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Modules

Stock & locationsSee where stock is held, who owns it and what your team can use now. Receiving & putawayRecord each delivery, protect its stock identity and move received goods into the right location. Issues & returnsReserve the right stock, record actual consumption and trace returned goods to their original movement. Stock transfersMove stock between locations while keeping quantities, ownership and in-transit value accounted for.
Counts & adjustmentsCount against a controlled stock snapshot, investigate differences and post corrections with clear authority. ReplenishmentGive buyers a reliable shortage worklist with clear quantities, supplier context and follow-up. Inventory analysisExplain inventory value, consumption, shortages and corrections from the stock evidence behind them.

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Processes

Receive and put awayConfirm the delivery, establish its stock basis and put each received portion into storage. Issue and return stockClaim eligible stock, record actual issue and resolve returns against source goods and reviewed value. Transfer stockAuthorize a move, trace dispatched stock and reconcile every portion at its destination or source.
Count to adjustPlan a controlled count, review the difference and reconcile stock with a traceable correction. Replenish stockTurn current stock shortages into a clear purchasing worklist without losing the basis of each recommendation.

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Industries

Wholesale and distributionKeep warehouse stock, transfers and replenishment aligned with daily demand. Retail and spare partsFind the stock you can use and spot replenishment needs across stores and stockrooms.
Manufacturing stockroomsTrack materials entering, moving through and leaving the stockroom. Service and maintenance teamsKeep parts visible across depots, stores and service locations.

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Roles and permissionsGive warehouse teams clear responsibilities and the access their work needs. Reports and analyticsUnderstand stock availability, value and the reasons quantities change. Data modelInspect the stock identities, movement history and controls behind the specification.
IntegrationsConnect stock work to purchasing, demand, devices and accounting. ImplementationPlan the first release around trusted quantities, costs and warehouse responsibilities. AI assistants and APIHelp teams prepare stock work and investigate exceptions.

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Modules
Stock & locationsSee where stock is held, who owns it and what your team can use now.Receiving & putawayRecord each delivery, protect its stock identity and move received goods into the right location.Issues & returnsReserve the right stock, record actual consumption and trace returned goods to their original movement.Stock transfersMove stock between locations while keeping quantities, ownership and in-transit value accounted for.Counts & adjustmentsCount against a controlled stock snapshot, investigate differences and post corrections with clear authority.ReplenishmentGive buyers a reliable shortage worklist with clear quantities, supplier context and follow-up.Inventory analysisExplain inventory value, consumption, shortages and corrections from the stock evidence behind them.
Processes
Receive and put awayConfirm the delivery, establish its stock basis and put each received portion into storage.Issue and return stockClaim eligible stock, record actual issue and resolve returns against source goods and reviewed value.Transfer stockAuthorize a move, trace dispatched stock and reconcile every portion at its destination or source.Count to adjustPlan a controlled count, review the difference and reconcile stock with a traceable correction.Replenish stockTurn current stock shortages into a clear purchasing worklist without losing the basis of each recommendation.
Industries
Wholesale and distributionKeep warehouse stock, transfers and replenishment aligned with daily demand.Retail and spare partsFind the stock you can use and spot replenishment needs across stores and stockrooms.Manufacturing stockroomsTrack materials entering, moving through and leaving the stockroom.Service and maintenance teamsKeep parts visible across depots, stores and service locations.
Reference
Roles and permissionsGive warehouse teams clear responsibilities and the access their work needs.Reports and analyticsUnderstand stock availability, value and the reasons quantities change.Data modelInspect the stock identities, movement history and controls behind the specification.IntegrationsConnect stock work to purchasing, demand, devices and accounting.ImplementationPlan the first release around trusted quantities, costs and warehouse responsibilities.AI assistants and APIHelp teams prepare stock work and investigate exceptions.
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Inventory Management Industries
Manufacturing stockrooms3 of 4
  • Wholesale and distribution1 of 4
  • Retail and spare parts2 of 4
  • Manufacturing stockrooms3 of 4
  • Service and maintenance teams4 of 4

Manufacturing stockrooms

Track materials entering, moving through and leaving the stockroom.

