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Warehouse & logistics
Warehouse management software keeps stock aligned in real time across receipts, picking and shipping, with locations, lots and serial numbers. In Odoo the warehouse is linked to sales, purchasing and manufacturing: a sale draws down stock and a below-threshold level triggers reordering, with no parallel spreadsheets.
It's the system that lets a company know, at any moment, what it has in stock, where it is and how much is needed. It records inbound and outbound moves, tracks lots and expiry, suggests reorders and guides picking and shipping. When integrated with sales and purchasing, the stock figure is single and always current, instead of living in several disconnected tools.
Each step updates stock once, on the same data.
Incoming goods are recorded from the purchase order, including partial receipts, and immediately update stock and shelf location.
Each item gets its location (zone, aisle, bin) via putaway rules, so whoever picks knows exactly where to go.
Picks follow optimised lists, including handheld barcode, cutting errors and wasted routes before packing.
Shipping generates the delivery note and tracking, draws down stock and informs sales and the customer about order status.
Cycle counts and adjustments keep stock faithful to reality, with a full move history for every item.
The features we most often configure for SMEs.
Manage multiple warehouses and hierarchical locations, with tracked internal transfers across sites and departments.
Set minimum and maximum levels: when stock drops, Odoo proposes the purchase or manufacturing order.
Trace the origin and destination of every lot or serial, with expiry dates: full traceability, useful for recalls too.
Receipts, picks, transfers and counts are done from a handheld or smartphone by scanning products and locations.
Stock value updates with moves and flows into accounting, with configurable valuation methods.
Wave and cluster picking, cross-docking and rotation strategies (FIFO, FEFO) to fit the warehouse to your real flow.
What changes between running the warehouse on Excel or a standalone tool and having it in the suite.
| Excel or standalone tool | Integrated warehouse (Odoo) | |
|---|---|---|
| Stock updates | Manual, often late or wrong | Automatic on every move |
| Link to sales | Reconciled by hand | The sale draws down stock automatically |
| Reordering | From memory or by eye | Suggested by min/max rules |
| Lot traceability | Hard to reconstruct | Full history per lot/serial |
| Floor operations | Paper and double entry | Real-time handheld barcode |
The warehouse doesn't live alone: an order confirmation reserves stock and prepares delivery; a received purchase increases stock; a manufacturing order consumes components and adds finished goods; stock value flows into accounting. It's the same data, shared across sales, purchasing, manufacturing and finance.
Businesses moving many items that need reliable stock across shop, e-commerce and central warehouse.
Companies that must align components, work-in-progress and finished goods with manufacturing and purchasing.
Food, cosmetics, pharma: where lot and expiry traceability is not optional.
Frequently asked questions
For most SMEs an inventory module integrated in the same suite as sales and purchasing is best, so stock is a single, always-current figure. Odoo covers multi-warehouse, locations, lots, barcode and automated reordering; Gitogi configures it around your real flow.
In most cases yes. Odoo works with handhelds and smartphones for receipts, picks, transfers and counts. During analysis we check existing devices and label configuration.
Yes. E-commerce and sales orders reserve and draw down stock automatically, on the same database. No mismatches between channels and no selling of unavailable products.
Odoo's prices and editions are on odoo.com, always up to date. Gitogi does not resell licences: we handle analysis, configuration, data migration and training. For a project estimate, get in touch.
Yes. You can activate the warehouse and then add purchasing, sales, manufacturing or accounting when needed, on the same platform and without migrations.
Yes. Odoo manages multiple warehouses, hierarchical locations and tracked internal transfers between sites, with a single view of overall stock.
Related processes
Bills of materials, manufacturing orders and shop-floor progress in one flow.
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Learn moreControl points, tests and non-conformities built into manufacturing and inventory.
Learn moreTell us how you handle stock, picking and shipping today: together we'll see how to configure Odoo's warehouse to keep it always aligned.
Updated June 2026
Odoo is a registered trademark of Odoo S.A. Gitogi is an Official Odoo Partner and handles analysis, configuration, data migration and training.