At a Glance
- A "slot" is a shelf position defined by product category and size — the analytics follow the slot as strains rotate through it
- See demand velocity, days of supply, and a suggested reorder quantity for every slot
- Set your target days of supply and the platform recalculates every reorder to match
- Spot dead stock and stockout risk before either one costs you margin
- Built for cannabis inventory reorder planning across constantly rotating SKUs
What a Slot Is
Cannabis inventory is hard to plan because the SKUs never sit still. A flower strain sells out, a new one takes its place, and last month's velocity data points at a product you no longer carry. Planning at the individual-SKU level means planning against a moving target.
A slot solves that. A slot is a durable shelf position defined by product category and size — "Flower · 3.5g," "Edibles · 100mg," "Vape · 1g." As individual strains and brands rotate through that position, the platform aggregates their sales and inventory under the slot. You plan around the slot's steady demand pattern instead of chasing each SKU's volatility.
Demand Velocity and Days of Supply
For every slot, the Slots view shows how fast it sells and how long your current stock will last:
- Velocity — units sold per day, measured across a recent sales window so the number reflects how the slot is moving now, not a year ago.
- Days of supply — how many days your on-hand inventory will last at the slot's current velocity. A low number is a stockout warning; a high number is capital sitting on the shelf.
- On hand — current units in the slot, aggregated across every SKU rotating through it.
Suggested Reorder Quantities
Each slot carries a suggested reorder quantity — how many units to buy to hit your target. You set one number, the target days of supply (it defaults to 14 days), and the platform recalculates the suggested reorder for every slot against its velocity and what is already on hand. Bump the target to three weeks for a category you never want to run dry, drop it to a week for one you want to keep lean, and the whole table updates.
This turns a buying decision into a number you can act on: the slot is moving this fast, you have this much left, so buy this much to cover the next two weeks.
Catching Dead Stock and Stockouts
The same view that plans your reorders flags the two failures that quietly drain margin. Slots with a tiny velocity and a long days-of-supply are dead stock — capital frozen on the shelf that you can mark down or stop reordering. Slots with a high velocity and a short days-of-supply are stockout risk — demand you are about to miss. Sorting by days of supply puts both at the top of the list.
How to Use the Slots View
Open Slots from your retailer dashboard. Sort by revenue, units, days of supply, on-hand, or suggested reorder to find what needs attention. Adjust the target days of supply to match how you buy. Click into any slot to see the individual SKUs flowing through that shelf position, ranked by velocity, so you can decide which strain or brand to reorder. Export the table to bring your reorder plan into a purchase order or a buyer's meeting.
Slots is built for the way cannabis inventory actually behaves — fast-rotating products on a fixed shelf — and it pairs naturally with the rest of your inventory and vendor workflows on ShelfSpace.