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Restock alerts and the stock-by-type view

Running out of Domex on a Tuesday costs a cleaner's afternoon. A restock level per item and one red bar on a page you already look at is the whole system.

By the end of this pageYou will know how to set restock levels, where alerts appear, how to read the stock-by-type view, and how to turn alerts into an order.
On this pageRestock levelsWhere alerts showReading stock by typeFrom alert to order
Stock by type — click a barInteractive
Food, beverage & toiletries₱ 6,420 at cost3 to restockCleaning & maintenance₱ 11,880 at cost1 to restockAssets₱ 284,000 at costBottled water 500 ml33 in stock · restock at 12in units: 4Pringles4 in stock · restock at 6Shampoo sachet18 in stock · restock at 20Coke in can22 in stock · restock at 12Domex2 in stock · restock at 3Zonrox 1L6 in stock · restock at 3

Restock levels

One number per item: when stock in storage falls below it, the item is flagged. Set it on the item, or in bulk from the catalogue. A rule of thumb: two weeks of normal consumption, which the stock report can tell you after a month of use. Assets have no level.

Where alerts show

On My day, a restock card with the count of low items and the top three. On the stock-by-type view, red bars. On the Inventory page header, a badge. Optionally, a weekly WhatsApp to whoever does the buying, listing what is low.

Reading stock by type

Three category cards with value at cost and the number of low items; then every item as a bar. Bar length is stock relative to the most you have ever held; the red tick is the restock level; a red bar is below it. The small grey figure is pieces on unit shelves rather than in storage — included in value, excluded from the restock test, because a bottle in 2E cannot be sold from 3C.

From alert to order

Order list gathers every low item with a suggested quantity (restock level × 2 minus stock), grouped by the supplier you set on the item. Print it, or paste it into a message. When the delivery arrives, Added to storage per item — or paste the delivery note as a list.

Value at cost uses the cost remembered on purchase lines, most recent first. If you have never entered a cost, the value shows as unknown rather than zero, so a missing number is never mistaken for an empty shelf.

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