Catch low stock before the shelf is empty

Know When a Product Crosses Its Reorder Review Threshold

Salelog lets you assign a stock threshold to a product. When a recorded decrease crosses from at or above the threshold to below it, a low-stock notification can prompt a restock review.

The threshold works best when it reflects sales pace, supplier lead time and a safety margin rather than one number copied across the catalog.

Open web app

Set a threshold on a test product and record a sale that crosses it.

Choose a threshold for each product.
Notify on the meaningful threshold crossing.
Use the stock-status report to review other low items.

A threshold is not a universal ideal quantity

A fast seller that takes two weeks to arrive needs a different buffer from an item purchased locally and sold once a month. Applying “5” or “10” to every product can produce noise for some and warnings that come too late for others.

A practical starting point is expected demand during lead time plus a safety quantity for normal variation. The value should change when seasonality, sales pace or supplier reliability changes.

What does crossing the level mean?

With a threshold of 10, a movement from 10 to 9 enters the low-stock state. A later movement from 9 to 8 does not enter the state again; it remains there. This avoids sending a fresh notification for every unit sold below the line.

After replenishment takes the quantity back above the threshold, a future decrease can create a new crossing.

The notification is the beginning of a decision

An alert does not know your cash position, supplier case size, upcoming promotion or seasonal demand. Use it as a checklist trigger:

verify physical quantity;
review recent movement;
check lead time and supplier terms;
decide the order quantity;
record the purchase when merchandise is received.

If system notifications are disabled, use the stock-status report as the fallback review. A durable replenishment process should not depend on a single push message.

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Low-stock alert questions

If the threshold is 10 and stock drops from 9 to 8, will I get another alert?

Not for that same crossing, because the item was already below 10. The meaningful event is moving from a quantity at or above the threshold to one below it.

How should I choose a reorder level?

Estimate demand during the normal supplier lead time and add a buffer for variation or delay. Review the number as sales patterns and suppliers change.

Does the alert order more stock automatically?

No. It starts a review. You still confirm the physical count, choose the supplier and quantity, and record the purchase when goods arrive.

Turn a threshold crossing into a restock review

Set meaningful levels on important products and combine the alert with a physical check and supplier lead time.