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Warehouses Overview

Warehouses are the physical locations where your inventory is stored. In Tether, warehouses are essential for tracking stock levels, planning replenishment, and managing transfers.

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What is a Warehouse?

A warehouse represents any location that holds inventory:
  • Distribution centers
  • Retail stores
  • 3PL facilities
  • Manufacturing plants
  • Fulfillment centers

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The Warehouses Dashboard

Navigate to Inventory → Warehouses to access the warehouse dashboard.

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Dashboard Features

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Creating a Warehouse

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Navigate to Warehouses

Go to Inventory → Warehouses
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Click Create Warehouse

Click the Create Warehouse button
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Enter Warehouse Information

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Save

Click Create Warehouse to create the warehouse
Use clear, consistent naming. “NYC-01” is better than “Warehouse 1” when you have multiple locations.

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Warehouse Detail View

Click on a warehouse to open its detail page with multiple tabs:

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Overview Tab

The Overview tab displays basic warehouse information and lead time settings. Warehouse details shown: Lead time settings are also displayed in the Overview tab, showing transit lead times from this warehouse to other warehouses. See Lead Time Configuration for details.

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Inventory Tab

View inventory at this warehouse:
  • All SKUs with stock
  • Inventory levels by state (sellable, committed, etc.)
  • Health status indicators
  • Quick filters

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Transactions Tab

Transaction history for this warehouse:
  • Incoming orders
  • Outgoing transfers
  • Recent activity
  • Pending transactions

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Inventory Settings Tab

Configure SKU-warehouse assignments for this warehouse. This determines which SKUs are tracked and managed at this location.

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Replenishment Settings Tab

Configure inventory and forecast settings specific to this warehouse, including safety stock levels, reorder points, and the Max days coverage cap.

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Externally Managed Warehouses

Warehouses can be flagged as Externally Managed:
Externally managed warehouses may be linked to suppliers. See Supplier Held Inventory for details.

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Multi-Warehouse Operations

When you have multiple warehouses:

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Inventory Allocation

  • Each SKU can have inventory in multiple warehouses
  • Inventory is tracked separately by location
  • Supply planning considers warehouse-specific needs

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Transfers

Move inventory between warehouses:
  1. Create a Transfer Order
  2. Specify source and destination
  3. Select SKUs and quantities
  4. Submit the transfer

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Fulfillment Rules

Configure which warehouses fulfill which channels:
  • Warehouse A → Shopify US
  • Warehouse B → Amazon
  • Warehouse C → Wholesale
See Inventory Settings for configuration.

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Best Practices

Use consistent, meaningful names:
  • Include location: “Chicago DC”, “LA Warehouse”
  • Include type: “3PL-ShipBob”, “Retail-NYC”
  • Use codes: “CHI-01”, “LA-01”
Keep codes short and systematic:
  • 2-10 characters
  • Letters, numbers, and underscores only
  • Uppercase letters recommended
  • Include region if multi-location
Maintain accurate addresses:
  • Used for lead time calculations
  • Needed for shipping integrations
  • Important for reporting
Periodically verify warehouse data:
  • Is inventory accurate?
  • Are addresses current?
  • Are lead times still correct?

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Common Operations

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Viewing Warehouse Inventory

  1. Open warehouse detail page
  2. Go to Inventory tab
  3. See all SKUs with stock at this location

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Checking Warehouse Health

  1. Go to Inventory and filter the grid to the warehouse
  2. Review the health status indicators on each position
  3. For projected coverage and shortfalls, see inventory coverage

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Creating a Transfer

  1. Go to Transactions
  2. Create new Transfer Order
  3. Select source and destination warehouses
  4. Add SKUs and quantities
  5. Submit

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Troubleshooting

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Warehouse Not Showing in Dropdowns

Possible causes:
  • No inventory at warehouse
  • Filter is excluding it
Solutions:
  1. Verify filters include all warehouses
  2. Ensure warehouse is configured for the operation

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Inventory Mismatch

Possible causes:
  • Pending transactions not completed
  • Sync delay from integrations
  • Data entry error
Solutions:
  1. Check pending transactions
  2. Wait for sync to complete
  3. Review transaction history for discrepancies

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Next Steps

Lead Time Configuration

Set up transfer times

Inventory Management

Monitor warehouse inventory

Transactions

Create transfers and orders

Inventory Settings

Configure fulfillment rules