When goods are received from the suppliers they are scanned and moved to their stores location. But what if there is no barcode on the product? You can do one of two things. Look it up and scan from a preprinted barcode list that we provide or print a label with a label printer connected to a PC in the receiving area. When the product code is scanned the PDA will recognise whether the stock type is serial, batch or commodity. If its either of the first two types then the batch or serial number will be required. This is necessary so that every item is monitored and can be easily found. The batch and serial numbers will normally be found on the delivery note if they are not already on the suppliers label on the outer container.

The sales orders are rasied or imported from the accounts package and a picklist is generated. The goods are picked and a despatch note and optional invoice generated. At this stage the goods are allocated stock ut physcally in the warehouse awating despath. On despatch a single scan of a barcode on the despatch not will move the goods out of stock and  record them as being sent to the customer. There are several variants on the processes for so this - for exmpe ordering  from a frnt desk Argos style ,picking e-commerce orders, orders for kits of parts, Ikea style, andhow the pick is guided to maximise efficiency according to location.

When all the products are on the system we can print out a complete list of them with their barcodes on A4 sheets. The count is then done and the PDA is used to record the location number, the product code and the quantity. When this has all finished then the records are uploaded to the pc and the stock data is updated to reflect what you have in stock. We now have a system. At this point it is worth running the reorder report to see items that are below you minimum quantity requirement. You can then place the appropriate orders.