Retail · RetailGiant Inc

AI Inventory Prediction

Machine-learning demand forecasting built into Odoo replenishment: SKU-level forecasts per store, seasonality and promotion effects, and AI-suggested purchase orders that buyers approve in one click.

Client
RetailGiant Inc
Category
Retail
Platform
Odoo 17 Inventory + Python ML service
Duration
12 weeks
Team
5 specialists

0%

fewer stock-outs

0%

less excess inventory

0%

forecast accuracy (weekly)

The challenge

RetailGiant's buyers set reorder points by gut feel. Popular items sold out during promotions while slow movers piled up in the back room, tying up cash and shelf space.

They wanted forecasts that learn from sales history, seasons and promotions, delivered inside the Odoo screens buyers already use.

The system

AI demand forecasts with confidence bands and explainable suggestions. Try approving one.

Weekly demand · SKU group Grocery

AI forecast
W1W3W5W7W9W11W13W15forecast →
Actual sales Forecast ±12% confidence

Basmati Rice 5kg

Store 04

+900
Seasonal peak +38%Promo week

Laundry Gel 3L

Store 11

+520
Trend ↑ 6 weeksLow cover: 3 days

Olive Oil 1L

Store 02

+380
Competitor stock-outPrice drop

Illustrative view with representative data.

Problems & solutions

Problem 1

Noisy, incomplete sales history

Stock-outs hid true demand, and SKUs were renamed or merged over the years.

How we fixed it

We cleaned and mapped SKU history, then corrected demand for stock-out days so the model learns what customers wanted, not just what was available.

Problem 2

Thousands of SKUs × stores

One model per SKU was too slow and unstable for the long tail of items.

How we fixed it

A global gradient-boosting model with SKU, category, store, seasonality and promotion features forecasts every combination in minutes, with fallbacks for new items.

Problem 3

Getting buyers to trust AI

Buyers ignored suggestions they couldn't understand.

How we fixed it

Each suggestion shows the forecast, safety stock and the drivers behind it (season, promo, trend), and buyers can override with a reason that feeds back into training.

What we delivered

  • Data pipeline from Odoo sales, stock and promotions
  • SKU × store demand forecasts with confidence intervals
  • Dynamic safety stock and reorder points
  • AI-suggested purchase orders inside Odoo
  • Forecast accuracy and stock-health dashboards
  • Weekly automatic model retraining

How the system flows

  1. 1Sales data synced
  2. 2Model retrained
  3. 3Forecasts generated
  4. 4Reorder points updated
  5. 5POs suggested
  6. 6Buyer approves
Impact

Key operating metrics before the project and after go-live.

Stock-out rate

-32%
Before9.5%
After6.5%

Days of inventory on hand

-22%
Before64 days
After50 days

Buyer time on replenishment

-70%
Before20 hrs/wk
After6 hrs/wk

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