SAI / 01Multi-warehouse replenishment
Balance inventory across every warehouse.
See the network before buying more. SOBERAN evaluates need at the destination and safe surplus at every possible source to recommend transfers, purchases, or both.
80warehouses
50.000+SKU
3M+inventory records
Operating scale documented at Sumatec
02 / The network problem
A shortage in one warehouse can coexist with excess in another.
Location-by-location planning hides the inventory already inside the network. A multi-warehouse model protects the source, covers the destination, and exposes the remaining quantity that truly needs to be purchased.
03 / Operating flow
Plan the network as a network
- 01
Measure destination need
Calculate the requirement for each SKU and destination using demand, coverage, safety stock, current stock, and inbound quantities.
- 02
Scan possible sources
Compare the same SKU across warehouses and isolate stock that can move without creating a new risk at the source.
- 03
Allocate the quantity
Assign one or more source warehouses, or leave the uncovered balance for procurement.
- 04
Create the transfer trail
Send approved transfers to the ERP with source, destination, quantity, owner, timestamp, and document response.
04 / Decision logic
Protect the source. Cover the destination.
A transfer is only useful when it does not move the shortage somewhere else.
05 / Evidence
A national inventory view for Sumatec
Across Sumatec’s 80-warehouse network, SOBERAN checks other locations before recommending a purchase. Planners can approve transfers, purchases, or mixed recommendations from the same operating queue.
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Questions for evaluating fit.
How does multi-warehouse replenishment work?
It calculates the need at each destination, checks safe surplus at other locations, allocates transferable inventory, and sends only the remaining requirement to purchasing.
How do you avoid creating a shortage at the source warehouse?
The model distinguishes safe surplus from total on-hand inventory. Demand, coverage targets, safety stock, pending orders, and in-transit stock remain part of the source decision.
Can one recommendation use several source warehouses?
Yes. A recommendation can assign quantities to multiple internal sources and combine them with a purchase when internal inventory only covers part of the requirement.