Discover how Netstock’s AI Opportunity Engine is helping SMBs make smarter inventory decisions. Real-time recommendations, fewer stock-outs, and strategic planning.
For small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs), inventory planning has always been a balancing act. Limited tools, volatile demand, and growing customer expectations have made it tough to keep pace. But now, AI is changing the game.
With Netstock Opportunity Engine™, SMBs finally have access to real-time inventory recommendations built specifically for their needs. This isn’t a chatbot or generic AI. It’s a digital inventory expert that feels like part of the team, spotting risks early, guiding decisions, and helping teams plan with confidence. The AI does the heavy lifting behind the scenes by scanning thousands of data points, understanding the context, and surfacing what matters most so planners can focus on strategy, not spreadsheets.
Today, Netstock passed a major milestone: more than one million AI-powered inventory opportunities served to customers through the Opportunity Engine. That’s one million decisions made faster, more strategically, and with greater confidence.
AI purpose-built for action
Most AI tools on the market are too complex, too expensive, or too disconnected from how SMBs actually work. The Opportunity Engine was designed to break that mold and deliver value from day one. And these aren’t just incremental optimizations; at least half of customers have received individual AI recommendations valued at more than $160,000, while 75% have seen opportunities worth over $50,000.
Here’s how it helps:
- Daily prioritized actions: Users receive a ranked list of high-impact opportunities each day, helping them focus on areas where they can make the biggest difference.
- Real-time optimization: The engine continuously scans inventory data across all locations to predict stockouts, flag excess, and recommend timely actions.
- Clear financial context: Each opportunity includes visibility into potential cost impact, lost sales risk, and working capital efficiency.
- Smarter over time: The engine learns from user decisions—whether they take or dismiss actions—and tunes its recommendations accordingly.
- User feedback loop: Teams can vote on recommendations to keep suggestions aligned with what’s relevant to the business.
- Data protection: Customer data stays within Netstock’s certified ecosystem, ensuring it’s protected by industry-leading security policies and procedures.
This is proactive planning at its best, turning reactive clean-up into strategic, data-driven decision-making.
What do these opportunities look like?
The Opportunity Engine delivers thousands of these recommendations each day, specific, actionable inventory insights that would take hours for a human to uncover. Think:
- “Order 400 additional units of your top-selling SKU to avoid a $35,000 stockout risk at your Texas warehouse.”
- “You’re overstocked by $60,000 on Item 1842 across three locations. Redistribute or delay reordering to reduce carrying costs.”
- “Lead time for Supplier X has increased from 14 to 23 days. Expedite your next PO to maintain availability.”
- “Demand for Product Y is up 45% in the Northeast. Consider shifting inventory regionally to stay ahead.”
These are real, actionable suggestions, each one helping inventory teams make better decisions with greater speed and confidence.
Real results from real SMBs
Bargreen Ellingson
A leading foodservice equipment distributor, Bargreen Ellingson manages a diverse catalog with over 2,000 suppliers, 25 warehouses, and a global sourcing network. Before Netstock, their manual processes made it difficult to anticipate demand spikes and maintain optimal inventory levels. With Opportunity Engine integrated into daily workflows, the team shifted from reactive to proactive planning—cutting excess stock, boosting fill rates, and empowering 25 warehouse planners with greater visibility.
What they’ve achieved with Netstock:
- Reduced stockholding from $17.8M to $9.3M
- Eliminated over $2M in excess inventory
- Cut stockouts to one-third of previous levels
- Improved high-turn item fill rates by 5%
AI is here: Are you ready?
Smarter planning is no longer out of reach. Timely, accurate recommendations can mean the difference between missed revenue and long-term growth. The Opportunity Engine is helping SMBs make better decisions, one opportunity at a time. With over one million recommendations already delivered, the momentum is just getting started.
