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Shortage on Demand Orders is a tool that helps you calculate and prioritise which sales orders you can ship in full. The goal is simple: ship complete orders and avoid creating backlogs on your other orders.
You can use it to check whether you have enough stock to ship an order completely before you start picking it. This means you avoid the situation where you begin shipping an order, only to discover that it creates shortages and conflicts for other customers waiting on the same items.
How Shortage on Demand Orders works
The tool calculates a shortage status on each sales order based on the shortage status of your stock. Once it has done that, you get a clear picture of which orders can be delivered without causing problems elsewhere.
Orders are split into different categories based on availability:
- On stock: These orders can be delivered without creating backlogs on other orders. You can filter on this status and ship all of them with confidence.
- Conflict stock: For these orders, you have enough stock to ship some of them, but not all. If you ship one, you create a conflict on another sales order needing the same items. These orders need more manual handling so you can decide which customer to prioritise.
Avoiding partial deliveries and backlogs
The main benefit is visibility before you act. You can see in advance whether a sales order will result in a partial delivery, or whether you can ship the complete order. That lets you make a deliberate choice rather than discovering shortages halfway through picking.
For warehouses that want to keep deliveries complete and customers happy, this gives you a practical way to prioritise the orders you can fulfil fully and handle the difficult ones with proper attention.
Q&A
What does Shortage on Demand Orders do?
It calculates and prioritises which sales orders you can ship in full, based on the shortage status of your stock. The aim is to ship complete orders and avoid creating backlogs on other orders.
What is the difference between “on stock” and “conflict stock” orders?
“On stock” orders can be shipped completely without creating backlogs on other orders. “Conflict stock” orders share limited stock with other orders, so you can ship some of them but not all. Shipping one creates a conflict on another, so these need more manual handling.
Can I check whether an order can be shipped completely before picking it?
Yes. The tool lets you see whether a sales order will result in a partial delivery or a complete delivery before you start picking, so you can decide how to handle it.