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Inventory control + AI business intelligence

Know What You Have. Know What to Do Next

Inventory problems rarely start as big problems. They start as a missed reorder, excess stock at the wrong location, a slow-moving item nobody noticed, or a buyer spending hours trying to make sense of reports. Counterpoint gives you operational inventory control. POS Highway DataIQ turns that data into forecasts, alerts and faster decisions.

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Retail + Wholesale Complex inventory operations

Multi-location Stores and warehouses

Counterpoint Operational inventory foundation

DataIQ AI Forecasting, alerts and insight

The daily problem

Small Inventory Problems Become Expensive Business Problems.

Stockouts, excess inventory, misplaced stock and slow purchasing decisions rarely happen all at once. They build quietly across products, locations and daily transactions, until they affect customers, cash flow and growth.

“We thought we had it.”

Inventory counts are inaccurate, available quantities are unclear, and customer service suffers when stock cannot be trusted.

Fast sellers run out.

Demand changes faster than static reorder points, creating stockouts, emergency purchases and lost sales.

Slow sellers pile up.

Cash gets trapped in products that move too slowly while high-demand products compete for the same working capital.

Inventory sits in the wrong place.

One store runs out while another location or warehouse carries excess stock that could have satisfied demand.

Buying becomes spreadsheet work.

Managers spend hours combining reports, vendor information and intuition just to answer what to order and how much.

Problems are discovered late.

Traditional reports describe what already happened. By the time a trend becomes obvious, the business may already be reacting.

The management reality

Inventory Control is a Continuous Decision Cycle.

The real question is not simply how much inventory you have. It is whether the right products are available in the right quantities, at the right locations, when customers need them.

Every day, the business asks

What is selling? By product, location, customer and season.

What will run out? Before the shortage reaches the customer.

What is not moving? So capital can be redirected sooner.

What should we buy? How much, when and from which vendor.

Where should it be? Store, warehouse or another stocking location.

What needs action now? Not another report, an exception worth attention.

Build the foundation

Start With One Reliable Inventory Foundation.

Counterpoint connects sales, inventory, purchasing, receiving, vendors, stores and warehouses so your team can manage inventory from a shared operational system.

A warehouse desktop screen showing inventory by location, with available quantities and low-stock warnings across the main warehouse and individual stores.

Operational control

NCR Voyix Counterpoint

Manage the movement and value of inventory across the business from one operational foundation.

Real-time item and location inventory
Purchase orders and receiving
Vendor and cost management
Min/max and replenishment workflows
Transfers between stores and warehouses
Physical inventory and cycle counting
Multiple units, barcodes and item dimensions
Sales, customer orders and backorders

DataIQ reporting dashboard on a desktop monitor showing total sales, gross profit, orders, sales over time, sales by category and location, top products and an inventory summary with low stock and out of stock counts.

Management intelligence

POS Highway DataIQ AI

Analyze Counterpoint data continuously so managers can identify patterns, exceptions and emerging inventory risks earlier.

Executive inventory dashboards
Stockout and low-stock alerts
Overstock, dead stock and turns
Demand forecasting
Trend and seasonality analysis
Margin and vendor insight
Automated exception alerts
AI-driven reporting and decision support

Counterpoint Inventory Control

Control the Inventory You Have Today.

Counterpoint gives buyers, managers and warehouse teams the tools to keep inventory accurate, move it intelligently and replenish it consistently.

Accurate Inventory

Track on-hand quantities by item and location, support physical counts and maintain dependable inventory records.

Smarter Replenishment

Use sales activity, stocking levels, minimums, maximums and supply requirements to guide replenishment.

Purchasing Control

Manage vendors, purchasing units, costs, minimum quantities, order multiples, lead times and purchase orders.

Multi-Location Visibility

See inventory across stores and warehouses and move products to where demand is stronger.

Receiving Discipline

Connect purchase orders to receiving so quantities and costs are captured within the same inventory workflow.

Complex Item Support

Handle multiple units, barcodes and merchandise dimensions for retail, wholesale and distribution environments.

From transaction to action

Every Sale and Receipt Becomes a Signal, Then a Decision.

The system captures what happened, evaluates what is changing, highlights what matters and helps the team act before an inventory issue becomes a customer problem.

Capture

Counterpoint records sales, receipts, transfers, purchases, returns and inventory quantities.

See

Managers get a unified view of inventory across products, locations, stores and warehouses.

Analyze

DataIQ evaluates sales trends, inventory position, margins, vendor data and operational KPIs.

Predict

Forecasting identifies changing demand and where future shortages or excess stock may develop.

Act

Alerts and dashboards focus management attention on the exceptions that need a decision now.

