Introducing Inventory management
To understand the Inventory management module, we need to first comprehend the daily operations and flows in a warehouse. We can separate warehouse activities into three main flows:
- Inbound operations: These activities let us bring materials into the warehouse
- Outbound operations: Here, we record which materials have left the warehouse
- Internal operations: These activities control the flow of materials inside the warehouse
We’re going to simulate a real-world scenario in this chapter. Imagine we’re working for a sportswear company and implementing the Inventory management module in a warehouse that works with sports shoe stock, such as running shoes and football shoes.
Inbound operations
This stage encompasses all activities related to bringing materials into the warehouse. These could be purchase orders, transfer orders, or returned sales orders that we need to handle to store those materials in the Facility...
