Log-hub adds stochastic mode to inventory simulation app

Log-hub has updated its Inventory Simulation App with a stochastic mode that tests replenishment policies against multiple demand scenarios. The feature is designed to help supply chain teams reduce stockout and excess-inventory risk before changing inventory rules in real operations.

Why it matters: - Supply chain teams can now pressure-test inventory policies against demand uncertainty before they commit stock. - The new mode is built to show how a policy performs when forecasts miss the mark, which is a common planning risk. - The feature can help teams spot stockout exposure, excess inventory, and cost tradeoffs earlier. - The update gives supply chain, sales, and finance teams a shared result set to support inventory targets. - Management can use the same simulation output to explain working-capital decisions to the board.

What happened: - Log-hub added a stochastic mode to its Inventory Simulation App. - The update lets planners simulate many possible demand patterns for each SKU based on average demand and variability. - The app tests each selected replenishment policy across those scenarios. - Log-hub said the goal is to make it easier for planners to answer how a policy holds up when the forecast is wrong. - The company said existing users receive feature updates every two months at no additional cost.

The details: - The simulation output shows inventory levels, service levels, lost sales, and costs side by side for each policy. - The tool is meant to support portfolios with stable fast movers, volatile items, and irregular-demand products. - Planners can identify SKUs at risk of stockouts or excess inventory before operational problems start. - The same simulation can answer what-if questions, including the effect of a longer supplier lead time. - Supply chain teams can test the stochastic mode with their own data through Log-hub’s Freemium plan. - Log-hub said the company was founded in 2017 in Switzerland. - Log-hub said it has a team of 50 experts across Switzerland, Germany, the USA, Serbia, and India. - Log-hub said it serves more than 180 companies and has passed 30,000 app downloads worldwide. - The company’s product lineup includes Supply Chain Apps and Data Analytics & AI solutions.

Between the lines: - The update reflects a shift from forecast-centric planning to policy-centric planning. - That matters because inventory decisions often fail not from a single bad forecast, but from weak rules that cannot absorb uncertainty. - A shared simulation baseline can reduce internal debate over inventory targets by replacing opinions with comparable scenarios. - The emphasis on risk-based working capital suggests the feature is meant to speak to finance as much as to operations.

What's next: - Log-hub is positioning the Freemium plan as the easiest way for new users to test the feature with real data. - Existing users can expect continued incremental updates on a two-month cadence. - Supply chain teams may use the stochastic mode to revisit reorder points, lead-time assumptions, and service-level targets before policy changes go live.

The bottom line: - Log-hub’s new stochastic mode turns inventory simulation into a risk test, not just a forecast exercise. - That could help teams make faster, more defensible replenishment decisions under uncertain demand.

For more information, visit Log-hub.