Planning in a Box – Pi Agent: The Vertical AI App Delivering Service as a Software for Supply Chain A New Era of Enterprise AI: Service as a Software

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A New Era of Enterprise AI: Service as a Software

Traditional SaaS solutions gave businesses access to cloud-based tools. But in 2025, access isn’t enough. Businesses need outcomes, not just platforms. Enter Service as a Software – a model where AI, automation, and domain expertise are bundled to deliver real, measurable results.

Unlike conventional SaaS, where users are left to configure and extract value on their own, Service as a Software provides ongoing optimization, expertise, and guaranteed results.

Planning in a Box – Pi Agent represents this new paradigm.

• It’s not just software. It’s a managed service.
• It’s not just tools. Its outcomes are delivered every month.
• It’s not just AI. It’s explainable, purpose-built intelligence.

What Makes Planning in a Box – Pi Agent a Vertical AI App?

Planning in a Box – Pi Agent is a vertical AI solution built specifically for supply chain operations. From inventory positioning to demand forecasting, it tackles real-world planning challenges with depth and speed.

Core Components:

• AI Agents for demand, inventory, finance, and defects
• Master Ledger for real-time data unification
• Google Cloud infrastructure for scale, security, and speed
• Cortex Framework for standardized enterprise data
• AgentSpace integration for conversational, multi-agent orchestration

This isn’t a generic AI product. It’s a specialized planning service tailored to the needs of mid-market manufacturers, retailers, and consumer goods companies.

Glassbox Methodology: Transparent AI Built for Trust

Legacy systems often rely on black-box models. Planners have no visibility into how decisions are made, and trust quickly erodes.

Glassbox methodology is different. Every recommendation made by Pi Agent comes with transparent logic. Whether it’s:

• Suggesting stock reallocation,
• Recommending production adjustments,
• Or forecasting a demand spike,

…the planner can see and understand the reasoning.

This is critical in the supply chain, where decisions impact millions. Transparency builds trust, empowers planners, and eliminates guesswork.

From Software License to Outcomes Subscription

Planning in a Box – Pi Agent is offered as a subscription that includes:

• Continuous model tuning
• Integration and onboarding support
• KPI-driven performance metrics (e.g., inventory cost reduction, improved service rates)
• Deployment in your Google Cloud tenant

Customers don’t pay for licenses. They pay for results.

Replacing Legacy ERP Modules with Intelligent Agents

As businesses unbundle from clunky, monolithic ERP systems, they’re adopting agentic AI platforms that do one thing exceptionally well.

Planning in a Box – Pi Agent replaces slow, spreadsheet-heavy planning tools with intelligent automation:

Legacy	Planning in a Box – Pi Agent
Manual forecast adjustments	Automated AI agents for demand sensing
Spreadsheet-based inventory	Real-time recommendations via Master Ledger
Static reports	Conversational, explainable insights via AgentSpace
Weeks-long integrations	Live in 2 hours, ROI in 4 weeks

Built on Google Cloud, Integrated with Your Stack

Every deployment of Planning in a Box – Pi Agent runs securely in the customer’s Google Cloud tenant. It integrates seamlessly with:

• SAP, Oracle, Netsuite and other ERP systems
• External data feeds like Google Ads, Google Trends, Amazon Marketplace
• Warehouse and transportation systems (WMS, TMS)

This creates a connected ecosystem where your agents have full context, visibility, and the power to act.

Example Use Cases

Inventory Positioning

Optimize stock levels across channels. Reduce carryover and improve on-shelf availability.

Demand Forecasting & Sensing

Leverage AI to spot patterns from internal sales, promotions, external trends, and seasonality.

Control Tower as a Service

Get a unified view of supply chain health with alerts, actions, and recommendations.

Why This Model Wins in a Post-ERP World

• Modular over monolithic: Solve what matters today, expand as you grow.
• Outcomes over tools: Let the platform deliver ROI, not just dashboards.
• Specialized over generic: Built for supply chain, not retrofitted for it.

As legacy software fades, vertical AI agents will take the lead. Planning in a Box – Pi Agent is that future.

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Plan differently. Act in real time. The future of AI-driven supply chain is already here.