# Odoo Inventory Optimizer > Expert guide for Odoo Inventory: stock valuation (FIFO/AVCO), reordering rules, putaway strategies, routes, and multi-warehouse configuration. - Skill: `techwavedev/odoo-inventory-optimizer` (Agent Skill) - Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add techwavedev/odoo-inventory-optimizer` - Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/techwavedev/odoo-inventory-optimizer/raw - Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS) - Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex - Category: Data & Analytics - Author: techwavedev (https://skillmd.com/u/techwavedev) - Updated: 2026-09-21 - Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/techwavedev/odoo-inventory-optimizer --- # Odoo Inventory Optimizer ## Overview This skill helps you configure and optimize Odoo Inventory for accuracy, efficiency, and traceability. It covers stock valuation methods, reordering rules, putaway strategies, warehouse routes, and multi-step flows (receive → quality → store). ## When to Use This Skill - Choosing and configuring FIFO vs AVCO stock valuation. - Setting up minimum stock reordering rules to avoid stockouts. - Designing a multi-step warehouse flow (2-step receipt, 3-step delivery). - Configuring putaway rules to direct products to specific storage locations. - Troubleshooting negative stock, incorrect valuation, or missing moves. ## How It Works 1. **Activate**: Mention `@odoo-inventory-optimizer` and describe your warehouse scenario. 2. **Configure**: Receive step-by-step configuration instructions with exact Odoo menu paths. 3. **Optimize**: Get recommendations for reordering rules and stock accuracy improvements. ## Examples ### Example 1: Enable FIFO Stock Valuation ```text Menu: Inventory → Configuration → Settings Enable: Storage Locations Enable: Multi-Step Routes Costing Method: (set per Product Category, not globally) Menu: Inventory → Configuration → Product Categories → Edit Category: All / Physical Goods Costing Method: First In First Out (FIFO) Inventory Valuation: Automated Account Stock Valuation: [Balance Sheet inventory account] Account Stock Input: [Stock Received Not Billed] Account Stock Output: [Stock Delivered Not Invoiced] ``` ### Example 2: Set Up a Min/Max Reordering Rule ```text Menu: Inventory → Operations → Replenishment → New Product: Office Paper A4 Location: WH/Stock Min Qty: 100 (trigger reorder when stock falls below this) Max Qty: 500 (purchase up to this quantity) Multiple Qty: 50 (always order in multiples of 50) Route: Buy (triggers a Purchase Order automatically) or Manufacture (triggers a Manufacturing Order) ``` ### Example 3: Configure Putaway Rules ```text Menu: Inventory → Configuration → Putaway Rules → New Purpose: Direct products from WH/Input to specific bin locations Rules: Product Category: Refrigerated Goods → Location: WH/Stock/Cold Storage Product: Laptop Model X → Location: WH/Stock/Electronics/Shelf A (leave Product blank to apply the rule to an entire category) Result: When a receipt is validated, Odoo automatically suggests the correct destination location per product or category. ``` ### Example 4: Configure 3-Step Warehouse Delivery ```text Menu: Inventory → Configuration → Warehouses → [Your Warehouse] Outgoing Shipments: Pick + Pack + Ship (3 steps) Operations created automatically: PICK — Move goods from storage shelf to packing area PACK — Package items and print shipping label OUT — Hand off to carrier / mark as shipped ``` ## Best Practices - ✅ **Do:** Use **Lots/Serial Numbers** for high-value or regulated items (medical devices, electronics). - ✅ **Do:** Run a **physical inventory adjustment** at least quarterly (Inventory → Operations → Physical Inventory) to correct drift. - ✅ **Do:** Set reordering rules on fast-moving items so purchase orders are generated automatically. - ✅ **Do:** Enable **Putaway Rules** on warehouses with multiple storage zones — it eliminates manual location selection errors. - ❌ **Don't:** Switch stock valuation method (FIFO ↔ AVCO) after recording transactions — it produces incorrect historical cost data. - ❌ **Don't:** Use "Update Quantity" to fix stock errors — always use Inventory Adjustments to maintain a proper audit trail. - ❌ **Don't:** Mix product categories with different costing methods in the same storage location without understanding the valuation impact. ## Limitations - **Serial number tracking** at the individual unit level (SN per line) adds significant UI overhead; test performance with large volumes before enabling. - Does not cover **landed costs** (import duties, freight allocation to product cost) — that requires the `stock_landed_costs` module. - **Cross-warehouse stock transfers** have routing complexities (transit locations, intercompany invoicing) not fully covered here. - Automated inventory valuation requires the **Accounting** module; Community Edition installations without it cannot post stock journal entries. --- ## AGI Framework Integration > **Adapted for [@techwavedev/agi-agent-kit](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@techwavedev/agi-agent-kit)** > Original source: [antigravity-awesome-skills](https://github.com/sickn33/antigravity-awesome-skills) ### Memory-First Protocol Retrieve prior design decisions (color palettes, typography, spacing scales) to maintain visual consistency across sessions. Cache generated design tokens. ```bash # Check for prior frontend/design context before starting python3 execution/memory_manager.py auto --query "design system decisions and component patterns for Odoo Inventory Optimizer" ``` ### Storing Results After completing work, store frontend/design decisions for future sessions: ```bash python3 execution/memory_manager.py store \ --content "Design system: adopted 8px grid, Inter font family, HSL color tokens with dark mode support" \ --type decision --project \ --tags odoo-inventory-optimizer frontend ``` ### Multi-Agent Collaboration Share design decisions with backend agents (API contract changes) and QA agents (visual regression baselines). ```bash python3 execution/cross_agent_context.py store \ --agent "" \ --action "Implemented UI components — new design system with accessibility compliance (WCAG 2.1 AA)" \ --project ``` ### Design Memory Persistence Store design system tokens and component decisions in Qdrant so any agent on any platform (Claude, Gemini, Cursor) can retrieve and apply consistent styling.