Retail: Order Desk
Order Desk (2 min)
Key Takeaways:
Purpose
- Finding best products for ordering based on predetermined metrics (bidding selection method).
Workflow Options
- Manually add items into a request.
- Use a count Excel sheet or Unitech device to scan items on the floor, record quantities, and import them as a session.
Process
- Create a request with needed items and quantities.
- From the request, generate an Order Desk.
Functionality
- Order Desk shows items and quantities from the request.
- Particularly useful when ordering across multiple vendors (common in food & beverage).
- In retail, often only one vendor per order, but Order Desk still saves time.
Key Benefit
- Automated PO creation – Order Desk can generate multiple purchase orders (POs) at once with a single action.
- Significant time savings by streamlining item collection, request building, and order creation.
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