<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Ali Qizalbash — Blog</title><description>Notes on supply-chain analytics and building data tools.</description><link>https://aliqizalbash.com/</link><language>en-gb</language><item><title>Safety stock is a distribution, not a number</title><link>https://aliqizalbash.com/blog/safety-stock-is-a-distribution/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aliqizalbash.com/blog/safety-stock-is-a-distribution/</guid><description>The z · σ · √LT formula gives you one number. A simulation gives you the whole risk curve — and they disagree in ways that matter.</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>inventory</category><category>simulation</category><category>forecasting</category></item><item><title>Build the tool, not another dashboard</title><link>https://aliqizalbash.com/blog/building-tools-not-dashboards/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://aliqizalbash.com/blog/building-tools-not-dashboards/</guid><description>Dashboards answer &apos;what happened&apos;. A lot of supply-chain questions need something that computes, decides, or simulates — and that&apos;s a different kind of build.</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>supply chain</category><category>data tools</category><category>practice</category></item></channel></rss>