Manage expiry dates and FEFO

For perishable goods, which unit you pick matters. Klovio tracks expiry dates and can enforce FEFO — First-Expired, First-Out.

Turn on expiry tracking

Enable expiry tracking per product, on perishables. From then on, receiving captures an expiry date for each batch received.

FEFO picking

With FEFO on, Klovio directs pickers to the earliest-expiring stock first — not the closest bin, the oldest date. Stock rotates correctly without anyone reading labels by hand.

FEFO is “first-expired, first-out.” FIFO is “first-in, first-out.” For perishables, expiry — not arrival order — is what should drive picking, so FEFO is the right rule.

Expiry alerts

Klovio can flag stock approaching its expiry date — typically 7, 14 or 30 days out — so you can promote it, discount it, or donate it before it becomes a write-off.

Expired stock

Stock past its date should leave sellable inventory. Pull it and record a stock adjustment with an “expired” reason, so the write-off is on record.

Tip: act on the 30-day alert, not the 7-day one. Thirty days is enough time to run a promo; seven usually means a write-off.