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DL-046 · Case study

Expiry-aware warehouse automation for a food distributor

A food distributor selling through multiple channels needed warehouse workflows that accounted for expiry dates and inventory batches.

Client
Name withheld
Location
Thailand
Industry
Food distribution
Capabilities
01Audit03Build
01

Challenge

  • Standard stock synchronization did not distinguish between sellable batches and near-expiry inventory.
  • Warehouse pickers could select the wrong batch despite sufficient available stock.
02

Environment

  • Internal ERP and WMS with batch and expiry records.
  • Shopee, Lazada and direct-to-consumer orders.
03

Intervention

  • Designed FEFO-based picking rules using expiry and batch metadata.
  • Created quarantine and channel-specific sellability controls.
  • Added checks that prevent unsupported inventory batches from being released into marketplace stock.
04

Outcome

  • Marketplace availability aligned with internal batch-level stock restrictions.
  • More consistent picking and traceability for expiry-sensitive products.
Marketplace orders routed through stock eligibility, FEFO picking and dispatch validation.ORDERSShopee / LazadaELIGIBILITYBatch / expiryFEFO PICKINGWMSVALIDATIONBefore dispatchDISPATCHCarrier
  1. 01ORDERSShopee / LazadaELIGIBILITYBatch / expiry
  2. 02ELIGIBILITYBatch / expiryFEFO PICKINGWMS
  3. 03FEFO PICKINGWMSVALIDATIONBefore dispatch
  4. 04VALIDATIONBefore dispatchDISPATCHCarrier
Fig. 01Batch-aware fulfilmentMarketplace orders routed through stock eligibility, FEFO picking and dispatch validation.Scale NTS

Stack and services.

Stack02

  • Shopee
  • Lazada

Services used01

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