Keeping track of inventory and stocktaking needs to be accurate for an efficient warehouse. In good news for the industry, new technology is making this process easier.
Stock is commonly identified by barcodes, QR codes or product numbers. Innovative scanning technology reads all these types of identification marks without having to rely on a single system such as bar codes. These systems also make it easier for warehouses to change how stock is identified, from barcodes to QR codes, for example, without having to replace the code scanners.
Warehouses often have an issue with damaged labels if inventory boxes are water damaged, roughly thrown onto aisle picking trolleys or dropped from high racks. Scanning technology is available that can read blurred or faded codes which prevent inaccurate scanning.
Some warehouses outsource stocktaking to experts who can accurately count inventory and have the data available for any warehouse management system that the warehouse uses. RGIS Vision is one expert in inventory checking who claims that it is better to use outside experts like them rather than rely on manually counting stock by inexperienced warehouse employees.
RGIS has teams of auditors based across the UK who can accurately count stock with minimum disruption to a business.
Even if a warehouse does not use advanced warehouse management systems to store inventory data, they can use handheld scanners for stocktaking that stores data in the cloud which can then be imported into a standard spreadsheet program such as Excel. This avoids the need to manually enter data which saves time and expense.
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