Effective stock management is central to ensuring that health products are always available to customers when they need them. The Mio App Platform provides sellers and suppliers with an intuitive yet powerful set of tools to manage their inventory, whether through bulk imports or manual product entries. By maintaining accurate product data and leveraging dynamic pricing features, sellers can streamline operations, improve transparency, and enhance customer trust.

1. Adding Products to the Mio App Platform

The platform offers two main options for adding product data:

a). Importing Products Via Excel

• Sellers can use the provided Exel template to prepare their product data offline.
• The template includes all critical product details such as product name, SKU/ID, category, description, pack size, unit of measure, pricing and available stock.
• Once completed, the Excel sheet can be uploaded through the Import Module in the Mio App Platform.
• The system automatically processes the data and creates product entries visible in the admin dashboard.

Tip: Using the import option is especially useful for suppliers with a large catalog of products.

b). Manual Product Entry

• For sellers with smaller product catalogs or when adding individual products, the platform provides a manual entry form.
• This form mirrors the Excel template fields, ensuring consistency across all product records.
• Sellers can input details such as:
  • Product name and category
  • Pack size and unit of measure
  • Current stock quantity
  • Pricing details
  • Product description

2. Automatic Stock Adjustments

One of the key benefits of the Mio App Platform is its real-time stock management:

• Whenever an order is placed and successfully fulfilled, the system automatically deducts the sold quantity from the available stock.
• This ensures inventory levels are always accurate, reducing the risk of overselling or stockouts.
• Sellers can monitor stock status through the dashboard, with low-stock alerts to help them restock in good time.

3. Dynamic Pricing Management

Pricing flexibility is essential in the healthcare supply chain. The Mio App Platform allows sellers to customize and manage prices efficiently:

a) Location-Based Pricing

• Sellers can define prices based on customer location.
• Buyers accessing the Afya X app from different regions will only see the prices applicable to their area.
• This helps sellers align with varying market conditions and logistics costs.

b) Custom Prices for Specific Buyers

• The platform also enables assigning customized pricing to individual buyers or organizations.
• For example, institutional buyers such as hospitals or NGOs may have negotiated rates that differ from retail buyers.
• When such buyers log into the Afya X app, they will only see the custom prices assigned to them.

This dual-pricing flexibility ensures fairness, competitiveness, and adaptability in diverse markets.

4. Editing and Updating Stock Data

Sellers can update their stock and pricing data at any time:

• Adjust product quantities when restocking or correcting discrepancies.
• Update pricing to reflect market changes, supplier costs, or promotions.
• Modify product descriptions or categories to maintain accuracy and compliance with industry standards.

All changes are reflected instantly on the Afya X app, ensuring buyers always view the most current product information.

5. Best Practices for Managing Stock on Mio Admin

• Keep product data clean and accurate by regularly reviewing entries.
• Use the bulk import  option when dealing with large data sets to save time and reduce errors.
• Leverage low-stock alerts to replenish inventory before shortages affect customers.
• Review and update pricing strategies periodically to stay competitive while maintaining profitability.
• Segment buyers with custom pricing to strengthen relationships with key customers.

Conclusion

The Mio App Platform equips sellers with all the tools they need to efficiently manage inventory and pricing in a structured, transparent, and compliant manner. By combining automated stock updates, flexible pricing strategies, and easy product entry methods, sellers can improve operational efficiency while ensuring buyers on the Afya X app always access accurate and reliable product information.

This not only builds trust in the platform but also enhances the overall healthcare supply chain by making critical health products available when and where they are needed most.