Fabrikatör for Footwear
Full size runs, without the guesswork
A shoe isn’t one product — it’s twelve sizes that each sell differently. Fabrikatör forecasts the whole size run, times production orders months out, and keeps your hero styles walking out the door.
👟Court SneakerWhite · EU 36–468dcoverRestock now
🥾Chelsea BootChestnut · EU 37–4521dcoverOrder soon
🩴Cork SlideNatural · EU 36–4455dcoverHealthy
🥿Ballet FlatBlack · EU 35–4217dcoverOrder soon
3 SKUs need attentionCreate PO
Forecasted demand — Court Sneaker Actual Forecast
Porto Footwear Co.75-day lead timeDraft PO
Court Sneaker — EU 38–43×150€6,750
Chelsea Boot — EU 39–44×90€4,950
Ballet Flat — EU 36–41×70€2,240
Arrives May 20€13,940
“Pre-order management made easy. Better visibility for decision-making with stock level reporting. Incredible and responsive support team.”
How Fabrikatör fits footwear
The planning toolkit, tuned for footwear
Forecasting
Forecast the size run, not the style
Per-size forecasts show how demand really splits across EU 36–46, so you order the curve that sells — not the one that’s left over.
Explore Forecasting →Forecasted demand — Court Sneaker Actual Forecast
Purchase Orders
Book production before it’s urgent
Lead-time-aware POs tell you when to commit to the factory so stock lands before the season, not during it.
Explore Purchase Orders →Porto Footwear Co.75-day lead timeDraft PO
Court Sneaker — EU 38–43×150€6,750
Chelsea Boot — EU 39–44×90€4,950
Ballet Flat — EU 36–41×70€2,240
Arrives May 20€13,940
“Creating POs is a breeze. The app gives you all the tools to understand your inventory needs. Setup was fast and support from the developers has been outstanding.”
Replenishment
Fix breaking sizes before they break
Restock suggestions flag the sizes about to run out on hero styles, weeks before the run is broken.
Explore Replenishment →👟Court SneakerWhite · EU 36–468dcoverRestock now
🥾Chelsea BootChestnut · EU 37–4521dcoverOrder soon
🩴Cork SlideNatural · EU 36–4455dcoverHealthy
🥿Ballet FlatBlack · EU 35–4217dcoverOrder soon
3 SKUs need attentionCreate PO
Backorders & Pre-orders
Keep selling through the gap
When a size does break, backorders with restock ETAs from your open POs save the sale instead of losing it.
Explore Backorders & Pre-orders →👟Court SneakerWhite · EU 36–46Out of stock
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👟Court SneakerShips with incoming PO · Arrives May 20Pre-order
Backorders on — selling through the restock gap.
Analytics
See sell-through per size and colorway
Know which colorways to reorder, which to retire, and how much cash sits in slow sizes.
Explore Analytics →68%Sell-through, 30 days▲ 12%
34dAvg. stock coveron target
−18%Dead stock vs. last quarter▲ improving
Sound familiar?
Why footwear inventory is hard
01
Broken size runs kill conversion
A style with sizes 41–42 missing might as well be out of stock — shoppers bounce, and the remaining sizes turn into markdown stock.
02
Production is booked months ahead
Factory slots and 60–90 day lead times mean today’s stockout was caused by a decision made last quarter. You need to see it coming early.
03
Depth per size eats cash
Stocking every size in every colorway is expensive. Buy the wrong curve and the cash sits on the shelf in a size 36 nobody ordered.
04
Weather moves the market
Boots in a warm autumn, sandals in a wet June — footwear demand swings hard with the seasons, and flat forecasts miss it.
This is the week Fabrikatör replaces.
Get a Demo“Even after a short time it's been making a huge difference at streamlining our operations from a buying and merchandising standpoint. Great for team members wearing many hats.”
Footwear questions, answered
Can Fabrikatör forecast individual shoe sizes?
Yes — every size is its own SKU with its own forecast, so restock suggestions keep the whole size run intact instead of averaging over it.
Our factory lead times are 60–90 days. Does that work?
Lead times are set per supplier and baked into every suggestion, so Fabrikatör tells you to order in January for stock you'll need in April.
Can we take pre-orders on a style that's still in production?
Yes. Pre-orders and backorders pull ship dates from your open purchase orders, so customers see when their pair will arrive.
How does it handle strong seasonality — boots vs. sandals?
The forecast learns each product's seasonal pattern from your history, so winter and summer styles each get their own curve.