For many manufacturers and product businesses, expiry dates are not optional. They directly impact quality, customer trust, inventory value, and regulatory compliance.
Whether you produce cosmetics, supplements, food, beverages, chemicals, or health products, expired stock can quietly destroy margins if it is not managed properly.
The challenge is that expiry rarely becomes urgent until it is already expensive.
Why expiry management goes wrong
Common issues
How to track batch expiry dates effectively
Track inventory by batch or lot
Every batch should have dates, quantities, and movement history.
Use FEFO picking
First Expired, First Out is often smarter than FIFO.
Set expiry alerts early
Not when it expires next week—when there is still time to act.
View ageing stock across locations
Old stock often hides in slow-moving warehouses.
Use expiry data operationally
Promotions, production planning, liquidation, returns decisions.
How Otiox helps with batch expiry control
Otiox helps teams manage lot-controlled inventory with confidence.
Teams use Otiox to:
Good expiry control protects margins, quality, and reputation.