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Odoo Inventory
Odoo Inventory is a fully featured WMS with multi-warehouse, barcode-driven receiving and picking, lot/serial traceability, and native dropshipping. Replaces standalone WMS tools for distributors and manufacturers up to ~500K SKUs and 4–6 DCs.
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- ✓Distributors with 2–8 warehouses needing real-time stock visibility
- ✓Manufacturers tracking raw materials, WIP, and finished goods
- ✓DTC and B2B brands selling Shopify + Amazon + wholesale on one stock pool
- ✓Teams replacing Fishbowl, Cin7, or standalone WMS deployments
Top features
Multi-warehouse and multi-location
Independent warehouses with their own zones, racks, and bins. Inter-warehouse transfers tracked end-to-end with documents and barcode confirmations.
Barcode scanning workflows
Receiving, putaway, picking, packing, and shipping all driven by handheld scanners or tablet scanners. Operator-friendly screens, no Odoo backend training needed.
Lot and serial traceability
Forward and backward traceability in seconds. Each finished good links to component lots, work order, operator, and quality records. Essential for FSMA, FDA, and HACCP.
Reordering rules
Min/max rules, made-to-order, just-in-time, and consumption-based forecasting. Reorder triggers create draft POs for buyer review or auto-confirm based on thresholds.
Multi-step delivery and receipt routes
Configure single-step or multi-step routes per warehouse (receive → inspect → putaway, or pick → pack → ship). Routes adapt to your operational reality.
Dropshipping
Native dropshipping with vendor visibility. Customer order auto-creates PO to vendor with customer ship-to. Tracking flows back to customer when vendor confirms.
Cycle counts and adjustments
Recurring cycle count schedules by location, ABC class, or last-counted date. Adjustments tracked with reason codes and approval thresholds.
EDI-ready document outputs
GS1-128 case labels, SSCC pallet labels, ASN (856), invoice (810), and warehouse shipping (ANSI 945) supported. We've shipped EDI to top-10 retailers.
Representative use cases
Multi-DC distributor
4 DCs across the US. Stock decrements in real time as orders post. Inter-DC transfers driven by replenishment rules. Cycle counts run weekly per zone.
Manufacturer with lot tracing
Receiving captures lot at vendor; lot follows raw material into WIP; finished good carries forward + backward links. Recall drill executable in under 5 minutes.
Multi-channel brand
Single inventory pool feeds Shopify, Amazon, and wholesale. Real-time decrements prevent oversells across channels.
Pricing
Odoo license
Odoo Custom tier ($46.80/user/mo) required for multi-warehouse and barcode scanning. Single warehouse on Standard tier ($31.10/user/mo) is possible but limiting.
Octura implementation
Octura Inventory implementation: $12K–$40K depending on warehouse count, route complexity, EDI scope, and integration count. Typical timeline 6–12 weeks.
Common integrations
- Shopify Connector for real-time stock sync
- Amazon Connector for FBA + FBM stock
- ShipStation, ShipBob, ShipHero for 3PL handoff
- EDI providers (SPS Commerce, TrueCommerce, OpenText)
- UPS, FedEx, DHL, USPS for rate-shopping and labels
- Avalara for tax on inter-state shipments
Related Odoo apps
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Book a free 30-min auditOdoo Inventory FAQ
01Can Odoo Inventory replace a standalone WMS?
For 90% of mid-market distributors, yes. Odoo handles barcode-driven receiving/picking/packing, multi-zone warehouses, ABC cycle counts, and EDI to retailers. Edge cases like voice-picking, robotic AS/RS integration, or wave-picking at 1M+ SKUs typically still need a dedicated WMS layer.
02Does Odoo support FEFO (first-expired-first-out) picking?
Yes. Picking strategies include FIFO, LIFO, FEFO, and custom rules. FEFO is the default for expirable goods like food/beverage and pharma.
03How does Odoo handle multi-warehouse stock visibility?
Stock visibility is real-time across all warehouses, with per-location breakdown and forecasted-availability views (considering open POs, MOs, and reserved transfers). Reps see availability before quoting.
04Can Odoo integrate with Shopify and Amazon at the same time?
Yes. Both connectors publish stock from the same Odoo inventory in real time. A unit sold on either channel decrements both. We've deployed this at brands moving 50K+ orders/month.