Industries

Tuned for how your industry actually runs. 

Cortex isn’t a generic dashboard. It knows the specific problems of 27 industries — and comes with the exact tools to solve them, grounded in a permanent memory of your business.

01

Manufacturing

Make more, waste less, get paid faster.

The problems
  • Stock-outs on some SKUs, dead inventory on others
  • Margins per product are thin and unclear
  • Big buyers stretch your receivables for months
The Cortex tools
  • Reorder Optimizer (EOQ + safety stock)
  • Per-SKU unit economics & pricing
  • Receivables & DSO chase-first list
  • 13-week cash flow for long cycles

Outcome: Know exactly what to make, what to charge, and who to chase — before it costs you.

Manufacturing in detail
02

Retail & D2C

Grow orders without burning margin.

The problems
  • CAC keeps rising and payback is unclear
  • Discounts quietly eat your margin
  • You don't know which SKUs actually make money
The Cortex tools
  • Marketing funnel + ROAS allocator
  • Discount impact & Pricing Optimizer
  • Customer LTV, RFM & churn
  • Inventory ABC & reorder planning

Outcome: Spend on what pays back, price with confidence, and keep your best customers.

Retail & D2C in detail
03

Services & Agencies

Stop projects quietly losing money.

The problems
  • Some projects lose money and you find out late
  • Teams are over- or under-booked
  • Proposals are slow and generic
The Cortex tools
  • Project & client profitability
  • Team capacity & utilisation
  • AI Proposal & Quote generator
  • Billable-rate calculator

Outcome: See true project margin, staff to demand, and win work with sharper proposals.

Services & Agencies in detail
04

Jewellery

From sketch to costed spec in minutes.

The problems
  • Costing every design by hand
  • Metal & stone prices swing constantly
  • Turning a sketch into a maker's spec is slow
The Cortex tools
  • Sketch → merchandising spec agent
  • Live costing with metal/stone rates
  • Making-charge & margin calculators
  • Collection planner & stone-plot

Outcome: Quote accurately as rates move, and turn ideas into specs your karigars can build.

Jewellery in detail
05

Distribution & Wholesale

Protect margin and free up trapped cash.

The problems
  • Hundreds of SKUs on razor-thin margins
  • Credit risk spread across many dealers
  • Cash locked in the working-capital cycle
The Cortex tools
  • Payables & DPO with early-pay discounts
  • DSCR & credit exposure by account
  • Cash conversion cycle simulator
  • Vendor scorecards & GST ITC set-off

Outcome: Extend payables smartly, watch dealer risk, and unlock cash from the cycle.

Distribution & Wholesale in detail
06

Clinics & Healthcare

Run the practice, not just the patients.

The problems
  • Revenue is fragmented and no-shows hurt
  • Statutory & compliance deadlines pile up
  • No single view of the practice's health
The Cortex tools
  • Business Health Dashboard
  • Compliance calendar & GST helper
  • Daily brief + KPI alerts
  • Payroll, CTC & appraisal tools

Outcome: One clear view of the practice, with deadlines and cash under control.

Clinics & Healthcare in detail
07

Restaurant & F&B

Fatten the margin on every cover.

The problems
  • Food cost and wastage creep up unnoticed
  • Slow days kill the week's numbers
  • You price the menu on gut feel
The Cortex tools
  • Menu & recipe costing (markup/margin)
  • Break-even by product mix
  • WhatsApp Broadcast for footfall
  • Daily brief + KPI alerts

Outcome: Price the menu on real cost, fill slow days, and protect food-cost margin.

Restaurant & F&B in detail
08

Fashion & Apparel

Plan collections that sell through.

The problems
  • Sizes and styles over/under-stocked
  • Markdowns wreck the season's margin
  • Trends move faster than your buying
The Cortex tools
  • Inventory ABC & reorder planning
  • Discount impact & Pricing Optimizer
  • Collection planner agent
  • Customer segments & LTV

Outcome: Buy to demand, protect full-price sell-through, and cut end-of-season markdowns.