✦ DataIQ AI Business Intelligence

Don't Just Report Inventory. Anticipate It.

Traditional inventory reports answer what happened. DataIQ is designed to help owners, buyers and managers understand what is changing and where action may be needed next.

Demand Forecasting Use sales history, seasonality and trends to understand future demand more intelligently.

Inventory Intelligence Surface stockouts, overstock, dead stock and inventory-turn issues instead of searching for them manually.

Automated Alerts Bring urgent exceptions to management attention so people spend less time watching reports.

AI-assisted purchasing insight Turn inventory and demand data into better purchasing decisions as DataIQ purchasing intelligence evolves.

DataIQ · Inventory Intelligence

Morning buying brief

LIVE

Stockout exposure 12 SKUs Need review this week

Excess inventory $84,300 Across 3 locations

The business impact

Automation, Forecasting and Alerts Change Where Your Team Spends Its Time.

The goal is not to automate judgment away. It is to automate the repetitive search for problems so people can spend more time making the decisions that protect cash, service customers and grow the business.

DataIQ Alerts and Monitoring dashboard showing inventory alerts, low stock, dead stock, overdue purchase orders and monitoring controls

DataIQ helps teams surface inventory exceptions that need attention, from negative inventory and low stock to dead stock and overdue purchase orders.

Time

Spend less time hunting through reports.

Dashboards and exception alerts can reduce repetitive spreadsheet work, SKU-by-SKU review and manual report preparation.

Money

Put working capital into the inventory that earns it back.

Earlier visibility into excess stock, dead stock and shortages can support better buying decisions and reduce avoidable inventory investment.

Growth

Serve more demand without adding the same amount of overhead.

Better visibility and faster decisions can help multi-location teams operate with more consistency as products, locations and transaction volume grow.

Turn control into capacity

Better Inventory Decisions Create Room to Grow.

Inventory is working capital. When the business becomes more accurate, predictive and exception-driven, management can redirect time and cash toward customers, locations and opportunities.

STEP 1

Gain Control

Accurate inventory, disciplined purchasing, receiving and transfers through Counterpoint.

STEP 2

Gain Visibility

Dashboards organize inventory, purchasing, margin and location performance into a clear management view.

STEP 3

Gain Foresight

Forecasts, trends and alerts help the business identify likely issues earlier.

STEP 4

Gain Capacity

Teams spend less time searching for answers and more time improving buying, service and expansion.

Built for complex operations

One Inventory Story. Different Decisions for Every Role.

The same data should help each team answer the questions that matter to them, without forcing everyone to build their own spreadsheet.

Business Owner

See inventory investment, margin, performance and risk across the whole business.

Buyer

Understand what is moving, what is running low and what deserves purchasing attention.

Store Manager

See local availability, shortages and transfer opportunities without calling other locations.

Warehouse Team

Work from clearer inventory, receiving and movement priorities across the distribution operation.

Frequently asked questions

Clear Answers Before You Modernize Inventory Management.

Counterpoint and DataIQ solve different layers of the inventory problem, and work best when those layers reinforce one another.

Does DataIQ replace Counterpoint inventory management?

No. Counterpoint remains the operational foundation for inventory, sales, purchasing, receiving and transfers. DataIQ analyzes that business data to provide dashboards, forecasting, alerts and decision support.

Can DataIQ help reduce stockouts?

It can help managers identify low-stock conditions and changing demand earlier. Forecasting and alerts are designed to improve the timing and quality of purchasing decisions, but outcomes depend on inventory accuracy, lead times and business processes.

Can it identify overstock and dead stock?

Yes. POS Highway’s current DataIQ positioning includes inventory intelligence around overstock, dead stock, stockouts and inventory turns.

Does DataIQ automatically place purchase orders?

DataIQ is positioned today around analytics, forecasting and intelligent alerts. AI purchasing recommendations have been described by POS Highway as an evolving capability, so fully automated purchasing should not be represented as generally available unless confirmed for the customer’s implementation.

Is this only for retailers?

No. The workflow is designed for retail, wholesale and multi-location operations where inventory may move through stores, warehouses, customer orders and purchasing processes.

What is the best starting point?

Start by reviewing current inventory accuracy, purchasing workflows, stocking locations, reporting requirements and the decisions managers make manually today. Then configure Counterpoint control and DataIQ intelligence around those real operating needs.

POS Highway · Counterpoint + DataIQ

Stop Managing Inventory by Looking in the Rearview Mirror.

Build a stronger operational foundation with Counterpoint. Then use DataIQ dashboards, forecasting and intelligent alerts to see problems sooner, make better purchasing decisions and create more capacity for growth.

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