# FTP Vendor Feeds

## Take Full Advantage of Your Supplier's Vendor Feeds for Efficient Dropshipping or Just-in-Time Inventory Management

Sync inventory effortlessly from any vendor utilizing Finale’s customizable FTP vendor feed integrations.

## Boost Sales with FTP Vendor Feeds

Utilizing an FTP connection, Finale is capable of connecting to any vendor that hosts an FTP stock feed that is updated on a regular basis.

**Stock Synchronization:** The Finale FTP vendor feed sync enables an account to automate the process of importing quantity feeds from a supplier directly into Finale Inventory, eliminating the need to do manual export/imports to bring the data into Finale’s system.

**Overselling Prevention:** Utilizing Finale’s lightning-fast integration stock updates, any seller can leverage supplier inventory to prevent costly stockouts. Overselling can result in cancellations, which in turn can jeopardize a selling account. Finale gives you the tools you need to quickly see what can be reordered and sourced immediately.

**Expanded Product Offerings Vendor Feeds:** Increase product variety by including vendor-stocked items alongside warehoused inventory. [Just-in-Time inventory](/content/online-guides/essential-inventory-management-techniques/just-in-time-jit-method/index.html) allows sellers to maximize their selling potential while keeping overall inventory costs to a minimum. The FTP Vendor Feed enables sellers to list quantities to marketplaces based on vendor availability as well as local warehoused inventory. Expand your marketplace coverage effortlessly.

## Just-In-Time Inventory, Made Easy

**Simplified Setup and Integration:** Utilizing an FTP feed is straightforward and involves a simple, one-time setup. Any vendor that can provide FTP credentials and hosts a file on their server is eligible to connect to Finale.

**Unified Multi-Channel Management:** Finale has integrations with every major [marketplace](/content/integrations-marketplace/index.html) and [selling cart](/content/integrations-shopping-cart/index.html), allowing you to keep all of your inventory in sync and include your vendors’ quantities along with your own.

**Instant Inventory Adjustments:** Finale runs in near real-time with a 5-minute inventory update whenever there’s an adjustment or sale. With the FTP inventory pulling in multiple times an hour, Finale can help limit any potential for overselling.

**Centralized Price and Stock Management:** Finale can sync product costs through the FTP vendor feed, provided that field is available from the vendor. It can also be set up to use a cost-plus pricing formula, enabling it to calculate selling prices and update them automatically on [Shopify](/content/integrations/shopify/index.html) and [Square](/content/integrations/square/index.html).

## Powerful Warehouse Management

**Automated Order Importing:** Marketplace orders are synced to Finale every five minutes, enabling prompt order processing and stock updating.

**Lightning-Fast Fulfillment with Barcode Scanning:** Increase picking speed and reduce picking errors with Finale’s [barcode scanning](/content/barcode-scanning/inventory-system/index.html). Finale helps your team take the guesswork out of picking, while the scan to verify ensures that the quantity and product are always right.

**Seamless Shipping Integration, Zero Disruptions:** Finale integrates with [ShipStation](/content/integrations/shipstation/index.html), [ShippingEasy](/content/integrations/shippingeasy/index.html), and all of the marketplaces and shopping carts you rely on to quickly deduct inventory whenever a shipment is processed.

## Unlock Your Full Potential

**Efficient Purchase Order Management:** When every second counts and your business relies on quick reordering, Finale is the [ultimate ordering solution](/content/procurement-suite/index.html). Effortlessly identify what products need to be ordered.

**Customizable Reports:** Your data, your way. Finale’s reporting tools give you clear, concise, and actionable insights on sales, inventory, and performance. We're not just an inventory system; we're a tool to help make better business decisions.

**Accounting Made Easy:** Take the guesswork out of accounting. Sync Finale with [QuickBooks Online](/content/integrations/quickbooks/index.html) for seamless [accounting](/content/inventory-accounting/index.html). Focus on profits while Finale handles the numbers.

**Alias SKU Management:** Do different marketplaces use different SKUs? With the ability to associate [multiple alias SKUs](/content/video/map-alias-skus/index.html) to a single product, Finale offers seamless inventory tracking and forecasting management.

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