Overview inventory modules

Inventory management offers various functionalities that can be used modularly depending on the individual use case and requirements. Central modules such as stocks are necessary to manage inventory via fulfillment tools.

Store

Dark store / small warehouse

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Recommended so that article data can be shown in the front end & stock properties can be used.

Required for all inventory features besides storage locations. Recommended for routing & picking.

Automatically made when using orders & routing.

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Used to reserve stock in stores for offline customers.

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Recommended for tracking expiry dates or other special attributes on stock level. Prevents expired items from being sold, and can be used for picking by FIFO.

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Recommended when using expiry dates or sales periods so that expired / outdated products are not sold.

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Used for differentiation between (non-) pickable and/or (un-)blocked stock. Enables assignment of articles to dedicated locations for location recommendations.

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Categories can be used to mark listings as belonging to a specific group.

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Necessary for making expected stock already available for sale. Allows managing the goods receipt and storage process via fulfillmenttools.

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Allows managing the facility layout and using the inbound, storage, re-locating, running sequence, and location recommendations features.

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Recommended if useful for managing the facility layout or using zone picking.

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Used for reserving stock for specific (sales) channels.

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Recommended if other units than pieces should be tracked.

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Allows managing the storage and re-location of items.

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Allows giving reasons for changes in stock levels (can only be used in combination with stow jobs as of now).

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Recommended if picking is used and stock should be adapted after short-picks.

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Recommended if the same article with different attributes (e.g., expiry date) should not be stored on the same location.

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Recommended if items should be tracked until handed over to a shipping provider / customer.

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Recommended if channel inventory feature is used.

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Recommended if inbound and expected stock features are used.

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Recommended if storage locations are used.

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Allows managing the goods receipt, storage and re-locating of items via an Android app.

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