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Customer Implementation Requirements Guide

OrderFlow Ltd.

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Stock Allocation and Assignment

Stock Allocation and Assignment

Stock allocation and assignment

After order import, OrderFlow will automatically create a shipment and allocate and assign stock to that shipment.

  • Do you require a deviation from this process? For example, would you like certain order types to be allocated stock manually?
  • By default, available stock is assigned to the oldest order first. Do you require high priority orders to be treated differently?

Out-of-stock Items

OrderFlow can be configured to split-off out-of-stock products or order lines into a separate shipment to be processed when the stock becomes available. This enables you to immediately pack and despatch the in-stock items for the original shipment.

  • Should out-of-stock orders raise an OrderFlow alarm?
  • Do you wish to split-off out-of-stock products or order lines into a separate shipment?
  • If so, are you happy to use our default back order splitting strategy, or do you require us to create a bespoke one?

We are in the process of extending our functionality to handle out-of-stock items. Please discuss your requirements with us.

Replenishment

If you use product-specific picking locations and/or non-pickable bulk storage locations, you will require some sort of replenishment process on OrderFlow.

  • Do you wish to use a background replenishment process to maintain pickable stock for certain products and specified levels?
  • If you use an OrderFlow background replenishment process, what is the cut-off stock level in your primary picking locations that will trigger that process?
  • Alternatively, are you happy to rely on priority replenishment, which allows for picking location replenishment only when required for shipments awaiting despatch.