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Inbound at the 3PL is not ads cover

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ShipMonk-class dashboards print inbound next to on-hand. Media still ships from sellable. Pacing into the ASN is how you stock out while the truck sits in receiving.

Pair: Receiving is not sellable on Stock. Named window: days of cover. Which warehouse: ads ship-from cover. Cut spend: ads into empty.

What you type

On-hand — sellable today at the ads ship-from.

Inbound units — ASN, in-transit to this 3PL, or sitting in receiving. Not cover.

Days until receive — written 3PL clock until those units become pickable. Zero only if they already are.

Units / day from that ship-from.

Sellable cover = on-hand ÷ units/day. If that is shorter than days until receive, you stock out before inbound helps. The inbound count does not enter the cover math.

What not to do

Do not add inbound to on-hand for ads. Do not invent a two-day receiving chip. Do not mix FBA inbound into this 3PL clock. Do not count a lot on hold as sellable — lot expiry.

Related: Stock, days of cover, ads ship-from cover, FBA vs 3PL.

Procedure

  1. Type sellable on-hand at the ads ship-from.
  2. Type inbound units and days until the 3PL marks them sellable.
  3. Type units/day. Cut spend if cover dies before receive.

Failure modes

  • Adding inbound to on-hand for ads.
  • Inventing a two-day receiving chip.
  • Mixing FBA inbound into this 3PL clock.

Worked example

None on this page yet. When one lands it will be a real case: what broke, the number, and what changed. Not a composite.

Glossary

Receiving
Units on an ASN or in the 3PL dock that are not yet pickable. Not ads on-hand.

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FAQ

Is this days of cover?
Related formula on the sellable pile. [Days of cover](/manuals/days-of-cover) uses on-hand vs a named window. This page asks whether inbound lands before that pile dies.
Is inbound the same as FBA inbound?
No. [FBA vs 3PL](/manuals/fba-vs-3pl-cover) is which pool type. This page is 3PL receiving lag on one warehouse.
Can I count in-receiving as on-hand?
No. Until the 3PL says sellable, ads cannot pick it.