Typical roles
  • Inventory Manager
  • Warehouse Operator
  • Buyer
  • Viewer
  • Admin
Also built for
  • Wholesale and distribution
  • Retail and spare parts
  • Manufacturing stockrooms
  • Service and maintenance teams

What changes for this team

configured at rollout

A manufacturing stockroom needs accurate material quantities even when production planning and shop-floor execution live elsewhere. Inventory Management specifies the focused stock layer: receiving, storage, internal usage, transfers, returns and counts. It does not add manufacturing orders or MRP. Agree the external demand references so a production request prepares the right stock work without pretending that a notification proves physical consumption.

Keep stocking units consistent

Define the product-specific relationship between a purchased case, pack or other transaction unit and the stocking unit. Freeze that conversion on the transaction. Quantity and unit cost convert together so receiving a case of components cannot multiply the value twice or lose the individual pieces.

Record actual material issue

Reserve eligible stock against the identified usage request and keep the claim with the physical position. A pick is preparation or relocation. The actual issue records the quantity and carrying value consumed, with purpose retained so internal usage, samples and scrap can be understood separately.

Preserve stock condition and ownership

Keep held, damaged, expired and third-party goods separate from usable owned stock. Moving material into a storage bin does not release a hold or establish title. This is simple inventory disposition; a formal quality-inspection process needs a separate agreed scope.

Carry value through movement

Use the configured standard, weighted-average or FIFO method with retained source layers. Transfers preserve their departure value until destination receipt. Later price or cost settings do not rewrite the original material receipt, issue or return history.

Reconcile the floor and the books

Freeze all stock-changing actions that affect the counted scope, including value changes from a shared cost pool. Review the accepted correction with the required independence and known cost evidence. External accounting receives approved incremental changes; a closing valuation is a reconciliation balance rather than another posting of the whole stock value.

Cycle count for this team

  1. 01

    Plan

  2. 02

    Count

    Keep stocking units consistent

  3. 03

    Variance

  4. 04

    Approve

    Approval required

  5. 05

    Adjust

    Record actual material issue · Preserve stock condition and ownership · Carry value through movement · Reconcile the floor and the books

Same records, same gates. The configuration changes how the process runs for this team.

Workspace previews

Adjustments Requiring ApprovalStockAdjustments
approval waits for the inventory manager
Approval conditions

Inventory Manager: Approve StockAdjustments and count review only within explicit value authority and independently of requester, material editors and all counters for the target

Inventory Manager: Prepare Products, ProductCategories, Warehouses, Bins, UnitsOfMeasure, ProductConversions, Suppliers, ReorderRules, StockAdjustmentReasons and StockSummaries assortment changes through MasterChanges

PendingApproval
  • SA-43563 PRD-3847 100 4 d
  • SA-29672 PRD-4222 390 2 d
  • SA-19435 PRD-9706 380 in 4 d
  • SA-71685 PRD-1403 880 2 d
  • SA-46584 PRD-6595 850 1 d
SA-43563
Product
PRD-3847
Warehouse
WRH-110
Bin
BNS-9613
QuantityDelta
100
UnitCost
730.55

Approval waits for the inventory manager.

Counts & adjustments →
Slow-Moving SKUsStockSummaries
on handDaysSinceConsumption >= 90 or NeverConsumed = true
ProductWarehouseQuantity On HandUnit CostValue On Hand
PRD-1554WRH-150960249.9640,072.40
PRD-8604WRH-110130873.0437,637.69
PRD-7128WRH-120910334.8238,617.99
PRD-4428WRH-12030617.921,836.45
PRD-5533WRH-110450955.582,749.85
PRD-2029WRH-130750928.6633,011.56
On-Hand by WarehouseInventory
on hand
ProductWarehouseBinLot NumberSerial Number
PRD-5731WRH-140BNS-3203L26-6081INV-60820
PRD-7689WRH-140BNS-4287L26-4399INV-10318
PRD-5489WRH-130BNS-6774L26-6683INV-80102
PRD-6893WRH-120BNS-5050L26-1993INV-56814
PRD-3703WRH-130BNS-8895L26-3843INV-51402
PRD-5050WRH-110BNS-6453L26-6691INV-58420

Typical roles

Roles and permissions

Admin is configured as a role at rollout; the spec has no matrix column for it yet.

