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Status Future consideration
Created by Guest
Created on Nov 1, 2021

Soft Allocation for Backordered Stock

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Current Problem

When an order cannot be completed in full, it goes into backorder and holds stock. However, for fast-moving SKUs, this can result in some pallets with only one or two units left on them, which can cause inefficiencies in the picking process. If a product does not have a best-before date, it does not need to allocate from the active pallet but simply needs to prevent the stock from falling below a certain level of units.

Idea to resolve Problem We propose implementing a soft allocation for backorders option in Mintsoft. This feature would cap the available stock but would not allocate from the picking location, preventing stock levels from falling below a certain level of units and ensuring efficient allocation for fast-moving SKUs.
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    Ian Hart
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    Feb 19, 2024

    Hi, Thank you for your suggestion. Soft allocation will be something that we consider as part of an allocation logic rework.

  • Guest
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    Nov 19, 2021

    We have a customer that works a lot with backorders and this becomes a nightmare