Planning defaults & overrides

Stockwik uses a few planning levers to calculate your reorder levels. You set sensible defaults once for your whole store, then override them on individual products where it makes sense. This two-level system keeps things simple without losing control.

Organization defaults

Set in Settings → Planning defaults, these apply to every product unless a product overrides them:

  • Days of cover — how many days of stock you want to hold; sets your order-up-to (maximum) level. (Default: 90.)
  • Safety-stock days — buffer on top of supplier lead time; feeds your reorder point (minimum). (Default: 14.)
  • Default receiving location — where new purchase orders are delivered.
Tip
Lead time isn't a planning default — it lives on each supplier (because different suppliers deliver at different speeds). Set it on the Suppliers page.

Per-product overrides

On a product's detail page, open the Replenishment rules tab. Here you can override the math for just that product with four fields:

FieldWhat it does
Days of coverOverride the org default for this product's maximum.
Safety-stock daysOverride the org default for this product's reorder point.
Minimum overridePin the reorder point to a fixed number, ignoring the formula.
Maximum overridePin the order-up-to level to a fixed number, ignoring the formula.

Leave a field blank to use the calculated/default value ("auto"); enter a number to pin it. The fields show you what "auto" currently works out to, so you always know what you're changing.

Example
A critical component with a flaky supplier → raise its safety-stock days so you reorder earlier. A slow-moving accessory → lower its days of cover so you don't overstock. A product with a hard supplier minimum → pin its maximum.

Bulk editing via CSV

You can set overrides for many products at once by importing a CSV from the Inventory page. Each override column accepts a number (pin it), the word auto (revert to the default), or a blank cell (leave it unchanged). See Import & export inventory.

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