Netstock: AI-powered inventory optimization integrated with your ERP

Poor inventory management is one of the most costly problems in distribution and manufacturing. Stockouts that halt sales, capital tied up in slow-moving products, procurement teams making decisions without reliable data. Netstock is a cloud inventory optimization platform with artificial intelligence that integrates directly with your ERP to solve these problems at their root.

What is Netstock?

Netstock is an inventory optimization platform developed by Netstock (Pty) Ltd. It connects with enterprise ERP systems — SAP Business One, Microsoft Dynamics, Oracle NetSuite, Sage, Acumatica, and more than seven additional ERPs — and applies machine learning algorithms to generate accurate demand forecasts, automate purchase orders, and provide centralized visibility across all warehouses.

Netstock is present in 67 countries, manages over $26 billion in inventory globally, and serves more than 2,400 customers in distribution, manufacturing, and retail sectors. At The BigTech Experience we have incorporated it into our solution portfolio because it demonstrably solves one of the most costly operational problems for companies with warehouses.

The four problems Netstock tackles directly

Recurring stockouts

When a product runs out unexpectedly, the company loses sales, damages customer relationships, and often incurs additional costs from urgent orders. Netstock anticipates stock-outs by generating alerts and replenishment orders before they occur, based on consumption history and the actual lead time of each supplier.

Immobilized overstock

Capital trapped in slow-moving inventory is a silent drag on cash flow. Netstock identifies dead stock, excess inventory by SKU, and proposes corrective actions — inter-warehouse transfers, reorder point adjustments — to proactively free up capital.

Manual and reactive ordering

Procurement teams working without forecasting data make decisions based on intuition and urgency. Netstock automatically generates optimized purchase orders based on current stock, real-time calculated reorder points, and historical lead times for each supplier. The buyer reviews and approves; the platform does the calculation.

No visibility across warehouses

Companies with multiple locations often have surplus in one warehouse and a stockout in another with no real-time coordination capability. Netstock provides a centralized multi-warehouse view with ABC analysis and recommendations for optimal transfers between locations.

Key platform capabilities

AI-powered demand forecasting

Netstock's forecasting engine analyzes the sales history of each SKU, detects seasonal patterns, trends, and anomalies, and generates accurate demand forecasts by product, supplier, and location. The algorithms continuously adjust as they incorporate new data, improving their accuracy with use.

Automatic replenishment

Netstock automatically calculates reorder points and optimal order quantities for each SKU, taking into account current stock, stock in transit, supplier lead time, and the target service level. Purchase orders are generated automatically and can be sent directly to the supplier or transferred to the ERP for processing.

Native integration with leading ERPs

Netstock has native connectors for SAP Business One, Microsoft Dynamics Business Central and NAV, Oracle NetSuite, Sage, Acumatica, and other ERP systems. The typical integration is operational in less than 45 days, enabling results to be seen quickly without lengthy implementation projects.

ABC analysis and dead stock detection

The platform automatically classifies inventory using the ABC methodology (by value, movement frequency, or margin), identifies high-value products that deserve greater attention, and detects stock with no movement that is unnecessarily tying up capital.

What type of company is Netstock suited for?

Netstock is particularly suited to:

• Distributors and wholesalers with high SKU volumes that need to optimize supplier orders and improve fill rates.
• Manufacturers with warehouses that need to synchronize production and raw materials with actual market demand.
• Multi-warehouse groups looking for centralized visibility and optimized transfers between locations.
• Companies with an implemented ERP that want to extract more value from their current management system by adding advanced planning capabilities.
• Procurement teams with heavy manual workloads looking to shift from reactive management to proactive, data-driven planning.

Implementation timelines and first results

A typical Netstock implementation takes between 4 and 8 weeks. The first effects on stockout reduction and fill rate improvement are visible within 8 to 16 weeks. Full return on investment is typically estimated at between 3 and 6 months. Netstock reports an average ROI of 4.2 times the investment for its global customers.

The BigTech Experience's support process

At The BigTech Experience we support companies through the four phases of the project: diagnosis of current inventory and procurement operations, analysis of how Netstock fits with the ERP and company processes, deployment of the integration and platform configuration, and adoption by the procurement and operations team. Our goal is for Netstock to become a real working tool, not an abandoned pilot project.

Frequently asked questions about Netstock

Does Netstock replace the ERP's purchasing module?

Not exactly. Netstock complements the ERP by adding AI forecasting and inventory optimization capabilities that standard ERPs do not include natively. Purchase orders generated by Netstock are transferred to the ERP for transactional processing.

Does it work with catalogs of thousands of SKUs?

Yes. Netstock is designed to efficiently manage catalogs of hundreds of thousands of SKUs. The platform automatically prioritizes SKUs by their business impact so that the procurement team focuses its attention where it adds the most value.

What differentiates Netstock from other inventory planning systems?

Implementation speed (4–8 weeks compared to the 2–6 months of more complex solutions), native integration with eleven or more leading ERPs, and artificial intelligence that is trained specifically on each company's historical data are the main differences highlighted by its customers. For official information about Netstock, visit netstock.com.