Neogrid enhances OSA solution and elevates product availability management for retail and industry

Neogrid, a technology and data intelligence ecosystem that develops solutions for the management of the consumer chain, announces the integration of On Shelf Availability (OSA) functionality, one of the most advanced solutions in the market for management of disruptions in retail and industry, to the NeoRetail and NeoRetail Ops platforms. The tool transforms sales and inventory data into daily actions that reduce disruptions, boost sales and strengthen shopper loyalty.

OSA acts as a product availability KPI in gondola, allowing to identify supply failures, virtual inventories and opportunities for improvement in the flow between distribution center, store and point of sale (POS). Based on proprietary probabilistic models that use up to two years of sales history, the tool calculates the sales expectation per item, store and day, taking into account seasonal and behavioral variations.

“O OSA is more than a break indicator ” IT is an operational intelligence that connects industry and retail to act in a predictive way“, explains Leandro Murta, director of Collaborative Intelligence at Neogrid.”The solution transforms data into practical decisions, helping to reduce losses, optimize inventories and improve the consumer experience.Now integrated with the other platforms of our ecosystem in NeoRetail, it becomes even more complete.”

Neogrid methodology: precision and real-time action

The proprietary methodology of Neogrid applied to OSA starts from two essential questions: “how much should have been the sale of this product, in this store, on this day?” and “how do OSA problems impact sales?”. From these answers, the system combines statistical intelligence and operational vision to turn data into concrete actions.

The process begins by calculating the sales expectation, based on probabilistic analyzes that consider up to two years of history and recent variations in demand. Then, the classification of products occurs, which ranks items from 1 to 15 according to their importance and expected performance. This hierarchy allows the solution to focus efforts on the most relevant products for the business.

With the established comparative basis, OSA starts to automatically identify problems, highlighting the items whose performance was below expectations and pointing out their causes of origin. Finally, it measures losses, estimating the potential for unrealized sales. This integrated and detailed view ensures an accurate diagnosis of the operation capable of distinguishing scenarios such as zeroed stock without request to the distribution center, rupture due to supply failure, positive stock with low performance or virtual stock.

NeoRetail and NeoRetail Ops intensify collaboration between industry and retail

NeoRetail and NeoRetail Ops are complementary modules that integrate strategic and operational views of execution at the point of sale with NeoRetail, which shows dashboards with KPIs, OSA evolution and losses, performance rankings, map of causes and market comparisons.

NeoRetail Ops, in turn, presents daily diagnoses by store and item, directing corrective actions and monitoring store executions with a focus on replenishment and inventory turnover.

The combination of the two platforms enables real-time collaboration between retailers and industries, consolidating data-driven decision making and driving efficiencies across the entire consumer chain.