Chapter 24
What am I about to run out of?
The moment you notice an empty shelf is the moment a sale was already lost. This report exists so the noticing happens earlier than that.
Every product can be given a reorder point — the quantity at which it is time to order more, before it runs out rather than after. The low-stock list is simply everything that has fallen under its own line, gathered in one place instead of scattered across a hundred product pages.
Ordering from the list
A product on this list can be turned straight into a purchase order without retyping anything, because the software already knows what it is and roughly how much of it you tend to buy. The list is a starting point for judgement, not a command — some seasons you genuinely do want to let something run down rather than reorder it.
If nothing has a reorder point set, the list will simply be empty and unhelpful — worth a look once when the shop is new, since this is exactly the kind of setting that pays for itself quietly for years once it is right.