Auto Purchasing
Automate the reordering process using Fishbowl’s auto purchasing feature
Auto purchasing simplifies the procurement of new inventory by letting you set up reorder points for all of your parts and then having the inventory management software auto generate purchase orders when parts’ quantities get low.
Keep your reordering process on track and moving smoothly
Reorder Points
Maintain a healthy inventory balance with reorder points on parts across the board.
Reorder Points
Order Management
Maintain the right inventory balance to avoid both stockouts and overstocking.
Order Management
Reorder Points and Order Up to Levels
Min and max part quantities help you avoid restocking too few or too many parts.
Reorder Points and Order Up to Levels
04 | Reorder Points and Forecasting
Adjust your reorder points to match fluctuating sales forecasts
There are two ways that you can create reorder points and order up to levels in Fishbowl. The first way is to manually enter what you know them to be or copy and paste them from a spreadsheet. The other way is to utilize Fishbowl’s manufacturing and sales history. Plus, Fishbowl enables you to forecast future changes in sales. If you expect sales to increase by a certain percentage over time, you can build that into the estimates of each part’s reorder point and order up to level.
Auto Purchase Orders
Use auto purchase orders to speed up the reordering process.
Auto Purchase Orders
Open Orders
It’s important to track open orders before auto generating purchase orders for new goods.
Open Orders
Auto Manufacture Orders
Auto manufacture orders make good use of existing supplies.
Auto Manufacture Orders
08 | Auto Transfer Orders
Transfer orders let you quickly replenish inventory quantities at short locations
If you have multiple warehouses where you store inventory, you can transfer some parts from one location to another. This doesn’t require a transaction. Instead, it simply requires a transfer order to ship parts from one warehouse that has a surplus of inventory to another warehouse that has a shortage of inventory.
Case Study
Mending Shed
Reorder points and auto purchasing slashed the time it takes to create purchase orders
- Made great use of Fishbowl’s reorder points and auto purchase orders by vendor
- Reduced the time it takes to create purchase orders from six hours to one hour per day
- Able to quickly restock hundreds of parts from dozens of vendors
- Integrated Fishbowl’s inventory quantities with their website to provide real-time data to customers
