# Inventory Module (IM)

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The **Inventory Module** provides comprehensive control of inventory across **Stock Items**, **Consumables**, **Services**, and **Fixed Assets**, ensuring complete visibility and accurate inventory management throughout the business. The module supports detailed item records, including **photos**, **specifications**, **documents**, supplier information, and pricing, enabling users to quickly identify and manage inventory items.

Designed to improve inventory accuracy and reduce losses, the module tracks all inventory movements, including **available stock**, **work in progress**, **reserved stock**, and **stock in transit**. Real-time cost pricing is continuously updated from supplier receipts, ensuring inventory valuations remain accurate and current. Stock requests support **Just-in-Time (JIT) purchasing**, while inventory adjustments, supplier price list imports, and automated pricing updates reduce manual administration and improve efficiency.

Comprehensive **Stock Take**, **Inventory Analysis**, and **Reporting** functionality provides complete visibility into inventory performance and movements. Advanced grouping structures, supplier integrations, and real-time stock enquiries enable businesses to maintain tighter inventory control, improve purchasing decisions, and maximise profitability.

**Key Benefits**

\- **Centralised management of Stock**, Consumables, Services, and Fixed Assets  
\- Improved **inventory visibility** and tighter stock control  
\- **Detailed item records** including photos, documents, and specifications  
\- Support for **multiple suppliers and supplier-specific costing**  
\- Just-in-Time ordering through integrated stock request processes  
\- **Fast stock level adjustments** through Excel and CSV imports  
\- **Accurate stock takes** with inventory freezing during counting  
\- **Automated supplier price updates** to maintain current cost pricing  
\- **Real-time access to inventory levels**, pricing, and serial numbers  
\- **Advanced grouping structures** for reporting and inventory management  
\- **Complete tracking** of inventory movements and cost history  
\- **Enhanced purchasing** decisions and improved business profitability

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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Inventory Module (IM) Features</span>

<table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoTableGrid" id="bkmrk-im-features-descript" style="width: 960px; border-collapse: collapse; border: none;" width="621"><tbody><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes;"><td style="width: 191.255px; border: 1pt solid windowtext; background: rgb(112, 48, 160); padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="135">**<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; color: white; mso-themecolor: background1;">IM Features</span>**

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</td></tr><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;"><td style="width: 191.255px; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: 1pt solid windowtext; border-image: initial; border-top: none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" width="135"><span lang="EN-GB">Inventory Module</span>

</td><td style="width: 289.661px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" width="233"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Control all inventory from Stock, Custom (consumables), Service and Fixed Assets</span>

</td><td style="width: 309.521px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" width="253"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Full stock control ensures no stock losses</span>

<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Increased profitability</span>

</td></tr><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;"><td style="width: 191.255px; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: 1pt solid windowtext; border-image: initial; border-top: none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" width="135"><span lang="EN-GB">Stock Items</span>

</td><td style="width: 289.661px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" width="233"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ONE stock item can have multiple suppliers with multiple cost prices and related supplier item codes.</span>

</td><td style="width: 309.521px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" width="253"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Allows for smarter purchasing of stock and tighter stock control.</span>

</td></tr><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;"><td style="width: 191.255px; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: 1pt solid windowtext; border-image: initial; border-top: none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" width="135"><span lang="EN-GB">Inventory setup</span>

</td><td style="width: 289.661px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" width="233"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">When setting up a stock item, photographs, specifications and documentation can be attached.</span>

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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Specials can be implemented on the system via an expiry date.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When expired, Huge ERP will automatically revert back to the original pricing.</span>

</td><td style="width: 309.521px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" width="253"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Ensures clear stock identification where products may have similar features.</span>

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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span>

<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">By reverting to the original pricing, the system ensures no unnecessary loss of revenue.</span>

</td></tr><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4;"><td style="width: 191.255px; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: 1pt solid windowtext; border-image: initial; border-top: none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" width="135"><span lang="EN-GB">Stock Requests</span>

</td><td style="width: 289.661px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" width="233"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Stock can be requested on the system and indicate a specific delivery date.</span>

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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">All stock requests can be authorised and pulled into a purchase order.</span>

</td><td style="width: 309.521px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" width="253"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Stock requests lead to Just-in- Time stock ordering and delivery saving time and money.</span>

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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">No re-capturing of data required.</span>

</td></tr><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 5;"><td style="width: 191.255px; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: 1pt solid windowtext; border-image: initial; border-top: none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" width="135"><span lang="EN-GB">Stock Level Adjustments</span>

</td><td style="width: 289.661px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" width="233"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">In this area we allow a user to import stock levels from CSV files.</span>

</td><td style="width: 309.521px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" width="253"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Allows users to work in Excel if required and then import data into Huge ERP.</span>

<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span>

</td></tr><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 6;"><td style="width: 191.255px; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: 1pt solid windowtext; border-image: initial; border-top: none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" width="135"><span lang="EN-GB">Stock Takes</span>

</td><td style="width: 289.661px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" width="233"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Stock takes can be performed by product group or by warehouse.</span>

<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span>

<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">In addition, once a stock take begins, the system freezes all stock in the product group or warehouse.</span>

</td><td style="width: 309.521px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" width="253"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">This means Huge ERP will not allow for Invoices or Goods Received Vouchers to be processed until the stock take is complete ensuring stock accuracy.</span>

</td></tr><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 7;"><td style="width: 191.255px; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: 1pt solid windowtext; border-image: initial; border-top: none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" width="135"><span lang="EN-GB">Group Codes</span>

</td><td style="width: 289.661px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" width="233"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Users can create group codes.</span>

<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span>

<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Huge ERP also allows for advanced general ledger links for groups of items.</span>

</td><td style="width: 309.521px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" width="253"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Group Codes facilitate quick sorting for stock take purposes.</span>

<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Gives the user advanced reporting features in general ledger as sales can be split into groups.</span>

</td></tr><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 8;"><td style="width: 191.255px; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: 1pt solid windowtext; border-image: initial; border-top: none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" width="135"><span lang="EN-GB">Supplier Price Lists</span>

</td><td style="width: 289.661px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" width="233"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">When receiving price lists from suppliers in an Excel format, users can import the price list via CSV files.</span>

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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">From the supplier price list, Huge ERP will update supplier cost price for relevant supplier.</span>

</td><td style="width: 309.521px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" width="253"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Importing the supplier price list saves time re-capturing pricing.</span>

<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Automatic updates of price changes ensure correct system pricing.</span>

<span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Each purchase invoice updates supplier costs automatically on processing</span>

</td></tr><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 9;"><td style="width: 191.255px; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: 1pt solid windowtext; border-image: initial; border-top: none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="135"><span lang="EN-GB">Price Enquiry</span>

</td><td style="width: 289.661px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="233"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">A quick reference to price, stock availability and serial numbers of items on the system price list.</span>

<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Via the security features, different levels of users can be granted access to amend or see more information on each stock item.</span>

</td><td style="width: 309.521px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="253"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The price enquiry feature saves time</span>

<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">A one screen for critical stock information</span>

</td></tr><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 10; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;"><td style="width: 191.255px; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: 1pt solid windowtext; border-image: initial; border-top: none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="135"><span lang="EN-GB">Inventory Analysis</span>

</td><td style="width: 289.661px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="233"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Within inventory analysis all movement of stock and cost pricing can be recorded.</span>

</td><td style="width: 309.521px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="253"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Up to the minute analysis of inventory.</span>

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