Expiry date
In Arabic تاريخ انتهاء الصلاحية
An expiry date is the date after which a product should no longer be sold or used, set by the maker and recorded against each batch of goods.
In plain words
For food, drinks, medicines and cosmetics, expired stock is not just unsold, it is a loss and a risk. Retailers often refuse goods that arrive with too little shelf life left, so a distributor needs to know not only how much it holds, but how much of it expires when.
Because one item can arrive in batches with different dates, expiry is recorded per lot on receipt. Picking then sends out the soonest-expiring lot first, and reports show stock by expiry, so short-dated goods can be sold, discounted or returned while there is still time.
The common mistake is recording expiry on the item rather than the lot. One date then stands for every batch on the shelf, and the warehouse cannot tell which pallet to send first or which to pull. Record it on the receipt, lot by lot.
- Lot L-0398, expires 2026-04-15
- 20 cartons
- Lot L-0412, expires 2026-05-10
- 30 cartons
- Order
- 35 cartons
- Shipped
- L-0398: 20, L-0412: 15
In Axon Suite
How Axon Suite handles it
In Axon Suite lot-tracked items carry their expiry and manufacture dates, and a new lot must state its expiry on the receipt. When a line names no lot, stock leaves the bin soonest expiry first.
Feature
Lots, expiry and first-expiry out
Lot-tracked items carry their expiry and manufacture dates from the day they arrive. When a line names no lot, Axon Suite takes the soonest-expiring stock in the bin, so nobody has to remember which pallet is short-dated.
Open: Lots, expiry and first-expiry out