Receive real stock.
Record the package form, location, quantity, and source of an incoming shipment.
02 / Physical inventory
A box is a box until you open it.
Track physical packages and record the work that changes them. A package definition and stock on the shelf are different things.
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Example store / Example cigar
A product and its packages
Single1 cigarSKU 1042-S
Five-pack5 cigarsSKU 1042-P
Box20 cigarsSKU 1042-B
Synthetic example for discussion. This is not a running register.
Record packaging changes.
Opening one box of 20 removes a box and adds 20 singles. The conversion has its own history.
Review exceptions.
Surface a shortage or count mismatch with enough context for staff to investigate.
A practical sequence
Follow the whole workflow.
- Choose the item and location.
- Receive or count its physical packages.
- Record opening and repacking explicitly.
- Review the resulting counts and history.