Simplify Inventory: Power of Orders in Your Business Symphony

In the world of business, managing inventory can be like conducting a symphony. Imagine if you could simplify this complex task by treating everything as an order – a set of instructions guiding your inventory dance.

Let's explore this idea and see how it plays out in everyday operations.

The Rhythm of Orders

1. Sales Orders: Less Inventory, More Smiles
   
   When a customer places an order, it's like the music softly fading away – your inventory decreases. Sales orders are the instructions to send products to their new homes, making customers happy while keeping your stock in harmony.
   
   
2. Purchase Orders: Building Up the Crescendo
   
   On the flip side, purchase orders are the upbeat notes that build the music. They tell you to increase your inventory, bringing in new products to keep the melody going. Purchase orders ensure your business is ready to meet the demands of a growing audience.
   
   
3. Work Orders: Your Inventory Maestro
   
   All internal orders can be thought of as a type of Work Order. So, imagine the work order as the maestro of your inventory ensemble. It directs your team on what needs to be done with your stock. Here's where you get to decide – is your Warehouse Management System (WMS) just recording what happened, or is it instructing your team on what to do? 
   
   Let's delve into the possibilities.
   1. Crafting Marvels: Assembly is turning Materials into a new product
      
      A work order can be like sheet music guiding a craftsman to turn raw materials into a unique product – a masterpiece created from inventory components.
      
      
   2. Warehouse Ballet: Internal transfers relocate items into designated storage locations.
      
      With an internal transfer work order, your team choreographs the warehouse dance, moving products strategically to optimize your inventory layout.
      
      
   3. Unloading Encore: Receiving & Stocking/Putaway place received items in storage locations.
      
      ​After a purchase order's grand entrance, a work order steps in to guide your team in unloading, sorting, and storing the new inventory – keeping the rhythm alive.

The Harmony of Decision

Now, here's the key decision for WMS owners: Do you want your system to just record what happened, or do you want it to guide your team's actions? The concept of orders truly shines when your WMS becomes the conductor, instructing your users on the inventory moves they need to make.

- Chad