Understanding Stock Movement and Inventory Reports
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An inventory report tells you what you have. A stock movement report tells you how you got there. You need both: the first to decide what to order, the second to explain surprises.
The main inventory views
- Stock on hand: quantity per product, optionally with value.
- Low stock: products below their reorder level.
- Expiry: batches approaching their expiry date.
- Movements: every receipt, sale, return, adjustment and transfer for a product.
How to read a movement history
Start at a known good count, then follow movements forward. Receipts add, sales subtract, returns add back, adjustments correct. If the running total does not match the shelf, look for the missing movement: an unbooked delivery, a sale of an unscanned item or an unrecorded breakage.
Questions the reports should answer
- What should I reorder this week?
- Which items have not moved in months?
- What is about to expire?
- Who adjusted this quantity, and why?
Common mistakes
- Adjusting a quantity without finding the cause.
- Ignoring slow movers until they expire or tie up cash.
- Reordering from memory instead of from movement and levels.
BluNext POS provides stock levels, movements, expiry and reorder alerts. See stock movements and adjustments and what reports are available today.
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