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Process · Stock control
Stock control
Warehouse stock is held by entity, product, location, lot and custody state. Reservations reduce what is available to other work. A transfer dispatch leaves a tracked transit remainder until destination receipt. Counts protect a defined population while observations and adjustments are reviewed.
Step by step
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Check availability Warehouse Manager
Warehouse Manager reviews current position, lot and reservations before assigning work.
- Shows eligible quantity
- Updates Inventory positions, Inventory reservations
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Reserve demand System
An eligible approved order claims a bounded stock quantity.
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Approve transfer Warehouse Manager
Warehouse Manager reviews source, destination and quantity.
- Moves owned custody
- Updates Stock transfers, Stock transfer lines, Stock events
ApprovalA person approves before the work moves on. -
Record dispatch and receipt Warehouse Operator
Warehouse Operators record actual outgoing and incoming amounts; a partial arrival retains transit stock.
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Lock and count Warehouse Operator
Warehouse Manager defines count scope, and the counter records blind observed quantities.
- Captures locked observation
- Updates Inventory counts, Count locks, Count lines
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Approve adjustment Warehouse Manager
Independent review considers variance and valuation before one stock posting.
- Posts reviewed difference
- Updates Approval decisions, Stock movements
ApprovalA person approves before the work moves on.
Who does what
Roles and permissions- Warehouse Manager
- Owns stock, transfers and count review; Warehouse Operator records movement and observation; Finance Manager reviews required value authority; Accountant reconciles postings.
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