STEP 01
A product is running out
Inventra checks days of stock left against each product's target and flags only what needs a decision.
AC-003 at DEL-01 · 6 available · 2.00 a day
3.0 days of cover vs a 7-day target → at risk
3.0 days of cover vs a 7-day target → at risk
=== Scenario 1: clear stock-out → human approval → purchase request ===staged: AC-003 @ DEL-01 → 8 on hand, 2 reserved (6 available)$ run → AWAITING_APPROVAL→ Stock: 6 available, 2.00/day, 3.0 days cover vs 7-day target
STEP 02
It checks before it acts
The demand agent compares this week's sales speed with the month's, and uses the higher one so cover is never overstated. The approver sees both.
7-day speed 2.00/day · 30-day speed 2.00/day · 0% apart
$ Demand agent7-day velocity 2.00/day, 30-day velocity 2.00/day (0% apart).Using the 7-day window because it is the higher of the two, so cover is not overstated.the 30-day figure is shown to the approver for comparison
STEP 03
A supplier that arrives in time
Suppliers that would arrive after the stock-out are dropped by code. The best remaining offer becomes a drafted request — drafted, not sent.
13 × $300.00 from FastShip Inc. = $3,900.00
arrives 04 Oct 2026 · projected stock-out 05 Oct 2026
arrives 04 Oct 2026 · projected stock-out 05 Oct 2026
$ Sourcing agent→ Recommend FastShip Inc.: 13 units at $300.00 ($3,900.00), arriving 04 Oct 2026 before the projected stockout on 05 Oct 2026.It has the lowest all-in cost per day of cover computed by the economics gate. Alternatives considered: no other eligible supplier.Figure check: no $ amount or figure >= 100 in the sourcing rationale is missing from its evidence
STEP 04
It stops and asks a person
The case pauses here. Nothing has been ordered. You approve, reject or ask a question — in your own time. Try it.
APPROVAL REQUIRED · case is paused; nothing has been ordered
$11,100.00 left this month after this order
$11,100.00 left this month after this order
Approval required · nothing happens until you decide
- Order
- 13 × $300.00 from FastShip Inc. = $3,900.00
- Arrives
- 04 Oct 2026
- Budget
- $11,100.00 left this month after this order
- Why
- 3.0 days of cover against a 7-day target
Waiting for a person to decide…
STEP 05
It refuses what it should never do
An order that would break the monthly budget is blocked by code before anyone is asked. A product that only looks low is checked properly and left alone.
blocked: 23 × AC-004 = $10,350.00 vs $1,000.00 budget left
false alarm: AC-001 has 11.8 days of cover, needs 8 → no action, no supplier lookup
false alarm: AC-001 has 11.8 days of cover, needs 8 → no action, no supplier lookup
BLOCKED · 23 × AC-004 = $10,350.00 exceeds remaining budget $1,000.00 · no other eligible supplier fits
NO_ACTION · AC-001 @ DEL-01: 32 available at 2.71/day = 11.8 days cover; reorder point needs 8 daysa flat 14-day spreadsheet rule would have flagged this one