Time to take stock?

Stocktaking can be daunting and expensive to say the least - extra staffing, training and closing the business for the duration of the count etc.. Then you have to collate the data gathered into a logical and legible format which can take as much time as the count itself. Nevertheless, having control of your stock and monitoring the value of your unsold goods is vital to business success.

Thankfully technology has provided us with some solutions that can help streamline this process. Many EPoS systems have Stock/Inventory management functionality which can be employed to carry out stocktakes and control levels on a day to day basis. This data can be used to generate purchase orders for your suppliers based on criteria such as re-order levels and quantities sold. Portable handheld computers with built in barcode scanners can be utilised to speed up the process of carrying out a stocktake with minimum disruption to your business.

 So now there’s no excuse … Get counting!