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Step-by-step walkthroughs for every major workflow in Foundry IMS. From setting up your first supplier to running production work orders.

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Merchandiser

Catalog, pricing, and what customers see

Warehouse & Ops

Stock accuracy, picking, shipping

Buyer / Purchasing

Supplier orders and inbound stock

Finance / AP

Vendor bills, costs, margin

Developer

Building on the platform

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Catalog & Listing Management

Import products from your suppliers, build your catalog, and push listings to every sales channel.

Onboard a supplierBuild your catalogEnrich product dataSet pricingPush to sales channels

Purchasing & Receiving

Raise purchase orders, get them to your vendors, track acknowledgement, and receive stock accurately.

PO lifecycleRaise a POVendor portalReceive deliveriesDropship POsCommon problems

Warehouse Operations

Set up warehouses and bins, run physical stock counts, reconcile discrepancies, and move stock.

Warehouses, bins & stock itemsSet up binsRun a stock countAdjustments & transfersCommon problems

Order Fulfillment

Sync orders from every channel, route them to the right fulfillment path, and track shipments.

Order syncWork through the queueShip from warehouseRoute to dropship vendorsVendor communication

Pricing Formulas

Price from cost automatically per channel — tiered margins, MAP enforcement, rounding, and an approval queue.

How pricing is calculatedTiersMAP enforcementRoundingReview queueRolling out safely

Invoicing & Reconciliation

Create invoices against purchase orders, track landed costs, and reconcile vendor statements.

Create invoicesThree-way matchLanded costsApproval workflowCredit/debit memosStatement reconciliationInvoice aging

Manufacturing & Assembly

Define bills of materials, schedule work orders, and manage multi-level production builds.

Assembly productsBills of materialsWork ordersMulti-level buildsAuto-buildUnbuild/disassembleMRP