Inventory Planning Is Changing. Are You Ready for What’s Next?

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If you’ve been watching how businesses are using AI lately, you’ve probably noticed a shift. We’re well past the phase of endless  experiments. What used to take months is now being done in weeks — sometimes even days.

And planning? It’s no longer about spreadsheets and static reports. It’s about making faster, sharper decisions — with the help of intelligent systems that not only process data but actually understand the bigger picture.

That’s exactly the spirit behind Planning in a Box to simplify and speed up how supply chain and inventory decisions get made. And right at the center of it is Pi Agent, a planning assistant designed to think the way planners do.

Say Goodbye to Guesswork

With Pi Agent, you’re not starting from scratch each time there’s a change in demand or a shift in inventory. It connects data from your ERP, point-of-sale, supplier systems — even unstructured sources and combines that with external signals like market trends and seasonality.

Then it helps you figure out what to do next. Clearly. Quickly.

For example:

• Need to adjust your safety stock before a holiday spike? Pi Agent flags it ahead of time.
• Wondering if your inventory is too high in one location? Pi Agent helps you rebalance it.
• Trying to align demand plans with finance goals? Pi Agent already looking at both.

This isn’t about flashy dashboards. It’s about solving everyday planning headaches — faster, with fewer surprises.

Built for Busy Teams, Not Just Data Experts

One of the best things we’ve heard from customers?
“I didn’t need to change how I work — Pi just fits right in.”

And that’s the whole idea.

Pi Agent doesn’t expect you to learn a new interface or dig through reports. You just ask questions  in plain language  and get smart, specific answers you can act on. Whether you’re managing stockouts, fine-tuning forecasts, or simply trying to understand why one region is over-indexing on a SKU, Pi Agent’s there to help.

Behind the scenes, it’s powered by Planning in a Box, which connects your business’s most important data, cleans it up, and makes it usable. It runs securely on Google Cloud and uses the same stack trusted by companies moving to production-ready AI  with the performance and governance you’d expect from modern infrastructure.

You Don’t Need a 6-Month Rollout

Most businesses don’t have the luxury of time when things change fast. That’s why Planning in a Box is designed to deliver results in four weeks or less — not in theory, but in actual production use.

• Installs fast 
• Works with systems like SAP, Oracle, and Netsuite
• Comes with specialized agents for inventory, demand, finance, and more

You can start by solving one high-priority problem — like reducing excess inventory or improving forecast reliability — and expand from there. No need to boil the ocean.

Real Planning, Real Impact

Pi Agent is built to empower planners making them superheroes in decision-making through real-time insights.

And when you give them something that understands their world not just their data you start to see real change:

• Inventory costs go down
• Forecast accuracy goes up
• Decisions move faster and feel easier

All of this runs securely on your tenant, without disrupting existing systems or teams.

The Future Starts Here

AI agents aren’t a future concept anymore. They’re real. They’re here. And they’re working across industries.

The future of planning isn’t about throwing more dashboards at the problem. It’s about clarity and getting the right answers when you need them, not hours (or days) later.

Planning in a Box – Pi Agent is built for that clarity.

And if you’re ready to stop reacting and start leading with insight — let’s talk.