Managing perishable goods or products with strict shelf lives is a critical challenge for businesses in industries like food, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and chemicals. The Expiration Date Tracking in Odoo module provides an efficient solution to track product expiration dates, automate alerts, and generate detailed expiry reports—helping businesses minimize waste, comply with safety regulations, and optimize inventory expiry tracking within Odoo ERP.
This fully configurable Odoo expiration tracking module integrates seamlessly with Odoo’s inventory and lot/serial number systems, making it ideal for businesses that need precise control over product shelf life. Whether you’re handling food, medical supplies, or industrial materials, this tool ensures you never overlook an expiration date again. The module eliminates the need for standalone expiry management software by unifying expiry tracking within your ERP.
Reliution, a trusted Odoo customization and implementation company, offers this powerful tool as part of their tailored Odoo inventory expiry app solutions, designed for food and pharma ERP needs.
Key Features of Expiration Date Tracking in Odoo
The Expiration Date Tracking in Odoo module offers robust functionality to streamline product expiry management:
Configurable Notification Settings: Set global rules under General Settings, such as the number of days before expiry to trigger alerts and automatic email options, offering a complete expiry date alert system.
User-Specific Alerts: Assign specific users to receive notifications by enabling the Product Expiry Alert checkbox in their technical settings—ideal for automated expiry notifications in Odoo.
Product-Level Expiry Tracking: Enable Track Inventory for products and input expiration dates directly in the Inventory tab, ensuring granular control over perishable inventory.
Customizable Expiry Reports: Generate downloadable expiration date reports in Odoo filtered by:
Date range (From Date / To Date)
Product category
Warehouse location
Lot or Serial Number
Automated Email Alerts: Preemptive email alerts for expiring products in Odoo help teams take action before products expire, reducing spoilage and financial loss.
Broad Industry Support: Works with diverse sectors, including cosmetics, pet care, pharmaceuticals, tech devices (e.g., firmware/software expirations), and industrial chemicals.
Lot/Serial Number Integration: Track expiry dates directly from lot numbers, making it easy to verify batches (e.g., skincare products, baby formula, or pet food)—a core part of lot and serial number tracking.
Reliution’s Odoo inventory solutions ensure that each feature can be configured to meet regulatory demands and business-specific workflows.
Real-World Use Cases
1. Pharmaceuticals & Medical Supplies
A pharmacy needs to ensure medications and supplements are dispensed before their expiry dates to comply with health regulations. Using Expiration Date Tracking in Odoo, the system flags batches nearing expiry, ensuring timely removal from shelves. Automated expiry reports help audit compliance with pharmaceutical safety standards. With Reliution’s Odoo ERP implementation, the solution was fully customized for regulatory documentation and batch traceability.
2. Food & Beverage Retail
A grocery store manages hundreds of perishable items daily. The module tracks expiry dates for food items like snacks, dairy, and canned goods, sending alerts to staff weeks in advance. This reduces food waste and prevents customer-facing incidents involving expired products. The system also supports inventory automation in Odoo, reducing the burden of manual checks.
Business Benefits
Minimized Waste: Proactive expiration tracking ensures products are sold or used before expiry, cutting financial losses from spoilage.
Regulatory Compliance: Maintain adherence to food safety or pharmaceutical regulations (e.g., FDA, EU) with detailed auditable expiry reports.
Operational Efficiency: Eliminate manual expiry checks and integrate with Odoo procurement and inventory flows.
Scalability: Works across industries from cosmetics to industrial chemicals, without the need for third-party expiration monitoring software.
Reliution’s Odoo ERP for inventory helps businesses achieve these benefits at scale by combining deep technical expertise with industry-specific knowledge.
Conclusion
The Expiration Date Tracking in Odoo module is an indispensable tool for businesses handling sensitive or perishable inventory. By automating alerts, simplifying shelf life management reporting, and integrating with Odoo’s lot/serial number system, it ensures regulatory compliance, operational accuracy, and inventory cost control.
Ready to optimize your expiry date tracking system? Explore the module on the Odoo App Store or connect with Reliution for Odoo inventory module customization and implementation support.
