Tru-Stock AI Solutions
Recover Capital Trapped in Dead Inventory
Every distributor has products collecting dust in the warehouse — items ordered for demand that never materialized, duplicate stock from multiple vendors, or bulk purchases that never moved. Tru-Stock AI identifies every dollar of idle capital and helps you recover it.
The Hidden Cost of Dead Stock
Dead stock does not just sit quietly in your warehouse. It actively costs you money through warehouse space that could hold fast-moving inventory, insurance and carrying costs on depreciating assets, capital that could fund profitable purchases, and opportunity cost of missed sales on items you could not afford to stock.
15-25%
Of total inventory is typically dead stock
20-30%
Annual carrying cost of holding inventory
$75K+
Typical trapped capital for mid-size distributor
How Tru-Stock AI Identifies Dead Stock
The system analyzes every SKU in your inventory and classifies it by sales velocity over multiple time horizons. Products with zero sales in 12 months are flagged as dead stock. Products with declining velocity are flagged as at-risk for becoming dead stock. The dashboard shows the total dollar value of each category so you can prioritize recovery efforts.
Dead Stock Detection
Zero sales in 12+ months with on-hand inventory. The AI calculates total capital trapped and identifies which vendor supplied the stock.
Overstock Identification
Products with 90+ days of stock at current velocity. You have more than you need, and the excess capital could fund better-selling items.
Velocity Decline Alerts
Items where sales velocity is dropping quarter over quarter. These are future dead stock candidates that you can address before they become a problem.
Capital Recovery Estimates
The dashboard shows exactly how much capital you could free up by liquidating dead stock. This money could fund hundreds of reorder cycles on fast-moving products.
Recovery Strategies
Identifying dead stock is only the first step. Tru-Stock AI helps you take action with clear recovery recommendations. Common strategies include vendor return programs for recently purchased items, discounted sales to clear inventory, cross-network transfers to locations where the product does sell, and bundling slow movers with popular items.
More importantly, the system prevents future dead stock by using AI forecasting to right-size initial orders and flagging declining velocity items early — before they become write-offs.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is dead stock in distribution?
Dead stock refers to products that have had zero sales over an extended period, typically 12 months or more. These are items sitting in your warehouse tying up capital that could be invested in fast-moving inventory.
How much capital is typically trapped in dead inventory?
Most distributors have 15-25% of their total inventory value tied up in dead or slow-moving stock. For a distributor with $500,000 in inventory, that is $75,000-125,000 in trapped capital.
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