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Predict the future.

Control your stock levels and sales with insights that forecast customer demand and revenue to prevent delays and stockouts through automated tools.

Demand forecast · live Example data

WN-2019-CAB · 13-month horizon

780units forecast for October
  • Forecast accuracy82%
  • Weeks of cover6 / 8
  • Lead time used14 / 21 d
Nine months actual, four projected±9%
ActualForecast
Reorder point already applied Rebuilt nightly
  • Guessing what to order?

    Forecasts built on 13 months of your own sales show what customers will want next, so buying follows real demand.

  • Caught out by stockouts?

    AI tracks sales velocity against stock on hand and warns you before an item runs out, while there is still time to reorder.

  • Revenue you can’t predict?

    Project sales and revenue by product and by rep, so targets and cash flow are planned on real numbers.

Get visibility over your sales and inventory.

Anticipate future inventory requirements by analysing current sales and historical trends. If the past is the best predictor of the future, ChannelSnap uses it to predict future sales and rep performance.

  • Predict future sales

    Predict your sales based on historical data and trending performance.

  • Forecast LCBO retail revenue

    For LCBO retail agents: project the revenue from each listing all the way from NTP to the moment an actual purchase order is placed.

  • Predict rep performance

    See how a rep’s sales are trending and how their performance compares against target.

  • Product performance

    See your best performing products and how they are trending, to ensure stock availability.

  • Flexible inventory management

    Always keep the right amount of stock on hand, and compensate for surges in demand.

  • Supplier lead times

    ChannelSnap keeps items in stock by tracking sales movement, inventory and supplier lead times.

  • Reorder points

    Customisable reorder points ensure that you never run out of inventory.

  • Predict stockouts

    AI weighs sales velocity against stock on hand to flag when an item is likely to run out, so you can reorder before it does.

  • Track your supply chain

    Check if your POs are being received on time and establish a reliable supply chain.

What you get out of it

The point of all of it.

Features are the mechanism. These are the results that operations managers tell us they notice first.

  1. 01

    Buy for the season you are actually about to have.

  2. 02

    Free up cash trapped in stock you cannot sell.

  3. 03

    Enter a promotion knowing whether you can supply it.

  4. 04

    Give suppliers a forecast that earns you better terms.

Planning & Forecasting questions.

Where does the forecast data come from?

From your own transaction history inside ChannelSnap — sales, returns, purchasing and production — which means the forecast improves as the system runs and does not depend on a separate data project.

Can it warn me before a problem shows up?

Yes. ChannelSnap tracks the trend behind every product and customer, so a SKU that is slowing down, an account that is ordering less, or stock heading for a shortfall is flagged while there is still time to do something about it.

Does forecasting cover manufacturing?

It does. Forecast demand converts into build plans and component requirements, so purchasing and production are planned from the same numbers instead of negotiating between two spreadsheets.

Planning & Forecasting

Put your worst
edge case in front of us.

Every operation has the transaction that breaks its current system. Bring it to the demo — it is the fastest way to know whether ChannelSnap fits.

  • 60 minutes, run by an implementation consultant
  • Your data and your workflows, not a demo company
  • Straight answer on fit, cost and timeline