Replenishment rules and rebalance suggestions

Replenishment suggestions (Pro and BF+)

BulkFlow watches every pool's 30-day outbound velocity — how many units
actually leave per day, based on your movement history. When a pool drops to
its reorder point, it appears in Live Ops → Replenishment suggestions
with a suggested order quantity.

How the reorder point is chosen

1. If you set a replenishment rule on the item, that reorder point wins.
2. Otherwise BulkFlow falls back to the item's low-stock threshold.
3. Items with neither configured are never suggested.

How the suggested quantity is computed

- If the rule has a reorder quantity, that exact number is suggested.
- Otherwise: enough units to restore 30 days of cover at the current
velocity (velocity × 30 − units on hand).
- Brand-new items with no sales history fall back to 2 × reorder point.

Setting a rule

Open any item's detail page and find the Replenishment rule card:

- Reorder point — the unit count that triggers a suggestion.
- Reorder qty — optional; leave blank to let velocity decide.
- Include in suggestions — untick to silence one item without deleting
the rule.

Rules are a Pro feature. Free and Starter shops keep low-stock email
alerts; upgrading adds the proactive "order this much, now" layer.

Rebalance suggestions (BF+ / multi-location)

For pools split across warehouses, BulkFlow flags imbalances: one
location under ~14 days of cover while another sits above ~45 days.
Each flag shows in Live Ops → Rebalance suggestions with:

• the dry location and the overstocked one, with days-of-cover for each,
• a suggested transfer quantity (enough to even the two out),
• a Create transfer button that pre-fills the Transfers page.

Per-location velocity is approximated by splitting the pool's total velocity
evenly across its stocked locations — treat the number as a starting point,
not gospel, and adjust the transfer before confirming.

FAQ

Why doesn't an item show up even though it's low?
Check that it has a reorder point (rule or low-stock threshold) and that the
rule's "include in suggestions" box is ticked.

Do suggestions create orders automatically?
No. BulkFlow never orders stock on your behalf — suggestions are advice, and
transfers still require your confirmation.