How-To Articles

A step-by-step walkthrough for connecting ShipStation to Nstock — generating the API Key and Secret in ShipStation, pasting them into Nstock, and running your first shipment sync.

A step-by-step walkthrough for connecting Amazon Seller Central to Nstock — the Login with Amazon authorization flow, turning on FBM inventory deduction and FBA reporting, and running your first sync.

A practical workflow for organizing CoAs and SDS sheets by lot — what to collect at receiving, how to label documents, and what audits ask for.

Chasing raw-material shipments across USPS, UPS, and supplier emails wastes real time and leaves production guessing. Here's what good inbound tracking looks like, and how Nstock's live purchase order tracker puts it next to the PO itself.

A step-by-step method for calculating ending WIP inventory — beginning WIP, materials, labor, applied overhead, and COGM — with a full worked dollar example following one month at a small manufacturer.

A practical, non-overkill walkthrough for vetting a new supplier before you commit — when to bother with an RFI, RFP, or RFQ, and when to skip straight to a decision.

A step-by-step walkthrough for connecting QuickBooks Online to Nstock — the OAuth sign-in flow, mapping your Chart of Accounts, and turning on monthly journal entries and order-to-invoice sync.

A step-by-step walkthrough for connecting a WooCommerce store to Nstock — generating REST API credentials in WordPress and turning on order sync, fulfillment deduction, and refund restocking.

A step-by-step walkthrough for standing up barcode cycle counting — from ABC classification to a review cadence — so accuracy climbs without shutting down production.

A practical walkthrough for moving inventory data out of spreadsheets and into a real system — cleaning your data, mapping columns, and validating before you go live.

A step-by-step method for calculating reorder points on raw materials — usage, lead time, safety stock, MOQs, lead-time variability, and multiple suppliers — with a worked numeric example.