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Order & Fulfillment 3PL eCom Dist

Auto-Allocation Engine

One-click inventory allocation that respects multi-warehouse rules and client affinity.

Why this matters

Manual allocation is slow, error-prone, and doesn't scale. The auto-allocation engine turns a multi-step process into one click — verify stock, reserve it, and generate picks — all in a single atomic operation. For high-volume warehouses, this eliminates the allocation bottleneck that delays fulfillment start times.

Who this is designed for

Roles

Platform Owner

Full system administrator with access to all tenants and configuration.

Business Owner

Manages business operations, billing, and high-level reporting.

Warehouse Manager

Oversees warehouse floor operations, staff, and inventory accuracy.

Overview

How Auto-Allocation Engine works

The Auto-Allocation Engine handles one-click inventory reservation for pending orders. When triggered, it checks available stock for every line item on the order, creates inventory reservations against specific SKU locations, and generates pick tasks for warehouse workers.

The allocation process verifies available quantity (on-hand minus already-reserved) before committing. If all lines can be fully allocated, the order advances to picking. If not, partial-order splitting kicks in to peel off the fulfillable lines while backordering the rest.

Multi-warehouse logic ranks locations by distance and stock depth, splitting across sites only when no single warehouse can fill the order.

Key capabilities

What you can do

  • Distance-ranked warehouse allocation
  • Haversine geo math for stop assignment
  • Multi-warehouse split-shipment fallback
  • Primary-warehouse-wins tie-break
  • Stockout event logging

Related

Related modules

See it live

Want to see Auto-Allocation Engine in action?

A 30-minute demo walks through Auto-Allocation Engine and the rest of the platform — tailored to your operation.