Inventory Automation for Online Sellers: A Practical Guide
Stop stocking out and stop over-ordering. How Indian ecommerce sellers use inventory automation to hold less capital and lose fewer sales.
The most expensive inventory mistake is not stock-outs — it's over-ordering because you were scared of stock-outs. Both problems have the same root cause: you can't see velocity + lead time in one view. Automation fixes that.
The 4 numbers your inventory dashboard needs
- Daily sales velocity (units / day) per SKU.
- Supplier lead time (days) per SKU.
- Safety stock cover (days).
- On-hand + in-transit stock (units).
Reorder point formula
Reorder Point = daily velocity × (lead time + safety cover). Anything below that number = order today. Use the Reorder Point Calculator to run this per SKU.
Restock quantity formula
Restock Quantity = ceil( velocity × (lead time + safety cover) − on-hand ). The Restock Calculator does this in one click.
Automation on Business plan
AIFlowBiz Business connects to your marketplaces and calculates all four numbers daily. Low-stock alerts, restock alerts and auto-generated purchase orders land in your inbox or WhatsApp — you approve, we do the rest.
Frequently asked
How is safety stock decided?
Start with 7 days for stable SKUs and 14 days for volatile ones. Adjust after 30 days of real data.
Does this work with multiple warehouses?
Yes — Business plan supports per-warehouse velocity and reorder points.
Run this in AIFlowBiz
Connect your store, generate GST-ready invoices, automate inventory and ecommerce orders, and compare plans.