Stockout Prevention
Stop stockouts before
they stop your business.
NaviaLabs detects inventory risk days before stock runs out. AI health scoring, configurable alert thresholds, and automated reorder triggers give your team time to act — not react.
The Problem
Stockouts cost more than the missing sale
Every stockout represents lost revenue — but also a cascade of downstream costs: emergency procurement at premium prices, customer service escalations, expedited shipping, and reputational damage.
Discovered too late to fix
Most businesses find out about stockouts when a customer order fails or a production line stops — at which point the only option is expensive emergency procurement.
Manual monitoring doesn't scale
Checking hundreds of SKUs manually isn't practical. At-risk items slip through spreadsheet reviews until it's too late to respond through normal procurement channels.
Lead times make recovery slow
When supplier lead times are 7–30 days, discovering a stockout risk with 3 days of stock remaining leaves no option but premium expedited orders — or stopping operations.
Solution Capabilities
Comprehensive stockout prevention, not just alerts
3-Tier Risk Classification
Every SKU is classified as Healthy, Warning, or Critical based on current stock, consumption rate, lead time, and reorder point. Risk levels update continuously as data changes.
Days-of-Stock Calculation
NaviaLabs calculates how many days of stock remain for every item based on actual demand velocity — not static assumptions. Know exactly when stock will run out.
Threshold Alert System
Configure alert thresholds per product or category. When stock drops below your defined level, NaviaLabs surfaces an alert with recommended action and urgency level.
AI Reorder Triggers
When stock crosses the reorder threshold, NaviaLabs automatically generates a draft purchase request with recommended quantity, supplier, and delivery timeline.
Risk Dashboard
A dedicated at-risk inventory view shows all Critical and Warning items sorted by urgency. Operations teams start every day knowing exactly what needs attention.
Stockout History Log
Track historical stockout events, near-misses, and how they were resolved. Use this data to refine reorder points and prevent recurrence of the same failures.
How It Works
From risk detection to purchase request in minutes
Continuous stock monitoring
NaviaLabs monitors stock levels against demand velocity, lead times, and reorder points in real time. No manual checks required.
Risk score calculation
Each SKU is assigned a risk score and classified. Items within 7 days of stockout become Critical; within 14 days become Warning. Thresholds are configurable.
Alert delivery
Critical and Warning items surface on the risk dashboard, in team notifications, and in the AI agent's priority queue — ensuring nothing is missed.
Purchase request generation
NaviaLabs generates a draft purchase request for at-risk items. Quantity is calculated from demand forecast and lead time. Teams review and submit for approval.
Resolution tracking
Once a purchase order is approved and expected delivery is logged, NaviaLabs tracks the incoming stock and removes the risk flag on expected arrival.
Industry Use Cases
Stockout prevention across every operation type
Production line protection
A single stockout on a critical raw material can halt an entire production line. NaviaLabs identifies at-risk materials 7–14 days in advance, giving procurement time to act.
Fulfilment continuity
Stockouts mean lost orders, negative reviews, and customers switching to competitors. Early warning alerts let e-commerce operations reorder before inventory hits zero.
Multi-SKU risk management
Distributors managing 500–5,000 SKUs can't monitor every item manually. NaviaLabs surfaces the critical 1–5% that need immediate attention every morning.
Outcomes
Fewer stockouts. Lower emergency costs.
FAQ
Common questions
How far in advance does NaviaLabs detect stockout risk?
Typically 7–21 days in advance, depending on your reorder point configuration and supplier lead times. The earlier your threshold is set, the more lead time you have to respond.
What happens when a stockout alert fires?
An alert is surfaced on the risk dashboard and (optionally) sent to the relevant team member. NaviaLabs simultaneously creates a draft purchase request for review and approval.
Can we set different alert thresholds per product?
Yes. Alert thresholds can be set at individual product, product category, or supplier level. High-priority items can have tighter thresholds; low-priority items can have wider ones.
Does NaviaLabs account for supplier lead times in risk scoring?
Yes. Lead time is a core input in the risk calculation. If a supplier takes 14 days to deliver, NaviaLabs will flag risk when there are 14+ days of stock remaining — not when it hits zero.
Never discover a stockout too late again
Request a demo and see how NaviaLabs identifies your current at-risk inventory — before it becomes a problem.