How many days does Amazon’s overage inventory last? How to manage Amazon’s inventory?

When opening a store on the Amazon platform, you need to pay attention to the inventory situation. If there is a lot of inventory backlog, it will occupy a large amount of store funds and affect the liquidity of store funds. Therefore, you must do a good job of inventory management at all times. So how many days is Amazon's overage inventory?

How many days is Amazon's overage inventory ?

Aged inventory refers to inventory that has been stored in Amazon warehouses for more than 365 days.

How to manage Amazon inventory?

Managing Amazon Inventory You can manage your inventory using the tools on the Manage Inventory page.

Add products one at a time, using the Add a New Product tool to publish a single product. For a video tutorial, refer to your first product launch.

To publish Amazon FBA products in batches, create new product information for the products and change the value of [Order Fulfillment Party] from "Seller" to "Amazon" to specify that it is Amazon inventory.

To publish your FBA products in batches, upload a tab-delimited .txt file to publish all your products at once. For a video tutorial, see Product Feed Overview.

Solve problems with Amazon inventory that has no sales information. Solve problems related to Amazon inventory that you have no sales information for.

Resolve no listing errors and review troubleshooting tips for the most common listing errors associated with FBA products. Amazon warehouse restrictions may apply.

What are the factors that affect inventory?

1. Not understanding inventory data.

If you don't understand the inventory data, the stocking will be inaccurate, which can easily lead to product shortages and unsalable products. You can use tools to determine FBA replenishment and calculate replenishment plans based on inventory data. FBA inventory has data on each SKU from products in transit, sellable, unsellable, reserved, and accepted.

Calculate the average daily sales volume using 3-day, 7-day, 14-day, and 30-day sales data of the SKU. Customize and supplement the calculation formula based on parameters such as procurement cycle, arrival days, and inventory preparation days. Wait for the system to calculate procurement recommendations based on the formula.

2. Product procurement is not timely

If you don’t understand the production and transportation cycles of products, it’s easy to delay purchases and cause out-of-stock situations. To avoid this, you need to master the following dimensions: quantity to be purchased, number of days available for sale, production cycle of products, and transportation cycle of products (local and FBA).

Commodity procurement process: formulate procurement plan -> submit purchase order to supplier -> procurement arrival -> procurement acceptance -> procurement to local inventory.

3. Improper process management

Inventory management is the most important factor for Amazon sellers to recover their money. When you are out of stock, your best-selling product ranking may drop significantly, and during this period, you will give your competitors an opportunity to surpass you. In the end, you have to spend time and money on promotions to get back to your previous ranking position.

Goods on Amazon that have not been sold for more than 365 days are considered over-aged inventory. These products are either slow-moving or very unpopular, so it is necessary to optimize inventory management at this time. The platform also has some regulations for these over-aged inventories.

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