Systematic management of removal of products on order helps the company to reduce the wastage and the money loss due to the expiry of the products.

1. Removal Strategies
in Odoo 15
Enterprise
www.cybrosys.com

2. INTRODUCTION
❖ The removal strategies of operations initially operate based on lots or serial numbers set for
product.
❖ Various removal strategies in Odoo such as:
First in First Out ( FIFO)
Last in First Out (LIFO)
First Expiry First Out(FEFO)
Closest Location
❖ Managing the inventory by removing the respective products if there is a demand for products
should be planned and executed in a business operation.
❖ Moreover, the inventory should have a proper arrangement with the proper lot numbers and
indicators to depict the product and a lot of information.
❖ Systematic management of removal of products on order helps the company to reduce the
wastage and the money loss due to the expiry of the products.

3. ❖ Goto Inventory > Configuration > Settings
❖ Activate these options,

4. ❖ Click on Locations > Open one

5. 1. FIFO (First in First out)
- FIFO acts as a queue where initially purchased products are sold first.
- Set removal strategy

6. Goto Products, Set tracking

7. Goto Purchase > Requests for quotation > Create > Confirm order

8. Click on Receive products

9. Click on Hamburger menu,

10. Provide lot or serial number for product
Click on Confirm

11. Click on Validate

12. Click on Traceability

13. See Traceability Report

14. - Create another purchase order for same product,
- Click on Confirm Order

15. Click on Receive Products

16. Click on Hamburger menu,

17. - Provide lot or serial number,
- Click on Confirm

18. Click on Validate

19. Click on Traceability

20. See Traceability Report
Check Product > Product moves

21. Goto Sales > Orders > Create > Confirm

22. Click on Delivery

23. - The product desk pad is removed from location stock having a lot645, Because removal
strategy is FIFO.
- Click on Validate

24. Click on Apply

25. 2. LIFO (Last in First out)
- Goto Inventory > Configuration > Locations
- LIFO described as opposite of FIFO, The last purchase products are sold out first.
- Set removal strategy

26. Goto Products > On Hand

27. See on hand quantity

28. Goto Sales > Orders > Create > Confirm

29. Click on Delivery

30. The product desk pad is removed from location stock having a lotwww, Because removal
strategy is LIFO.

31. Click on Apply

32. 3. FEFO (First Expiry First Out)
- Goto Inventory > Configuration > Locations
- The products are sold out based on expiration date of products
- Set removal strategy

33. Goto Inventory > Products
Activate Tracking and Expiration Date

34. Goto Purchase > Requests for quotation > Create > Confirm Order

35. Click on Receive Products

36. Click on Hamburger menu,

37. - Provide lot or serial number for product
- Click on Confirm

38. Click on Validate

39. Click on Traceability

40. See Traceability Report
Goto Inventory > Products > Lots or serial numbers

41. lot’s of removal date and expiration date are different.
See details of lot333

42. See details of lot777

43. Goto Sales > Orders > Create > Confirm

44. Click on Delivery

45. The product desk pad is removed from location stock having a lot333, Because removal
strategy is FEFO and this will expire first.

46. 4. Closest Location
- Goto Inventory > Configuration > Locations
- In case don’t have enough quantity in stock, Products will be taken from the closest location.
- Set removal strategy

47. Closest locations of WH/Stock/A,

48. Closest locations of WH/Stock/B,

49. - Goto Products > Create
- Activate Tracking
- Click on On Hand

50. Click on Create > Apply
Click on Confirm

51. Goto Sales > Orders > Create > Confirm

52. Click on Delivery

53. Product large bench is taken from location A, Because we don’t have enough stock in
WH/Stock.

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