Supply Chain: Node Hierarchy

Supply Chain: Node Hierarchy

For businesses with more than one location, the Supply Chain area (under Inventory) models your entire operation as a tree of nodes instead of a flat list of warehouses.

Node Types

• Central — the root of the tree; the only node type that can be a top-level root (e.g., your main distribution center)
• Sub — a regional or intermediate node that sits between Central and Outlet nodes
• Outlet — a selling location; only Outlet nodes can process POS sales and be marked Can Sell

Viewing the Tree

Go to Supply Chain → Nodes to see the full tree with expand/collapse navigation. Click any node to open its dashboard: stock summary, child-node rollup, and quick links to that node's activity.

Node Teams

Each node has its own team roster with node-scoped roles — assign staff to a specific outlet or sub-hub from [Node] → Team rather than granting them access to the whole company.

Onboarding a New Node

New outlets go through a registration/approval flow at Supply Chain → Node Registrations: submit the request with the proposed parent node, and an admin with node-management permission approves or rejects it before it goes live.

Demand Letters

An Outlet or Sub node that needs stock raises an internal Demand Letter at Supply Chain → Demand Letters — draft, submit, review, and approve/reject — which routes the request up the tree rather than raising an external purchase order.

Transfers & Reports

Supply Chain → Transfers tracks stock moving between nodes, and Supply Chain → Reports gives per-node performance figures alongside the company-wide Inventory reports.