Retail, FMCG & E-commerce
Every SKU, store and channel in one view: no stock-out surprises.
Stock, orders, returns and supplier data across channels never line up.
The question it answers
“Which SKUs will stock out in which stores next week, and why?”
What changes: Fewer stock-outs, less dead stock, lower returns.
All seven layers
How ForgeOrbis works for retail and e-commerce.
- 01
Connect
IngestData sources
- POS
- E-commerce platforms
- ERP
- WMS
- Distributor management systems
- Marketplaces
- Customer support
- 02
Understand
ExtractFacts from unstructured data
- Supplier invoices
- Return reasons from tickets
- Product listings
- 03
Unify
ResolveWhat must be matched
- SKUs across channels and suppliers
- Customers across channels
- Stores
- 04
Relate
ModelObjects and links (the ontology)
- SKU
- Store
- Order
- Customer
- Supplier
- Distributor
- Return
- Promotion
- 05
Decide
AskExample question
“Which SKUs will stock out in which stores next week, and why?”
- 06
Execute
ActApproved actions
- Raise replenishment
- Adjust allocation
- Dispute supplier invoice
- 07
Trust
GovernTrust and compliance
- Customer data privacy
- Partner data partitioning
What a pilot measures
Each pilot measures 2 to 3 KPIs you already track, before and after. We publish no benefit numbers until a customer has measured them.
- Stock-out rate
- Inventory turns
- Return rate
- Fill rate
- Days of inventory
Who it is for
- Head of supply chain
- COO
Where it stands today
What runs today, and what we are still building.
We would rather tell you up front than discover it in week three. A pilot starts with what runs today.
The platform
- 01ConnectIngestPartly live
- 02UnderstandExtractPartly live
- 03UnifyResolveRoadmap
- 04RelateModelPartly live
- 05DecideAskLive
- 06ExecuteActLive
- 07TrustGovernPartly live
Still to build for retail and e-commerce
- Enterprise connectorsLayer 1ERP, databases, ticketing, CRM, TMS/WMS, PLM connectors
- Entity resolution (assets/things)Layer 3Vessels, parts, equipment tags, SKUs, sites across systems
- Optimization/schedulingLayer 5Berth, crew, production and dispatch planning engines
Live means shipping in the product today. Partly live means part of the layer ships today and the rest is being built. Roadmap means being built and not available yet. We never show it as available.
Book a pilot
One site, one problem, measured in weeks.
Each pilot measures 2 to 3 KPIs you already track, before and after. We publish no benefit numbers until a customer has measured them.