How to Set Up and Manage Kits in Luminous

Kits, also known as bundles, are groups of products sold together but fulfilled as individual components. For example, a kit might be a three-pack of T-shirts or hats. Kits differ from preassembled or manufactured products, as they do not require significant assembly before fulfillment.

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This guide explains how to create and manage kits in Luminous, including inventory behavior and how they integrate with sales channels.

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Step 1: Understand Kit Behavior

• Inventory Calculation in Luminous:
  Luminous determines kit inventory based on the available inventory of its components.
  • For example, if you have 100 hats and a two-pack hat kit, Luminous will calculate the kit inventory as 50.
• External Warehouse Behavior (e.g., FBA):
  • For external warehouses like FBA, inventory calculations differ. If you have 100 preassembled two-pack hat kits stored at an external warehouse, Luminous will reflect 100 units as it recognizes them as standalone products.

Step 2: Create a Kit

1. Navigate to Create:
   • Click Create in the Luminous dashboard.
2. Select Kit as the Product Type:
   • Change the Product Type from Product to Kit.
3. Input Basic Details:
   • Enter a name for the kit (e.g., Test Three-Pack).
   • Provide a SKU for the kit.
   • Add category tags and other relevant information.
4. Add Kit Items:
   • Under Kit Items, include the components of the kit.
     • Example: Add three hats or mix and match items as needed.
5. Save the Kit:
   
   • Click Create to finalize the kit.

Step 3: View and Manage Kits

1. Sort by Product Type:
   • Navigate to the product list and sort by Product Type to view all kits.
2. Sales Channel Integration:
   • When a kit SKU is sold on platforms like Shopify or Etsy, Luminous deducts inventory from the individual components.

Step 4: Customize Packing Slips and Pick Lists

• Warehouse Fulfillment Options:
  • You can customize packing slips or pick lists to display:
    • Kit SKU only
    • Kit components only
    • Both the Kit SKU and its components
  • This flexibility ensures efficient picking, packing, and fulfillment by warehouse staff.

Benefits of Using Kits in Luminous

• Improved Sales Reports and Forecasting:
  • Sales data reflects individual component sales, even when orders come in as kits.
• Enhanced Flexibility:
  • Easily create bundles with multiple items and manage inventory accordingly.
• Warehouse Efficiency:
  • Customizable packing and pick lists streamline order fulfillment.

Kits vs. Bills of Materials

Use a kit when the bundle is picked together at fulfillment, like a three-pack of t-shirts. There's no production step. The kit's available quantity is calculated from its components, and selling a kit deducts each component.

Use a bill of materials (BOM) when components are combined into a new finished product ahead of time through manufacturing or assembly, like ingredients that become a protein bar. The finished good has its own inventory once it's built. See How to Set Up a Bill of Material (BOM) in Luminous.

Common Questions

How does Luminous calculate kit inventory? It shows the maximum number of kits you can make from current component stock. With 100 hats and a two-pack kit, the kit shows 50.

Why does my kit at FBA show a different number? When inventory is pulled from an external warehouse like FBA, Luminous uses the count that warehouse reports, because the kit has already been put together there as its own product.

Can a kit include different products? Yes. You can add multiple quantities of one item, or mix different items, under Kit Items.

How do kits show on packing slips? You choose: kit SKU only, components only, or both. See How to Customize Packing Slips in Luminous.

By following these steps, you can efficiently create, manage, and fulfill kits in Luminous.