An introduction to stock control systems.

If you are ever involved in selecting or implementing a stock control package, AccountingWEB consultant editor David Carter discusses some of the points you will need to consider.

Integrated stock control
The first point to get clear is that a 'stock control package' will usually be a combination of several software modules working in unison. stock issues will be processed by the sales order processing (SOP) module, while stock receipts will be processed by the purchase order processing (POP) module.

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