Availability
On hand vs available
Why a physical quantity may not be promiseable.
Read the guideInventory education
Make the inventory distinction before making the decision.
Original worked examples explain the quantities and document effects that small inventory teams encounter every day.
- No card required
- Every feature included
- Desktop, tablet and phone
A real product workflow
See the facts behind the stock figure.
This example uses fields and states that exist in KnownStock. It is a clear HTML product view, not a fabricated customer screenshot.
Visibility and demand
Start with the quantities buyers and warehouse teams often confuse.
Reservations
Committed vs allocated
Separate a promise from the physical stock reserved for it.
Read the guideMovement and counting
Keep physical change, transit and observed difference explicit.
Transfers
How transfers affect inventory
Follow origin, transit and destination without double counting.
Read the guideStocktake
How to perform a stocktake
Prepare, capture, review and approve a controlled count.
Read the guideAudit
Inventory adjustment audit trail
Correct a difference without erasing what happened.
Read the guidePurchasing, sales and dispatch
Know which document actually changes physical stock.
Purchasing
Purchase receipt and invoice effects
Separate expected supply, receipt and documentary invoice.
Read the guideSales
Sales delivery and invoice effects
Separate commitment, outbound movement and documentary invoice.
Read the guidePackaging
Packaging units and inventory
Keep pack conversion tied to one base stock unit.
Read the guideWeight
How to calculate shipment weight
Separate theoretical, incomplete and actual package weight.
Read the guideCost and product scope
Use operational value honestly and know when focused software is enough.
Cost
Weighted-average inventory cost
See how ordinary inputs and outputs behave without a stored current-cost counter.
Read the guideScope
Inventory management without ERP
Choose a focused boundary beside accounting and specialised systems.
Read the guideReady for a verifiable first movement
Start with one item, one warehouse and one quantity you can explain.
Create a workspace without a card. Use removable sample data or enter one real record, then follow the practical manual at your own pace.