Supply chain planning for retail & distribution

Turn every data point into the right order.

datapraxio forecasts demand, keeps the right stock in place, automates ordering and plans promotions and pricing across every store, warehouse and supplier — so the right product is in the right place at the right time.

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114 routine orders auto-verified overnight · 14 flagged for morning reviewOvernight run · 04:12 UTC

Built for retail, wholesale, grocery, CPG and distribution teams

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Why datapraxio

Built around how planners actually work

Explainable demand math, overnight order proposals, and a composable workspace where you only review what needs a human decision.

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Explainable Demand AI

See the exact drivers behind every forecast — baseline, seasonality, campaign uplift and your own overrides — with accuracy tracked automatically.

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Adaptive buffers & ABC/XYZ

Right-size safety stock per product and store from real demand swings and supplier lead-time reliability, releasing cash tied up in excess stock.

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Exception-first replenishment

Overnight store and warehouse order proposals that respect shelf life, delivery calendars, pack rounding and minimums. You only handle the exceptions.

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Promotions & markdowns in step

Predict promotional uplift and post-offer dips before launch, pre-allocate stock for day one, and time seasonal markdowns to protect margin.

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Fair-share & supplier scorecards

Send scarce DC stock where it sells best, track supplier delivery performance in real time, and automate VMI and contractual order rules.

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Composable workspace & scenarios

Connected tables, charts and maps that filter each other live — with a pending-changes buffer and side-by-side what-if scenarios before you commit.

Platform tour

Explore what's inside

Pick an area to see the capabilities behind it.

Interactive walkthrough

Step inside the planner's workspace

Click through four core views from the datapraxio app — inspect explainable order math, explore forecast drivers, triage exceptions, or test a promotion.

datapraxio workspace · Interactive sandbox
Try it live

Play with the planning engine

Simplified, in-browser versions of what datapraxio does on your real data.

📈 Forecast lab

Adjust the drivers and watch the forecast react. The shaded band is the likely range; the dashed line is simulated actual sales.

Accuracy –Peak week –Total units –

🛡️ Safety buffer calculator

See how much cushion a product needs. Bigger swings in demand or slower deliveries call for more; aiming for higher availability moves the bar up.

Safety buffer –Reorder point –Risk of running out –

💰 Working capital & time-saved estimator

See the typical scale of cash freed from overstock and hours returned to your planning team when routine orders are automated and buffers follow real demand.

Cash freed –Planner time back –
Estimated first-year cash & margin impact–
Working capital released from excess stock–
Protected margin (fewer stockouts & late markdowns)–
Routine ordering & spreadsheet time reclaimed–
Illustrative conservative benchmark (9.5% stock reduction, 4.2% margin protection). During a pilot we measure against your actual baseline.
Modular suites

Start with one suite. Expand at your pace.

You don't need a sprawling system on day one. Turn on the suite that solves your biggest headache first, and add more when your team is ready.

Browse the full capability directory →

Solutions

Built around the way you work

Whatever your role and whatever you sell, see what changes when planning, buying and supply work as one.

A day with datapraxio

From the first coffee to the last order

Scroll through a planner's day. Illustrative screens, not customer data.

07:30

Orders are already waiting

While you slept, datapraxio read yesterday's sales, checked stock and prepared the day's orders for every supplier and store.

Orders to review Sample view
Supplier A · 12 storesReady
Supplier B · warehouseReady
Supplier C · 8 storesReady
Supplier D · 3 storesLook closer
09:15

Only the unusual needs you

You approve the routine orders in a click, then spend your time on the few that deserve a human decision.

Needs a decision Sample view
Big jump in demand for one productReview
Supplier delivery likely lateReview
48 routine orders approvedDone
11:00

The offer and the stock are planned together

Marketing adds next week's promotion. The extra demand shows up in the plan, so stock is ordered in time.

Promotion next week Sample view
Extra demand planned · stock on order✓
14:00

A store needs stock today

The store manager reacts to a busy afternoon with a quick order from their phone — in the same system, with a record.

Store order Sample view
Fresh bread+ 20
Milk 1 L+ 30
Sent to supplier✓
17:00

Everyone works from the same plan

Planning, buying, marketing and finance look at one picture. Tomorrow's orders are already being prepared.

One shared plan Sample view
Planning ✓Buying ✓Marketing ✓Finance ✓Stores ✓

How mature is your planning?