Inventory Manager

Owns inventory integrity, count coordination, stock decisions and the external accounting reconciliation.

Permissions
  • Prepare Products, ProductCategories, Warehouses, Bins, UnitsOfMeasure, ProductConversions, Suppliers, ReorderRules, StockAdjustmentReasons and StockSummaries assortment changes through MasterChanges
  • Prepare InventoryPolicies subject to independent Admin activation
  • Prepare and coordinate CycleCounts and PhysicalInventories, CountLocks and CountObservations
Overdue Cycle CountsCycleCounts
StatusScheduledInProgressoverdue
14 Sep09 Oct WRH-110 CC-37543, 14 Sep to 17 Sep, InProgress CC-28671, 17 Sep to 24 Sep, InProgress CC-32880, 17 Sep to 24 Sep, InProgress CC-90242, 28 Sep to 05 Oct, Scheduled CC-23834, 30 Sep to 09 Oct, Scheduled WRH-120 CC-37141, 19 Sep to 23 Sep, Scheduled CC-90242CC-28671CC-37141CC-37543CC-23834CC-32880 today · 17 Sep
  • WRH-110: CC-90242, 28 Sep to 05 Oct, Scheduled
  • WRH-110: CC-28671, 17 Sep to 24 Sep, InProgress
  • WRH-120: CC-37141, 19 Sep to 23 Sep, Scheduled
  • WRH-110: CC-37543, 14 Sep to 17 Sep, InProgress
  • WRH-110: CC-23834, 30 Sep to 09 Oct, Scheduled
  • WRH-110: CC-32880, 17 Sep to 24 Sep, InProgress
Warehouse Operator

Performs physical stock work and blind counts in currently assigned warehouses, with cost fields masked.

Permissions
  • Prepare GoodsReceipts and confirm actual receipt after protected cost/title checks
  • Prepare Issues and Transfers, reserve eligible stock and perform guarded pick, unpick, issue, transfer departure and destination receipt
  • Execute authorized ReturnAuthorizations receiving, restock, return-out or scrap after required decisions
Recent Receipts (last 7 days)GoodsReceipts
last 7 daysStatusReceivedPutAwayClosed
Received
GR-11889VND-001110 received
GR-62701VND-20880 received
PutAway
GR-56891VND-083120 received
GR-57780VND-006150 received
Closed
GR-58310VND-16850 received
GR-31827VND-21690 received
Buyer

Follows replenishment in an external purchasing process and provides receipt cost and supplier context.

Permissions
  • Read Products, Suppliers, ReorderRules, StockSummaries, Inventory and receipt-only StockMovements
  • Prepare GoodsReceipts against external PO lines and confirm actual receipt when assigned to the warehouse
  • Review receipt cost and documented external valuation-currency conversion
On-Hand by WarehouseInventory
on hand
ProductWarehouseBinLot NumberSerial Number
PRD-5731WRH-140BNS-3203L26-6081INV-60820
PRD-7689WRH-140BNS-4287L26-4399INV-10318
PRD-5489WRH-130BNS-6774L26-6683INV-80102
PRD-6893WRH-120BNS-5050L26-1993INV-56814
PRD-3703WRH-130BNS-8895L26-3843INV-51402
PRD-5050WRH-110BNS-6453L26-6691INV-58420
Viewer

Reads current non-cost stock information for finance, sales or customer service without changing it.

