Inventory Management System

The number on the shelf and the number on the screen are rarely the same

Inventory management system development is the work of closing the gap between the stock a business physically holds and the stock its records claim it holds.

Every business with goods runs two inventories. One is in the warehouse and one is in the system, and the distance between them is where money is lost.

Wink builds inventory systems that give real time inventory visibility, so decisions are made against what is actually there.

What a Wink inventory system does

Wink develops inventory management systems covering the full movement of goods.

• Stock level monitoring
• Warehouse management
• Purchase automation
• Product movement tracking
• Inventory reporting
• Multiple warehouse and branch management
• Inventory transfers
• Stock location tracking
• Centralized inventory reporting

Shortages and overstocking are the same failure

An inventory system reduces stock shortages and prevents overstocking, which are two symptoms of one cause: deciding without current information.

A shortage costs a sale you already earned. Overstocking costs cash that is sitting on a shelf, plus the storage it occupies and the discount it will eventually need.

Improved forecasting is what removes both, and forecasting requires movement history the system has actually recorded.

Scanning is what keeps the record honest

Wink supports barcode scanners, QR code technology, serial numbers, batch tracking and automated inventory updates.

Typing a product code is where inventory accuracy dies. Scanning removes the transcription step entirely, which removes the error with it.

Serial numbers and batch tracking matter to anyone who may need to trace a specific unit later, including for warranty, recall or expiry.

Several warehouses, one picture

Wink builds multi branch and multi warehouse control, including inventory transfers, stock locations and consolidated reporting from one platform.

Businesses with more than one location usually have stock they cannot see. A shortage in one branch sits next to surplus in another, and neither knows.

Transfers recorded as transfers, rather than as a write off in one place and a receipt in another, are what make the consolidated view trustworthy.

Purchasing that reacts to the shelf

Wink automates purchasing so reorder decisions follow stock levels rather than someone remembering to check.

Automation here is not about removing judgment. It is about making sure the person who exercises that judgment is prompted at the right moment with the right number.

Connecting inventory to the systems that sell and record

Wink integrates inventory systems with ERP platforms, POS systems, accounting software, ecommerce platforms, cloud services, barcode systems and third party APIs.

The ecommerce link is the one customers feel. An online store selling an item the warehouse does not have produces a refund, an apology and a review, all from one order.

Who inventory system development is for

• Retailers and wholesalers holding stock across more than one location
• Businesses whose stock counts and system figures regularly disagree
• Companies selling online and offline from the same inventory
• Distributors and manufacturers tracking batches, serials or expiry
• Any business ordering stock based on memory rather than data

What inventory systems connect to

An inventory system is one of the most commonly requested builds in business systems development, and it is often the first module of a full ERP system.

It sits directly alongside the accounting and finance system, since stock is an asset, and it feeds any ecommerce app selling from the same shelves.

Where to start

Tell us how many locations you hold stock in and when you last counted it. The distance between that count and your system figure is the business case.