Seller guide
How to avoid stockouts cross-border
Stockouts are predictable: if sellable days, in-transit and POs are blind, ads keep spending into empty shelves.
The real stockout chain
It's not only 'warehouse hit zero'. Sellable days collapse, inbound is late, POs stall in approval, or platform vs local stock disagree — while ads still burn.
Unify three numbers
On-hand, in-transit, sellable (or days of cover). If they don't live in one place, people shout in chat. Safety thresholds should create tasks with owners.
Why chat groups fail
Who requested, who approved, who purchased, where cargo is — buried in messages. One person on leave breaks the chain; demand spikes cause either stockouts or overbuy.
How YingQiao helps
Alerts when stock crosses safety lines; demand → approve → PO with records; in-transit visibility; separate dead-stock handling so you don't only push more inventory.
How to start
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Set thresholds
Per SKU / listing sellable days or qty.
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Task, don't shout
Breaches create owned tasks.
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Track inbound
After PO, watch slow batches early.
FAQ
Need a full WMS first?
No — start with sellable + in-transit + PO trail; deepen warehouses later.
Dead stock?
Flagged with disposition ideas and optional clearance tasks.
Multi-platform?
One scale, then split by shop — avoid double-buying.
Which platforms does YingQiao's inventory and restocking cover?
What we do says Supported, what we haven't says Not connected. No guessing required.
| Capability | Shopee | Mercado Libre | TikTok Shop |
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| Order / listing / settlement data sync | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| Multi-store data on one set of numbers | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| Sales counted into restock forecasting | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| Ad spend visible alongside a stockout | Supported | Supported | Not connected |
We do not do Amazon
Amazon isn't connected — not a single row of data. Amazon stock and Amazon sales do not feed this restock forecast.
TK sales count, TK ads don't
TK orders feed daily run-rate and the restock forecast. But if you want to check whether ads are still burning money on a SKU that just went out of stock, that part isn't visible for TK.
We don't place orders with your suppliers
The system works out how much to restock, puts the alert on a named person, and records how the purchase order moves. Actually ordering and paying your supplier stays with your team.
Works without a WMS
You can start with just platform sellable stock, goods in transit and purchase records. If you run an overseas warehouse, the integration is a separate conversation — it isn't plug-and-play.
You set the buffer yourself
Safety-stock multipliers and target days of cover are business calls tied to your cash and your category. The system calculates from the parameters you set; it won't decide how aggressive you should be.
No conversational data queries yet
Asking "which SKUs need restocking this week" in a chat box is something we haven't built. Today it's the restock list and the tasks.
Let's talk about your stores
WeChat / phone. We'll see if it's a fit — no hard sell.
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