Operations
Parts & stock control
Reorder alerts, purchase orders drafted for you, and a list of dead stock.
For wholesale parts & supplies distributors
Free the cash stuck in slow stock.
Spreadsheet reordering means running out of what sells and sitting on what doesn't. I build a simple tool that tells you what to reorder and what to clear. One fixed price, from $3,000. You own it.
Next free call:
Free 20–40 minute Zoom call. No pressure, no obligation.
Not a distributor? See:Cleaning & facilitiesContractorsEquipment dealersManufacturersAccountants & consultantsProperty managersRepair shopsStaffing agenciesTrucking & logisticsAll businesses
LIVE
Owed to you$2,240
Due this week3
Paid this month$18,430
RO 48213Hydraulic pump · 4 days left
$1,240Photo missingRO 48190Fuel injector · paid $432
$612Short $180RO 48177Starter motor · sent 6 days ago
$388WaitingPAIDRO 48102Transmission seal
$954PaidOpen quotes$84,600
Need follow-up4
Won this month$41,200
Q-2291 · Miller FarmsCombine service · sent 2 hrs ago
$6,450Drafted by AIQ-2287 · Lakeside RentalForklift mast rebuild · no reply 4 days
$3,980Follow-up sentQ-2280 · Ortiz LandscapingMower fleet tune-up · margin 11%
$2,140Low marginQ-2274 · Hill CountyLoader hydraulics
$9,300WonStock value$412,000
Running out6
Dead stock$31,500
PN 7741-HFHydraulic filter · 3 left, 9 days of stock
×24Reorder nowPN 2208-BLDrive belt · no sale in 14 months
$4,120Dead stockPN 5530-SPSpark plug kit · PO drafted
×60PO readyPN 1902-OLEngine oil 15W-40
×140HealthyThree example builds. Yours is designed around your warehouse.
Built for
Industrial suppliesElectrical wholesalePlumbing & HVAC supplyAuto partsBuilding materialsJanitorial supplyPackagingFasteners
Fixed price$3,000starting price, agreed up front
Timeline1–2 weeksfor smaller builds, call to handoff
Ownership100% yourscode, data and hosting
The problem
Where distributors usually lose money
Does one of these sound like your business? Tap one to see the fix.
Tap a leak to see the fix
See the difference
Stock_reorder_v7.xlsx2 editors · 9 versions
| 1 | Part | Description | On hand | Last sold | Reorder? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 7741-HF | Hydraulic filter | 3 | yesterday | ?? |
| 3 | 2208-BL | Drive belt | 140 | 14 mo ago | yes |
| 4 | 5530-SP | Spark plug kit | 60 | last week | PO |
| 5 | 1902-OL | Engine oil 15W-40 | 140 | today | |
| 6 | (PDF order) | Miller, 12 lines |
ReorderCopy of ReorderSheet2
- Row 2 Running out, no order placed
- Row 3 Dead stock, still being reordered
- Row 4 Purchase order typed by hand
- Row 6 Retyped line by line
yourshop.appLIVE
PN 7741-HF · Hydraulic filter9 days of stock left · order 24
Reorder nowPN 2208-BL · Drive beltNo sale in 14 months · $4,120 on the shelf
Dead stockPN 5530-SP · Spark plug kitPurchase order drafted for your approval
PO readyPN 1902-OL · Engine oil 15W-40Selling at the usual speed
HealthyOrder from Miller (PDF)12 lines read in automatically, checked by you
EnteredToday: reorders run on gut feel and a sheet that's always out of date. With your own tool: you see what to reorder, what to clear, and orders type themselves in.
Not sure which one is yours?
Every business is different. On the free first call we work out where yours is losing money.
Your number
What is it costing you?
Answer 5 quick questions. See a rough number for your business. No email needed.
Question 1 of 5
Tip: press 1–4 to answer
Your business may be losing about
$0
a year
Time lost to repetitive work (at $25/hour)$0
Profit on work that slipped (at 30% margin)$0
A $3,000 tool would pay for itself in —.
A rough guide from your answers, not a promise. The free call works out your real number.See what your software could look like
A free concept preview built from your answers, with your company's name on it. Takes 20 seconds.
What we build
Examples of what we build
Every build is made for your business. Here are a few ideas.
Admin & AI
Document reader
AI reads invoices, forms and emails and fills in your system. A person checks it.
Money
Owner dashboard
The numbers you check every morning on one screen, pulled from your systems.
Admin & AI
Connect your apps
Your accounting, CRM and industry software share data, so nobody types it twice.
Sales
Quote builder
Draft quotes from your past prices, check the margin, and follow up automatically.
Money
Invoice chasing
Polite reminders go out on time, and you see who owes what at a glance.
Sales
Lead inbox
Every web form, call and email lead in one list, with a reply sent in minutes.
Sales
Customer portal
Customers check job status, approve quotes and pay online without calling you.
Operations
Service scheduling
Book jobs, assign techs, and text customers when their machine is ready.
Operations
Inspection & job forms
Tablet forms with photos and signatures that become a clean PDF report.
Operations
Technician time tracking
Clock time per job from a phone, so every hour gets billed.
Money
Warranty claim tracker
Claims created automatically, deadlines counted down, short payments flagged.
Admin & AI
24/7 customer answers
An assistant answers common questions and books jobs while you sleep.
Admin & AI
Team knowledge base
Ask "how do we do X?" and get your own process back, not a guess.
Your idea
Something else?
