u/Relative-Grape-136

I almost lost my mind managing my buddy’s inventory. So I built an AI to do my job instead.

Hey guys. If you’ve seen my previous rants, you know I’ve been on a crusade against the absolute nightmare of manual inventory math. I spent months helping a friend with his store, and let me tell you: staring at spreadsheets until your eyes bleed while trying to guess 'reorder points' is a cry for help.

We were either overstocking stuff or running out of best-sellers right when ads were peaking. I’m a dev, so I finally had a screw it moment and decided to build my own engine to automate my chores.

The result? I built a custom interface powered by an AI model. Instead of me doing math and crying, the AI constantly monitors the store's 'burn rate' and alerts us BEFORE a stockout happens. It completely killed our spreadsheet trauma.

I just finished polishing it and I'm not here for your money; I'm here for your brutal honesty. I want to see if this AI logic holds up for other setups, so I'm opening it up for free. If you are trapped in Excel Hell and want to see if this cures the headache, let's talk in the comments!

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u/Relative-Grape-136 — 19 hours ago

Managing my buddy’s inventory by hand almost broke my sanity. So we automated my job instead.

Hey guys. If you’ve seen my previous rants here, you know I’ve been on a personal crusade against the absolute nightmare of manual inventory math. I spent months helping a friend with his store, and let me tell you: staring at spreadsheets until your eyes bleed while trying to guess reorder points is not a career choice, it's a cry for help.

The worst part? We tried looking for a real software solution. But apparently, in the enterprise world, Inventory Management usually means: A dashboard that looks like Windows 95, has 500 buttons nobody uses, and costs the same as a used car every month. It was too much noise for a growing business.

Since I'm a developer, I finally had a Screw it moment. I decided to build my own engine to automate my chores.

The result? I built a custom interface powered by an AI model. Instead of me doing math and crying, the AI constantly monitors the store's "burn rate." It basically taps us on the shoulder before a stockout happens and tells us exactly what to order based on actual sales velocity. It’s like having a logistics expert that never sleeps and doesn't complain about Excel cells.

It worked so well for my friend that I just finished polishing it into a clean, minimalist web-app.

I'm not here for your money; I'm here for your brutal honesty. I want to see if this AI logic holds up for other setups, so I'm opening it up for feedback. If you are currently trapped in Excel Hell and want to see if this cures the headache, let's talk in the comments. I'd love to hear your thoughts on how to make the engine even smarter!

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u/Relative-Grape-136 — 20 hours ago