Inventory

The Inventory section covers warehouses, spare parts, and stock levels. WMS products and orders are documented in WMS.

What you'll do

1. Create a warehouse with layout and generated locations
2. Configure stations for outbound fulfillment
3. Manage spare parts catalog and stock adjustments

Warehouses

Warehouses (/warehouses) are plant-scoped storage zones.

Create and configure

1. Create a warehouse under a plant with code and name
2. Set purpose (GENERAL, QUALITY, QUARANTINE, or SCRAP) — independent of layout. Incoming QC stock lives in a Quality warehouse; see Chemistry IQC
3. Choose a layout type that matches your physical storage
4. Edit the layout matrix (aisle/bay/level axes depend on type)
5. Generate locations to expand the matrix into WarehouseLocation rows with stable address codes

Layout types

Use the warehouse detail page to preview the matrix, block cells if needed, and run Generate locations (dry-run available before committing).

Locations and stock

• Each location holds stock balances (item or spare × quantity × optional lot)
• Stock tab shows on-hand quantities; Ledger tab lists movement events
• Location metadata (XYZ or custom fields) can be stored for WCS integration later

Stations (Work Centers)

On the warehouse detail → Stations tab, define fulfillment desks used by WMS orders:

1. Add a station with code, name, and kind (PICK, PACK, SHIP, QA, CRANE, DOCK, GENERAL)
2. Set fulfillment mode (PICK_PACK, PICK_ONLY, UNIT_LOAD, PLAN_AFTER_PICK)
3. Toggle require pallet plan when pack must wait for built logistics units

Orders claim a station before release; the station's mode drives the pick/pack/ship playbook.

Requires inventory permissions (create, read, update, delete, adjust).

Spare parts

Parts (/parts) is the spare parts catalog (distinct from WMS products at /products).

1. Create parts with name, code, brand, and unit of measure
2. Assign compatible machines or devices
3. Set initial stock at a warehouse location (creates a balance row)

Stock adjustments

Use Adjust on a part or location to increase or decrease quantity. Requires inventory.adjust. All adjustments are audited in the stock ledger.

Maintenance work orders can consume spare parts from shared stock — see Maintenance.

Brands and units

Part brands and units of measure are managed via catalog lookups on the parts form.

Low-stock rules can raise alarms when quantity falls below minQuantity on a part record.

Parts vs WMS products

Both share the underlying item model but serve different console workflows.

Related API

• Parts
• Warehouses
• Part brands
• Part units

Related

• WMS — products and orders
• Maintenance