Fashion & Apparel in detail
09

Beauty & Salon

Fill the chair and lift the ticket.

The problems
  • Empty slots and last-minute no-shows
  • Retail products don't move
  • Regulars slip away quietly
The Cortex tools
  • WhatsApp Broadcast for rebooking
  • Churn predictor for regulars
  • Service pricing & bundles
  • Daily brief + KPI alerts

Outcome: Keep the calendar full, win back regulars, and grow the average ticket.

Beauty & Salon in detail
10

Automotive

Turn the workshop into a margin machine.

The problems
  • Parts inventory tied up in slow movers
  • Labour vs parts margin is a mystery
  • Big-ticket receivables run late
The Cortex tools
  • Inventory turnover & holding cost
  • Billable-rate & job costing
  • Receivables & DSO tracker
  • Reorder Optimizer

Outcome: Free up parts cash, price labour right, and collect on time.

Automotive in detail
11

Education & Coaching

Grow enrolments, keep them enrolled.

The problems
  • Lead-to-admission conversion is leaky
  • Batch profitability is unclear
  • Drop-offs mid-course hurt revenue
The Cortex tools
  • Marketing funnel & lead scoring
  • Project/batch profitability
  • Churn (drop-off) predictor
  • Customer LTV

Outcome: Convert more enquiries, run profitable batches, and reduce drop-offs.

Education & Coaching in detail
12

Fitness & Gym

Grow memberships, kill churn.

The problems
  • Members lapse and you notice too late
  • Slow months break the cash plan
  • Trainer capacity is guesswork
The Cortex tools
  • Churn predictor for members
  • Cash runway & burn
  • Team capacity planner
  • WhatsApp Broadcast for renewals

Outcome: Retain members, smooth the cash, and staff classes to demand.

Fitness & Gym in detail
13

Travel & Hospitality

Price for occupancy and margin.

The problems
  • Seasonality swings cash hard
  • Package margins are opaque
  • Late payments from partners
The Cortex tools
  • 13-week cash flow
  • Package unit economics
  • Receivables & DSO
  • Forecasting & scenarios

Outcome: Ride the seasons, price packages on real margin, and get paid on time.

Travel & Hospitality in detail
14

Logistics & Transport

Run every route in the black.

The problems
  • Per-route/vehicle profit is unclear
  • Fuel & maintenance eat margin
  • Receivables from big clients lag
The Cortex tools
  • Unit economics per route
  • Cost Optimizer
  • Receivables & DSO tracker
  • Buy vs Lease for fleet

Outcome: See which routes make money, cut cost leaks, and collect faster.

Logistics & Transport in detail
15

Agriculture & Agri-business

Plan crops and cash around the season.

The problems
  • Prices and yields swing wildly
  • Working capital is tight pre-harvest
  • Input costs are hard to track
The Cortex tools
  • 13-week cash flow
  • Cost Optimizer
  • Scenario planner
  • Funding & loan tools

Outcome: Bridge the pre-harvest gap and plan around price and yield swings.

Agriculture & Agri-business in detail
16

Professional Services

Bill more of what you're worth.

The problems
  • Utilisation and realisation are opaque
  • Scope creep erodes fees
  • Cash flow is lumpy
The Cortex tools
  • Team capacity & utilisation
  • Billable-rate calculator
  • Project profitability
  • 13-week cash flow

Outcome: Lift realisation, protect scope, and smooth the cash.

Professional Services in detail
17

Pharmacy & Wellness

Right stock, right margin, always compliant.

The problems
  • Expiry and dead stock eat cash
  • Thin margins across thousands of SKUs
  • GST & compliance is relentless
The Cortex tools
  • Inventory turnover & holding cost
  • GST ITC set-off & compliance
  • Reorder Optimizer
  • Inventory ABC analysis

Outcome: Cut expiry losses, protect margin, and stay effortlessly compliant.

Pharmacy & Wellness in detail
18

Electronics & Appliances

Move stock before it's obsolete.

