If you are about to start your regular stock take you’ll be well-aware that any type of error in the data capture, recording or management can play havoc with your final figures, especially if you are handling expensive stock. It thus makes sense to use a system which makes stock taking quick and easy and all but eliminates any mistakes you might make.
Stocktaking mistakes can be put down to lost stock, illegible handwriting, miscounting of items or a bad data recording practice. All these things are human errors which need to be eliminated if the stock-take is to be done correctly.
If all your stock items feature barcode labels however things can be very different.
If all your stock items have barcode labels attached the chances of human error affecting your figures can be eliminated. Every item that you scan can be accounted for quickly and easily with a simple scan by a hand-held scanning device. The information on your company’s database can then be updated automatically and accurate figures obtained.
A by-product of using barcode labels on your stock items is that the whole stock take procedure is much quicker than if you were to do it manually. This gives you time to concentrate on more important business tasks.