How does a large vegetable delivery platform manage ingredients?
Abstract: A small vegetable store generally sells no less than 20-30 types of vegetables. As for the vegetable procurement and distribution platform, the categories are very rich. The major categories usually include fruits and vegetables, dry goods and seasonings, meats, eggs, milk, frozen aquatic products, etc. Most of the food-related products can be covered, and the large number can approach 10,000 types. Faced with such a huge variety of food ingredients, how does the distribution platform manage it in an orderly manner? The vegetable distribution platform needs to do a good job in classification, warehouse management, and food sales management. 1. First, make a good classification
The general classification is around level 2-3. The first level is generally divided according to vegetables, fruits, meat, fish, etc. The second level is divided according to types. For example, fruits are classified in the first level. The second level includes apples, pears, watermelons and other categories. The third level is detailed varieties, such as apples: Fuji apple, Dongfanghong apple, snake fruit. wait. Different product classification levels are also different, and can be divided according to brand, origin, and quality level.
2. Incoming and outgoing warehouse management
Whether it is the sale or purchase of food ingredients, data statistics should be carried out. Generally speaking, total purchase volume = sales volume on hand. But in fact, all fresh ingredients are lost, and this loss needs to be registered. At the same time, theft and other phenomena can also lead to incorrect data. Therefore, total purchase quantity = sales quantity, existing inventory, and loss. Based on the situation of different products, the platform takes inventory on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis to check the inventory status of food products.
3. Sales management of food ingredients
The vegetable distribution and supply platform generates countless orders every day, which requires strong technical support and a professional offline distribution team. Sales management focuses on total sales volume, profitability, etc. Secondly, analyze the sales of specific single products, count products with high sales volume and low sales volume, and timely replenish food products based on sales data.