5 Tips for Inventory Management
- Inventory Control
- Providing alternatives
- Updating the website (online store) with items that are not available first
- Regular updates to customers
- Using unavailable orders
Inventory management is vital to ensuring smooth sales and customer satisfaction, but stores may have difficulties dealing with items that are out of stock.
Through this article, we will review some effective strategies for managing these elements in a professional and innovative manner.
Inventory Control
Evaluating inventory periodically is crucial to identify items that need to be reordered. Using our advanced inventory control program Pulsar, you can know and manage the products that have reached the minimum quantity, which enables you to plan future orders better, as it allows you, through the dedicated report, to know what are the best products in your stock, avoid them being unavailable and order them from your suppliers at the right time to satisfy your customers.
To do this, you only need to specify the minimum quantity for each product, and when the product quantity reaches it, the program will notify you of that automatically.
Providing alternatives
It is preferable to provide alternatives to customers if the required products are not available, whether through alternative products or special offers.
Updating the website (online store) with items that are not available first
Stores must update their websites periodically to clarify the items that are currently unavailable, which helps avoid frustration among customers and makes it easier for them to make informed decisions.
Our Pulsar program allows you to manage your online store comfortably. The update in the online store synchronizes instantly with the products actually present in your point of sale (your store) in terms of the name, description and price of the product. You can also control the ability to display products with zero or negative quantity to customers by activating or deactivating this feature in the settings when you choose the groups you want to display in your online store through your personal account in Pulsar.
Regular updates to customers
By providing regular updates to customers on social media about stock status and availability forecasts, you can deliver an enhanced customer experience and build strong trust with customers.
Using unavailable orders
Stores can use late or unavailable orders to meet customers’ needs, as the orders received can be stored and fulfilled as soon as the products are available.
Using these strategies, inventory management can be improved and a superior and satisfying customer experience can be achieved.