Inventory management
ERP records. Forto helps decide what comes next.
Many companies expect ERP to solve inventory management. In reality, ERP mainly records what happened. Purchasing decisions need another layer.
Read articleData layer for inventory, purchasing and availability
When inventory drives revenue, recording it is not enough.
We help companies connect sales, stock, open purchase orders, forecasts, lead times and cashflow so it is clear what to order, what not to order and where money leaks through inventory.
Fewer stockoutsLess overstockFaster purchasing
Examples from our clients
The warehouse can be full and the company can still lose sales.
Both inventory extremes hurt. When goods are missing, customers leave. When goods pile up, cash sits in the warehouse. Good inventory management is not just reporting - it is the ability to decide where to replenish, where to reduce and where to wait.
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What we typically solve
Five practical scenarios where Forto connects inventory, sales, forecast and purchasing decisions.
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Inventory management
Forto connects sales, stock, orders, forecasts, lead times and financial impact into a daily decision view.
→Purchase order recommendations
Forto connects sales, stock, orders, forecasts, lead times and financial impact into a daily decision view.
→Stockout prevention
Forto connects sales, stock, orders, forecasts, lead times and financial impact into a daily decision view.
→Demand forecasting
Forto connects sales, stock, orders, forecasts, lead times and financial impact into a daily decision view.
→Inventory cashflow
Forto connects sales, stock, orders, forecasts, lead times and financial impact into a daily decision view.
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Forto helps companies connect sales, stock, open purchase orders, forecasts, lead times, supplier rules and cashflow into one operational tool.
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Blog
Practical notes on inventory, forecasting, purchasing and cashflow.
Short articles without unnecessary lecturing. They explain real problems in inventory management and show how to think about them.
Purchasing
Why Excel stops being enough for inventory management
Excel is a great helper. But when it becomes the place where forecast, stock, orders and lead times are assembled every day, it often becomes the bottleneck.
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How to think about lost sales from stockouts
When a product is out of stock, the report often only shows zero. The more important question is how many sales did not happen because of it.
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Book a demo around a problem you actually need to solve.
The best demo is not a generic feature presentation. Tell us whether stockouts, overstock, forecasting, purchase recommendations or reporting hurt the most - and we will focus the demo that way.