• TIERED VIEW
  • LIQUIDITY
  • RISK
  • HUMAN

How to calculate inventory capital exposure with your AI

Connect your inventory data to your AI client. Once connected, you can run financial breakdowns to see where your cash is trapped in stock.

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Short answer

How can I use AI to find my inventory capital exposure?

Your AI uses the Days of Supply Calculator to group your stock into coverage tiers and calculate the dollar value in each. You'll see exactly which inventory levels are draining your cash flow. This breakdown shows you where your capital is concentrated.

Where your data lands.

Financial outcomes.

The AI processes your inventory levels and provides these specific views.

TIERED VIEW

Capital by coverage tier

The AI groups stock into buckets. You see how much money is sitting in low, medium, and high coverage groups.

LIQUIDITY

Cash flow impact

The AI identifies which inventory tiers are consuming the most liquidity. This helps you decide which stock to move or stop ordering.

RISK

Overstock warnings

The AI flags tiers where capital is tied up in excessive days of supply. You get a direct look at potential dead stock.

HUMAN

Strategic decisions

The AI provides the math, but you decide how to adjust your purchasing or liquidation strategy based on the results.

The workflow

What your AI does when the data arrives.

The AI handles the grouping and math so you don't have to build manual spreadsheets.

  1. Data ingestion

    Your AI reads your current inventory levels and unit costs from your connected source.

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  2. Tier grouping

    The AI categorizes every SKU into specific days-of-supply buckets.

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  3. Financial mapping

    The AI maps the total value of each group to its specific coverage tier.

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  4. Summary generation

    The AI presents a clean summary of your total exposure and tier distribution.

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Try it

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Starting points

These are opening lines. Swap the bracketed info for your actual data sources like a specific sheet or database.

Days of Supply Calculator Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_1W1fkAYlUb4MOM6hjaLdfvkUtzg09mHyA0LLSt7z/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — Days of Supply Calculator capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "days-of-supply-calculator-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_1W1fkAYlUb4MOM6hjaLdfvkUtzg09mHyA0LLSt7z/mcp"
    }
  }
}
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  • Calculate my inventory capital exposure by tier using my current warehouse sheet.

  • Show me the dollar value tied up in stock with more than 60 days of supply from my inventory CSV.

  • Analyze the financial exposure for my electronics category based on the latest stock report.

  • Which inventory tier is holding the most capital in my Shopify store data?

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FAQ

How this task behaves.

  • 01

    Can the AI change my inventory levels?

    No. The AI only reads your data to perform calculations. It cannot edit, delete, or move your actual stock.

  • 02

    Does the AI automatically place new orders?

    No. The AI identifies exposure and risks, but you must manually handle all purchasing and ordering decisions.

  • 03

    What data does the AI need?

    It needs access to your inventory counts, unit costs, and current sales velocity to calculate days of supply accurately.

  • 04

    Can I define my own coverage tiers?

    Yes. You can tell the AI exactly what your 'low' or 'high' supply thresholds are during the chat.

  • 05

    How accurate are these calculations?

    The accuracy depends entirely on the data in your connected source. The AI performs the math exactly as the data is provided.

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