If your team does it by hand, in a spreadsheet or on a whiteboard, we can probably build it.
Tell me about it →4 simple steps
How it works
Call 1 · 20–40 min
YouD
Leak found$18,900 / yr
Free call
20–40 min on Zoom
You tell me what slows you down. I show you roughly what it costs.
FreeMockup
Fixed price$4,500Approved ✓
Free mockup and a fixed price
1–2 days later
See what your software will look like. Get one price in writing. No obligation.
FreeBuildReviewReview
You pay, I build it
1–2 weeks (small builds)
Happy with it? You pay the fixed price. Try it while it's being built.
You pay hereCodeDataDocsLive system
Yours
It's yours
Yours for good
The software, the code and your data. No licence fees and no per-user fees.
Yours to keepPricing
One fixed price. No surprises.
You know the exact price before you pay anything, and it never goes up.
starting at
$3,000
Your final price is set after the free call, based on how big the job is: the number of steps, connections to other software, types of user and special cases. Once we agree it, the number doesn't move. Scope creep is on us, not you.
- Written specification before any build starts
- Mid-process previews
- Hosting, domain and deployment set up for you
- Bug-fix window included after launch
- Source code, data and infrastructure handed over. You own everything outright
- No subscriptions, no per-seat fees, no licence to expire
Hire one more admin person$45,000 every year
A small buildfrom $3,000, once
Small
from $3,000
One job, done properly. For example a quote builder or a reorder alert.
- One main task
- Works on phone and computer
- About 1 week
Recommended
Medium
from $5,000
A few tools that work together and connect to software you already use.
- Two or three tasks
- Connects to one system you use
- 1 to 2 weeks
Large
from $10,000
One system that replaces several spreadsheets or tools.
- Several tasks and types of user
- Connects to several systems
- 2 weeks or more
Monthly costs
$0to me
~$50a month for hosting, paid to the host
+$20–100a month, only if it uses AI
Why it costs less
AI-assisted engineering handles the repetitive setup work in a fraction of the time. You pay for the part that's specific to your business: your workflow, your rules and the unusual cases. The saving comes from time, not from cutting corners.
Compared with a traditional software project
Old way
6 to 12 months
With us
1 to 2 weeks
Old way
$20,000+
With us
from $3,000
Your exact price comes after the free call.
Get my fixed price →Free guides
All guides →How to find and clear dead stockFind dead and slow stock in an afternoon, five ways to clear it, and how to stop it coming back.Read the guide →How much does custom software cost?Price ranges by size, what drives the price, running costs, and simple maths to check if it's worth it.Read the guide →Custom vs off-the-shelf software: how to decideWhen to buy off-the-shelf, when custom is worth it, three-year cost comparison and questions to ask.Read the guide →
Questions
Common questions
Anything else? Ask on the free call. Read the guide: How to find and clear dead stock →
A note from Daniel
You deal with me from the first call to the finished software. I take on a few projects at a time, so each one gets proper attention. If custom software isn't right for you, I'll tell you on the first call.
DanielFounder, Backend for Businesses
We already have an ERP or stock system. Why would we need this?
Most distributors do. This doesn't replace it. It reads your sales and stock data and tells you what to reorder, when, and what to clear, which most systems still leave to a spreadsheet or gut feel.
Does it place orders by itself?
No. It drafts purchase orders for you to check and approve. Nothing is ordered without a person saying yes.
Is the first call really free?
Yes. The 20–40 minute call is free, and so is the mockup. You only pay if you decide to go ahead.
When do I pay?
After you've seen the free mockup and agreed the fixed price, before the build starts. Nothing before that.
How long does it take?
Smaller builds take 1 to 2 weeks from the first call to handoff. Bigger ones take longer. You get the timeline in writing before you pay.
Do I really own it?
Yes. The code, the data and the hosting account are yours. No per-user fees and no lock-in. Any developer can pick it up later.
Does it work with the software we already use?
Often, yes. It can connect to what you use now, or replace a spreadsheet. We check on the first call.
What if we need changes during the build?
You try it while it's being built, so changes happen early. Anything genuinely new is priced separately, and nothing is added to your bill without your yes.
What happens after it's finished?
Bug fixes are included after launch. After that, I can look after it for a small monthly fee, or your own team can. Apart from hosting, nothing is needed to keep it running.
Who do you usually work with?
Any business with a process that's costing it time or money, from equipment dealers, contractors and repair shops to distributors, manufacturers, trucking companies, property managers, cleaning companies, accounting firms and staffing agencies. Usually the owner or operations manager, in a business where a lot of work still runs on spreadsheets, paper, or people chasing things by hand.
What kind of projects are you a good fit for?
Work that's too specific to your business for an off-the-shelf app: approval steps, your own pricing rules, warranty or compliance paperwork, customer portals, or getting two systems that don't talk to each other to share data. If you've tried a few software subscriptions and ended up back in a spreadsheet, that's usually a good sign we can help.
Can you build something that isn't on this page?
Yes. Everything on this page is an example. If a problem in your business can be solved with software, we can build it. Tell me the problem on the call and I'll tell you honestly if it's worth fixing.
Why does it cost so much less than a traditional software project?
AI-assisted engineering does the repetitive setup work in a fraction of the time. You pay for the part that's specific to your business: your workflow, your rules and the unusual cases. The saving comes from time, not from cutting corners.
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Book your free call.
A free 20–40 minute Zoom call. You find out what the problem is costing you, and what a fix would cost.
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