Ten quick questions. Get your own result and where to start. About 2 minutes.

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How it works

From data to decision in four steps

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    Connect

    Connect the data you already have — sales, stock, products and suppliers.

  2. 02

    Forecast

    Smart forecasts for every product and store, always learning.

  3. 03

    Optimize

    The ideal stock levels and order quantities, worked out for you.

  4. 04

    Order

    Review exceptions, approve, and send orders — automatically where you trust it.

What changes

From firefighting to planning ahead

The same team, the same stores — a different Monday morning.

Without datapraxio

  • Orders built by handPlanners rebuild spreadsheets store by store, every week, and still miss things.
  • Promotions arrive as a surpriseSupply chain learns about an offer when the shelves are already empty.
  • Stock targets set onceBuffers are guessed years ago and never revisited as demand changes.
  • Fresh goods thrown awayOrdering 'to be safe' leaves bins full and margins thin.
  • Stock in the wrong placeOne store sells out while another sits on surplus for weeks.
  • Late, deep markdownsLeftover seasonal stock is discounted when little margin remains.
  • Supplier problems found lateYou learn a delivery is late when it doesn't arrive.
  • Many versions of the truthFinance, buying, marketing and stores each plan from different numbers.

With datapraxio

  • Orders ready each morningProposals for every supplier and store; you review only the exceptions.
  • Promotions planned with stockThe extra demand is forecast and the stock is in place from day one.
  • Targets that follow demandBuffers adapt to how each product really sells and how reliable suppliers are.
  • Orders that match real demandShelf life and sales patterns shape every order, so waste falls.
  • Stock shared where it sellsLimited stock goes where it will sell and the network stays in balance.
  • Markdowns timed earlyPreview sales, stock and profit before you reduce a price.
  • Early warningsSupplier reliability is tracked and shortages flagged before customers notice.
  • One shared planPlanning, buying, marketing and finance work from the same view.

Illustrative everyday situations, not customer results.

Integrations & trust

Fits your business. Protects your data.

🔌 Plays well with others

  • Connects to your existing business systems — no rip-and-replace
  • Bring in your data from the files and systems you already use
  • Automatic checks catch data problems before they reach a plan
  • Share orders and forecasts with suppliers
  • Send updates to other tools so everyone stays in the loop

🔐 Safe, controlled, accountable

  • Everyone sees exactly what they need — and nothing more
  • A complete history of every change, approval and decision
  • Try changes in a safe space before they go live
  • Available in English, German, French, Finnish and Hindi
  • Clear status and alerts so you're never left guessing
FAQ

Good questions

Straight answers to what people ask us most.

Who is datapraxio for?

Anyone who has to decide what to order, how much, and when — across many products, many places, or both. That usually means retailers, wholesalers and consumer-goods companies, but also teams inside them: planners, buyers, category managers, store operations and finance.

For example: A grocery chain with 200 stores, a wholesaler with three warehouses, or a growing online shop that has outgrown its spreadsheet.

Do we need to be a big company?

No. Size matters less than complexity. If you manage stock across more than a handful of products or places, and keeping the numbers right is taking more and more of someone's week, a planning tool starts to pay off.

If you are smaller than that, spreadsheets may be perfectly fine, and we say so on our comparison page.

How do I get started?

It starts with a conversation, not a contract. The usual path looks like this:

  • You request a demo or send us a note.
  • We listen to how you plan today and where it hurts.
  • We show you only the parts that are relevant to that.
  • Together we agree a small first step, such as one product group or one team.
How long does it take to get going?

It depends on how tidy your data is and how many areas you want to start with, so we won't quote a number we can't stand behind. What we can say is that a narrow start is always faster than a big-bang project.

After the first conversation we will give you a realistic plan, including what we would need from your side.

Can we try it on one product group first?

Yes, and we recommend it. Pick a group where the pain is clear, such as promotional items, fresh products or a difficult supplier.

Your team can compare the suggestions with their own judgement and see where they differ. Once people trust what they see, widening it is a much easier decision.

Do you offer a demo?

Yes. Use the Book a demo page to suggest a day and time, or send a message from the contact form.

The best demos are about your situation, not ours. If you tell us a few things beforehand, such as your type of business, rough number of products and what is hardest right now, we will show you what matters to you.

Does it replace my ERP?

