Warehouse management Magento 2 – Core and extensions

Before making a large investment in an inventory management system (also called ERP system) as a Magento 2 merchant, the warehouse management/inventory management functions that Magento already has "on board" should be examined.

• Warehouse Management: Support for multiple warehouses, inventory tracking, alerts for stock levels (low availability, adjustable threshold), barcode support, sales statistics (can be customized in detail through extensions or custom programming)
• The purchase: Automated order backlog, preferred stock level, supplier/vendor management, pre-orders with suppliers, display of the respective status in the frontend.
• Order preparation: Aggregated printing for orders, picking/pick lists, bulk printing, shipping labels
• Product availability: Order planning, expected delivery date
• Integration with DHL/UPS/DPD is possible via extensions. for significantly simplified Shipping (Print labels directly in the backend, track delivery status, automatically inform customers about delivery status, etc.)

A simple and reliable solution for warehouse management of Magento is the Magento Inventory Management Extension from Magestore

In addition, Magento 2 can be further "tweaked" through existing extensions, e.g. to automatically synchronize the POS inventory with the Magento inventory or to manage multi-stocks and integrate dropshipping:

1. For example, by means of the Magento Inventory Management Extension by Magestore: Scale your multichannel business with powerful Magento Inventory Management. Magento Inventory tracks your inventory flow across all sales channels and locations. Always ensure that the correct inventory is in the right place.

Abstract: Specifically designed for rapidly growing retailers. Sell ​​more and save on storage costs at the same time. Increase efficiency with the visibility symbol.
View, manage, and synchronize your inventory across all sales channels and warehouses in a single inventory system. Maintain symbol for optimized inventory levels. Keep your inventory levels optimized
Track your entire inventory movement accurately, sell safely, and avoid costly overselling. Meet the symbol of smart purchasing decisions. Make smart purchasing decisions. Know when and what needs to be reordered, and never miss stock levels or sales, based on accurate inventory insights.
Customize your Magento inventory system to make your business stand out from the competition and attract more customers.

2. Another useful warehouse management extension for Magento 2 is the “Advanced Inventory Extension“The developer of Wyomind: It enables Online-Shop This tool allows retailers to accurately track their inventory. Furthermore, shop owners can easily manage the location of goods in their stores and prevent inventory loss in their online shop.

Define an unlimited number of stock levels for each product. Manage inventory for each POS /

Advanced Inventory Extension for Magento 2. A multi-warehouse management software and drop-shipping solution.

Warehouse. Automatically synchronize your POS inventory with your Magento inventory. Get a clear overview of your stock levels for each POS / each warehouse in a simple "tree view".
Display the stock levels of each item on the frontend product page and new: Add a custom stock status message to the product page. Ship your orders to one or more POS/warehouses. Ship your orders manually or automatically using country codes and/or postal codes. Assign permissions for each POS/warehouse. Grant each merchant permission to manage POS/warehouse stock and orders. Clearly display the point of sale on the frontend pages.

Simply check your stock levels:
Use the API to remotely manage your various inventories via third-party software/web app.Import product data from CSV files via...Automatically change product availability based on stock levels.

3. The introduction of the Multi Warehouse Inventory for Magento 2 It has produced many outstanding features that allow online retailers to manage inventory in their stores. In particular, if you have two or more warehouses, this tool allows customers to select the nearest warehouse for shipping, saving them time and Costs saves.

In which case should you use Multi Warehouse Inventory for Magento 2?
With the "Multi Warehouse Inventory" extension, you can overcome Magento's standard limitations, which prevent you from creating multiple warehouses and assigning products to suppliers. This is the most advanced and flexible warehouse management solution on the market. It allows you to effectively manage replenishment processes based on the most relevant inventory information in each of your warehouses. Monitor all low-stock products in a dedicated grid. When their quantity reaches a critical minimum level (nominal value), they are automatically added to this grid.

Ordering from your suppliers is part of your daily routine? You no longer need to compile endless lists manually. When you run out of stock, quickly notify your suppliers and send them emails directly from the Magento admin panel.

Furthermore, the multi-location inventory functionality can be integrated into your suppliers' order processing software. This allows you to place orders directly in their system, saving time and effort for both parties (requires custom integration).

And finally ...

Magento's core inventory management already offers useful features for easily managing inventory in the backend. The three inventory extensions presented here allow you to further enhance Magento and integrate many features that no other shop system offers.

However, those who rely on external warehouse management software or... ERP Systems such as SAGE, Lexware, JTL or cloud-based systems such as Faveo, Reybex, tricoma or weclapp are used to handle tasks such as multichannel, accounting, order processing, warehousing, purchasing, shipping, Returns And help can also be provided to those who want to process reporting professionally.

We develop custom extensions independent of the ERP system, which synchronize data via CSV or XML. For example, orders are imported into the ERP system and all product data is exported to the Magento shop.

Feel free to ask us about it!

Extend warehouse management in Magento 2 with extensions