The problems
  • Fast obsolescence traps cash in stock
  • Price wars squeeze margin
  • Warranty & service costs pile up
The Cortex tools
  • Inventory turnover & holding cost
  • Pricing Optimizer
  • Reorder Optimizer
  • Unit economics

Outcome: Turn stock faster, defend margin, and price to win without bleeding.

Electronics & Appliances in detail
19

Furniture & Decor

Quote custom work profitably.

The problems
  • Custom-order costing is guesswork
  • Big items lock up showroom cash
  • Long lead times strain cash
The Cortex tools
  • Quotation builder
  • Markup & margin
  • Inventory turnover
  • 13-week cash flow

Outcome: Quote custom jobs accurately and keep cash moving on big-ticket stock.

Furniture & Decor in detail
20

Grocery & Kirana

Thin margins, tight control.

The problems
  • Wafer-thin margins across thousands of items
  • Spoilage and dead stock
  • Cash is tied up in inventory
The Cortex tools
  • Inventory ABC & turnover
  • Reorder Optimizer
  • Cash conversion cycle
  • Cost Optimizer

Outcome: Stock the winners, cut spoilage, and free trapped cash.

Grocery & Kirana in detail
21

Events & Wedding

Cost every event to profit.

The problems
  • Per-event profitability is unclear
  • Advances and payments are messy
  • Vendor costs balloon
The Cortex tools
  • Project (event) profitability
  • Quotation builder
  • Vendor scorecards
  • 13-week cash flow

Outcome: Price events to profit, manage advances, and rein in vendor cost.

Events & Wedding in detail
22

Photography & Studio

Package your time for profit.

The problems
  • Packages priced below true cost
  • Feast-or-famine bookings
  • Editing time isn't costed
The Cortex tools
  • Billable-rate calculator
  • Package unit economics
  • Quotation builder
  • Cash runway

Outcome: Price shoots on real cost — including editing — and smooth the bookings.

Photography & Studio in detail
23

Pet Care

Recurring care, recurring revenue.

The problems
  • Repeat visits slip without nudges
  • Retail & service mix is unoptimised
  • Slow days hurt
The Cortex tools
  • Churn / repeat predictor
  • WhatsApp Broadcast reminders
  • Service pricing & bundles
  • Customer LTV

Outcome: Bring pets back on schedule and grow the value of every client.

Pet Care in detail
24

Interior Design

Win projects, keep the margin.

The problems
  • Project scope and margin drift
  • Milestone payments run late
  • Proposals take forever
The Cortex tools
  • Project profitability
  • AI Proposal generator
  • Receivables & DSO
  • Quotation builder

Outcome: Hold project margin, chase milestones, and pitch faster.

Interior Design in detail
25

Printing & Signage

Quote fast, protect the job margin.

The problems
  • Job costing (material + labour) is manual
  • Rush jobs erode margin
  • Small-ticket receivables pile up
The Cortex tools
  • Quotation builder
  • Markup & margin
  • Receivables & DSO
  • Cost Optimizer

Outcome: Quote jobs in minutes with the margin baked in — and collect the tail.

Printing & Signage in detail
26

Real Estate

Close deals, manage the cash.

The problems
  • Long, lumpy sales cycles
  • Commission & cost tracking is messy
  • Cash timing is unpredictable
The Cortex tools
  • Deals pipeline & lead scoring
  • Sales commission calculator
  • 13-week cash flow
  • Forecasting & scenarios

Outcome: Prioritise the deals that will close and plan the cash around them.

Real Estate in detail
27

Footwear

Buy to sell-through, size by size.

The problems
  • Size curves over/under-stocked
  • Seasonal markdowns hurt
  • Margins vary wildly by line
The Cortex tools
  • Inventory ABC & reorder
  • Discount impact
  • Per-line unit economics
  • Customer segments

Outcome: Buy the right size curve, cut markdowns, and back the profitable lines.

Footwear in detail

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