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How to Use the Basket to Restock Inventory and Create Purchase Orders

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The Basket is your workspace for inventory replenishment. It allows you to freely add products from different parts of the platform, review and adjust details, and convert them into organized purchase orders in just a few clicks.

Tightly handles supplier-location grouping, MOQ, and batch size logic automatically — so you can focus on making the right purchasing decisions.


1. Adding Products to the Basket

You can add products to the basket from several areas in the platform:

From the Products Table

  • Go to the Inventory view.

  • Select one or more variants.

  • From Quick Actions bar, Click “Add to Basket.”

This method is ideal when you already know which items need replenishing.

From the Supplier Product Catalog

  • Open a supplier's page.

  • Select the variants you want to reorder.

  • Click “Add to Basket.”

Use this when placing POs with a specific supplier.

From the Smart Replenishment Page

  • Visit the Smart Replenishment view.

  • Review Tightly’s recommended SKUs based on inventory performance.

  • Select relevant items and add them to the basket.

This is best when you want data-driven suggestions on what to reorder.


2. Reviewing and Editing the Basket

Inside the Basket, you’ll see a table with all selected items. You can:

  • View each product’s variant, cost, lead time, and quantity.

  • Edit quantities directly in the table.

  • Change the assigned supplier using the dropdown (Applicable if a product is assigned to multiple suppliers.).

  • Filter by supplier, location, and other product details.

  • See a live calculation of your total basket amount.


3. Converting the Basket into Purchase Orders

Select the products you want to create a purchase order for and click “Convert to Orders” when you're ready.

Tightly will:

  • Automatically group items by supplier-location combinations.

  • Evaluate quantities against each item’s Minimum Order Quantity (MOQ) and Batch Size.

If any items don't meet those requirements, you'll be taken to a review step.


4. Resolving MOQ and Batch Size Issues

Before finalizing the POs, you'll have a chance to resolve issues for items that:

  • Fall below the supplier's MOQ.

  • Don’t meet the batch size multiple.

Tightly will suggest the nearest compliant quantity.

You can:

  • Apply all recommendations with one click.

  • Adjust values manually.

  • Exclude a PO from being created if necessary.

A checkbox is available to show only the items needing adjustment.


5. Previewing the Purchase Orders

Once all issues are resolved (or skipped), you'll see a summary of purchase orders grouped by supplier and delivery location. Each PO includes:

  • Supplier name

  • Destination location

  • Number of items in the PO

This step gives you full visibility before confirming.


6. Final Confirmation

Click “Confirm and Convert to Orders” to finalize the POs.

You’ll see a success message showing:

  • Purchase Order IDs

  • Supplier names

  • Delivery locations

From here, you can return to the Basket or go to the Purchase Orders section to review further.


Tips and Notes

  • You can remove individual items from the basket at any time using the “×” icon.

  • Your basket state is auto-saved — you can leave and return later.

  • If needed, click “Empty Basket” to clear all selections and start fresh.

  • Filtering by supplier, cost, or lead time helps narrow large baskets quickly.

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