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Stock-check app for hardware branch staff

Shelf-side stock checking and counting without walking back to a terminal.

  • Barcode scanning
  • Live stock lookup
  • Cycle and full stock counts
  • Variance flagging
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The problem

Stock counts meant printing sheets, walking the aisles, writing figures and typing them in afterwards. The delay between counting and entering meant the count was already stale, and transcription errors were common.

What we built

We built an Android application that scans an item and shows its live position, and records counts directly against the stock record. Counting happens where the stock is, and the figure entered is the figure counted.

Modules delivered

  • Barcode scanning
  • Live stock lookup
  • Cycle and full stock counts
  • Variance flagging
  • Offline queueing
  • Branch transfer requests

What changed

What the delivered system does differently from the process it replaced.

  • Counts are entered at the shelf rather than transcribed later
  • Variances are flagged as they are found
  • Staff check stock without leaving the aisle

Built with

The stack chosen for this build.

  • Android
  • iOS
  • REST API

Why this customer is not named

Most of our customers allow the work to be described but not their name published. Where a customer has given permission, their name and testimonial appear here.

Independent accounts of our work are published by customers themselves on our Facebook reviews page.

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