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Configure defaults for all SKUs in Settings → Forecasting. These apply to every variant unless overridden at the SKU level.
Forecasting settings

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Replenishment

Where a SKU has enough sales history, Stockful sizes its safety stock statistically - from how variable that SKU’s demand actually is and your target service level - rather than the flat day-buffer. The day-buffer above is the fallback for new or sparse SKUs.

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Velocity calculation

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Restock strategy

When in doubt, set a slightly longer lead time than your actual average. It’s better to reorder a few days early than to run out waiting for a shipment.

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Low-stock threshold

The low-stock alert fires when a SKU is projected to run out within X days at its current sales velocity (default 7). Because it’s days-of-cover rather than a fixed unit count, the same threshold works for slow-movers and fast-movers without re-tuning per SKU.

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Units floor (for new SKUs)

Brand-new SKUs have no velocity history yet, so days-of-cover can’t be computed. For those, Stockful falls back to a units floor - alert when stock drops to or below this many units (default 5). The floor only matters until the SKU has accumulated enough sales history; after that, the days-of-cover comparison takes over automatically. Both settings live under Settings → Tracking.

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Settings hierarchy

When calculating forecasts, Stockful resolves each setting in order:
  1. SKU override - if set on the variant, use it
  2. Supplier default - if the variant is linked to a supplier with a default lead time, use that
  3. Global default - the value from Settings → Forecasting
This lets you set sensible defaults globally, override at the supplier level for lead times, and fine-tune individual SKUs where needed.