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3PL Inventory, Receiving, and Work Orders Guide

Inventory health, PO receiving, and warehouse task workflow for 3PL operations.

Burton WMS Ai / 3PL 3PL warehouse / Operations / Customer success / Implementation / Admin 9 min
4assets 2026-05-16Updated on
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01 Scope

Inventory is split into Products, Status, Receiving, and Work Orders. Together they connect stock availability, stock health, inbound receiving, and warehouse tasks.

02 Inventory Products

Inventory Products shows SKU stock by channel and warehouse. Key fields include Product, SKU, Channel, Warehouse, Bin, Price, On Hand, Committed, Incoming, Available, and Status.

Recommended use:

  1. Select All Channels or a specific channel.
  2. Filter warehouse by Main, Overflow, Vault, or another configured warehouse.
  3. Search by SKU or product.
  4. Compare On Hand, Committed, Incoming, and Available before promising fulfillment.

03 Inventory Status

Inventory Status tracks stock health through In Stock, Low Stock, Out of Stock, Incoming, and Stock Alerts. Use it to schedule replenishment, receiving, or recounts.

04 Inventory Receiving

Receiving tracks purchase orders and inbound deliveries. The page describes the flow: Create PO → Supplier ships → Mark Arrived → Inspect & count → Receive into inventory. Key fields include PO Number, Supplier, Items, Total Value, Expected, Notes, Variance, and Status.

05 Inventory Work Orders

Work Orders manages warehouse tasks such as Pick, Pack, Transfer, Recount, Quality Check, and Putaway. Use All, Pending, In Progress, and Completed to review status.

06 Risk Controls

  • Confirm channel and warehouse scope before any stock adjustment.
  • Review low stock together with pending orders.
  • New PO and New Work Order should be restricted to authorized operators.

07 Reference Screens

3PL Inventory Products

Inventory Products shows On Hand, Committed, Incoming, Available, and Status by channel and warehouse.

3PL Inventory Status

Inventory Status highlights stock health and alerts.

3PL Receiving

Receiving manages PO arrival, inspection, variance, and inventory receipt.

3PL Work Orders

Work Orders manages pick, pack, transfer, recount, quality check, and putaway tasks.