Lumber Inventory Management Made Simple
Streamline Lumber Inventory With Real-Time Tracking and Insights
Designed for lumberyards, millwork suppliers, and building materials businesses, ECI’s lumber inventory management software streamlines purchasing, stock tracking, and overall inventory control.
- Cut Costs: Real-time dashboards sync lumber and building materials inventory across one or multiple locations, reducing errors and improving order accuracy.
- Automate Alerts: Prevent stock shortages and overstock issues with automated notifications to keep operations running smoothly.
- Gain Actionable Insights: Track special orders, vendor performance, and department metrics with ERP-powered reporting.
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Place Lumber Stock Orders with Ease
Order manually, use past POs, or suggested orders — even from mobile or vendor imports — to streamline lumber inventory control.
Automated Lumber Inventory Ordering
Reduce waste and improve order accuracy using historical data and automation to optimize building materials inventory.
Vendor-Agnostic EDI for Lumber Suppliers
Securely place orders with major wholesalers and get real-time updates on pricing, catalogs, and invoices.
Effortless Special Orders
Create POs at checkout and track seamlessly, keeping all lumber order documents connected in one place.
Multi-Branch Lumber Inventory Ordering
Increase efficiency, gain volume discounts, and tailor orders per location with consolidated POs.
Stress-Free Lumber Receiving
Scan items off the truck, auto-reconcile with POs, and adjust for extra charges on the spot.
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“Spruce tracks all our inventory and costs and gives us the profit margin right there. The tracking also saves the company significant time and money.”
“Our top priorities were point of sale, inventory management and a direct interface with Ace. RockSolid MAX performed great in each of those areas.”
Frequently Asked Questions About Lumber Inventory Management
What is Spruce and how does it manage lumber inventory?
Spruce is cloud-based ERP software for lumberyards and building materials dealers. It centralizes purchasing, <strong>lumber inventory</strong> control, delivery, accounting, and ecommerce so teams get real-time stock tracking and fewer errors across the business.
How does Spruce improve accuracy for lumber inventory counts?
se mobile scanning and guided receiving to reconcile POs, adjust on the spot for over/short/extra charges, and keep building materials inventory accurate across bins, units of measure, and bundles.
Can Spruce manage inventory across multiple branches and yards?
Yes. A unified database supports multi-branch lumber inventory with location-level visibility, transfers, consolidated POs, and stock lookups so you can fulfill from the optimal site.
Does Spruce automate purchasing and vendor EDI for lumber suppliers?
Yes. Automate suggested orders using sales history and min/max levels, then transmit via vendor-agnostic EDI to major wholesalers for pricing, catalog, and invoice updates.
How does Spruce handle special orders and job-based pricing?
Create POs at checkout, track special orders end-to-end, and tie materials to jobs for accurate costing and margin tracking—ideal for millwork and custom builds.
Can Spruce forecast demand for seasonal or volatile lumber items?
Yes. Forecasting and analytics surface trends by SKU, species, and dimension to reduce stockouts and excess, improving turns and cash flow.
What integrations are available for a lumber and building supply business?
Spruce integrates with ecommerce, payment processing, and 20+ EDI providers, plus estimating imports (Saberis, Base Camp, Andersen iQ, 20/20, and more) to streamline order-to-cash.
Is Spruce customizable for different lumber inventory workflows?
Yes. Configure units of measure, bundle rules, branch-level purchasing, and dashboards. Add modules for BI, delivery fleet management, and a full ecommerce platform as you scale.
How does Spruce keep my lumber inventory data secure?
Secure, cloud-based operations with automatic backups and role-based access protect sensitive pricing, vendor, and customer data while ensuring business continuity.
Where is Spruce available for lumber and building materials dealers?
Spruce is used in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, the Caribbean, and the Australia–Pacific region, supporting multiple currencies, taxes (VAT/GST), and regional formats.
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