Permissions
  • Read Products, ProductCategories, Warehouses, Bins, non-cost Inventory and StockSummaries within granted sites
  • View On-Hand by Warehouse, Low Stock, Out of Stock and Recent Receipts (last 7 days) including on-hand, allocated, available and receipt quantities
  • Supplier names and external reference display are limited to granted business scope
Out of StockStockSummaries
QuantityAvailable <= 0Stocked = trueProduct.Active = true
ProductWarehouseQuantity On HandQuantity AllocatedQuantity Available
PRD-4388WRH-1307010680
PRD-5214WRH-130290170630
PRD-1187WRH-14038090750
PRD-9814WRH-120500130900
PRD-7631WRH-14026080460
PRD-1758WRH-150540410230

Modules

  • Inventory analysis
    Summary NumberProductWarehouseStocked

    Inventory analysis

    Explain inventory value, consumption, shortages and corrections from the stock evidence behind them.

  • Stock & locations
    SKUDescriptionCategoryItem Type

    Stock & locations

    See where stock is held, who owns it and what your team can use now.

  • Issues & returns
    Issue NumberIssue TypeExternal Demand ReferenceProduct

    Issues & returns

    Reserve the right stock, record actual consumption and trace returned goods to their original movement.

  • Open TransfersApproved
    Transfer NumberFrom WarehouseTo WarehouseProduct

    Stock transfers

    Move stock between locations while keeping quantities, ownership and in-transit value accounted for.

  • Overdue Cycle CountsScheduled
    Count NumberWarehouseZoneScheduled Date
    Storage

    Counts & adjustments

    Count against a controlled stock snapshot, investigate differences and post corrections with clear authority.

  • Recent Receipts (last 7 days)Received
    Receipt NumberExternal POReferenceSupplierProduct

    Receiving & putaway

    Record each delivery, protect its stock identity and move received goods into the right location.

  • Replenishment
    SKUDescriptionCategoryItem Type

    Replenishment

    Give buyers a reliable shortage worklist with clear quantities, supplier context and follow-up.

Relevant reports

Reports and analytics

Inventory Valuation

Frozen StockSnapshots reconcile exact remaining owned CostLayers by Product, Category, Warehouse and cost method in the installation valuation currency. Include picked/held/damaged owned stock and source-carried in-transit stock once; third-party custody is a separate non-owned quantity disclosure. Unknown costs block a final snapshot. AccountingExports sends only unaccepted event deltas; the closing value is a control balance, never another full-value journal.

On-Hand by WarehouseInventory
on hand
ProductWarehouseBinLot NumberSerial Number
PRD-5731WRH-140BNS-3203L26-6081INV-60820
PRD-7689WRH-140BNS-4287L26-4399INV-10318
PRD-5489WRH-130BNS-6774L26-6683INV-80102
PRD-6893WRH-120BNS-5050L26-1993INV-56814
PRD-3703WRH-130BNS-8895L26-3843INV-51402
PRD-5050WRH-110BNS-6453L26-6691INV-58420

Inventory Turns & DOH

Net carrying cost of effective SalesPick and InternalUsage final issues in the selected interval divided by the time-weighted owned inventory value over that same interval; simple internal movements, supplier returns, samples, scrap and adjustments are excluded from consumption and disclosed separately. DOH is interval days divided by turns. Customer returns reduce eligible consumption through linked original costs. Zero/nonpositive denominator or incomplete cutoff coverage is unavailable, never infinity or a manufactured zero. Category rollups sum compatible currency numerators and denominators before dividing.

On-Hand by WarehouseInventory
on hand
ProductWarehouseBinLot NumberSerial Number
PRD-5731WRH-140BNS-3203L26-6081INV-60820
PRD-7689WRH-140BNS-4287L26-4399INV-10318
PRD-5489WRH-130BNS-6774L26-6683INV-80102
PRD-6893WRH-120BNS-5050L26-1993INV-56814
PRD-3703WRH-130BNS-8895L26-3843INV-51402
PRD-5050WRH-110BNS-6453L26-6691INV-58420

Expiry Report

Exact remaining lot/serial positions and layer values as of cutoff, split by owner/status and disjoint days-to-expiry buckets: expired, 0–7, 8–30, 31–90 and over90; no-expiry/unknown-expiry positions remain separately visible. Use the warehouse-local expiry cutoff; same-day expiration policy is explicit. Returns and later receipts preserve established expiry. Value at risk includes only owned stock; alerts and FEFO guidance do not prove a markdown, sale or quality disposition.

