Quicker ordering and less $$$ tied up in sitting inventory with Smart CartUsing the Smart Cart button in the Cart Builder section is one of the ways to help you reduce sitting inventory over time and save time creating your orders.Once you have one full inventory cycle within your account (1st inventory + deliveries - 2nd inventory) or you have pars set within each product’s item card, Smart Cart will automatically populate your cart for you – based on your own data!This will save you multiple hours each week as the napkin math and the manual entry will no longer be on the to-do list.To automatically build orders based on pars:Click on Smart CartClick “Fill cart to pars”Your cart should then autofill with the appropriate amount of product based on your current inventory draft, most recent finalized count, or your expected inventoryLook through your orders and adjust quantity as necessary before sending to your vendorsTo automatically build orders based on your average weekly usage:Click on Smart CartClick on “Fill cart to 2X weekly usage” (you can fill to how ever many weeks you’d like to order for but most customers like to have about 2 weeks of inventory stocked at all times)Your cart should then autofill with the appropriate amount of product based on your current inventory draft, most recent finalized count, or your expected inventoryLook through your orders and adjust quantity as necessary before sending to your vendorsBevSpot’s Tip: If you are not 100% sure on your par levels, try ordering based on your usage for a few weeks. That’s a great way to find out where they should be! This will prevent you from ordering too much or too little and also aid in decreasing your sitting inventory over time. Win-Win-Win! If you have additional questions or would like to learn more, feel free to schedule a training with the BevSpot team HERE.