Inventory forecasting for subscriptions
How recurring orders give retailers a forward view of stock requirements.
Every active subscription is effectively a scheduled future order. Retailers can use that to see upcoming demand and plan stock more accurately than with one-off sales alone.
Building a forward view
- Add up the scheduled quantities for each product over the coming weeks.
- Adjust for typical skip and pause rates.
- Add expected new subscribers and expected cancellations.
Per-product frequency
When each product has its own schedule, demand is spread more evenly instead of arriving in waves, and the forecast for each item becomes more reliable.
The original Subundl product page described this as "Inventory forward view, forecast the stock requirements".