Hakio

Hakio develops demand forecasting and inventory planning software aimed at the fashion and apparel industry. The platform is built around three core components: a forecasting engine that applies advanced models, AI and probabilistic methods across SKUs, sales channels and regions; a Planner Hub user interface that converts datasets into views and recommended actions for buying, merchandising, finance and supply chain roles; and a Process Orchestrator that connects budgeting, never-out-of-stock (NooS) replenishment, collections, buying, allocation and supplier management into a single workflow.

The product is organised into modules covering buying/purchase planning, sales and operations for NooS items, seasons and collections planning, and budgeting. The buying module allows users to set inventory policies such as safety stock targets, lead times and replenishment frequency, detects supplier constraint violations automatically, proposes resolutions such as adjusting quantities, splitting orders or consolidating SKUs, provides cost-benefit guidance on upcharges versus full MOQ orders, and supports purchase order creation across systems. Planning can be performed separately by channel for e-commerce, wholesale and physical retail, with forecasts available at SKU, size, colourway and regional level, alongside sell-through rates, incoming deliveries, lead-time and order-minimum tracking, scenario planning, snapshots of frozen purchase plans, and back-testing of past forecasts.

The company positions the software as a replacement for spreadsheet-based planning, centralising data so that sales, marketing, operations and leadership can work from a shared view, shortening onboarding for new planners and reducing manual work. Hakio integrates with customers' existing technology stacks and combines algorithmic output with manual planner input rather than relying solely on automation.