Early purchases before dates are clear
Quantities bought before the real execution date is confirmed, freezing cash.
04 — Project-linked demand, price exposure, heavy logistics
"Buying early freezes cash; buying late threatens the schedule and the margin."
Align inventory with project commitment before large quantities turn into frozen cash.
Organizations in this sector don't need another system duplicating what ERP or WMS already do. They need visibility that connects what's happening today with what might happen tomorrow, surfacing risk before it becomes a stockout, a stoppage, waste, or an unmeetable commitment. Keeper works as an intelligence layer on top of existing systems, pulling together inventory, purchasing, demand, supplier, and operations signals, interpreting them for the sector, ranking cases by impact, and proposing the right action with its reasons.
Keeper Sector RadarSector signals
Inventory held for delayed projects19%Illustrative example
Critical materials near depletion12Within lead time
Emergency purchases6This month
Committed inventory
19%
Critical materials
12
Emergency purchases
6
Priority isn't just the highest number.
Keeper ranks cases by their impact on schedule, margin, and cash, with the reasoning behind every recommendation.
01 — Where profitability leaks
Losses this sector knows all too well.
Purchasing is tied to quotes, contracts, project schedules, approvals, and staged deliveries. Consumption can shift due to site delays, scope changes, or rescheduling — while materials have already been bought or shipped.
Delayed ordering of long lead-time material
Until an emergency shipment becomes the only option left.
Inventory held for a delayed project
Blocking quantities from being used on a more urgent opportunity.
Invisible price and currency exposure
No real visibility into price, currency, and freight volatility.
Hard-to-clear project leftovers
Incomplete quantities pile up and become difficult to use or sell.
Sales promises clashing with stock
Commitments made against inventory that isn't actually available.
Beyond your current system
You have an ERP and a project system. Here's what they can't answer.
ERP and WMS systems record transactions accurately, but each shows its own domain in isolation. Keeper links demand to inventory in transit, supplier performance to affected materials, and surplus at one site to shortage at another.
| Domain | ERP & project systems | What Keeper adds |
|---|---|---|
| Project contracts & phases | Plan, quantities, dates | Links them to actual consumption and upcoming risk |
| Committed inventory | Balance and reservation by project | Surfaces exposure and reallocation opportunities |
| Quotes & purchasing | Orders, contracts, lead times | Compares purchase timing against cash-freeze risk |
| Price indices | Report or external source | Links scenarios to uncovered quantities and margin |
| Delivery & shipping | Schedules and dates | Ranks risk by contract value and penalty exposure |
Keeper doesn't replace your systems or write into them. It reads with read-only access and adds an operational intelligence layer that turns your data into a decision — nothing executes without your approval.
Your team in this sector
Four agents covering the sector's biggest risks — by name and role.
From the Keeper team, these agents carry the heaviest load in this sector. See the full team →
02
Demand Forecasting Agent
Compares committed quantities against the execution schedule, flagging early buys or delay risk.
03
Supplier Management Agent
Links supplier performance and lead times to critical materials that threaten a delivery date.
05
Shipment Management Agent
Tracks heavy shipments and clearance, alerting you before a delay stops an entire site.
06
Execution Agent
Prepares staged purchase orders and suggests safe reallocation of committed inventory.
02 — Data Keeper connects
What data does Keeper need to see?
Operations aren't copied into a replacement system — data is read from agreed sources and unified into an analytical layer. Start with core sources, then add more once they prove useful.
Project contracts & phases
Delivery schedules, reservations, change orders, completion rates.
Commitments & reservations
Free vs. committed inventory by project and customer.
Price indices
Quotes, purchase orders, lead times, and prices.
Shipments & supply
Lead times, supplier performance, arrival dates.
Storage & handling
Site capacity, loading, and handling of heavy quantities.
Weights & volumes
Specification and unit data for each item and project.
03 — How it works
From sector signals to an understandable decision.
Every recommendation shows its data, its reasoning, and the next step.
Aligns with the execution schedule
Compares committed quantities against the project's actual timeline.
Times the price
Links historical prices and quotes to inventory and expected demand.
Separates project stock from general stock
Distinguishes what's reserved for a project from what can be reallocated.
