MOQ & Case Pack Rules
Set minimum order quantity, case quantity, and pallet quantity per product so reorder recommendations match what your supplier will actually accept.
Suppliers rarely accept any quantity. They have minimums, case packs, and sometimes pallet rules. Profit Hawk respects these constraints when sizing supplier reorder recommendations so you do not get suggestions like "order 47 units" when your supplier will only accept multiples of 50. This page covers each rule and how to configure it.
The three rules
| Rule | What it does | Where it applies |
|---|---|---|
| MOQ (Minimum Order Quantity) | The smallest total quantity your supplier will accept on an order for this product | Applied as a floor: orders are bumped up to MOQ if the raw recommendation is below it |
| Case Quantity | Units packed in one shipping carton | Order quantities are rounded up to the nearest multiple |
| Pallet Quantity | Units that fit on one pallet | Order quantities are rounded up to the nearest multiple, but only when the recommendation is already at or above one pallet |
How the rounding works
Profit Hawk applies the rules in this order:
- Calculate the raw recommendation from velocity, lead time, days of stock, and safety stock
- If the raw recommendation is greater than 0 but below MOQ, round up to MOQ
- Round up to the nearest case quantity
- If the result is at or above pallet quantity, round up to the nearest pallet
The result is the Order Qty you see on the Inventory Overview and on the plan detail page.
Example
Suppose a product has:
- MOQ: 200
- Case Quantity: 24
- Pallet Quantity: 480
- Raw recommendation from forecast: 145
Walking through the rules:
- Raw: 145
- MOQ: 145 < 200, bump to 200
- Case: 200 / 24 = 8.33, round up to 9 cases = 216
- Pallet: 216 < 480, no pallet rounding
Final recommendation: 216 units.
Setting the rules per product
Open any product from Inventory Products and edit these fields directly in the product header:
- MOQ
- Case Quantity
- Pallet Quantity
You can also bulk-edit them on the Products page using Edit Products or the Excel import/export workflow. See Product Settings for details.
What happens if you do not set them
If a rule is not set (left at zero or empty), Profit Hawk skips that step:
- No MOQ -- recommendations are not bumped up; you may see small order quantities your supplier would not accept
- No case quantity -- recommendations may not match how units are packed
- No pallet quantity -- no pallet rounding (this is fine for most small-to-mid sellers)
For most products, setting MOQ and case quantity is enough. Pallet quantity is mainly useful when a single product order is large enough to fill multiple pallets and you want freight costs optimized.
Updating after a supplier change
When you switch suppliers or your supplier changes their rules:
- Update MOQ, case quantity, and pallet quantity on every affected product
- Click Refresh Forecasts on the Inventory Overview so reorder recommendations recompute with the new constraints
- Confirm the Restock tab now shows quantities that match the new rules