Purchase Advice & Forecasting

How is purchase advice calculated smartly & accurately?

No more guesswork based on gut feeling. Discover how DailyPack combines sales velocity, lead times, and seasons into flawless purchase advice.

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30 & 90 days sales ABC Pareto analysis Outlier filtering

The Purchase Formula

Data-driven
  • Sales velocity: Daily sales calculated over recent 30 and 90-day windows.
  • Lead time & MOQ: Including transit time, supplier tiered pricing, and minimum order quantity.
  • Safety stock: Dynamically adjusted to the article’s ABC turnover class.
  • Seasonal correction: Automatic correction for periodic peaks and holidays.
Supply Chain Nerve Center

What is the DailyPack Control Tower and what does it deliver for supply chain management?

The DailyPack Control Tower is the central nerve center for e-commerce companies that steer based on data rather than gut feeling. It brings the entire chain — from supplier orders and international shipments to sales channels and %s across multiple locations — together in one overview.

Key results:

End-to-end visibility Full insight into sales and %s flows across all connected sales channels.
Data-driven advice Automatic purchase and restocking advice calculated based on historical sales velocity.
Optimal cash flow Prevent costly capital from being tied up in overstock or lost due to stockouts.
Procurement & Forecasting

How does the automated purchase advice and forecasting work?

DailyPack automatically calculates per product when and how much needs to be reordered from suppliers. This takes into account three key parameters:

1

Sales history & velocity

Analysis of sales figures over the past 30 and 90 days across all connected channels (Shopify, WooCommerce, marketplaces, etc.).

2

Supplier conditions

Automatic locking of purchase prices, minimum order quantities (MOQ), minimum order units, and exact delivery times per supplier.

3

Supplier preference

Do multiple suppliers offer the same item? DailyPack recommends based on set priorities (e.g., fastest delivery time vs. sharpest purchase price).

Multi-Warehouse & 3PL

How does DailyPack manage hybrid stock across multiple (external) warehouses?

DailyPack consolidates own warehouses, external storage locations, and 3PL fulfillment partners under one central Master product:

One central stock strength

Complete overview of available stock, segmented per channel or merged as one sellable quantity across all your sales channels.

Automated restocking advice

Alerts when external warehouses or 3PL partners risk mispicking, including ready-to-use transfer orders from your main warehouse.

Goods in transit

Exact insight into placed purchase orders and containers in transit to enable tight backorder planning and reliable promises.

Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently asked questions about purchase advice

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DailyPack applies automatic outlier filtering. Sales peaks that deviate significantly from the historical average are detected, so you don’t suddenly order ten times more after one large B2B order.
A-items (fast movers) receive a tighter safety stock and continuous monitoring to absolutely prevent stockouts. C-items (slow movers) are purchased more economically to prevent working capital from being tied up unnecessarily long in the warehouse.
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