Handles oversize & heavy quantities
Accounts for storage and transport constraints in every recommended action.
04 — Operational example
From a balance that looks sufficient to a clear decision.
An inventory report may show a quantity that looks sufficient. Looking at the number alone, there's no problem. But Keeper links that quantity to upcoming demand, reservations, unavailable stock, purchase orders, supplier performance, and sector-specific constraints.
Illustrative operational example
Predicted shortage risk at a project site
Shortage expected byDay 18
Affected sitePriority project
Available intervention window10 days
Approved substituteAvailable
Why?
The total balance looks sufficient, but part is reserved for another project and part is in transit with a long lead time. Recommendation: transfer part of the non-urgent reserved quantity and submit a small purchase order.
The total balance looks sufficient, but part is reserved for another project and part is in transit with a long lead time. Recommendation: transfer part of the non-urgent reserved quantity and submit a small purchase order.
Every recommendation is tied to its source, timing, and approval scope.
05 — Sector-specific use cases
Five recurring situations in building materials, each with a ready action.
From aligning demand with the project program to clearing project leftovers.
Flags early purchases or delay risk versus the execution schedule.
Shows materials held for delayed or unconfirmed projects and evaluates reallocation.
Compares early purchasing against the risk of freezing cash.
Ranks materials threatening a delivery date by contract value and impact.
Suggests reuse, resale, or stopping repeated purchases of the same item.
06 — Measuring success
The metrics that should improve.
Metrics are chosen based on organizational goals and data availability — no single model is imposed on every client.
On-time delivery commitment01
Value of reserved inventory02
Inventory unlinked to demand03
Emergency purchases04
Inventory turnover & project margin05
Price deviation & forecast accuracy06
07 — Clear guardrails
What we say precisely, and what we don't claim.
Being clear about limits builds trust: Keeper relies on source data quality and keeps human approval in sensitive decisions.
Doesn't replace ERP or WMS
Operational systems continue managing transactions and execution.
Doesn't require perfect data
Surfaces quality gaps that could affect analysis rather than hiding them.
Recommendations aren't automatically binding
Subject to organizational policy — from review to approval to execution.
Configured to your rules
Inventory policies, critical materials, service levels, and permissions.
08 — Sector references
The bodies and regulations your sector operates under.
Direct links to those who set the rules in your field. At go-live, Keeper is calibrated to your policies and operating reality.
09 — Other sectors
Same team, a different sector language.
Core capabilities are shared, but signals, priorities, and decision actions change fundamentally.
Named competitors
Who serves your sector globally — and where we honestly stand.
| Comparison | Keeper | Global sector platforms |
|---|---|---|
| Notable names | Keeper agent team | o9 · Kinaxis · Epicor Enterprise planning platforms established globally in industrial and project sectors |
| AI agents? | Yes — in Arabic with Saudi context (SFDA/ZATCA/GASTAT where applicable) | Yes, mostly in English without Arabic localization or Saudi context |
| Annual cost | SAR 75K–160K — published | $100K–500K+ per year* |
| Go-live time | Two weeks after data and integrations are complete | 4–12 months |
| Built for whom? | Mid-size to large Saudi companies: published packages, plus a dedicated enterprise package | Large enterprises on a general market model |
* Estimates from third-party reports (2025–2026) — these platforms don't publish official pricing. We name our competitors and acknowledge their capabilities. Our difference: an Arabic agent team with Saudi context, go-live within two weeks, published packages for mid-size companies, and a dedicated enterprise package without a two-year implementation project.
Before you ask
Sector questions — honest answers.
Does Keeper replace our ERP or WMS?
No. Keeper is an intelligence layer that runs on top of your existing systems. Operational systems keep managing transactions and execution, while Keeper links their data, surfaces risk, and proposes decisions.
Do we need perfect data before starting?
No. Available sources and fields are assessed, enough is identified for priority use cases, and quality gaps that could affect analysis are surfaced clearly.
Are recommendations fully automatic?
That depends on your organization's policy. Recommendations can be shown for review only, routed to an approval path, or trigger specific actions through agreed integrations and permissions.
Can the system be configured to our rules?
Yes. Inventory policies, critical materials or items, service levels, constraints, user approvals, and other business rules specific to your organization are all accounted for.