Amazon FBA Capacity Crisis — Resolution Plan

Overview

In December 2025, Doodla Farms hit an Amazon FBA storage capacity limit of 1,900 cubic feet, blocking inbound shipments of fast-moving SKUs and creating stockout risk heading into a critical sales period. This article documents the problem, the resolution plan agreed upon during the ^[1], and the outstanding action items.

Problem

Amazon imposed a 1,900 cu ft FBA capacity limit for December
The limit is preventing shipment of high-velocity SKUs (specifically flagged: yellow popcorn)
Stockouts on fast-moving items risk lost sales and potential ranking degradation on Amazon
A Dec 15 carrier pickup was incorrectly scheduled for 2 pallets instead of the correct 5 pallets, compounding the logistics problem

Resolution Plan

Immediate Actions (December)

Action	Owner	Status
Route critical, low-stock SKUs through Amazon Warehousing & Distribution (AWD) instead of FBA	Karly	Pending
Open Amazon support case to request a capacity limit increase	Gilbert (coordinated by Karly)	Pending
Cancel the incorrect cornmeal shipment and request a refund	Karly	Pending
Contact carrier Exla (via Jason) to confirm correct Dec 15 pickup for 5 pallets	Karly / Jason	Pending
Set Amazon coupons on high-inventory SKUs to accelerate sell-through and free capacity	Karly / Gilbert	Pending

Long-Term Plan (January)

FBA capacity limit is expected to increase to 3,000 cu ft in early January
Storage costs also drop in January, making it the preferred window to ship non-critical inventory into FBA
Non-critical stock should be held and shipped in early January to take advantage of both the higher limit and lower costs

Decision Logic

"Use AWD for critical, low-stock items now. Ship non-critical stock in early January when capacity increases to 3,000 cu ft and costs drop."
— Resolution agreed in Q1 OKR review, attributed to Mark Hope / Karly Oykhman discussion

The two-track approach separates inventory by urgency:

AWD = bypass FBA limits for items at stockout risk; slower to fulfill but available now
FBA (January) = standard fulfillment for non-urgent stock, timed to favorable capacity and cost conditions

Doodla Farms' Q1 2026 OKR targets 10% monthly Amazon growth — stockouts directly threaten this KR
Gilbert manages the Amazon Seller Central account and is the point of contact for support cases
This issue surfaced during the broader ^[1] as an urgent operational item separate from the OKR discussion

Action Items

[ ] Split Doodla Farms FBA shipment: route AWD for low-stock critical SKUs, schedule FBA for January — @Karly Oykhman
[ ] Coordinate with Gilbert to open Amazon support case re: yellow popcorn FBA capacity increase — @Karly Oykhman
[ ] Cancel incorrect cornmeal shipment; request refund — @Karly Oykhman
[ ] Have Jason call Exla to confirm correct Dec 15 pickup (5 pallets, not 2) — @Karly Oykhman
[ ] Work with Gilbert to apply Amazon coupons on high-inventory SKUs — @Karly Oykhman

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