In the competitive retail landscape, maintaining the right level of buffer inventory is crucial. Traditional methods often fail to account for true demand variance, leading to either stockouts or excess inventory. Orbitware provides a cutting-edge solution using Apache Spark and Delta Lake to distribute and rapidly process safety stock analysis across all plants and distribution centers multiple times per day.

Accurate demand forecasting is essential for manufacturers to plan operations, ensure inventory, and fulfill customer needs. However, recent volatility in demand—due to events like the pandemic and the chip crisis—has exposed the limitations of traditional statistical forecasting methods.