Odoo 19 Unveils Smart Replenishment for Superior Stock Control

Odoo 19, the latest release of the world’s leading open-source ERP system, introduces a wave of exciting upgrades designed to simplify operations and sharpen decision-making. At the heart of this release is a revamped Purchases module, now powered by Smart Replenishment, an intelligent feature that transforms how businesses forecast, restock, and optimise their inventory.

With smarter automation and deeper insights, this upgrade goes far beyond simply keeping shelves full. It reduces waste, cuts carrying costs, and ensures companies can meet customer demand without tying up unnecessary capital.

The Evolution of Replenishment in Odoo

Until now, Odoo replenishment has relied on three main strategies:

• Reordering rules: effective but tedious to configure for every product.
  
  
• Make-to-order (MTO): efficient for custom orders but limited for standard stock management.
  
  
• Master Production Schedule (MPS): a manual approach requiring constant oversight.
  
  

While these methods worked, they often meant extra manual effort, slow reactions to demand shifts, and guesswork when forecasting. Odoo 19 changes the game by introducing Smart Replenishment, a proactive system that learns from historical data and helps businesses plan with precision.

How Smart Replenishment Works

The core of this innovation is the “Suggest Quantities” feature, available directly in the Purchase app when creating or updating a Request for Quotation (RFQ).

Here’s how it works:

• Data-driven forecasting: The system reviews historical sales and consumption patterns over a period you define (e.g., last 30 days or the same month last year).
  
  
• Daily demand calculation: It calculates the Average Daily Demand based on validated deliveries and manufacturing consumption.
  
  
• Growth/decline adjustments: Businesses can apply growth factors (e.g., 120% to project a 20% increase) or reduction factors to align forecasts with market expectations.
  
  
• Coverage period: The adjusted daily demand is multiplied by the number of days you want to cover, resulting in a precise reorder quantity.
  
  

This approach removes guesswork from procurement and replaces it with clear, data-backed recommendations. Instead of juggling spreadsheets or manual rules, purchasing managers get actionable numbers within seconds.

Practical Implementation: Step-by-Step

Using Smart Replenishment is intuitive and fully embedded into Odoo’s existing workflow:

1. Navigate to the Purchase app and open or create an RFQ.
   
   
2. Select the relevant vendor (the feature is supplier-specific).
   
   
3. Open the Vendor Catalog from the “Products” tab.

    4. Click Suggest to launch the Smart Replenishment wizard.

    5. Define your parameters: historical period, growth factor, and coverage window.

   6. Hit Compute to generate suggestions—review, adjust if needed, and add them directly to your RFQ.

This integration enables faster, smarter, and more reliable replenishment decisions, all within the familiar Odoo interface.

Beyond Smart Replenishment: New Purchasing Upgrades

Odoo 19’s improvements don’t stop at replenishment. The Purchases module now introduces several other features that make procurement more transparent and efficient:

• Enhanced Price Comparison: Review historical vendor prices for products and make informed cost decisions at a glance.
  
  
• Alternatives Tab: Generate parallel purchase orders with different suppliers to compare quotes directly.
  
  
• Vendor Performance Metrics: Track supplier reliability with on-time delivery rates displayed on purchase orders.
  
  
• RFQ Merging: Consolidate multiple RFQs for the same vendor into a single streamlined purchase order.
  
  

Together, these updates provide a 360-degree upgrade to procurement management, enabling smarter sourcing, better supplier collaboration, and stronger cost control.

Why It Matters for Your Business

With these updates, businesses can expect:

• Reduced stockouts and overstocking thanks to smarter forecasts.
  
  
• Lower carrying costs by aligning stock levels with real demand.
  
  
• Better supplier relationships through transparent performance insights.
  
  
• Faster procurement cycles with tools like RFQ merging and vendor comparisons.
  
  

Whether you’re a retailer avoiding lost sales, a manufacturer balancing production inputs, or a wholesaler juggling multiple vendors, Odoo 19 gives you the tools to stay competitive and resilient.

Conclusion: A Smarter Future for Stock Control

Odoo 19 marks a major step forward in how businesses approach replenishment and purchasing. By moving from reactive, manual methods to an intelligent, automated model, Odoo enables organisations to operate leaner, smarter, and more sustainably.

The Smart Replenishment feature, paired with enhancements in vendor management and purchase workflows, provides an end-to-end solution for mastering stock control and procurement.

Ready to explore how Odoo 19 can optimise your purchasing and replenishment processes? As certified Odoo partners, erpSOFTapp is here to help you implement these features to fit your unique business needs. Contact us today to learn how Odoo can revolutionise your business operations.