchmark report highlights SMB resilience and growth, with 93% expanding or launching product lines despite headwinds.
Cin7 Core integration: Powering omnichannel retail inventory optimization
Cin7 Core delivers the cloud-native ERP foundation that omnichannel retailers need: unified order management, real-time channel integration, and comprehensive transaction tracking.
Inventory analytics and reporting: Turning data into impacts
Most businesses already have mountains of inventory data. The problem? It often sits in spreadsheets, static dashboards, or siloed systems. Data without context doesn’t help a planner decide which SKUs to replenish, where to cut safety stock, or how to respond when a supplier slips.
Optimizing Beyond ERP: Best Practices for a Seamless Fishbowl + Netstock Integration
Fishbowl is a powerful ERP system that helps small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) manage manufacturing, distribution, and inventory.
Building supplies inventory & construction materials planning: Strategies for resilient supply chains
Picture this: it’s mid-summer, construction crews are in full swing, and your customers suddenly double their orders for concrete and lumber.
Predictive demand planning: The future of forecasting with AI
The difference between thriving and surviving often comes down to one thing: knowing what’s coming next.
How AI can improve your inventory classification and management practices
ABC classification has long been the backbone of inventory management. By ranking SKUs into A, B, or C groups, managers decide which items demand the most attention. But traditional methods rely heavily on spreadsheets or static ERP settings, which are time-consuming to maintain and can’t keep pace with today’s unpredictable supply chains.
Medical device inventory management: Staying compliant in a regulated industry
In the healthcare industry, inventory mistakes can be both expensive and dangerous. Imagine a pacemaker with a missing serial number or a surgical implant that expired last month, but still ships to a hospital. The result isn’t just a frustrated customer; it’s a compliance issue that could put lives at risk.
AI vs traditional inventory planning: The future of inventory solutions
Imagine an inventory planner starting their day with thousands of SKUs, shifting demand signals, and unreliable suppliers who’ve not delivered on time. In a traditional rule-based system, they’d lean on static reorder points or safety stock formulas while hoping yesterday’s rules still work today.
Perfect your Q4 inventory plan: Holiday sales strategy for distributors and wholesalers
Experienced retailers and distributors already know that the holiday season is here by the time Q3 hits. By this point, they’re already navigating increased demand, unpredictable suppliers, and razor-thin delivery windows.
SAP Business One: Compliment your core ERP system with Netstock
SAP Business One is a trusted ERP backbone for mid-market companies worldwide. It helps manage finance, operations, and inventory in one centralized platform.
Finding the rhythm in manufacturing capacity planning: Level up your processes
Every factory has a rhythm. Raw materials arrive, machines run, shifts roll on, and products ship out the door. But when demand spikes, machines go down, or labor is stretched thin, that rhythm can fall apart.
Why supplier performance makes or breaks your inventory
If you’re still thinking about suppliers like simple vendors, you’re missing the point. Suppliers are the heartbeat of your supply chain. If they’re late, ship poor quality, or stop communicating, the pulse skips and your inventory suffers.
Netstock AI-Driven Opportunity Engine™ Surpasses One Million Inventory Recommendations for SMBs
Milestone demonstrates growing adoption of practical AI tools helping SMBs proactively manage supply chain disruption, optimize cash flow, and reduce inventory-related costs
The AI opportunity for SMBs: One million smart moves
Discover how Netstock’s AI Opportunity Engine is helping SMBs make smarter inventory decisions. Real-time recommendations, fewer stock-outs, and strategic planning.
Smarter inventory planning for Microsoft Dynamics 365 users
Microsoft Dynamics 365 gives enterprises a powerful ERP foundation, managing everything from finance to operations.
AI in inventory replenishment: What small-to-medium businesses need to know
AI-powered inventory replenishment isn’t a luxury inventory management feature.
Mastering advanced demand forecasting techniques
Unpredictable supply chains require accurate demand forecasting. Accurate forecasting can mean the difference between hitting service targets and missing opportunities.
5 best practices for Acumatica ERP integration & successful manufacturing inventory optimization
Manufacturers invest in Acumatica ERP to gain efficiency and visibility, but without integration to specialized inventory optimization solutions, much of that potential remains untapped.
How to use Netstock: A step-by-step onboarding guide for new users
Adopting a new inventory management solution can feel like a big leap…especially if you’ve been running on spreadsheets or legacy systems for years. But it doesn’t have to be stressful.
Mastering seasonal demand planning in the home furnishings industry
Seasonal demand planning is one of the biggest challenges in the home furnishings sector.Furniture and home goods wholesalers and distributors juggle long lead times, bulky SKUs, and unpredictable sales spikes tied to promotional events and seasonal shifts.
Optimize your medical supply chain: Visibility, efficiency, and control in healthcare inventory
In the healthcare industry, control isn’t just about having supplies on the shelf. Control comes from achieving better inventory optimization that safeguards customer care, meets strict audit requirements, and keeps costs under control.
Healthcare supply chain cost reduction: Protect budgets and patients with efficient inventory management
Healthcare organizations and medical distributors are facing unprecedented financial pressures. From tightening budgets to rising operational costs, the need to reduce waste and drive efficiency is critical.