No, and it isn't meant to. Your ERP remains the system of record for orders, invoices and stock. datapraxio sits next to it, reads the data, works out what to do, and hands the approved orders back.

That means no rip-and-replace project, and your finance and warehouse teams keep the tools they know.

What data do you need?

The essentials are usually:

  • Sales history for your products and locations
  • Current stock levels
  • Supplier lead times and order rules
  • Basic product information

If some of it is missing or messy, that is normal. We start with what you have and improve it as you go.

Do we have to change how we work?

Not overnight. The idea is that your team keeps doing the judgement part of the job, while the system handles the repetitive groundwork.

Most of the change is gradual: fewer hours spent copying numbers, more time spent on the exceptions that really need a person.

Who makes the final decision, the system or the planner?

The planner, always. Every suggestion comes with a plain-language reason, and you can accept it, change it or reject it.

For example: The system suggests ordering 400 units because a promotion starts in two weeks. You know the supplier just warned of a delay, so you raise it to 500. That change is recorded, with who made it and when.

Can it handle promotions and seasonal products?

Yes, and this is where many teams feel the difference most. Promotions and seasons are planned in the same place as everyday replenishment, so supply knows about an offer when marketing does, not after the poster is printed.

Seasonal products also get an end-of-season view, so you think about the markdown before the season begins instead of after.

Does it work for fresh and short-life products?

Yes. For short-life products, ordering too much is as costly as ordering too little, because extra stock turns into waste.

The planning looks at shelf life and recent sales together, so it doesn't just add a safety margin and hope for the best.

What does datapraxio cover?

The whole journey from forecast to shelf, organised into seven modular suites:

  • Forecasting — what will sell, and why
  • Promotions and campaigns — what changes demand
  • Pricing — what to charge and when to mark down
  • Inventory — how much buffer to hold, and where
  • Replenishment — what to order and when, across stores and warehouses
  • Supply chain — how stock moves between suppliers, DCs and stores
  • Analytics & workspace — connected dashboards, maps, scenarios and custom reports
Do we need the whole platform at once?

No. Most teams start with one or two suites — such as Forecasting and Replenishment — and switch on more only when they are ready. The sidebar and workspace adapt so planners only see the tools their role actually uses.

Because everything shares the same data model, adding a suite later doesn't mean starting again. It just widens the shared picture.

Can we explain a suggestion to our colleagues or auditors?

That is a design principle for us. If we can't show why a number is what it is, we don't think you should trust it.

Suggestions come with a short reason, and changes are logged, so you can answer the question 'why did we order this?' weeks later without digging through emails.

Does it support several languages?

The product supports five languages so that teams in different countries can work in their own. If you have a specific language in mind, ask us and we will tell you plainly whether it is covered.

Can different teams share the same plan?

That is one of the main points. Planning, buying, marketing and finance often work from four different copies of the numbers, and then spend meetings arguing about whose is right.

With one shared plan, each person sees what they need, with access matched to their role, and everyone starts from the same facts.

Can I see what it looks like?

Yes — right on this page. Try the interactive workspace walkthrough to click through morning order approvals, exception triage and promotion planning, or play with the live simulators in Try it live.

When you are ready to see how it looks with your own product structure and rules, book a short live demo below.

Is my data secure?

Access is role-based, so people only see what their job needs, and changes are logged so there is a trail. Your data stays yours.

Security needs vary by company, so if you have specific requirements, such as where data is stored or what your IT team will want to review, ask us and we will answer in detail.

Is the website GDPR compliant?

We built it with GDPR in mind. In practice that means:

  • Nothing beyond what is strictly necessary is stored without your consent.
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What happens to the details I send in the contact form?

They are used only to reply to your request, nothing else. You can ask to see them, correct them or delete them at any time.

Just email info@datapraxio.com and we will take care of it.

How much does it cost?

It depends on which areas you use and the size of your operation, so a generic price list would mislead you. We would rather understand your needs first and give you a clear, honest quote.

What we promise is no surprises: you will know what you are paying for before you decide.

What support do you offer?

You can reach us any time at info@datapraxio.com. The details of onboarding and ongoing support are agreed together when we plan your first step, so they fit how your team works.

What if it is not right for us?

Then we will tell you. Our guide, quiz and spreadsheet comparison are free, and they are meant to help you work out where you stand, even if you never become a customer.

We would rather be honest about fit than sell something that doesn't help.

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Guides, honest comparisons and practical articles.

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