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Storing inventory with a distributor: questions to ask
Counts, access, pick and pack, and how stored stock gets to stores on the next route day.
Storing inventory with a distributor can free up space and staff at your facility. It also puts your product in someone else's hands, so ask these questions before you move a single case.
Is the storage licensed and secure?
Ask what license the facility holds, who can access the vault, and how access is logged and recorded.
How is stock counted in?
Every package should be checked in against Metrc when it arrives, so your numbers and theirs match from day one. Ask how often counts are done after that.
Who picks and packs orders?
Find out who pulls each order, how it's checked before it leaves, and what the cut-off is for next-day delivery.
How do orders get to stores?
The best setup is one where the product is already where the trucks leave from. At YGP, stored stock ships on our own routes, and marketplace orders arrive with the delivery day the store already picked.
What will you see?
You should be able to see what's on hand, what's on its way and what was delivered at any time, without calling anyone.
