Inventory and Warehousing · Odoo glossary
ABC Analysis
ABC analysis groups inventory items by their relative importance, commonly annual consumption value.
Definition
In general ERP practice
ABC analysis groups inventory items by their relative importance, commonly annual consumption value. A small high-value A group receives closer control than lower-value groups; the classification basis must be stated.
In Odoo
Odoo stock, valuation and reporting data can support ABC calculations. The cited documentation does not define an automatic universal ABC classifier; calculate the agreed ranking and use categories, labels or count policies to apply the result.
Official Odoo documentation
The Odoo-specific explanation above is based on the documentation for Odoo 19. Features and workflows can differ in other versions.
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