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1. Prerequisites✔️
- Feature available only on bundles WHO.
- The functionality Expectations of receipt must be activated on your Shippingbo account.
2. How does a futures contract work?
The Future Stock feature allows you to forecast stock levels over a given period, taking into account anticipated receipts and orders scheduled for shipment at a later date. This enables you to better anticipate your available stock in the future.
💡 Trick This feature is useful for businesses that need detailed visibility into their inventory to plan future receipts and shipments.
3. How to activate the forward stock?
To activate the futures stock feature, please contact our support team.
Once activated on your account, you will find the future stock levels in the details of your products via the menu. Products -> Product details -> Stock :
📢 Attention This feature requires administrator rights to be enabled.
4. Example of practical application
Context :
You're an e-commerce business managing inventory across multiple warehouses and you want to anticipate stock fluctuations based on incoming deliveries and orders scheduled for later shipment. With the Future Stock feature, you'll be able to visualize these fluctuations and better organize your inventory management in the weeks and months ahead.
Using the feature :
Let's take the example of a product in your warehouse, where you currently have 500 units in stock on February 16, 2022. By consulting the tab forward stockYou will see future adjustments based on receipts and orders:
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Expected delivery on February 20, 2022 You are expecting a delivery of 1,111 units. Once this delivery is received, your stock will increase to 1,611 units (500 + 1,111).
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Expected delivery on April 12, 2022 A new delivery of 150 units is expected. This will bring your stock to 1,761 units (1,611 + 150).
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Order to be shipped after April 15, 2022 You have registered an order for 10 units which will be shipped after this date. Your stock will then increase to 1,751 units (1,751 - 10).
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Order to be shipped after May 20, 2022 Another order for 800 units is scheduled after this date, which will reduce your stock to 291 units (1,751 - 800).
You can consult these forecasts to ensure you have sufficient stock to meet future demand, avoid unexpected stockouts, and better plan your supplies. For example, if you see that your stock will fall to a critical level on a certain date, you can anticipate and plan a new replenishment order.
Result :
With this clear view of your future inventory, you gain peace of mind and efficiency. You know exactly when your stock levels will change and you can better organize your shipments, receipts, and order forecasts to ensure your e-commerce business runs smoothly.
💠 Noticed :
Orders taken into account in the calculation of future stock are those with a date ofShipping after entered in Shippingbo.
📢 Attention The available stock communicated to order sources is not impacted by these future stock forecasts.
- Better inventory management : Anticipatory visualization of variations.
- Planning optimization : Improved organization of orders and receipts.
- Reduction of inventory errors : Anticipation of deferred orders.
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