Demand sensing

Short-term forecasts that react to real-time demand signals.

What it is

Point-of-sale data, weather, local events and web traffic flow into Linkube daily or intraday, correcting the near-term forecast at store and SKU level — the horizon a monthly forecast cannot see. Ordering and allocation consume those corrections directly, so the network responds to demand shifts days sooner than a standard planning cadence allows.

What you get

  • Store-level forecasts refreshed as new transactions land
  • Spikes and slowdowns detected before the weekly cycle sees them
  • Fewer stockouts during weather and event-driven peaks
  • Long-range plans stay stable while short horizons adjust

How it works

  1. 01

    Stream POS transactions, weather feeds, footfall and online activity into the model

  2. 02

    Reweight near-horizon demand where live signals diverge from the baseline

  3. 03

    Publish corrected forecasts to ordering and allocation, then score forecast error daily

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