📦 Starting with ORO POS Inventory

The ORO POS Inventory plugin turns your POS into a full multi-location, multi-unit inventory system. Track raw materials, finished goods, recipes, locations, and reorder levels — all integrated with sales. Perfect for restaurants, pizza shops, and retail.

💡 In Simple Terms

Sell a burger? The system auto-deducts the patty, bun, cheese, lettuce. Stock running low? Auto-alert. Need a shopping list? One click. Multiple kitchens? Track each one separately. That’s what the Inventory plugin does.

📹 Watch the Inventory Tutorial

📋 In This Page

→ Why Inventory Matters
→ The Inventory Concept (Visual)
→ Core Capabilities
→ A Real Restaurant Example
→ Getting Started — Setup Order
→ Use Cases by Business Type
→ All Inventory Guides

🎯 Why Inventory Matters

Without Inventory	With ORO POS Inventory
😰 “Are we out of bacon?” — only find out at peak rush	📲 Auto-alerts when stock dips below reorder level
📝 Manual stock count every Sunday	📊 Real-time stock count, always
💸 Don’t know your food cost % per item	📈 Cost per item tracked automatically
🤔 Where did 5 lb of chicken go?	🔍 Full transaction history per item
📦 Order too much / too little	🛒 Auto-generated shopping lists by reorder level
📞 Phone-call to vendor for orders	📧 Email PO directly to vendor from POS
🥶 Spoilage from over-buying	📅 Track waste, optimize ordering

🔍 The Inventory Concept (Visual)

🔄 The Inventory Lifecycle

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1. Buy

Receive from vendor → stock adds to location

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2. Store

Track by location, unit, vendor

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3. Use

Recipe deducts ingredients on sale

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4. Track

Reports + reorder alerts

⚡ Core Capabilities

Capability	What It Does
📦 Product Management	Track raw materials + finished goods. Up to 1 million items, organized by vendor + unit.
🛒 Purchase Orders (PO)	Create POs, email vendors, receive full or partial deliveries.
🔔 Reorder Alerts	Set min levels per item → auto-generated shopping lists.
📖 Recipe / BoM	Define recipes — when item sells, ingredients auto-deduct.
📍 Multi-Location	Track stock per location: Warehouse, Bar Cooler, Kitchen, etc.
📏 Multi-Unit Support	Buy by case, sell by piece. Units convert automatically.
🏷️ Barcode Labels	Print & scan barcodes — quick item lookup.
📊 Reports	On-hand, transactions, average cost, food cost %.
💸 Costing Methods	Average cost OR last-purchase price.

🍔 A Real Restaurant Example

“Joe’s Burger Shack” uses the inventory plugin. Here’s a typical week:

Day	Event	What System Does
Mon	Manager creates PO for Sysco: 50 lb beef + 100 buns	PO emailed to Sysco
Wed	Truck delivers, manager marks received	Stock updates: +50 lb beef, +100 buns
Thu	Customer orders 1 burger	Recipe auto-deducts: -1 patty, -1 bun, -1 cheese slice
Fri	3 lb of beef spoiled	Manager records Stock Out (Waste). Tracked in reports.
Sat	Beef stock hits reorder level	Auto-alert appears in shopping list
Sun	Owner reviews weekly inventory report	Sees: food cost = 32%, top item = Cheeseburger

Total time saved per week: ~6 hours. No more manual counting, calling vendors, or guessing.

🚀 Getting Started — Recommended Setup Order

Set up your inventory in this order for the smoothest experience:

Step	What to Do	Why First
1️⃣	Understand Products & Items	Foundation — know the difference between misc / open / inventory items
2️⃣	Set up Units	Without units, nothing else works (oz, gram, piece, etc.)
3️⃣	Configure Inventory	Set defaults — costing rule, locations, when stock updates
4️⃣	Add Vendors	Add suppliers + create the “Cash” vendor for one-off purchases
5️⃣	Set up Locations	Warehouse, kitchen, bar — wherever you store stock
6️⃣	Initial Stock In	Add your starting stock counts
7️⃣	Build Recipes	For finished items so ingredients auto-deduct
8️⃣	Start Using POs	Order from vendors through the system