STOCK CONTROL
Taking stock – the next steps
When properly deployed sound stock control systems can help vending operators in the field, ensure efficient and data about stock movements while offering peace of mind that everything is accounted for.
According to Simon Black, managing director of SB Software: “Stock is what our clients are selling. Nothing can be more key than stock control and stock management.” SB Software promises this to its customers through its Vendmanager vending management system (VMS) software and hardware including Datakey (allowing operators to fill more
machines per day, whilst improving accuracy and security) and Databridge (which plugs inside a vending machine and supplies up to date data whenever and wherever it is needed). Phil McGhee, technical manager at SBS, who works in the field with operators every day says: “The ease with which you can move stock around the various parts of your business, will bring you the peace of mind that your stock is accounted for. “This is achieved by giving your staff the correct tools to do the
job, whether this be an accurate and well-presented packing list at the kerbside or a paperless picking app in the warehouse. Tie into this the ability to trace all the movements of stock from it coming into the warehouse, to the various selling streams and you have your dream stock control system.”
Simon adds: “With stock
it’s vital to know clearly both what you have got and what you have not got – always paying full attention to essentials such as date rotation.
“But how about what you should have, or should not have? Or streamlining stock-holding to service today’s requirements as opposed to mirroring age-old habits? What about analysing actual sales, following trends and proactively managing stock to maximise not just sales but profitability throughout? What about automating recurring tasks to run automatically? (we do that with “wizards," saving time and money and improving accuracy). “We’ll never stop improving things. ‘Better’ is always good and making things simple to use as well is even better still.” Having a clear future plan in place can be crucial to maintaining
profitability which means businesses need to find a way to examine current needs in comparison to needs of the past, looking at trends and finding ways to simplifying routine operations. Simple yet efficient systems that manage and deliver critical insight into stock movements can be the key to this.
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