Manage the warehouse - Bold Factory

Warehouse management lets you know where materials are, how they arrive, how they leave, and which movements explain each change. This data connects physical stock with purchasing, sales, planning, manufacturing, and costs.

Work areas

Locations

Places where you receive, store, consume, prepare, or ship materials.

Plan and prepare a load

Group goods, schedule the load, and request transfer to the dispatch location.

Provision manufacturing

Move raw materials to a workstation’s consumption location.

Execute and close a load order

Record work, validate the load, and complete its shipments.

Stock discrepancies

Check stock and movements to correct discrepancies while preserving traceability.

Lot traceability

Follow a lot’s origin, movements, stock, and cost.

Receipt inspections

Define checks per item and record their results when receiving materials.

Stock counts

Compare the physical count with recorded stock and apply discrepancies.

Packages and containers

Group physical stock to move, prepare, or ship it as a unit.

What changes stock

Action	Effect
Receive a purchase order	Increases physical stock.
Ship materials	Reduces physical stock.
Move stock	Changes location or package while preserving the lot and total quantity.
Adjust stock	Corrects an individual discrepancy.
Take a stock count	Reconciles according to the physical count.
Consume or produce	Updates stock from manufacturing.
Execute a warehouse movement	Transfers materials through audited pick-ups and deliveries.
Complete a load order	Dispatches its shipments and reduces stock at the loading location.

Before you start

Define locations and decide which items require lots. If you work with supplier documents, prepare their item references to help associate data when scanning delivery notes.

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