Doudlah Farms Amazon Inventory Management

Overview

Doudlah Farms fulfills Amazon FBA orders from a farm-based production and packaging operation, coordinated by Jason Doudlah. Inventory is shipped in semi-load batches, with Asymmetric (Karly Oykhman) managing the Amazon side — submitting orders, generating labels, and tracking delivery windows. This article captures the operational patterns, known constraints, and active inventory issues as of February 2026.

See also: ^[1] | ^[2]

Shipping Operations

Batch Structure

• Shipments are organized in multi-semi loads (the most recent completed delivery comprised 3 semis).
• Jason manages physical packing and staging from a two-car garage, which constrains throughput.
• Weekend labor (e.g., "running Saturday with at least three people") is used to meet shipment deadlines.

Delivery Schedule

• The most recent 3-semi shipment was completed successfully.
• The next delivery window is February 29th (leap year); Jason is preparing that order.
• Karly submits the Amazon inbound order and sends all required FBA labels to Jason by EOD on the day of the meeting.

Label Workflow

1. Karly finalizes the Amazon order in Seller Central.
2. Karly sends all required labels to Jason (target: same-day EOD).
3. Jason applies labels and stages product for pickup/drop-off.

Inventory Status

Yellow Cornmeal (Top Seller — Watch Item)

• Status as of meeting: Low inventory; running behind on fulfillment quantities.
• Root cause: Awaiting a semi-load of miller (raw grain input) needed for production.
• Restock plan: Miller delivery scheduled for Monday; production resumes immediately after.
• Action: Karly will accept all available yellow cornmeal inventory as soon as Jason ships it, rather than waiting for a full order quantity.

"That one's just one of our top sellers, so it just moves really fast. The sooner we can get the rest of that inventory, the better."
— Karly Oykhman

General Inventory Notes

• Doudlah Farms sources product from a warehouse in addition to on-farm production.
• Jason made multiple warehouse runs to fulfill the most recent shipment.
• Product variety is broad: 10+ bean varieties, cornmeal (yellow), popcorn, emmer flour, ancient grains, and more.

Amazon Financial Reporting

A new weekly sales report has been mandated to give Doudlah Farms' banker visibility into financial performance. Mark (Asymmetric) is building an AI agent to automate the weekly data pull.

Required Metrics

The net payment percentage is particularly important: Amazon's fee structure means Doudlah Farms receives a fraction of gross sales, and the banker needs to understand this clearly.

"The bankers just want the bottom line — when are we getting paid back, what's going on."
— Mark Doudlah

See also: ^[3]

Key Contacts

Action Items (from Feb 2026 meeting)

• [x] Karly sends Amazon FBA labels to Jason by EOD (meeting day)
• [ ] Jason delivers semi-load of miller Monday → resume yellow cornmeal production
• [ ] Karly accepts all available yellow cornmeal inventory upon shipment
• [ ] Jason prepares next Amazon order for Feb 29th delivery
• [ ] Mark finalizes automated weekly sales report (AI agent)

Operational Constraints & Notes

• Packaging capacity is limited by a two-car garage setup; multi-person weekend sessions are the current scaling mechanism.
• Yellow cornmeal is consistently a top seller and should be treated as a priority restock item — low safety stock is a recurring risk.
• The net payment percentage from Amazon (~34% of gross) is a key metric for lender relations and should be surfaced prominently in any financial reporting.
• B2B channel (Wisconsin school list) is a parallel sales initiative that may affect inventory planning once that campaign launches. See ^[4].