If you would like to allocate inventory for your partners on Canal, you can utilize the Canal monthly allocation feature to designate a maximum number of units (allocation) available to your partners at a given time, at the variant level. This is referred to as “Canal Availability”. If the allocation exceeds the available inventory at any point, we will sync your current available inventory to retailers. This ensures that no overselling occurs.
Inventory will be decremented as usual as orders are received from your partners. The allocation quantity will reset on a monthly basis.
This feature can be used for all variants, or on a case by case basis.
Examples:
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Total on-hand inventory: 8 units
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Canal monthly allocation: 10 units
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Canal availability (to Retailer partners): 8 units (allocation exceeds inventory)
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Total on-hand inventory: 13 units
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Canal monthly allocation: 10 units
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Canal availability (to Retailer partner): 10 units (inventory exceeds allocation)