OpenWare

Turn receiving into sell-ready inventory.

A mobile-first warehouse workflow for cross-border teams selling through Shopify and Whatnot—from the first scan to accurate cost and controlled publishing.

Barcode scanner, storage bins, and parcels in a modern warehouse
01Faster receiving
02Clear landed cost
03Controlled publishing

One operational chain

Fewer handoffs between the warehouse and the storefront.

Most inventory tools start with a finished product record. OpenWare starts earlier—with the label on the box, the photo taken at receiving, and the costs that arrive with the shipment.

Each step prepares the next one, so the operations team can move quickly without giving up review, cost accuracy, or channel control.

How it works

Five steps. One continuous record.

  1. 01

    Receive

    Scan factory labels, count cartons, and capture photos from the warehouse floor.

  2. 02

    Enrich

    Turn raw images into an English title, description, weight suggestion, and SKU—then confirm.

  3. 03

    Put away

    Assign bin locations and submit an accurate receiving record without leaving the mobile flow.

  4. 04

    Cost

    Allocate inbound charges by quantity, weight, purchase amount, or a controlled manual split.

  5. 05

    Publish

    Review the batch and publish products and inventory to Shopify with repeat-safe updates.

Built for the operation

The details that keep inventory trustworthy.

Scan-first receiving

Repeated scans increment quantity, carton counts stay visible, and mistakes can be undone before the batch moves forward.

AI-assisted enrichment

Product photos and labels prepare useful English listing details; the operator confirms every customer-facing field.

Landed-cost allocation

Freight and batch charges can be distributed by the method that matches the shipment, with FIFO layers retained locally.

Channel-ready publishing

Approved products flow to Shopify, where active inventory can be surfaced to Whatnot through the official sales channel.

Control by role

Simple on the warehouse floor. Complete in the office.

Give each person the information and actions needed for their part of the operation—without exposing cost or publishing controls where they do not belong.

WarehouseMove the goods
  • Scan, count, and photograph
  • Assign bins and submit receiving
  • No purchase or landed-cost visibility
AdminControl the record
  • Review products and exceptions
  • Allocate cost and maintain FIFO
  • Approve Shopify publishing

Connected commerce

Keep the warehouse grounded. Keep the channels current.

OpenWare owns the warehouse quantity and cost record. Shopify receives controlled inventory updates, and Whatnot accesses active sellable items through Shopify’s sales channel.

System of recordOpenWare
CommerceShopify
Live sellingWhatnot

See it in your workflow

Bring us your receiving process.

We’ll walk through how OpenWare can connect your warehouse, product data, inventory cost, and selling channels.

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