Creating Replenishment Orders

Creating Replenishment Orders

o be able to fully utilize the ShipEdge software, there are a few questions that need to be addressed; 

1. What is a replenishment? 

A replenishment is what ShipEdge uses to determine what is coming into the warehouse. There are four stages that a replenishment can be, depending on where in the process the order it is related to, is. This can include orders that have yet to be placed (Incomplete), orders that have been placed (In-Transit), and orders that have arrived at the warehouse either in part (Processing) or completely (Ready for Your Review). Each of these stages mean something different to the software, as well as your inventory levels as a whole. 

While a majority of these status changes are purely visual, there is one important shift that these changes bring about: the In-Transit to Processing stage. As long as a replenishment is marked as ‘In-Transit,’ it will not be counted as a part of your live inventory- instead, it is a sort of ‘soft inventory;’ anticipated but not yet arrived. This means that you are able to add, remove, or otherwise adjust anything within this replenishment without it affecting your inventory levels, up until the moment that it is marked as ‘Processing.’ 

2. Why should I create a replenishment? 

A replenishment is a wonderfully useful tool that came be used to see what your inventory looks like, as well as to see how your numbers may fluctuate with orders that are placed and expected by the warehouse. It also allows the warehouse to know what to anticipate, and see if there are items unaccounted for in the initial order, or if there are extras that were not supposed to be included. Though this is not a frequent occurrence, it can certainly help to narrow down if the manufacturers sent incorrect product, an amount differing from the order placed, or if there are multiple products with a similar name, the skus in each replenishment will help the receiving team know where and how to organize it all when it is placed on the floor to be picked. 

All in all, creating a replenishment helps to ensure accurate numbers coming in and out of the warehouse, without having product unexpectedly go on backorder. This is especially useful if there are hurt or returned items coming in and out of your overall inventory. 

How do I create a replenishment? 

This is the bulk of what your order placement flow through your ShipEdge account will involve, so it is important to ensure that your information is as accurate as possible. Luckily, this is a relatively straightforward process, and one that is quick to teach once the verbiage is understood. Generally, the workflow for creating a replenishment will look something like the following: 

1. Create Replenishment 

2. Populate Replenishment 

3. Create order through applicable manufacturer/supplier website/email/etc. 

4. Submit Replenishment on ShipEdge 

Repeat as needed. 

There are a simple series of steps that need to be taken in order to create and alter any replenishments created, as detailed in the steps below.