Same intelligence engine,
different rules and signals per sector.
Supply decisions in retail don't behave like auto parts, pharma or manufacturing. Keeper's agents run on top of your existing systems, but read different data, apply different rules and use success metrics that fit your sector. Pick yours to see the risks Keeper watches, the data it needs, and the decisions it prepares for your team.
Start from how you operate.
Three operating models where signals and decision rules differ fundamentally: those who buy in bulk and distribute to customers, those who sell through their own branches to consumers, and those who transform raw materials into finished goods.
Food & Beverage
Working capital spread across thousands of short-shelf-life SKUs: expiry dates approaching, batches moving between warehouses, and supplier lead times shifting. Keeper links inventory movement to demand, suppliers and customers, and ranks priority by financial impact.
Retail Chains
Many branches and thousands of SKUs: shelves show empty while the system says in-stock, and a SKU sits piled up in one branch while a purchase order goes out for another. Keeper separates store-out from shelf-out, and proposes internal transfers before any new purchase.
Manufacturing
Interlocked lines with bills of materials that cannot wait: a single missing input stops a shift, and a near-expiry component must be used first. Keeper links the production plan to real supplier lead times and to component inventory.
And when your sector has its own rules.
Three sectors that layer non-negotiable requirements on top of the distribution model: batch and expiry tracking, part-number obsolescence, or dependence on project schedules and global prices.
Industrial Spares & MRO
Auto parts don't behave like fast-moving goods. Most codes move intermittently, some must stay available despite low demand, and others see demand fade as models or part numbers change.
Building Materials & Project Supply
Inventory here isn't separate from the project. Every ton, sheet or bag ties to an execution schedule, a site, a global or local price, and freight and storage costs. Buying too early freezes cash; buying too late threatens the schedule and margin.
Pharmaceuticals & Medical Supplies
Availability alone isn't enough for medicines and medical supplies. You must know the batch or serial number, expiry, recall status, unit location, and storage and transport conditions — with an auditable trail.
Four fundamental differences Keeper understands per sector.
The agents themselves work across every sector, but what changes is what they read, how they weigh trade-offs, and where they draw the risk line.
Data
Batches and expiries in food and pharma; part numbers and vehicle compatibility in auto parts; bills of materials in manufacturing; project schedules and global prices in building materials.
Decision rules
FEFO for short shelf life; strategic hold on critical parts; internal transfer before purchase in retail; timing purchases against market signals in building materials.
Success metrics
Waste and near-expiry reduction in food; critical-part availability in auto parts; traceability compliance in pharma; project-schedule and margin adherence in building materials.
Risk thresholds
Drug or device recalls, expiry breaches, a production line stopping on a component, a project slipping on supply, a critical SKU going out at a branch.