Managing Locations
Locations are the physical or logical places where you store inventory. They can be as broad as "Main Warehouse" or as specific as "Aisle 2 — Shelf A3". Whatever makes sense for your operation.
Without location tracking, you might know you have 100 units company-wide, but you won’t know that 95 of them are in the wrong warehouse while customers wait.
Each location maintains its own stock levels for every SKU. The same product can have different quantities at different locations. Nooryx always knows exactly how much of each product you have at each location.
Setting Up Locations
Locations are created automatically the first time you use them. When receiving or transferring stock, simply type the location name. Nooryx treats every location name as unique.
As you type, Nooryx automatically suggests existing locations so you don’t accidentally create duplicates. If the name already exists, Nooryx automatically reuses it. A brand-new location can only be created when stock is coming in, during receiving or the inbound leg of a transfer. Outbound actions like shipping cannot create new locations.
Flat, not hierarchical
Locations in Nooryx are not hierarchical.
If you want structure, design it directly in the name (e.g., “Aisle 2 — Shelf A3”).
Nooryx treats each name as a single, flat location identifier.
Best Practices
- Use clear, consistent names your whole team will recognize. Avoid cryptic abbreviations that might confuse new employees.
- Start simple with 1–3 locations and add more as you scale. Don’t create unnecessary complexity early on.
- Name with fulfillment in mind. “Ecommerce FC” vs. “Retail Store” makes it immediately clear which stock is meant for what.
Don’t overthink it
If you’re a single-location business, just use something like “Warehouse” or “Main Stock.”
You can always add more locations later.
Viewing Inventory by Location
You can view inventory at the location level throughout Nooryx. The dashboard gives you location-level totals, each SKU page shows its distribution across locations, and all reports and tables support filtering by location.
How Locations Affect Alerts
Alerts are scoped by location by default, meaning each location is monitored independently. However, alerts can be configured to act globally when needed. Refer to the Alerting Guide for more information.
Moving Stock Between Locations
Use the Transfer feature to move inventory from one location to another.
Nooryx records this as two linked events:
- Stock leaves Location A
- Stock arrives at Location B
Your inventory value automatically follows your chosen accounting method (FIFO, LIFO, or WAC). No manual calculations needed.
Learn more
See the step-by-step process in Stock Transfers.