Practical compliance guides

Stock Audit · 6 min read

Cycle Counting in a Dark Store: Counting Without Stopping Fulfilment

A dark store cannot close for a count. Cycle counting works around live picking, and this explains how to sequence it without corrupting the result.

CACA Sundram Gupta · Aug 19

Stock Audit · 6 min read

Consumables Stock Verification: Controlling Low-Value, High-Leakage Items

Consumables are individually cheap, collectively expensive and almost never counted properly. This explains how the leakage is measured and controlled.

CACA Sundram Gupta · Aug 19

Stock Audit · 6 min read

Consignment Stock Verification: Counting Electronics You Do Not Own

Consignment stock sits in your warehouse and belongs to someone else. This explains how it is identified, counted separately and reported correctly.

CACA Sundram Gupta · Aug 19

Stock Audit · 6 min read

Bill of Materials vs Actual Issue: Reconciling BOM to Shop-Floor Consumption

The bill of materials says what should have been consumed; stores issues say what left. This explains how the two reconcile and what the gap reveals.

CACA Sundram Gupta · Aug 19

Stock Audit · 6 min read

Asset Tagging Process: From Numbering Convention to Register Reconciliation

Asset tagging starts with a numbering convention and ends with a register that reconciles. This walks the process from first decision to final match.

CACA Sundram Gupta · Aug 19

Stock Audit · 6 min read

Asset Tagging Format in Excel: Columns Your Fixed Asset Register Needs

A tagging sheet needs identity, location, custodian, cost and life columns at minimum. This sets out the full column list a register has to carry.

CACA Sundram Gupta · Aug 19

Stock Audit · 6 min read

Asset Tag Types Compared: Barcode, QR and RFID for Indian Plants and Offices

Barcode is cheapest, QR holds more data and RFID scans without line of sight. This compares the three against Indian plant and office conditions.

CACA Sundram Gupta · Aug 19

Stock Audit · 6 min read

Asset Numbering System: How to Code Assets for a Fixed Asset Register

A numbering system has to survive transfers, disposals and new sites. This sets out how to structure asset codes so the register stays readable.

CACA Sundram Gupta · Aug 19

Stock Audit · 6 min read

Apparel Stock Write-Down: Valuing Unsold Collections at Season End

Last season's collection rarely sells at cost, and the balance sheet has to say so. This explains how unsold apparel is written down with evidence.

CACA Sundram Gupta · Aug 19

Stock Audit · 6 min read

Agro-Input Stock Audit Timing: Counting Around Kharif and Rabi Peaks

Agro-input stock peaks and empties with the cropping calendar. This explains when to count so the result reflects a normal position, not a seasonal one.

CACA Sundram Gupta · Aug 19

Stock Audit · 6 min read

5S Audit and Stock Accuracy: Why Housekeeping Scores Predict Count Variance

Warehouses with poor 5S scores report worse count variance, and the link is not a coincidence. This explains why housekeeping predicts stock accuracy.

CACA Sundram Gupta · Aug 19

Stock Audit · 6 min read

Stock Audit Red Flags: 12 Warning Signs That Signal a Deeper Inventory Problem

The Signals That Trigger a Closer LookLenders watch the shape of a stock statement more closely than its total, and a handful of patterns re...

CACA Sundaram Gupta · Aug 19