Whether you’re doing $500K or $80M in revenue, your inventory is either paying for your growth or quietly eating it. IPS gives you the forecasting, item planning, and AI-era tools to stop guessing your buys, protect your cash flow, and build the operating rhythm that carries you across the $100M line.
Self-paced course · 1-on-1 consulting · Excel toolkit · AI for voice integration · Built for owners and operators
IPS was founded by Alex Adden after years of watching talented owners and operators try to self-teach inventory planning from enterprise supply-chain textbooks — or worse, learn it the hard way through write-downs and stockouts.
Alex has spent [X years] inside product-based businesses, forecasting demand, building assortment plans, and translating complex supply-chain math into decisions real operators can actually make on a Tuesday afternoon. He’s seen what separates the businesses that stall out at $5M, $20M, and $50M from the ones that cross $100M: it’s almost never product, and almost always planning.
He built Item Planning Solutions to put that playbook in the hands of the people running the business — not just the ones with a seven-figure planning budget.
“Great planning isn’t a Fortune 500 luxury. It’s the reason small businesses become big ones.” — Alex Adden, Founder
IPS gives small and mid-size businesses the strategies, tools, and expert support that used to be reserved for enterprise teams.
Build your foundation before the season starts. Learn how to gather the right data and set a plan that drives smarter buying decisions.
Stop guessing what customers will want. Learn how to read the signals, analyze orders vs. sales, and forecast with confidence.
Master the art and science of building a plan from the ground up across divisions, subdivisions, SKU counts, COGS, and more.
Stay agile when reality does not match the plan. Learn how to pace, recap, and adjust without losing momentum.
When the numbers shift, your plan should too. Learn how to reforecast quickly and keep your business on track.
Need a custom strategy? Work directly with an IPS expert to build a planning system tailored to your business.
Master the fundamentals fast. Our flagship 8-module program walks you through demand forecasting, item planning, in-season management, and AI-era tools — with Excel templates you’ll use for years, not just once.
What’s inside:
Prove what you know. Earn the IPS Forecasting & Planning Certification — a credential built specifically for owners, operators, and the SMB teams they hire. Personalized certificate, verification link, and a clean badge for your LinkedIn profile.
What’s inside:
Hands-on inventory planning and forecasting consulting, applied directly to your numbers. Book a working session with [Brother’s Name] and walk away with a prioritized action plan built around your actual SKUs, sales history, and cash-flow reality — not a generic framework.
What’s inside:
Most small businesses skip the planning phase entirely. IPS gives you the frameworks, tools, and templates to build a real system from day one.
IPS was not built from a textbook. These are the same planning and forecasting methods used inside major retail organizations, now packaged for businesses at your scale.
The full IPS certification program is self-paced and designed to be completed in less than 3 months.
The data is clear. Businesses that build structured planning systems outperform those that don’t, across every metric that matters.
This program was built for product-based small businesses, retail operations, and anyone managing a buy or a plan without a dedicated planning team behind them. If you are making inventory decisions based on gut instinct instead of a system, this is where you start.
Every module was built from real-world planning experience inside major retail organizations. The frameworks taught in IPS are the same ones used by enterprise planning teams, simplified and adapted for small business scale.
You get a complete planning system, not just a course. IPS includes Excel guides, templates, AI-powered forecasting tools, and a certification you can put to work immediately, all for a one-time fee of $199.
IPS is built for product-based businesses across retail, wholesale, and e-commerce. If you are managing inventory, a buy, or a sales plan, the frameworks apply to your business.
Free strategies, tips, and industry knowledge to help your business plan smarter, forecast better, and grow with confidence.
Real results from real business owners who stopped guessing and started planning.
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