Built-In Multi-Warehouse Inventory Management System
TRACK INVENTORY ACROSS MULTIPLE WAREHOUSES
Accurate inventory management is table stakes for any successful e-commerce business. It involves tracking stock levels, managing replenishments, and ensuring smooth omnichannel sales and fulfillment operations. Mismanagement of inventory can lead to stockouts that result in lost revenue opportunities (and unhappy customers if orders are canceled because they can’t be fulfilled); efficient inventory management can help enhance profitability and cash flow by not tying up excess capital in slow-moving products.
Whether you’re managing inventory at a single location or across many, Cahoot’s Inventory Management Module (part of the comprehensive Cahoot Shipping Software Suite) can help turn mundane administrative tasks into a strategic business advantage.
Key Features
Modern Inventory Management Systems (IMS) come equipped with tools and capabilities that address common business challenges, from forecasting to procurement to reporting and beyond. While Cahoot’s Inventory Management Module is a ‘lite’ version of an Enterprise Order and Inventory Management System such as Pulse Commerce, it supports most of the core functions that any SMB merchant would need to make decisions about purchasing, order routing, and more:
Real-Time Inventory Tracking
Real-time tracking ensures visibility across all warehouses and workflows, updating stock levels automatically as items move in or out of ‘available’ status. Knowing the total Quantity on Hand compared to the Quantities Committed, Available, or Backordered informs decisions about which warehouses to fulfill from, when to transfer inventory between locations, place vendor purchase orders, etc.
Optimize Fulfillment Workflows
Inventory and order orchestration enables you to intelligently route orders to the optimal warehouse for fulfillment based on availability, cost, and time zone (same-day working hours), among other things. Create custom pick lists sorted by bin location, item name, SKU, pick quantity, or additional attributes to optimize pick/pack workflows. Change SKUs from partially outsourced fulfillment to fully outsourced to Cahoot with 1-click.
Inventory Allocation and Procurement
Prevent stockouts with ‘Reserve Quantities.’ Set thresholds for each SKU, ensuring they are replenished at the right time to prevent overstocking, reduce holding costs, and minimize waste, especially for perishable or seasonal goods. Enhanced visibility supports procurement optimization using vendor lead times, minimum order quantities, prep and transit time, and local warehouse receiving and putaway requirements.
Multichannel Inventory Sync
Automatically update price and inventory Counts on third-party platforms such as Amazon, Shopify, BigCommerce, and Walmart. This data integration eliminates discrepancies, keeping stock levels synchronized across channels. Cahoot proactively prevents users from creating fulfillments for SKUs that are out of stock.
Warehouse Management
Store and retrieve inventory more efficiently by separating forward-pick locations from overstock bin locations. Classify products by hazmat status and/or other attributes for safety, compliance, shipping, and storage.
Intelligent Cycle Counts
Replace manual stock counts and spreadsheets with scalable, automated processes that intelligently suggest which SKUs to count and when. Quickly and easily create inventory adjustments when discrepancies are found, such as damaged units, shorted master cases, shipments returned to sender, etc.
Enterprise Security and Performance
With best-in-class security and routine third-party audits, your data remains your data. Cahoot multi-user roles and access capabilities allow for granting each user the right amount of access.
User-Friendly, Fast and Reliable
A simple and intuitive interface reduces training time for employees and faster time to value. With intuitive, easy-to-navigate screens and dashboards, you’ll gain valuable insights into supply, demand, and what you need to work on next.
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