Step 1 · Your numbers

Tell the otter about your item

Fill in the form below, or download the Excel template, fill it at your own pace, and upload it. No system integration — just your numbers.

The item

What you're ordering and where you stand today.

SKU / item name On hand units in stock now On order already ordered, not received

Timing

How often you buy, and how far ahead each order covers.

Review period (weeks) how often you reorder Planning horizon (weeks) weeks this order should cover Lead time — mean (weeks) Lead time — std (weeks) variability

Economics ($/unit)

The otter weighs the cost of stocking out against the cost of leftovers.

Unit cost Selling price Holding cost per leftover unit Stockout cost penalty per unit short Salvage value leftover worth at end

Demand

Paste weekly history (comma or space separated), or use mean/std instead — whichever you fill in, the otter uses one or the other, never both.

Weekly demand history optional but preferred Mean weekly demand used only if there's no history above Std weekly demand used only if there's no history above

Order rules & candidates

Optional constraints and specific quantities to compare.

MOQ min order qty (0 = none) Pack size round up to multiple Candidate orders optional, comma separated

Step 2 · Review

Here's what the otter heard

Give it a once-over. If something looks off, hop back and tweak it.

Current step · curious

Exploring the waters

Surveying demand scenarios and scanning what is ahead.

No otters were over-optimized in the making of this recommendation.

Step 4 · Recommendation

Your otter-powered order

Recommended order

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Profit & service across order sizes

Where expected profit peaks — and how service level climbs as the otter carries more.

Expected profit Service level Otter's pick

How each order stacks up

Order qty	Expected profit	Service level	Stockout risk	Avg ending inv.

🦦 Why this order

Preview analysis (pilot) — a simplified version of the solver is used here, not the full simulation/optimization engine. Want the real thing hooked up to your numbers? Contact us.

Like what the otter found? 🦦

This is a preview running on a simplified model. We custom-build Order Otter around your real catalog, constraints, and economics — and walk your team through it. No science team required.

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