EasyPlant Case Study: Optimizing Inventory Management with Sumtracker

EasyPlant is a global brand that handles beautiful indoor plants in self-watering pots. They are based in Israel and ship their products all over the United States and internationally. EasyPlant has several warehouses across the US, and they are able to process orders quickly based on plant availability and location of the customer.

Most of their inventory is in plant and pot sets, so they require a robust inventory management system that can maintain components accurately and update stock levels automatically. In an attempt to simplify their processes, EasyPlant incorporated Sumtracker.

Challenges Faced by EasyPlant

Before using Sumtracker, EasyPlant faced a number of inventory management issues that impacted their order fulfillment, stock accuracy, and operational efficiency.

Managing a High Number of Bundles

Over 50% of EasyPlant's products are bundles, pairing plants, and self-watering pots.
Because the same pots are used in multiple bundles, inventory calculations were complicated and were prone to error when tracking available stock.

Handling Multiple Warehouse Locations Across the US

EasyPlant has several regional fulfillment centers, shipping by plant availability and customer proximity.
Their warehouse staff regularly refreshes inventory, needing a centralized system to keep stock levels in real-time sync.

Handling Partial Order Fulfillments

Some plant species are only capable of being cultivated in certain locations, so orders tend to require partial shipment from assorted warehouses. EasyPlant required a solution that could seamlessly handle multi-location order fulfillment.

Solutions to the Challenges Faced

In order to overcome these issues, EasyPlant required an inventory management tool that:

• Updates and tracks bundle inventory without manual intervention.
• Syncs inventory in real-time in all warehouses.
• Facilitates multi-location inventory tracking.
• Seamlessly integrates with Shopify to handle partial order shipments.
• Provides an API to push real-time inventory updates.

How Sumtracker Helped in Overcoming the Challenges

Sumtracker gave EasyPlant an automated, scalable inventory management system that solved all their main problems:

1. Correct Inventory Sync and Bundle Calculation
   Sumtracker tracks bundle inventory automatically, calculating plant and pot stock correctly across multiple bundles.
   Because the same pots are used in multiple plant bundles, Sumtracker dynamically updates stock levels from bundle sales and individual component availability.
2. Smooth Order Sync for Partial Fulfillments from Shopify
   Sumtracker syncs partial fulfilled orders from Shopify accurately.
   EasyPlant is now able to divide and fulfill orders from various warehouse locations, providing seamless customer deliveries without stock clashes.
3. Sumtracker API for Real-Time Inventory Updates
   EasyPlant's warehouse staff provide regular inventory updates to the central system.
   With Sumtracker's API, they push real-time stock updates directly to Shopify, so customers always view correct stock availability.

Key Results and Benefits

With Sumtracker, EasyPlant revolutionized its inventory management process, resulting in quantifiable benefits:

• Removed bundle stock mismatches, providing precise inventory for thousands of SKUs.
• Optimized order fulfillment accuracy, with smooth multi-location capability.
• Provided real-time inventory updates through the Sumtracker API, minimizing stock mismatches.
• Automated stock calculations for bundles, saving time and effort.
• Improved customer satisfaction, delivering quicker order processing and correct stock visibility.

Conclusion

By incorporating Sumtracker, EasyPlant was able to effectively automate its complex process of inventory management. The combination of multi-location support, bundle automation, and API-managed inventory updating enabled EasyPlant to expand their operations, ease order fulfillment, and minimize inventory errors.

After using Sumtracker, EasyPlant is now fully equipped with live inventory accuracy and is able to efficiently manage the stock and automate order fulfillment seamlessly across all its warehouses.

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