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Inventory Management Application

This module focuses on the inventory control and management of the fabric in the warehouse.

Key functions and features

  • Provide accurate data to calculate the inventory level
  • Verify the fabric in/out
  • Track of the status/location of the fabric in the warehouse
  • Locate the fabric in the shelf
  • Support accurate and efficient approach to perform stock taking

System ¡V five modules

  • Stock-in
  • Stock maintenance
  • Stock-out
  • Stock taking
  • Reporting

The stock-in module allows the user to record the inventory of the fabric (i.e. the number of rolls, the length of an individual roll, etc.) when fabric is received by the warehouse.

The stock maintenance module provides four functions to users for handling their daily operations in the warehouse after goods are received:

  • Tag association: to associate an RFID tag with a fabric in the system and check in the fabric at the warehouse;
  • Inspection: to enable users to update the actual length of the fabric after inspection;
  • Shelfing: to record the ID of the shelf that where the fabric is stored by reading the RFID tag associated with the shelf; and
  • Printing: to print labels with barcodes if needed.

The stock-out module updates the fabric at check-out by only reading the RFID tag attached to the fabric when the fabric is leaving the warehouse.

The stock taking sub-module allows staff to periodically perform stock taking in the warehouse to count the actual inventory of the fabric accurately.

The management module mainly generates different management reports for warehouse monitoring. Management can make different decisions based on this monitoring data.

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