Databases

Perishable Inventory FIFO Lot Tracking Schema

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Entity relationship diagram showing products, inventory lots, order items, and lot allocations linked to track perishable goods by expiration date.
Entity relationship diagram showing products, inventory lots, order items, and lot allocations linked to track perishable goods by expiration date.

What it shows

  • Track stock at the lot level with explicit expiration and harvest dates.
  • Deduct stock strictly by earliest expiry date rather than simple counts.
  • Link order dispatches to lot allocations for instant recall traceability.

The takeaway

Store inventory by perishable lot batches, not aggregate product counts, to enforce automated FIFO picking.

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