01
POC Discovery
As the business grew, the bar wanted to move from manual forecasting to AI, but needed proof before making the switch. They turned to Knotest, a platform developed by Hephaknot, to validate the decision with real data.
02
Tech Assessment
With support from Hephaknot, the bar leveraged Knotest to design practical test scenarios simulating promotional peaks, holiday demand surges, and weather fluctuations. Both parties clearly defined evaluation metrics, success criteria, and full deployment conditions before starting the POC.
03
Business Impact
53.7%stockout rate improvement
An eight-week A/B Business Impact Assessment was conducted on 6 top Cat A beers, rotating every two weeks. The results delivered significant improvements across Stockout Rate, Overstock Rate, Inventory Holding Cost, Planning Time and more.