Lot Expiry SoonInventory
has expiry datenext 30 dayson hand
ProductWarehouseBinLot NumberQuantity On Hand
PRD-7378WRH-140BNS-7012L26-0683900
PRD-3179WRH-120BNS-3583L26-7261370
PRD-7178WRH-130BNS-5434L26-0326640
PRD-4245WRH-110BNS-9276L26-2740590
PRD-2917WRH-110BNS-7294L26-2181830
PRD-9134WRH-150BNS-6075L26-8182760

Common questions

All questions
How do I get started?

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Related question
Is this a full warehouse or manufacturing system?

It focuses on inventory across warehouses, stores and stockrooms: shallow bins, receipt, putaway, issue, return, transfer, counting and replenishment advice. MRP, manufacturing orders, carrier shopping and formal quality management are outside this scope. Purchasing and financial processes remain external unless separately implemented.

Related question
What is the difference between on-hand and available stock?

On-hand describes physical positions, while eligibility also considers claims, holds, expiry, ownership and control state. Picked or in-transit goods may remain owned without being available for a new issue. Permitted viewers can see the relevant quantities without protected cost detail.

Related question
How are different purchase and stocking units handled?

Product-specific conversions retain how many stocking units belong to the transaction unit. The conversion is frozen with the source. Quantity and unit cost convert together so a case, pack or other unit does not multiply the stock value twice.

Related question
Which costing methods are in the specification?

Standard, weighted average and FIFO are retained, with source layers and effective allocations. One installation valuation currency applies. Foreign receipt costs need reviewed external conversion evidence. Historical transactions retain their original basis; changing a current product setting does not rewrite earlier costs.

Related question
Do small count differences always need approval?

An independently activated policy can permit an eligible automatic correction only when every condition passes, including current scope, appropriate identity, known applicable value and all absolute tolerances. Required reasons and exceptional stock need an independent Inventory Manager. Unknown owned cost cannot be cleared merely by approving the difference.

Related question
What happens if stock changes during a count?

The count controls all affected movement and value paths in its scope and checks both position versions and the complete identity population. Stale or expired evidence requires controlled recovery and fresh observations where work has resumed. An approved correction cannot simply reuse the original variance after it has already been posted.

Related question
Can we transfer stock and process returns?

Transfers retain departure, arrival, remaining transit and any evidenced return or loss. Returns link to the original movement and remaining authorized scope, with physical arrival and inventory disposition kept separate. Financial refunds remain external; selecting a return status does not move money.

Related question
Can it create purchase orders or post our whole inventory value?

Replenishment produces advice and follow-up for the external purchasing process. Accounting handoff uses independently approved incremental changes with exact source identities. Closing snapshots reconcile the balance; they do not post the entire inventory value again on top of accepted adjustments.

Related question
Can we bring existing stock and open work?

Yes, through a planned and reconciled migration. Load current positions, remaining layers, active claims and partial documents once, preserving source identities and cutoff. Historical statuses remain nonposting evidence. A different eligible Inventory Manager approves activation after the full opening totals and unresolved work are checked.

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    Wholesale and distribution

    Keep warehouse stock, transfers and replenishment aligned with daily demand.

  • Industry

    Retail and spare parts

    Find the stock you can use and spot replenishment needs across stores and stockrooms.

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    Manufacturing stockrooms

    Track materials entering, moving through and leaving the stockroom.

  • Industry

    Service and maintenance teams

    Keep parts visible across depots, stores and service locations.

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