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title: Black Bean Inventory Crisis — Amazon FBA & AWD (2025-10-22)
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created: '2025-10-22'
updated: '2025-10-22'
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- amazon
- fba
- awd
- inventory
- black-beans
- stockout
- american-extractions
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# Black Bean Inventory Crisis — Amazon FBA & AWD (2025-10-22)

## Overview

As of October 22, 2025, black beans (5 lb) — the **#3 revenue product** at approximately **$13,000/month** (~$433/day) — face a critical stockout risk at FBA. Two compounding failures are blocking replenishment: a missing inbound shipment and a broken AWD-to-FBA transfer path. Immediate escalation with Amazon Support is required.

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## The Two Root Causes

### 1. Missing FBA Shipment (864 Units)

- An **864-unit shipment** was sent to the Amazon fulfillment center in **New Stanton, PA**, with a delivery date of **October 1, 2025** (approximately 3 weeks prior to this call).
- The shipment status shows as delivered, but **zero units have been received into FBA inventory**.
- This is the primary blocker. If those units had been received normally, there would be no stockout.

**Action required:** Call Amazon Support to reconcile the Oct 1 shipment and force the 864 units into available FBA inventory.

### 2. AWD-to-FBA Transfer Failure (616 Units)

- **616 units** of black beans are confirmed available in **Amazon Warehousing & Distribution (AWD)**.
- When attempting a manual "Move from AWD" transfer in Seller Central, the system returns no available cases — despite the AWD dashboard showing 616 units.
- An Amazon agent was already investigating the root cause of this system-level disconnect at the time of the call.

**Action required:** Continue escalation with Amazon on the AWD transfer failure; attempt to force a manual replenishment once the system issue is resolved.

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## Related Issue: Auto-Replenishment Error (Incorrect Data)

A secondary but related issue was flagged during the call:

- Amazon's auto-replenishment system incorrectly flagged **296 units of another product** as having "high days of supply" — reporting **81 days** of supply when actual velocity is approximately **600 units/month** (~15 days of supply).
- This data error could suppress future automatic replenishment signals and disrupt stock management across other SKUs.
- Amazon agents were notified; they indicated the issue had been "fixed," but the erroneous data was still visible at the time of the call.

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## Revenue Impact

| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Product rank | #3 by revenue |
| 30-day revenue | ~$13,000 |
| Daily revenue rate | ~$433/day |
| Units at risk (missing shipment) | 864 |
| Units blocked in AWD | 616 |
| Total units unrecoverable without action | 1,480 |

Every day the stockout persists represents approximately **$433 in lost revenue**, plus potential ranking degradation on the listing.

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## Key Decisions & Guidance

- **Do not wait** for Amazon's auto-resolution. Proactively call Amazon Support to reconcile the Oct 1 shipment.
- The expiration date alert visible in AWD is **not a blocker** for this product — units can still be shipped.
- Sales data in Sellerize showed $500 in black bean sales the day before the call, suggesting inventory had not fully zeroed out yet — but the window to act was narrow.

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## Action Items

- [ ] **Gilbert** — Call Amazon Support immediately regarding the Oct 1 shipment to New Stanton, PA; reconcile 864 units into FBA inventory.
- [ ] **Gilbert** — Continue escalation on the AWD-to-FBA transfer failure for black beans (616 units); attempt manual transfer once system issue is resolved.
- [ ] **Mark** — Monitor black bean inventory levels closely until replenishment is confirmed.

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## Related Notes

- [[wiki/knowledge/amazon-strategy/awd-to-fba-transfer-failures]] — Pattern of AWD transfer issues
- [[wiki/clients/american-extractions/_index]] — Client overview
- [[wiki/meetings/2025-10-22-weekly-call-gilbert]] — Source meeting notes
- [[wiki/knowledge/google-ads/american-extractions-landing-page-fix]] — Separate issue discussed in same call