Getting Started

The Minimum, Maximum, and Multiple Order Quantity/Amount module helps merchants control customer orders by setting specific rules on the quantity and amount of items that can be ordered. This module enhances inventory management, promotes strategic sales, and improves overall business efficiency.
 

Benefits

  1. Prevents Under-Ordering: Ensures customers order at least a minimum quantity, avoiding unprofitable small orders.
  2. Limits Over-Ordering: Sets a maximum quantity to prevent stock shortages and manage inventory effectively.
  3. Encourages Bulk Purchases: Uses multiple quantity rules to promote bulk buying, reducing per-unit costs.
  4. Maintains Flexibility: Allows customers to switch to single-unit orders after reaching a bulk limit, balancing sales promotion with inventory control.
  5. Improves Inventory Management: Aligns customer orders with stock levels, minimizing waste and optimizing inventory turnover.
  6. Customizable Rules: Applies rules at different levels—product, category, brand, supplier, or customer group—for targeted control.
  7. Increases Profitability: Encourages larger, more cost-effective orders, boosting revenue while managing costs.
  8. Enhances Customer Experience: Tailors order rules to specific customer groups, offering personalized purchasing options.
  9. Streamlines Operations: Simplifies the sales process by ensuring orders fit within predefined business parameters.
  10. Supports Strategic Sales Planning: Allows merchants to design order policies that align with broader business goals, enhancing long-term success.

Features

  1. Minimum Quantity: Sets the smallest number of items a customer must order. For example, if the rule is 10, customers can't order fewer than 10 items.
  2. Maximum Quantity: Limits the number of items a customer can order. For example, if the rule is 100, customers can't order more than 100 items.
  3. Multiple Quantity: Requires customers to order items in specific multiples. For example, if the rule is 5, customers can only order in multiples of 5 (like 5, 10, 15, etc.).
  4. Limit Multiple Quantity: Allows customers to order in multiples up to a certain point, then only in single units. For example, if the rule is 15 with a limit of 60, customers can order 15, 30, 45, or 60 items. After 60, they can order one item at a time (61, 62, etc.).
  5. Minimum Amount: Sets the smallest amount of money a customer must spend. For example, if the rule is $50, customers can't place an order worth less than $50.
  6. Maximum Amount: Limits how much money a customer can spend. For example, if the rule is $500, customers can't place an order worth more than $500.
  7. Product: The rules can apply to individual products.
  8. Category: The rules can apply to all products in a specific category or to individual products in that category.
  9. Brand: The rules can apply to all products from a specific brand or to individual products from that brand.
  10. Supplier: The rules can apply to all products from a specific supplier or to individual products from that supplier.
  11. Customer Group: The rules can apply to all orders from a specific group of customers or to specific products ordered by them.
  12. Global: The rules can apply to all products and customers, affecting the entire order or specific products.

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